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www.manchestercamerata.co.uk THE BRIDGEWATER HALL & ROYAL NORTHERN COLLEGE OF MUSIC OF COLLEGE NORTHERN ROYAL & HALL BRIDGEWATER THE 2009/10 MANCHESTER CONCERT SERIES CONCERT MANCHESTER 2009/10 2009/10 MANCHESTER CONCERT SERIES AT A GLANCE SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2009 FRIDAY 1 JANUARY 2010 RNCM BRIDGEWATER HALL Cimarosa, De Falla, Mendelssohn New Year’s Day Viennese Gala Jaime Martin/Guy Eshed/Carolina Krogius Gábor Tákacs-Nagy/Natalya Romaniw/ Michael Gurevich FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2009 BRIDGEWATER HALL SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2010 Alwyn, Beethoven, Brahms RNCM Douglas Boyd/Jonathan Biss/Rachael Clegg Handel’s Belshazzar Nicholas Kraemer/Robin Blaze SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2009 RNCM SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2010 Golijov, Piazzolla, Villa-Lobos, Shostakovich BRIDGEWATER HALL Gordan Nikolitch Beethoven, Mahler Douglas Boyd/Jane Irwin/Peter Wedd THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER 2009 BRIDGEWATER HALL MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2010 New Year’s Eve Gala RNCM Clark Rundell/Rebecca Bottone/ Manchester Composers’Project workshop day Bonaventura Bottone SATURDAY 13 MARCH 2010 BRIDGEWATER HALL Haydn, Stravinsky, Beethoven Richard Farnes/Valeriy Sokolov SATURDAY 27 MARCH 2010 RNCM Chopin, Schubert Martin Roscoe/Manchester Camerata Ensemble SATURDAY 24 APRIL 2010 RNCM Debussy, Berlioz, Brahms Douglas Boyd/Sarah Tynan SATURDAY 22 MAY 2010 BRIDGEWATER HALL Mozart, Haydn Douglas Boyd/Kathryn Stott Published by Manchester Camerata, April 2009. Artists and programmes correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to alteration. MANCHESTER CAMERATA LTD , RNCM, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD Tel: 0161 226 8696 Registered Charity No. 503675 [email protected] www.manchestercamerata.co.uk WELCOME TO OUR 2009/10 ‘EXCHANGES’ SEASON SATURDAY 26 SEPTEMBER 2009 FRIDAY 9 OCTOBER 2009 LOVE, THE MAGICIAN LEGENDS Welcome to Manchester Camerata's new season - your chance to experience the RNCM CONCERT HALL THE BRIDGEWATER HALL atmosphere, creativity and commitment that is encapsulated in all Camerata's events. 6.30pm Pre-concert performance 6.30pm Premiere of ‘Legends’ a short film and score Our theme is Exchanges, be they musical, cultural or ideological. In some concerts the exchange between composers follows the traditional 7.30pm Cimarosa Concerto for two flutes created by local secondary school children route - Beethoven influencing the music of Brahms or Golijov’s tribute to Piazzolla. In other concerts we’re performing works such as Handel’s De Falla Ballet Suite from El Amor Brujo inspired by William Alwyn’s Belshazzar and Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde which are inspiring us to follow totally fresh paths via our learning and participation work. For Mendelssohn Symphony no.4 Italian Autumn Legend. more information on our Writing on the Wall project and season-long Songbook of the Earth project read on! We’re passionate about the 7.30pm Alwyn Autumn Legend transforming role of a chamber orchestra in today’s society and invite you to get in touch and find out more about this exciting season. 9.30pm Encore: featuring Carolina Krogius Beethoven Symphony no.8 Camerata is always looking for new opportunities to increase access to a variety of art forms. In an unusual cultural exchange, this brochure Jaime Martin conductor/flute Brahms Piano Concerto no.1 Guy Eshed flute contains fantastic original designs by young urban graffiti artist, Sophie Backhouse. Sophie’s inspiration came from listening to the 9.30pm Encore music you'll be hearing throughout the season, and forms a direct artistic link to our Writing on the Wall project. Carolina Krogius mezzo soprano Douglas Boyd conductor A spirited mixture of magic and fire with a sprinkling We’re keeping some treats up our sleeves; listen out for a short surprise piece in every concert, inspired by the season theme. And Jonathan Biss piano of Mediterranean spontaneity – what better way to start following the success of our Manchester Composers’Project, we will be holding another workshop in February where three new Rachael Clegg cor anglais pieces will be selected for performance in the final concerts of our season. See p9 for more details. The Composers’ Project and Camerata’s season. Handel’s Belshazzar are just two of the many fascinating exchanges taking place this season between Camerata and RNCM Intense and turbulent music with a lighthearted interlude colleagues and students. from Beethoven. American pianist Jonathan Biss brings Tickets: A £22.00 B£19.50 C£16.50 D£9.50 his youthful energy to Brahms’s mighty concerto. This season promises some memorable evenings. Come and join us as we make live recordings of two more Beethoven Symphonies Box office 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk Concert supported by the William Alwyn Foundation as part of our ongoing cycle, and hear world class musicians such as Jonathan Biss, Robin Blaze, Jane Irwin and Kathryn Stott performing with us. This season we’re also looking ahead – keep an eye out for new faces on the conductor’s podium and in the leader’s chair as we start our search for two outstanding individuals who will take us onwards and upwards, whilst still Tickets: A £32.00 B £25.00 C £22.00 D £18.00 embracing the unique Camerata spirit. E £12.00 F £9.00 Box office 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk A warm welcome awaits you at all our events this season – we look forward to seeing you soon. Bob Riley Douglas Boyd Chief Executive Music Director 2 www.manchestercamerata.co.uk 3 SATURDAY 31 OCTOBER 2009 THURSDAY 31 DECEMBER 2009 FRIDAY 1 JANUARY 2010 SPIRIT OF TANGO NEW YEAR’S EVE GALA NEW YEAR’S DAY VIENNESE GALA RNCM CONCERT HALL THE BRIDGEWATER HALL THE BRIDGEWATER HALL 3.00pm – 6.00pm Study Day Join David Crilly for an in depth From 5.30pm Pre-concert dining 3.00pm J STRAUSS II Champagne Polka exploration of Piazzolla’s music. From 6.30pm Informal entertainment in the foyer J STRAUSS II Voices of Spring Waltz 7.30pm Golijov Last Round Concert at 8.00pm VERDI Overture to La forza del destino LEHAR Aria, ‘Meine Lippen sie küssen so heiss’ from Giuditta Piazzolla The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires VERDI Aria, ‘Caro nome’ from Rigoletto BRAHMS Liebeslieder waltzes Villa-Lobos Bachianas Brasileiras no.9 VERDI Aria, ‘La donna è mobile’ from Rigoletto KREISLER Liebesleid MASCAGNI Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Shostakovich Quartet no.8 arr. for String Orchestra KREISLER Liebesfreud VERDI Aria, ‘Celeste Aida’ from Aida MOZART German Dances 1-3 K571 9.30pm Encore Tango Five VERDI Aria, 'Un di felice, eterea' from La Traviata J STRAUSS II Tritsch Tratsch Polka VERDI Aria, ‘E Strano!..Ah fors’e lui’ from La Traviata Gordan Nikolitch director J STRAUSS II Overture : Vienna Life ROSSINI Overture, William Tell Santiago Cimadevilla bandoneon J STRAUSS II ‘Laughing Song’ from Die Fledermaus VERDI Prelude to Act 3 of La Traviata MOZART Aria, ‘Come Scoglio’ from Cosi fan Tutte BIZET Prelude and Aragonaise from Carmen Eastern Europe and South American exchanges feature strongly MOZART German Dances 4-6 K571 in this vibrant concert, flavoured with the sensual spirit of tango. PUCCINI Aria, ‘O mio babbino caro’ from Gianni Schicchi PUCCINI Aria, ‘Nessun Dorma’ from Turandot KORNGOLD Straussiana VERDI ‘Brindisi’ from La Traviata J STRAUSS Radetzky March WOOD Fantasia on British Sea Songs Tickets: A £22.00 B £19.50 C £16.50 D £9.50 Gábor T´akacs-Nagy conductor ARNE Rule, Britannia Natalya Romaniw soprano Study Day Tickets: £8 PARRY Jerusalem Michael Gurevich violin Box office 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk ELGAR Pomp & Circumstance March no. 1 Clark Rundell conductor An uplifting New Year’s Day afternoon of Viennese delights for all the family, with waltzes, Supported by Rebecca Bottone soprano polkas and songs in the company of talented young soprano Natalya Romaniw, who represented THE MANCHESTER CAMERATA TRUST Bonaventura Bottone tenor Wales in the 2009 Cardiff Singer of the World competition, and renowned Hungarian musician, Gábor Tákacs-Nagy. A very special red carpet welcome awaits you at our New Year’s Eve Gala, with pre concert dining and entertainment, followed by a musical extravaganza with Italian opera favourites and a Last Night of the Proms finale. Tickets: A £35.00 B £30.00 C £25.00 D £20.00 E £15.00 4 Tickets: A £50.00 B £40.00 C £30.00 On sale from 22 June On sale from 22 June 5 Box office 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk Box office 0161 907 9000 www.bridgewater-hall.co.uk SATURDAY 23 JANUARY 2010 RNCM THEATRE 6.30pm ‘The Writing on the Wall’performance 7.30pm Handel Belshazzar Nicholas Kraemer conductor Bethan Rhys Wiliam director Robin Blaze counter tenor RNCM soloists and chorus A dramatic, semi-staged performance of one of Handel’s lesser known Manchester Camerata’s unique musical partnership with the RNCM encompasses masterpieces, Belshazzar, portraying the downfall of the blasphemous and both the performance and learning strands of our work. debauched King of Babylon at the hands of the Emperor Cyrus. This is the second operatic collaboration between Camerata and the RNCM, following the Inspired by Handel’s Belshazzar, our joint ‘Writing on the Wall’project will creatively outstanding success of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas last season. explore the exchanges between music and contemporary art with young people. Tickets: A £26.00 B £21.00 C £15.00 The finale of the project will be a live showcase on 23 January, prior to the Box office 0161 907 5555 www.rncm.ac.uk performance of Handel’s Belshazzar. Supported by THE MANCHESTER CAMERATA TRUST 6 www.manchestercamerata.co.uk 7 SATURDAY 30 JANUARY 2010 MAHLER FESTIVAL MONDAY 1 FEBRUARY 2010 Camerata’s concert on 30 January is part of a wider ETERNAL BLUE HORIZONS celebration of Mahler’s music by the three resident orchestras MANCHESTER COMPOSERS’ at The Bridgewater Hall taking place between January and June 2010.