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London Philharmonic Orchestra

Czech Masterpieces with Jurowski

Vladimir Jurowksi conducts Josef Suk's immense orchestral work Ripening.

In 2010 Vladimir Jurowski presided over a performance of Suk's Asrael Symphony that electrified the atmosphere inside Royal Festival Hall. Now he turns to Asrael's successor Ripening, another huge orchestral canvas in which the composer grapples with his tragic demons and ultimately finds a radiating transcendence. 'In it you will find all the degrees of human emotions,' Suk said of Ripening, and he wasn't exaggerating.

It's heard here after the Piano Concerto by the man whose death inspired both Asrael and Ripening - Suk's father-in-law Dvorák. This is without doubt one of the best-kept secrets of the Romantic era, a piece that astounds with its noble virtuosity.

Royal Festival Hall at 6.15pm - Professor Geoffrey Chew explores three giants of the Czech repertoire. Admission free

Start Date:

Wednesday 2 May 2012 - 19:30

End Date:

Wednesday 2 May 2012

Ticket Prices:

£39, £33, £27, £21, £16, £12, £9, Premium £65

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Performer(s):

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Martin Helmchen piano
Ladies of the London Philharmonic Choir

Repertoire:

Leos Janácek: The Cunnning Little Vixen Suite
Antonin Dvorák: Piano Concerto in G minor
Interval
Josef Suk: The Ripening - symphonic poem, Op.34

Facility Description:

Royal Festival Hall

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LPO FUNharmonics Family Concert

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The Cunning Little Vixen

The London Philharmonic Orchestra's Principal Conductor Vladimir Jurowski brings the Orchestra's FUNharmonics Family Concert season to a glorious end with a concert that includes The Cunning Little Vixen Suite by Leoš Janácek . The narration has been created especially for the occasion by Hannah Conway.

Foyers at Royal Festival Hall throughout the morning - You can try your hand at playing an orchestral instrument in one of the Have-a-Go sessions or join the Human Orchestra workshops from 10.30am to 2.30pm.

Start Date:

Sunday 13 May 2012 - 12:00

End Date:

Sunday 13 May 2012

Ticket Prices:

£18 £16 £14 £12 £10

Concession/Group Prices:

Children 50% off

Performer(s):

London Philharmonic Orchestra
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Hannah Conway presenter

Facility Description:

Royal Festival Hall

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Philharmonia Orchestra

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Edward Gardner conducts Janácek

Janácek's Sinfonietta, scored for an extraordinary 14 trumpets, expresses his patriotic motivation, as does Dvorák's Symphony No.7, suffused with musical references to the Czech nation.

Janácek was inspired to write his festive Sinfonietta, scored for an extraordinary 14 trumpets, after listening to brass bands performing in his native Czechoslovakia. Dedicated to the Czech Armed Forces, Janácek said that it was intended to express 'contemporary free man, his spiritual beauty and joy, his strength, courage and determination to fight for victory.'

Dvorák's motivation in composing his Seventh Symphony was equally patriotic. 'What is in my mind is Love, God, and my Fatherland', he said of it, and it is suffused with musical references to the Czech nation, in particular in the final movement, which he said was symbolic of the determination of the Czech people to resist political oppression.

Start Date:

Thursday 31 May 2012 - 19:30

End Date:

Thursday 31 May 2012

Ticket Prices:

£38 £29 £23 £18 £14 £11 £8 Premium seats £45

Concession/Group Prices:

50% off (limited availability)

Performer(s):

Philharmonia Orchestra
Edward Gardner conductor
David Fray piano

Repertoire:

Leos Janácek: Sinfonietta
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Concerto No.22 in E flat, K.482
Interval
Antonin Dvorák: Symphony No.7

Facility Description:

Royal Festival Hall

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