May 8th - 14th

Saturday 8 May at 7.30pm

- Booking opens 1st April -
 

BENENDEN SCHOOL* CHOIRS AND ENSEMBLES
HEMSTED FOREST YOUTH ORCHESTRA
Stuart Beer director

Vivaldi Movements from The Four Seasons
Britten Soirées Musicales op.9
Handel (arr. Hamilton Harty) Suite Water Music

Programme will also include various works for wind ensemble and choir.

£15 / £10

Sunday 9 May at 6pm
- Booking opens 1st April -
 

ALLEYN'S SCHOOL* ORCHESTRA, CHORUS AND BAND
Joanna Doley conductor
Barry Graham conductor
Tim Kermode conductor

James/Matthias Trumpet Blues and Cantabile
Jobim Wave
Bellson Skin Deep
Lauridsen O Magnum Mysterium
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
Tchaikovsky Serenade for String Orchestra in C op.48
Dvořák Symphony No.8 in G op.88

£8.50 / £6.50 / £5 (concessions £5)

Monday 10 May at 7.30pm
- Booking opens 1st April -
 

KENSINGTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA*
Russell Keable conductor

Schubert Symphony No.8 Unfinished
Brückner Symphony No.9

£14 / £10

Tuesday 11 May at 7.30pm
 

ARTUR PIZARRO piano

The Complete Solo Piano Works of Chopin - Recital 5 (1833-1837)

Chopin Ballade No.1 in G minor op.23;
Two Nocturnes op.27 and Two Nocturnes op.32;
Waltz in Ab op.34 no.1 and in Ab op.69 no.1 L'Adieu;
Mazurka in C op.67 no.3 and in G op.67 no.1;
Scherzo No.2 in Bb minor op.31;
Impromptu No.1 in Ab op.29; Twelve Études op.25

£20 / £15 / £10
(Series discount 5+ concerts 10% - only available through the
Box Office)

In association with Classic FM Magazine and Yamaha

Further dates - 21 September, 26 October, 23 November,
7 December.

Artur Pizarro - "The Complete Solo Works of Chopin" brochure

Wednesday 12 May at 12pm
 

THE FORGIVENESS PROJECT*
Archbishop Desmond Tutu lecturer
Edward Stourton chair
Pat Magee panellist
Jo Berry panellist
Mary Blewitt panellist

Is Violence ever Justified?

Archbishop Desmond Tutu will deliver The Forgiveness Project’s
inaugural annual lecture, 'Is Violence Ever Justified?' and will
be joined for a panel discussion by Pat Magee, convicted of
planting the 1984 Brighton Bomb and Jo Berry, daughter of Sir
Anthony Berry MP who was killed in the bombing. Chaired by BBC
broadcaster Edward Stourton.

£35 / £25 / £10

Sponsored by Anglo-American

Thursday 13 May at 1pm

THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES
 

FRITH QUARTET
Benjamin Frith piano
Robert Heard violin
Louise Williams viola
Richard Jenkinson cello

Bridge Phantasy Quartet in F# minor
Lekeu Piano Quartet (1st Movement)
Dvorák Quartet in Eb op.87 for Piano and Strings

£8 (free to Friends of St. John's)

Thursday Lunchtime Concert Series Brochure

LUFTHANSA FESTIVAL OF BAROQUE MUSIC - 13 May - 22 May
- Festival discounts are not available online, please call the
Box Office on 020 7222 1061 -

Thursday 13 May at 7.30pm

LUFTHANSA FESTIVAL OF BAROQUE MUSIC
 

LA VENEXIANA
Claudio Cavina director

Monteverdi Vespers of 1610

£35 / £25 / £20 / £15

Please note there will be no interval in this concert which
will last approximately 1 hour 40 minutes.

In association with Rolls-Royce

Friday 14 May at 7pm

LUFTHANSA FESTIVAL OF BAROQUE MUSIC
 

LA RISONANZA
Fabio Bonizzoni harpsichord/director
Romina Basso mezzo-soprano

The Beating Heart

Chamber cantatas by Handel and his Italian rivals.

Pergolesi Salve Regina
Handel Oboe concerto No.1 in Bb
A. Scarlatti Filli che esprime la sua fede a Fileno
Handel Mi palpita il cor
A. Bononcini Mentre al novo apparir Lontananza

“The entire performance is beautifully executed with subtlety and charm” (Gramophone)

£25 / £20 / £15 / £10

Book both concerts on 14 May and receive a voucher for a free glass of wine (offer not available online – please call the Box Office on 020 7222 1061)

In association with Rolls-Royce

Friday 14 May at 9.30pm

LUFTHANSA FESTIVAL OF BAROQUE MUSIC
 

PAOLO PANDOLFO viola da gamba

The Wandering Viol

Programme to include Baroque solo repertoire and
improvisations.

“Like jazz, his music makes its appeal direct to the senses …
Pandolfo is a musician of touching humanity …” (Gramophone)

£15 (unreserved)

Book both concerts on 14 May and receive a voucher for a
free glass of wine (offer not available online – please call
the Box Office on 020 7222 1061)

In association with Rolls-Royce

Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music Brochure

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