1 April programme PDF - London Symphony Orchestra

LSO Season 2011/12
Michael Tilson Thomas’ Mahler
Sun 27 May 2012 7.30pm
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 3
Mahler Symphony No 4
with Yefim Bronfman piano
Elizabeth Watts soprano
Thu 31 May 2012 7.30pm
Berg Chamber Concerto
Mahler Symphony No 1 (‘Titan’)
with Gil Shaham violin
Yefim Bronfman piano
‘Tilson Thomas … ramped up
the LSO’s playing to its peak –
a first-rate performance’
London Symphony Orchestra
Living Music
Sun 3 Jun 2012 7.30pm
Mozart Violin Concerto No 5
(‘Turkish’)
Mahler Symphony No 5
with Gil Shaham violin
6pm Guildhall Artists at
the Barbican
Visit youtube.com/lso to
watch Michael Tilson Thomas
discuss these concerts
Financial Times on LSO Principal Guest Conductor,
Michael Tilson Thomas
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London Symphony Orchestra
Living Music
Opera in Concert
Sir Colin Davis’ Der Freischütz
Thu 19 & Sat 21 Apr 2012 7.30pm
Weber Der Freischütz
Sir Colin Davis conductor
Soloists include Simon O’Neill Max | Christine Brewer Agathe
Falk Struckmann Kaspar | Sally Matthews Ännchen
with London Symphony Chorus
This April, the LSO, under the baton of its President Sir Colin Davis,
presents Carl Weber’s eerily fantastical opera Der Freischütz.
Usually translated as ‘The Marksman’ or ‘The Freeshooter’, this opera
is the Grimms’ Fairytale of the opera world with a tale that twists
and turns its way through shooting contests, magic bullets and a pact
with the devil. Heralded as one of the cornerstones of Romantic opera,
the music of the sinister Wolf’s Glen scene has long been considered
the most expressive rendering of the gruesome ever found in a musical
score – why not come along and see if you agree? If you can summon
up the courage, that is …
Thu 19 Apr
Part of UBS Soundscapes
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