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  FEBRUARY                      MARCH  2012                      APRIL 

Slava Sidorenko

THURSDAY 1 MARCH 2012
1pm

THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES

Slava Sidorenko** piano

Bach Italian Concerto BWV 971
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.31 in Ab op.110
Schumann Carnaval op.9

£10
(free to Friends of St. Johns)

**Worshipful Company of Musicians Award Winner


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Iain Burnside

Giuseppe Filianoti


WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

ROSENBLATT RECITALS

Giuseppe Filianoti tenor  |  Iain Burnside piano

Cilea Serenata Mormorante di tenero desio;
Alba novella; Lontananza;
La dolcissima effigie Adriana Lecouvreur
Tosti Seconda Mattinata; Tristezza; L’alba separa dalla luce l’ombra; Non t’amo più; Ideale;
'A vucchella
Puccini Firenze è come un albero fiorito Gianni Schicchi
Respighi Sopra un’aria antica; Nebbie
Pizzetti La vita fugge; Quel rosignuol; Levommi il mio pensier Tre sonetti di Petrarca
Pietri Io conosco un giardino Maristella
R. Strauss Allerseelen; Morgen; Befreit; Zueignung

£20 / £15 / £10
(concessions £10)

Sponsored by Rosenblatt Solicitors


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FRIDAY 9 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Cambridge University Symphony Orchestra
William Cole conductor  |  Theodor Küng conductor  |  Julian Azkoul violin

Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor op.47
Shostakovich Symphony No.5 in D minor op.47

£17 / £14 / £10
(concessions £12 / £8, students £8 / £5)
 

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SATURDAY 10 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Kensington Symphony Orchestra*
William Carslake conductor

Elgar In the South
Walton Symphony No.2
Janáček Sinfonietta

£15 / £10
(concessions £10)
 

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SUNDAY 11 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

I Maestri
George Hlawiczka conductor/violin  |  Saskia de Groote conductor
Iain Hellen conductor  |  Luke Cleghorn conductor

Lyadov Enchanted lake; Baba Yaga
Prokofiev Violin Concerto No.2
Stravinsky Firebird Suite
Shostakovich Symphony No.6

£22 / £18 / £12
(concessions £9)
 

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MONDAY 12 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Queen Anne's School, Caversham*
John Padley conductor  |  Mark Bushby conductor
Jonathan Burnett conductor

Programme to include solo, choir, chamber and orchestral works

Free ticketed event



TUESDAY 13 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

London Phoenix Orchestra*
Levon Parikian conductor  |  Elizabeth Roberts soprano
Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks tenor

Opera Gala

Strauss Overture Die Fledermaus
Mozart Ah del Padre... Fuggi, Crudele Don Giovanni
Puccini Un bel di Madam Butterfly; Intermezzo Suor Angelica
Mussorgsky (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov) Prelude Khovanschina
Massenet En Fermant les Yeux Manon
Bizet Parle Moi Carmen
Rossini Overture William Tell
Verdi Parigi Ocara La Traviata
Dvořák Song to the moon Rusalka
Leoncavallo O Colombina Pagliacci
Bernstein Balcony Scene; Tonight West Side Story
de Falla Spanish Dance No.1 La Vida Breve

£15 / £12 / £9
(concessions £9)


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WEDNESDAY 14 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Chamber Musicians from Harrow School,
North London Collegiate School* & Wycombe Abbey School

Richard Ireland adjudicator  |  Michael Dussek adjudicator

South East Schools Chamber Music Competition

A programme of chamber music following an afternoon of rehearsals and coaching

£10


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Fidelio Trio

 


THURSDAY 15 MARCH 2012
1pm

THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES

Fidelio Trio
Darragh Morgan violin  |  Robin Michael cello  |  Mary Dullea piano

Fauré Piano Trio in D minor op.120
Korngold Piano Trio in D op.1

£10
(free to Friends of St. Johns)


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THURSDAY 15 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

The United Strings of Europe
Franck Fontcouberte conductor  |  Makeja Marinkovic violin

Mozart Adagio and Fugue for string orchestra
Paganini First Concerto for violin and string orchestra
Shostakovich Chamber Symphony op.110a

£20 / £15 / £10
(concessions £10)
 

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Musicians of Lancing College

 


FRIDAY 16 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

The Musicians of Lancing College
Neil Cox conductor  |  Ian Morgan-Williams conductor

A Celebration of Lancing College Music

J.S. Bach Prelude & Fugue in G BWV 541
Poulenc Fiançailles pour rire;
Poèmes de Louise de Vilmorin, pour voix moyennes
Ian Morgan-Williams Dancin’ 2 4 (Mr Keller’s Beacons)†
Billy Joel (arr. Chilcott) And So it Goes
Albert Hammond/Mike Hazelwood (arr. Knight) I’m a Train
Tallis Salvator Mundi
Neil Cox Keep me as the Apple of an Eye
Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine
William Rowland Sweet was the Song
Rutter The Lord Bless You and Keep You
Tchaikovsky Elégie Serenade for Strings in C op.48
David Bedford Crowned by the Grace of Years†
Haydn Symphony No.104 in D

£15 / £10

The restaurant in the crypt will be closed to the public after this concert
 

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SATURDAY 17 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Royal Holloway Symphony Orchestra
Robert Max conductor

Dvořák Noonday Witch op.108
Sibelius En Saga op.9
Maskats La Crimosa
Respighi Pines of Rome

£20 / £16 / £10 / £8
(concessions £8)
 

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SUNDAY 18 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Vox Cordis  |  Orchestra of St Paul's
Ben Palmer conductor  |  Susannah Vango soprano
Ciara Hendrick alto  |  Julian Forbes tenor  |  David Neal bass

Solfa Carlile New Work†
Durufle Requiem op.9
Haydn Missa in Angustiis Hob.XXII:11 Nelson Mass

£20 / £16 / £14 / £10
(concessions 10% discount)

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TUESDAY 20 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Malcom Sargent Festival Choir*  |  Southbank Sinfonia*
Simon Over conductor  |  Nicholas O’Neill organ

Music For a Royal Occasion

Handel Zadok the Priest; The Water Music Suite; The King Shall Rejoice
Purcell Thou Knowest Lord the Secrets of Our Heart; Remember Not Lord, Our Offences
Parry I was Glad; Blest Pair of Sirens
Vaughan Williams O Taste and See
Mealor Ubi Caritas
Walton Crown Imperial

£20 / £15 / £10
(concessions 10% discount on top two prices)
 

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WEDNESDAY 21 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

The Holles Singers, Junior Choir, Symphony Orchestra
and Chamber Orchestra of the Lady Eleanor Holles School

Miranda Ashe conductor  |  Anna Prowse conductor
Bernard Hughes conductor  |  Nicky Spence tenor

The Lady Eleanor Holles School 300th Anniversary Concert

Saint-Saëns Bacchanale Samson et Dalila
Vivaldi L’Estro Armonico
Beethoven Allegretto Symphony No.7
Irving Berlin Alexander’s Ragtime Band
Bernard Hughes Sinfonietta
Brendan Ashe The Light

£12
(concessions £10)
 

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THURSDAY 22 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Music in Offices: Office Choir of the Year Competition

Four finalists perform repertoire from choral to folk and jazz in a bid to
become ‘Office Choir of the Year 2012’. Special guests, The Blossom Street
Singers
, will entertain with an astonishing variety of vocal brilliance.

£15 / £10 / £5
(concessions £13 / £8)

The restaurant in the crypt will be closed to the public after this concert
 

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FRIDAY 23 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Whitehall Choir*
London Baroque Sinfonia

Paul Spicer conductor  |  Nathalie Chalkley soprano
Ruth Jenkins soprano  |  Angharad Lyddon alto
Iain Milne tenor  |  Gareth John bass  |  Johnny Herford bass

Handel Israel in Egypt

£20 / £17 / £14 / £10
 

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Anton Bruckner Choir /
Cothen Baroque

 

SATURDAY 24 MARCH 2012
7pm

Anton Bruckner Choir*  |  Cöthen Baroque
Christopher Dawe conductor | Michael Solomon Williams Evangelist
Jonathan Job Christus | Augusta Hebbert soprano
Michal Czerniawski countertenor | Jorge Navarro-Colorado tenor
Joshua Copeland bass

J.S. Bach St John Passion

£22 / £18 / £15
(concessions £2 discount)
 

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Roderick Williams
© Benjamin Ealovega


SUNDAY 25 MARCH 2012
6.30pm

City of London Choir*  |  The Hanover Band*
Ripieno Choir of Children Drawn From Primary Schools
Hilary Davan Wetton conductor  |  Andrew Staples Evangelist
Marcus Farnsworth Christus  |  Angharad Gruffydd-Jones soprano
Katherine Nicholson contralto  |  Roderick Williams baritone

J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion

£30 / £24 / £18 / £12
(concessions £2 discount)
 

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MONDAY 26 MARCH 2012
7pm

Caterham School

Caterham School Bicentenary Concert

Buxtehude Praeludium in D
J.S. Bach Sinfonia
Adam Assen The Beauty of Life
Alice Martin Quattro Venti
Helena Richards Amare
Rutter Magnificat
Stuart Thompson Caterham School Bicentary Anthem

Free ticketed event



TUESDAY 27 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Choir, Band and Orchestra of Highgate School*

Spring Concert

Bizet L’Arlésienne Suite No.1
Holst Suite No.2 in F op.28 no.2
Copland Hoe-Down from Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Elgar Serenade for Strings op.20
Mozart Coronation Mass K.317

£12 / £8
(concessions £10 / £7)


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James Blair


WEDNESDAY 28 MARCH 2012
7pm

RESIDENT AT ST. JOHNS, SMITH SQUARE

Young Musician's Symphony Orchestra*
James Blair conductor  |  Bruno Ferrari piano

Delibes Excerpts Coppelia
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2
Elgar Enigma Variations

£18 / £10

There will be no interval in this performance which will last approximately 80 minutes

The restaurant in the crypt will be closed to the public after the concert
 

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Duncan Strachan


THURSDAY 29 MARCH 2012
1pm

THURSDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERT SERIES

Duncan Strachan** cello  |  Simon Smith piano

James MacMillan In Angustiis… I & II
Birtwistle Bogenstrich
Stuart MacRae Unity
Valentin Silvestrov Sonata

£10
(free to Friends of St. Johns)

***Worshipful Company of Musicians Award Winner


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Latymer Upper School


THURSDAY 29 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

Latymer Upper School*
Tony Henwood conductor  |  Chris Dearmer conductor

Vivaldi Concerto for Sopranino Recorder in C RV 443
Elgar Great is the Lord
Vierne Messe Solennelle in C

£12
(concessions £10)
 

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Cordelia Williams


FRIDAY 30 MARCH 2012
7.30pm

M&G SERIES

London Mozart Players*
Hilary Davan Wetton conductor  |  Cordelia Williams piano

Mozart Symphony No.38 Prague
Mendelssohn Piano Concerto No.1
Honegger Pastorale d'été
Dvořák Czech Suite

£25 / £20 / £15 / £10

Series discounts are available – please call the Box Office for more information

Sponsored by M&G Investments

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SATURDAY 31 MARCH
7.30pm

English Baroque Choir*  |  Brandenburg Sinfonia
Jeremy Jackman conductor  |  Aoife Miskelly soprano
Katie Bray alto  |  Tim Lawrence tenor  |  Nicholas Crawley bass

Handel Zadok the Priest; My Heart is Inditing; Let Thy Hand be Strengthened; The King Shall Rejoice
J.S. Bach Cantata 147 Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben BWV 147
Mozart Solemn Vespers of a Confessor K339

£25 / £20 / £15 / £10
(concessions 10% discount)
 

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† first performance

‡ first UK performance

º first London performance

* Registered Charity

 

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