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September to December Welcome from Kathryn Mcdowell AUTUMN 2021 September to December Welcome from Kathryn McDowell I am delighted to share with you details of song cycle for Magdalena Kožená by Ondřej the London Symphony Orchestra’s Autumn Adámek; a new concerto from Sally Beamish season from September to December 2021, for violinist Janine Jansen and clarinettist for which we are looking forward to being Martin Fröst; and a unique collaboration in our Barbican home, where the LSO is with the jazz saxophonist and composer WELCOME Resident Orchestra. Soweto Kinch. The LSO’s return to the Barbican in May this Our Half Six Fix performances continue, ‘If ever any of us were in danger of taking one chord of a year was a wonderful and truly uplifting offering the chance to explore one piece occasion. We were thrilled to be reunited of music in a more relaxed setting, with piece for granted, that has gone. The past months have with our audiences once again, and it was introductions from the conductor. You can allowed us to admit how much we desperately need music, heartening to know that the performances enjoy chamber music at LSO St Luke’s in and that we are meant to have an audience there to hear it. we shared digitally during the pandemic our BBC Radio 3 Concerts and LSO Discovery were enjoyed by so many. Friday Lunchtime Concerts. And we will also That’s one of many reasons we are thrilled to be performing continue to release a programme of digital these works in London, and look forward to sharing In these first months of the 2021/22 season, concerts that can be streamed at-home on we will be joined by our family of conductors: YouTube and through our broadcast partners; them with you.’ Music Director Sir Simon Rattle, whose please visit our website at lso.co.uk for the projects include an all-British programme latest details. Sir Simon Rattle OM CBE to open the season, a new exploration of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony; and As we look forward to the season ahead, LSO Music Director Principal Guest Conductors François-Xavier I would like to take this opportunity to Roth and Gianandrea Noseda. thank all those who have supported the LSO so loyally and so generously over the last 18 Highlights throughout the season include an months. I hope that you will find much to enjoy Artist Portrait with violist Antoine Tamestit, in our Autumn season, and I look forward to featuring concertos with the orchestra and a welcoming you to a concert very soon. chamber series of BBC Radio 3 Concerts at LSO St Luke’s; the world premiere of a new choral Kathryn McDowell CBE DL and orchestral work by Julian Anderson; a new Managing Director 2 Autumn 2021 lso.co.uk 3 Season Concerts Sunday 19 September 7pm Barbican BRUCKNER’S JOURNEY TO THE ‘ROMANTIC’ SYMPHONY In Sir Simon Rattle’s words, ‘Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony constantly changed shape over an extraordinary 16 years.’ In this concert, Rattle conducts a programme that charts the composer’s journey, ‘a fascinating and enlightening glimpse into Bruckner’s workshop’ – from the Volksfest Finale, which has never Magdalena Kožená and Sir Simon Rattle been professionally performed in the UK, to the original Scherzo, followed by the premiere of a Sunday 12 September 7pm Wednesday 15 September 6.30pm new scholarly edition of the full symphony. Barbican Barbican Bruckner SEASON LAUNCH: NEW MUSIC BRITAIN HALF SIX FIX: BEETHOVEN 6 Scherzo from Symphony No 4 Antoine Tamestit (original version, 1874) Julian Anderson new work (world premiere)* † A different way to experience the LSO, Volksfest Finale from Symphony No 4 Judith Weir Natural History † with introductions to the music from Thursday 16 September 7pm (second version, 1878) Interval the conductor, a relaxed atmosphere, Barbican Interval Vaughan Williams A Pastoral Symphony and digital programme notes. Symphony No 4 (second version of Maxwell Davies An Orkney Wedding ONDŘEJ ADÁMEK & BEETHOVEN 1877/8 with the 1880 finale, with Sunrise ‡ Beethoven Symphony No 6, ‘Pastoral’ ed Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs) Ondřej Adámek Where are you? Sir Simon Rattle conductor Sir Simon Rattle conductor (UK premiere)* Sir Simon Rattle conductor Lucy Crowe soprano † Interval Robert Jordan bagpipes ‡ Beethoven Symphony No 6, ‘Pastoral’ Simon Halsey chorus director Wednesday 6 October 7pm London Symphony Chorus Sir Simon Rattle conductor Barbican Magdalena Kožená mezzo-soprano Generously supported by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne. ARTIST PORTRAIT: ANTOINE TAMESTIT Generously supported by Art Mentor Foundation Lucerne. Martinů Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra * Commissioned by the London Symphony Orchestra, Interval London Symphony Chorus, Boston Symphony Orchestra * Composed for Musica Viva / Bayerischer Rundfunk Shostakovich Symphony No 1 and Bayerischer Rundfunk. and the London Symphony Orchestra, supported by the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. Sir Simon Rattle conductor Antoine Tamestit viola 4 Listings Listings correct as of 22 June 2021 Booking Details page 13 lso.co.uk 5 Thursday 11 November 7pm Season Concerts continued Barbican GOSSEC, SAINT-SAËNS & BEETHOVEN Gossec Symphonie a 17 partie Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No 2 Interval Beethoven Symphony No 3, ‘Eroica’ François-Xavier Roth conductor Bertrand Chamayou piano Friday 19 November 7pm Barbican Nicola Benedetti François-Xavier Roth LSO / EFG LONDON JAZZ FESTIVAL Sunday 10 October 7pm Thursday 28 October 7pm SOWETO KINCH: THE BLACK PERIL Barbican Barbican Soweto Kinch The world premiere of Soweto Kinch’s new SHOSTAKOVICH, BOULANGER & DVOŘÁK ARTIST PORTRAIT: ANTOINE TAMESTIT Sunday 7 November 2.30pm work for orchestra, written in response to the Barbican Black Lives Matter movement and the history Lili Boulanger D’un matin de printemps Walton Viola Concerto of the Black community in London. Shostakovich Violin Concerto No 1 Brahms Symphony No 4 LSO DISCOVERY FAMILY CONCERT Dvořák The Wild Dove Soweto Kinch The Black Peril Daniel Harding conductor A fun, informative concert for families, with (LSO commission) Daniel Harding conductor Antoine Tamestit viola music based on a theme and the chance for Nicola Benedetti violin everyone to get involved. Soweto Kinch saxophone Lee Reynolds conductor Sunday 31 October 7pm Suitable for 7- to 12-year-olds Thursday 14 October 6.30pm Barbican Part of the EFG London Jazz Festival LSO St Luke’s ARTIST PORTRAIT: ANTOINE TAMESTIT Wednesday 10 November 6.30pm ARTIST PORTRAIT: ANTOINE TAMESTIT Barbican Jörg Widmann Viola Concerto Walton Viola Concerto Dvořák In der Natur HALF SIX FIX: EROICA Brahms Symphony No 4 Dvořák The Golden Spinning Wheel A different way to experience the LSO, Daniel Harding conductor Daniel Harding conductor with introductions to the music from Antoine Tamestit viola Antoine Tamestit viola the conductor, a relaxed atmosphere, and digital programme notes. Please note venue and start time. Limited tickets available. Beethoven Symphony No 3, ‘Eroica’ François-Xavier Roth conductor 6 Listings Listings correct as of 22 June 2021 Booking Details page 13 lso.co.uk 7 Season Concerts continued Thursday 25 November 7pm Thursday 9 December 7pm Barbican Barbican SALLY BEAMISH DISTANS RÓZSA AND BARTÓK Sally Beamish Distans: Double Concerto Rózsa Violin Concerto for Violin and Clarinet* (UK premiere) Interval Interval Bartók Concerto for Orchestra Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet – Suite Sir Simon Rattle conductor Gianandrea Noseda conductor Roman Simovic violin Janine Jansen violin Martin Fröst clarinet Wednesday 15 December 6.30pm * Commissioned by the Concertgebouworkest, Swedish Barbican Radio Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. HALF SIX FIX CONCERTO FOR ORCHESTRA Sunday 28 November 3pm A different way to experience the LSO, Janine Jansen Barbican Lucy Crowe with introductions to the music from the conductor, a relaxed atmosphere, A CHORAL WINTER CELEBRATION and digital programme notes. A choral celebration to kick-start the festive Bartók Concerto for Orchestra season, featuring the LSO’s family of singers. Sir Simon Rattle conductor Simon Halsey conductor London Symphony Chorus LSO Musicians Thursday 16 December 7pm Barbican Generously supported by the John S Cohen Foundation. DEBUSSY, BERLIOZ & MAHLER Wednesday 8 December 6.30pm Debussy Music for King Lear Barbican Berlioz Overture: King Lear Interval HALF SIX FIX: MAHLER Mahler Symphony No 4 A different way to experience the LSO, Sir Simon Rattle conductor with introductions to the music from Lucy Crowe soprano the conductor, a relaxed atmosphere, and digital programme notes. Mahler Symphony No 4 Sir Simon Rattle conductor Lucy Crowe soprano 8 Listings Listings correct as of 22 June 2021 Booking Details page 11 lso.co.uk 9 BBC Radio 3 Concerts at LSO St Luke’s LSO Discovery Events at LSO St Luke’s FREE FRIDAY LUNCHTIME CONCERTS Make the most of your lunchbreak and enjoy a free, 45-minute informal concert at LSO St Luke’s. With introductions from presenter Rachel Leach, these free concerts are the perfect opportunity to learn more about music and the instruments of the orchestra. Friday 10 September 12.30–1.15pm Antoine Tamestit Friday 22 October 12.30–1.15pm HAYDN PLUS ANTOINE TAMESTIT & FRIENDS Friday 5 November 12.30–1.15pm Chamber pieces by composers from across Alongside his Artist Portrait series with the the eras are paired with music by Joseph LSO on the Barbican stage, violist Antoine Haydn, shedding new light on the composer Tamestit brings a more intimate chamber Friday 26 November 12.30–1.15pm known as ‘the Father of the String Quartet’. music series to LSO St Luke’s, joined by a cast of musical colleagues. Friday 17 September 1pm Rachel Leach Please visit lso.co.uk/freefridays for the Jean-Efflam Bavouzet piano Friday 8 October 1pm latest details. Friday 17 September 6pm Friday 15 October 1pm Ashley Riches baritone Joseph Middleton piano Friday 15 October 6pm Friday 1 October 1pm Trio Karenine Friday 29 October 1pm Friday 1 October 6pm Aris String Quartet All concerts will be recorded by BBC Radio 3 for future broadcast.
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