London Symphony Orchestra - 1904 - 2025

 London Symphony Orchestra
1904 – 1905
1st Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 9 June 1904

Hans Richter, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Liszt    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 2 - Thursday 27 October 1904

Frederic Cowen, conductor
Adela Verne, piano

Wagner    A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Tchaikovsky    Serenade for Strings in C major (Elegy), Op. 48, TH 48
Cowen    A Phantasy of Life and Love (1901)
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 3 - Thursday 17 November 1904

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Achille Rivarde, violin

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Saint-Saëns    Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61, R 198
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 4 - Thursday 15 December 1904

Fritz Steinbach, conductor
Louis Zimmerman, violin

Beethoven    Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 5 - Thursday 26 January 1905

Charles Villiers Stanford, conductor
Leonard Borwick, piano
Harry Plunket Greene, baritone

Saint-Saëns    Phaëton, Op. 39, R 168
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Stanford    Songs of the Sea, Op. 91
Parry    Symphonic Variations (1897)
Stanford    Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'L'Allegro ed il Pensieroso', Op. 56



 
Concert 6 - Thursday 16 February 1905

Edouard Colonne, conductor
Johannes Wolff, violin

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067 (Excerpts)
Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust: Excerpts, Op. 24, H 111
Saint-Saëns    Caprice andalous in G major, Op. 122, R 174
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Concert 7 - Wednesday 8 March 1905

Edward Elgar, conductor
Ada Crossley, contralto

Elgar    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3 in C minor, Op. 39
Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50
Elgar    Grania and Diarmid: Funeral March, Op. 42
Elgar    Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 8 - Tuesday 11 April 1905

George Henschel, conductor
Evangeline Anthony, violin
David Ffrangcon-Davies, bass

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Wagner    Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell, WWV 86B

Concert 9 - Tuesday 6 June 1905

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Maud McCarthy, violin

Beethoven    Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Handel    Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10, HWV 328
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

London Symphony Orchestra
1905 – 1906
2nd Season

Concert 1 - Monday 6 November 1905

Hans Richter, conductor

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55



 
Concert 2 - Thursday 23 November 1905

Peter Raabe, conductor

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concert 3 - Thursday 14 December 1905

Fritz Steinbach, conductor
Achille Rivarde, violin

Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 4 - Thursday 18 January 1906

Charles Villiers Stanford, conductor
Arthur de Greef, piano

Dvořák    In Nature's Realm (In der Natur), Overture, Op. 91, B. 168
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Stanford    Symphony No. 6 in E flat major, 'In Memoriam G.F. Watts', Op. 94
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46

Concert 5 - Monday 29 January 1906

Hans Richter, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Liszt    Mazeppa, S. 100
Dvořák    Symphonic Variations, Op. 78, B. 70
Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Glazunov    Symphony No. 6 in C minor, Op. 58

Concert 6 - Monday 12 February 1906

Hans Richter, conductor
Arthur Payne, violin
D.S. Wood, flute
H.W. Hollis, flute

Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Bowen, E.Y.    Symphonic Fantasia in F major, Op. 16
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 7 - Thursday 22 February 1906

Wassili Safonoff, conductor
Leon Delafosse, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Chopin    Andante spianato and Grande Polonaise, Op. 22
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

 
Concert 8 - Thursday 8 March 1906

Edouard Colonne, conductor

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Schumann    Manfred: Excerpts, Op. 115
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 9 - Monday 26 March 1906

Hans Richter, conductor

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Wagner    Parsifal: Prelude Act 1, WWV 111
Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 10 - Monday 23 April 1906

Hans Richter, conductor
Marie Brema, soprano
John Harrison, tenor
Frederic Austin, baritone

Wagner    A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Arias (Sachs), WWV 96
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prize Song (Preislied), WWV 96
Wagner    Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music, WWV 86B
Wagner    Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49

Concert 11 - Saturday 5 May 1906

Wassili Safonoff, conductor

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 3, WWV 96
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 12 - Saturday 19 May 1906

Frederic Cowen, conductor

Mozart    Adagio and Rondo in C minor for Glass Harmonica, K. 617
Cowen    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Scandinavian' (1880)
Schubert    Five German Dances, D. 89
Tchaikovsky    Suite No. 3 in G major, Op. 55, TH 33

Concert 13 - Saturday 9 June 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Wagner    Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63
Wagner    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs, WWV 86C
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

 
Concert 14 - Monday 25 June 1906

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Arthur Friedheim, piano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

London Symphony Orchestra
1906 – 1907
3rd Season

Concert 1 - Monday 5 November 1906

Hans Richter, conductor
Fanny Davies, piano

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 2 - Monday 19 November 1906

Hans Richter, conductor
Maud Perceval Allen, soprano
Alice Lakin, contralto
John Harrison, tenor
David Ffrangcon-Davies, bass
Sheffield Choir

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Bach, J.S.    Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Motet, BWV 225
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 3 - Monday 3 December 1906

Hans Richter, conductor
Charles Clark, baritone
Ladies of the Royal Academy of Music

Liszt    A Dante Symphony, S. 109
Marschner    Hans Heiling: Aria 'An jenem Tag', Op. 80
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Wagner    Parsifal: Good Friday Music, WWV 111
Weber    Euryanthe: Aria 'Wo berg’ich mich', J. 291
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 4 - Monday 17 December 1906

Hans Richter, conductor
Donald Tovey, piano

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 143
Tovey, D.    Piano Concerto in A major, Op. 15
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Love Scene and Queen Mab Scherzo, Op. 17, H 79
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

 
Concert 5 - Monday 21 January 1907

Hans Richter, conductor
John Coates, tenor
D.S. Wood, flute

Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178
Weber    Oberon: Aria 'Von Jugend auf schon in Kampfgefild', J. 306
Bach, J.S.    Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Brewer, A.H.    Three Elizabethan Pastorales (1906)
Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50

Concert 6 - Monday 28 January 1907

Hans Richter, conductor
Albert Spalding, violin

Wagner    Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63
Saint-Saëns    Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61, R 198
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
Sarasate    Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Liszt    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359

Concert 7 - Monday 11 February 1907

Hans Richter, conductor
Agnes Nicholls, soprano
Alice Lakin, contralto
George Lloyd Chandos, tenor
Robert Radford, bass
Leeds Philharmonic Choir

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

Concert 8 - Monday 18 February 1907

Hans Richter, conductor
Mischa Elman, violin

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Smetana    Má Vlast: Vltava (The Moldau), B. 111
MacKenzie    Suite for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 63
Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95

Concert 9 - Monday 11 March 1907

Hans Richter, conductor
Harold Bauer, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
Liszt    Totentanz, S. 126
Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

 
Concert 10 - Monday 25 March 1907

Hans Richter, conductor
Agnes Nicholls, soprano

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Mozart    Die Entführung aus dem Serail: aria, K. 384
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Beethoven    Fidelio: Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin, Op. 72
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Funeral Music, WWV 86D
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 11 - Saturday 13 April 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Wagner    Parsifal: Prelude Act 1, WWV 111
Wagner    Parsifal: Good Friday Music, WWV 111
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

Concert 12 - Saturday 27 April 1907

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Haydn    Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 13 - Monday 6 May 1907

Wassili Safonoff, conductor

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30
Rimsky-Korsakov    The Snow Maiden: Orchestral Suite (1881)
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 14 - Monday 13 May 1907

Wassili Safonoff, conductor

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Metzl    The Sunken Bell (1907)
Schumann    Manfred, Overture, Op. 115
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 15 - Thursday 23 May 1907

Enrique Fernández Arbós, conductor
Leopold Godowsky, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29


 
London Symphony Orchestra
1907 – 1908
4th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 4 November 1907

Hans Richter, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 2 - Monday 18 November 1907

Hans Richter, conductor
Ernst Lengyel, piano

Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Grieg    Holberg Suite, Op. 40
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 3 - Monday 2 December 1907

Max Fiedler, conductor
Jacques Pintel, piano

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30
Beethoven    Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 4 - Monday 16 December 1907

Hans Richter, conductor
Maud Perceval Allen, soprano
Maud Santley, contralto
Webster Millar, tenor
Frederic Austin, bass
Huddersfield Choral Society

Bach, J.S.    Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Concert 5 - Monday 17 February 1908

Hans Richter, conductor
Mischa Elman, violin

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Beethoven    Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 6 - Monday 2 March 1908

Hans Richter, conductor
Ernst Lengyel, piano

Schumann    Manfred, Overture, Op. 115
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

 
Concert 7 - Monday 23 March 1908
Hans Richter, conductor
Ferencz Hegedus, violin

Haydn    Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Tartini    Violin Concerto in D minor
Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 8 - Saturday 25 April 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46

Concert 9 - Saturday 2 May 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Haydn    Symphony No. 98 in B flat major, Hob. I:98
Smyth, Ethel    The Wreckers: Prelude Act 2 (1906)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 10 - Saturday 9 May 1908

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Irene Scharrer, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Wagner    Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63


London Symphony Orchestra
1908 – 1909
5th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 26 October 1908

Hans Richter, conductor
Mischa Elman, violin

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Beethoven    Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40
Glazunov    Ouverture solennelle, Op. 73

Concert 2 - Monday 9 November 1908

Hans Richter, conductor
Kathleen Parlow, violin

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 3 - Monday 23 November 1908

Hans Richter, conductor
Fanny Davies, piano
Alfred Horday, viola

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 4 - Monday 7 December 1908

Hans Richter, conductor
Efrem Zimbalist, violin

Mendelssohn    The Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave'), Op. 26, MWV P 7
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Bruch    Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95

Concert 5 - Saturday 19 December 1908

Hans Richter, conductor
Gisela Springer, piano

Cherubini    Anacréon: Overture (1803)
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Glinka    Kamarinskaya (1848)
Wagner    Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63

Concert 6 - Monday 15 February 1909

Hans Richter, conductor
Alick MacLean, conductor
Agnes Nicholls, soprano
Edna Thornton, contralto
Gervase Elwes, tenor
Robert Burnett, bass
Sheffield Choir

MacLean, A.    The Annunciation (1909)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 7 - Monday 1 March 1909

Hans Richter, conductor
Charles Clark, baritone

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Bell, W.H.    Ballad of the Bird Bride (1909)
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Weber    Euryanthe: Aria 'Wo berg’ich mich', J. 291
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 8 - Monday 22 March 1909

Hans Richter, conductor
Leonard Borwick, piano

Goldmark    Im Frühling Overture, Op. 36
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Parry    Symphonic Variations (1897)
Schumann    Introduction and Allegro appassionato, Op. 92
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 9 - Saturday 17 April 1909

Emil Mlynarski, conductor
Olga Samaroff, piano

Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Stojowski    Scherzo (from Deux Orientales), Op. 10 No. 2
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 10 - Saturday 1 May 1909

Wassili Safonoff, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Haydn    Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob. I:95
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 11 - Saturday 8 May 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Bertie Patterson Parker, cello

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Bruckner    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102
Raff    Cello Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 193
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Liszt    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359

Concert 12 - Thursday 20 May 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Edgar Wollgandt, violin

Wagner    A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Dyson    Siena (1909)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 13 - Thursday 27 May 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Elena Gerhardt, soprano

Sinigaglia    Le Baruffe Chiozzotte Overture, Op. 32
Schubert    Die Allmacht (arr. Liszt), D. 852
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28
Wagner    Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Mottl/Wagner), WWV 91
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 14 - Monday 14 June 1909

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29



 
London Symphony Orchestra
1909 – 1910
6th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 25 October 1909

Hans Richter, conductor
Katharine Goodson, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 - Monday 8 November 1909

Hans Richter, conductor
Ignacy Paderewski, piano

Wagner    A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Paderewski    Symphony in B minor, 'Polonia', Op. 24
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Cherubini    Anacréon: Overture (1803)

Concert 3 - Monday 22 November 1909

Hans Richter, conductor
Ernest Schelling, piano

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Schelling, E.    Suite fantastique, Op. 7
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 4 - Monday 6 December 1909

Hans Richter, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Bantock    The Pierrot of the Minute, Overture (1908)
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50

Concert 5 - Saturday 18 December 1909

Hans Richter, conductor
Ignacy Paderewski, piano

Weber    Der Beherrscher der Geister (Ruler of the Spirits), Overture, J. 122
Paderewski    Symphony in B minor, 'Polonia', Op. 24
Saint-Saëns    Piano Concerto No. 4 in C minor, Op. 44
Liszt    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 3 in D major, S. 359

Concert 6 - Monday 17 January 1910

Wassili Safonoff, conductor
Ernest Lochbrunner, piano

Mozart    Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture, K. 384
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55
Huber, H.    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D major, Op. 113
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

 
Concert 7 - Monday 24 January 1910

Hans Richter, conductor
Hubert Parry, conductor
Edward Elgar, conductor
Henry Walford Davies, conductor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, conductor
Muriel Foster, soprano
Harry Plunket Greene, baritone

Parry    Overture to an Unwritten Tragedy (1893)
Brahms    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Walford Davies    Lift up your Hearts, Oratorio: four interludes, Op. 20
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Coleridge-Taylor    Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
Elgar    Three Songs: Excerpts, Op. 59
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Arias (Sachs), WWV 96
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

Concert 8 - Monday 31 January 1910

Wassili Safonoff, conductor

Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Handel    Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323
Wagner    Parsifal: Good Friday Music, WWV 111
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 9 - Monday 14 February 1910

Hans Richter, conductor
Henry Coward, conductor
Edith Evans, soprano
Phyllis Lett, contralto
Cynlais Gibbs, tenor
Robert Radford, bass
Sheffield Musical Union Choir

Mozart    Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K. 319
Bach, J.S.    Singet dem Herrn ein neues Lied, Motet, BWV 225
Elgar    Go, Song of Mine, Op. 57
Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

Concert 10 - Monday 7 March 1910

Hans Richter, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
MacKenzie    Scotch Rhapsody No. 2, 'Burns', Op. 24
Dvořák    Symphonic Variations, Op. 78, B. 70
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 11 - Monday 21 March 1910

Hans Richter, conductor
Maud Perceval Allen, soprano
Ada Crossley, contralto
John Harrison, tenor
Charles Knowles, bass
London Choral Society

Stanford    Ave atque vale Overture, Op. 114
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Closing Scene, WWV 86D
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 12 - Monday 4 April 1910

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Bach, C.P.E.    Concerto for string orchestra in D major, Wq. 184
Scriabin    Symphony No. 4, 'The Poem of Ecstasy', Op. 54

Concert 13 - Monday 23 May 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Leon Delafosse, piano
D.S. Wood, flute
J. Wilcocks, flute

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Bach, J.S.    Keyboard Concerto in F major, BWV 1057
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Delafosse, L.    Fantasia in E major (1910)
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 14 - Monday 30 May 1910

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Frederic Austin, bass

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Carse    Symphony No. 2 in G minor (1909)
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Funeral Music, WWV 86D
Wagner    Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music, WWV 86B


London Symphony Orchestra
1910 – 1911
7th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 24 October 1910

Hans Richter, conductor
Thomas Beecham, conductor
Pablo Casals, cello

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Holbrooke    Dylan: Overture, Op. 53
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concert 2 - Monday 7 November 1910

Hans Richter, conductor
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, conductor
Katharine Goodson, piano

Tchaikovsky    Hamlet, Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67, TH 53
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
MacKenzie    Manfred: Preludes Acts 2 and 3, Op. 25
Coleridge-Taylor    The Bamboula, Op. 75
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

 
Concert 3 - Monday 21 November 1910

Hans Richter, conductor
Joseph Holbrooke, conductor
Harold Bauer, piano

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Holbrooke    Piano Concerto No. 1, 'Gwyn-ap-Nudd', Op. 52
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 4 - Monday 5 December 1910

Hans Richter, conductor
Julius Harrison, conductor
Frederic Dawson, piano

Schumann    Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Schumann    Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38
Harrison    Night on the Mountains (1910)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 5 - Saturday 17 December 1910

Hans Richter, conductor
Cicely Gleeson-White, soprano
Maud Perceval Allen, soprano
Morgan Kingston, tenor
Charles Knowles, bass
Male voices from The London Choral Society

Wagner    Der Ring des Nibelungen: Orchestral Selection, WWV 86
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 3, WWV 96
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Pogner’s Address, WWV 96
Wagner    Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries, WWV 86B
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Act 1, WWV 90

Concert 6 - Monday 16 January 1911

Theodor Müller-Reuter, conductor
Elena Gerhardt, soprano

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Marcello    Quella fiamma che m'accende (1720)
Weber    Song of Nurmahal, J. 310
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55
Delius    Paris (The Song of a Great City), RT VI/14
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 7 - Monday 30 January 1911

Hans Richter, conductor
Cicely Gleeson-White, soprano
Edna Barker, soprano
Marie Stuart, contralto
John Coates, tenor
James Campbell McInnes, bass
Hallé Choir

Bach, J.S.    Christmas Oratorio, BWV 248

 
Concert 8 - Monday 13 February 1911

Hans Richter, conductor
Tina Lerner, piano

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 143
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Love Scene and Queen Mab Scherzo, Op. 17, H 79
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Bridge    Isabella, H. 78
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 9 - Monday 6 March 1911

Hans Richter, conductor
Pauline Lightstone Donalda, soprano
Walter Hyde, tenor
David Brazell, bass-baritone
Robert Burnett, bass
Hanley Glee and Madrigal Society

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 10 - Monday 20 March 1911

Hans Richter, conductor
Bronislaw Huberman, violin

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Haydn    Symphony No. 103 in E flat major, 'Drum Roll', Hob. I:103
Harty    With the Wild Geese (1910)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 11 - Monday 10 April 1911

Hans Richter, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 12 - Monday 15 May 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Josef Holbrooke, conductor
Ernest Schelling, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Paderewski    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17
Holbrooke    Queen Mab, Op. 45
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 13 - Monday 29 May 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
William Henry Bell, conductor
Fritz Kreisler, violin

Smyth    The Wreckers: Overture (1906)
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Bell, W.H.    In the Night Watches (1904)
Bell, W.H.    In the Fo’c’s’le, 'Saucy Arethusa' (1904)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 14 - Thursday 8 June 1911

Edward Elgar, conductor

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Handel    Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 15 - Monday 12 June 1911

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Susan Strong, soprano
Edith Clegg, mezzo-soprano
Walter Hyde, tenor
Eleanor Spencer, piano

Wagner    Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49
Holbrooke    Dylan: Tone Poem, Op. 53
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Love Duet, Act 2, WWV 90
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90

Concert 16 - Thursday 15 June 1911

Edward Elgar, conductor

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

London Symphony Orchestra
1911 – 1912
8th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 23 October 1911

Edward Elgar, conductor
Fritz Kreisler, violin

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Liszt    Die Ideale, S. 106

Concert 2 - Monday 6 November 1911

Edward Elgar, conductor
Donald Tovey, piano

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 3 - Monday 20 November 1911

Edward Elgar, conductor
W.H. Reed, conductor
Pablo Casals, cello

Dvořák    Hussite Overture, Op. 67, B. 132
Saint-Saëns    Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, R 193
Reed, W.H.    Variations Caracteristiques for strings (1911)
Bruch    Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 4 - Monday 4 December 1911

Edward Elgar, conductor
Alexander MacKenzie, conductor
Tina Lerner, piano

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
MacKenzie    Scotch Rhapsody No. 3, 'Tam O’Shanter', Op. 74
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 5 - Monday 15 January 1912

Vasily Safonov, conductor
Wesley Weyman, piano

Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Arensky    Variations on a Theme of Tchaikovsky, Op. 35a
Ippolitov-Ivanov    Caucasian Sketches: Suite No. 2, ‘Iveria’ (Two movements), Op. 42
Rubinstein, A.    Piano Concerto No. 4 in D minor, Op. 70
Rimsky-Korsakov    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36

Concert 6 - Monday 29 January 1912

Edward Elgar, conductor
Hamilton Harty, conductor
Clara Butt, mezzo-soprano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Mozart    La clemenza di Tito: Aria 'Non più di fiori', K. 621
Harty    With the Wild Geese (1910)
Elgar    Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concert 7 - Monday 12 February 1912

Edward Elgar, conductor
Joseph Holbrooke, conductor
Jules Wertheim, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Saint-Saëns    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22, R 190
Holbrooke, J.    The Raven, Op. 25
Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 8 - Monday 26 February 1912

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Franz von Vecsey, violin

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

Concert 9 - Monday 18 March 1912

Fritz Steinbach, conductor
Adolf Busch, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

 
Concert 10 - Monday 20 May 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Paula Hegner, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30
Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277

Concert 11 - Monday 3 June 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Elena Gerhardt, soprano

Paderewski    Symphony in B minor, 'Polonia', Op. 24
Strauss, R.    Morgen!, Op. 27 No. 4, TrV 170
Strauss, R.    Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Elisabeth's Prayer, WWV 70
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 12 - Monday 10 June 1912

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 13 - Monday 17 June 1912

Gustave Doret, conductor
Ignacy Paderewski, piano

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture/Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Saint-Saëns    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ', Op. 78, R 176
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Gluck    Orfeo ed Euridice: Airs de Ballet, Wq. 30
Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40

London Symphony Orchestra
1912 – 1913
9th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 28 October 1912

Fritz Steinbach, conductor
Adolf Busch, violin

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Schumann    Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 2 - Monday 11 November 1912

Fritz Steinbach, conductor
Muriel Foster, contralto
Manchester Orpheus Glee Society

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Mozart    La clemenza di Tito: Aria 'Non più di fiori', K. 621
Holbrooke, J.    The Raven, Op. 25
Brahms    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 3 - Monday 25 November 1912

Edward Elgar, conductor
Serge Barjansky, cello

Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Concert 4 - Monday 9 December 1912

Edward Elgar, conductor
Marie Hall, violin

Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 5 - Monday 27 January 1913

Fritz Steinbach, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 6 - Monday 10 February 1913

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Paul Kochanski, violin

Bach, J.S.    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Harty    Variations on a Dublin Air (1912)
Phillips, M.    Boadicea Overture, Op. 9
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 7 - Monday 10 March 1913

Vasily Safonov, conductor

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 143
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30
Vivaldi    Concerto in A minor for strings (likely RV 161 or Op. 3 No. 6)
Glazunov    Spring (Le Printemps), Op. 34
Wagner    Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49

Concert 8 - Monday 26 May 1913

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Josef Lhevinne, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
Concert 9 - Monday 2 June 1913

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Tina Lerner, piano

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture/Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Haydn Wood    Piano Concerto in D minor (1909)
Handel    Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 10 - Monday 9 June 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Edward Elgar, conductor
Muriel Foster, mezzo-soprano
Carrie Tubb, soprano
Alice Lakin, contralto
Alfred Heather, tenor
Thorpe Bates, bass
Leeds Philharmonic Choir

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Elgar    The Music Makers, Op. 69
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 11 - Monday 16 June 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Ignacy Paderewski, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 12 - Monday 23 June 1913

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Zygmunt Stojowski, piano
Herbert Heyner, baritone

Holbrooke, J.    Grand Suite No. 3, ‘Les Hommages’, Op. 40
Stojowski    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A flat major, Op. 32
Smyth, E.    Three Moods of the Sea (1913)
Smyth, E.    On the Road, marching tune (1913)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

London Symphony Orchestra
1913 – 1914
10th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 27 October 1913

Fritz Steinbach, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
Concert 2 - Monday 10 November 1913

Fritz Steinbach, conductor
Isolde Menges, violin

Wagner    A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

Concert 3 - Monday 24 November 1913

Fritz Steinbach, conductor

Schumann    Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Handel    Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10, HWV 328
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 4 - Monday 6 December 1913

Fritz Steinbach, conductor
Mark Hambourg, piano

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 5 - Monday 26 January 1914

Enrique Fernández Arbós, conductor
Paul Kochanski, violin

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Saint-Saëns    Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61, R 198
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 6 - Monday 9 February 1914

Fritz Steinbach, conductor
Bronislaw Huberman, violin

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 7 - Monday 30 March 1914

Vasily Safonov, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29
Mozart    Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Wagner    Parsifal: Good Friday Music, WWV 111
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Overture/Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

 
Concert 8 - Monday 11 May 1914

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Agnes Nicholls, soprano

Wagner    Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63
Wagner    Lohengrin: Prelude Act 1, WWV 75
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Introduction Act 3, WWV 70
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Elisabeth's Prayer, WWV 70
Wagner    Parsifal: Prelude Act 1, WWV 111
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Funeral Music, WWV 86D
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Closing Scene, WWV 86D

Concert 9 - Monday 25 May 1914

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Bertie Patterson Parker, cello
Enid Brandt, piano

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
Saint-Saëns    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22, R 190
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 10 - Monday 8 June 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 11 - Monday 15 June 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor
Ignacy Paderewski, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Paderewski    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 17
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Wagner    Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49

Concert 12 - Monday 22 June 1914

Arthur Nikisch, conductor

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Handel    Concerto Grosso in G minor, Op. 6 No. 6, HWV 324
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

London Symphony Orchestra
1914 – 1915
11th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 26 October 1914

Vasily Safonov, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 103 in E flat major, 'Drum Roll', Hob. I:103
J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 2 - Monday 9 November 1914

Vasily Safonov, conductor
Vera Brock, piano

Tchaikovsky    Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, TH 48
Rubinstein, A.    Piano Concerto No. 3 in G major, Op. 45
Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 3 - Monday 23 November 1914

Vasily Safonov, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin

Schumann    Manfred, Overture, Op. 115
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 4 - Monday 7 December 1914

Henri Verbrugghen, conductor
Edward Elgar, conductor
Tita Brand Cammaerts, reciter
Arthur Rubinstein, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Elgar    Carillon, Op. 75
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 5 - Monday 25 January 1915

Emil Mlynarski, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Stojowski    Suite in E flat major, Op. 9
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 6 - Monday 8 February 1915

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Bizet    Patrie Overture, Op. 19, WD 41
Mozart    Divertimento No. 15 in B flat major: Adagio, K. 287
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Delius    Piano Concerto in C minor, RT VII/4
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Concert 7 - Monday 22 March 1915

Vasily Safonov, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob. I:95
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Schumann    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

 
Concert 8 - Monday 12 April 1915

Vasily Safonov, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 9 - Monday 10 May 1915

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Fanny Davies, piano

Franck    Le Chasseur maudit, FWV 44
Delius    North Country Sketches, RT VI/20
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Lalo    Symphony in G minor (1886)
Franck    Les Djinns, FWV 45
Smyth, E.    The Wreckers: Overture (1906)

Concert 10 - Monday 17 May 1915

Emil Mlynarski, conductor
Montague Phillips, conductor
Carrie Tubb, soprano

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Mozart    Così fan tutte: Aria 'Come scoglio', K. 588
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Phillips, M.    Heroic Overture, Op. 25
Beethoven    Ah! perfido, Concert Aria, Op. 65
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 11 - Monday 31 May 1915

Henri Verbrugghen, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101
Tovey, D.    Symphony in D major, Op. 32
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 12 - Monday 7 June 1915

Henri Verbrugghen, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

London Symphony Orchestra
1915 – 1916
12th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 25 October 1915

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Gabrielle Réjane, reciter

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Delius    In a Summer Garden, RT VI/17
Elgar    Carillon, Op. 75
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

 
Concert 2 - Monday 8 November 1915

Vasily Safonov, conductor
Arthur Catterall, violin

Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 3 - Monday 22 November 1915

Emil Mlynarski, conductor
Carrie Tubb, soprano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Fidelio: Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin, Op. 72
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Ah! perfido, Concert Aria, Op. 65
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 4 - Monday 6 December 1915

Emil Mlynarski, conductor
Arthur de Greef, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 5 - Monday 24 January 1916

Enrique Fernández Arbós, conductor
Fanny Davies, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Parry    Symphonic Variations (1897)
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Rootham, C.    Pan (1912)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 6 - Monday 7 February 1916

Emil Mlynarski, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Handel    Concerto Grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323
Saint-Saëns    Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61, R 198
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 7 - Monday 21 February 1916

Emil Mlynarski, conductor

Bach, J.S.    Orchestral Suite No. 1 in C major, BWV 1066
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Greef, A. de    Four Old Flemish Songs (1901)
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

 
Concert 8 - Monday 20 March 1916

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Ethel Toms, contralto
Alfred Heather, tenor
Auguste Bouilliez, baritone

Bantock    Omar Khayyám: Preludes to Acts 1 and 2 (1906)
Mussorgsky    Boris Godunov: Scenes from Acts 2 and 3 (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Borodin    Symphony No. 2 in B minor (1876)
Dvořák    The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109, B. 197
Bizet    La Jolie fille de Perth: Aria 'Quand la flamme de l’amour' (1867)
Smyth, E.    The Wreckers: Overture (1906)

Concert 9 - Monday 3 April 1916

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Frank Mullings, tenor
Vladimir de Pachmann, piano

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Grieg    Five Songs on Poems by Vinje, Op. 33
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Concert 10 - Monday 8 May 1916

Henry Wood, conductor
Miriam Licette, soprano
May Harrison, violin
Beatrice Harrison, cello

Gluck    Alceste: Ballet Music, Wq. 37
Isouard, N.    Jeannot et Colin: Aria (1780)
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
McEwen, J.B.    Grey Galloway (1908)
Debussy    Romance: 'Voici que le printemps', L 52
Debussy    Mandoline (song with orchestra), L 29
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 11 - Monday 22 May 1916

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Arthur Fagge, conductor
Doris Woodall, soprano
Frank Webster, tenor
Powell Edwards, bass

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Smyth, E.    Two Part Songs for Chorus and Orchestra (1911)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

Concert 12 - Monday 29 May 1916

Thomas Beecham, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Mozart    Divertimento No. 2 in D major: Minuet, K. 131
Rimsky-Korsakov    The Golden Cockerel: Introduction and Bridal Procession (Act 2), Op. 42
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1916 – 1917
13th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 23 October 1916

Wassili Safonoff, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 2 - Monday 20 November 1916

Wassili Safonoff, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin

Borodin    Prince Igor: Overture, Op. 6
J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 3 - Monday 4 December 1916

Wassili Safonoff, conductor
Edith Evans, soprano

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70
Weber    Oberon: Aria 'Ozean, du Ungeheuer', J. 306
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 4 - Monday 5 February 1917

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Irene Scharrer, piano

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 5 - Monday 5 March 1917

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Carrie Tubb, soprano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Closing Scene, WWV 86D
Glazunov    Symphony No. 6 in C minor, Op. 58

Concert 6 - Monday 19 March 1917

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Arthur de Greef, piano

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101
Greef, A. de    Piano Concerto No. 1 (1914)
Bantock    Hebridean Symphony (1915)

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1919 - 1920
14th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 27 October 1919

Albert Coates, conductor
Edward Elgar, conductor
Felix Salmond, cello

Borodin    Symphony No. 2 in B minor (1876)
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Wagner    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs, WWV 86C
Scriabin    Symphony No. 4, 'The Poem of Ecstasy', Op. 54

Concert 2 - Monday 24 November 1919

Albert Coates, conductor
Vladimir Rosing, tenor

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Liadov    From Days of Old (In Olden Times), Op. 21b
Liadov    Kikimora, Op. 63
Liadov    Baba Yaga, Op. 56
Rimsky-Korsakov    Sadko: Song of the Indian Guest (1896)
Rimsky-Korsakov    Christmas Eve: Vakula's Aria (1895)
Mussorgsky    Songs and Dances of Death: The Field Marshal, O 211
Holbrooke, J.    Queen Mab, Op. 45
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Suite 1919), EW 15A

Concert 3 - Monday 15 December 1919

Albert Coates, conductor
John Coates, tenor
Unidentified Male Chorus

Wagner    A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Roger-Ducasse    Le jardin de Marguerite (1905)
Boito    Mefistofele: aria, 'Dai campi, dai prati' (1868)
Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust: Nature immense (Invocation), Op. 24, H 111
Liszt    A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 4 - Monday 19 January 1920

Albert Coates, conductor
Rosina Buckman, soprano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
D’Orlay, G.    Flamma artis, symphonic poem (1919)
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey, Funeral March and Closing Scene, WWV 86D

Concert 5 - Monday 16 February 1920

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin

Handel    Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op. 6 No. 3, HWV 321
Delius    The Walk to the Paradise Garden, RT I/6
Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Leo, L.    Sinfonia in G major (1738)
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

 
Concert 6 - Monday 8 March 1920

Albert Coates, conductor
Myra Hess, piano
Unidentified Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Scriabin    Prometheus, The Poem of Fire (Symphony No. 5), Op. 60


London Symphony Orchestra
1920 - 1921
15th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 1 November 1920

Albert Coates, conductor
Alfred Cortot, piano

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Prokofiev    Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Concert 2 - Monday 15 November 1920

Albert Coates, conductor
Alexander Siloti, piano

Glazunov    Song of the Volga Boatmen (arr.) (1905)
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Liszt    Totentanz, S. 126
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 3 - Monday 29 November 1920

Albert Coates, conductor
Guilhermina Suggia, cello

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Roger-Ducasse    Suite Française in D major (1907)
D'Albert, E.    Cello Concerto in C major, Op. 20
Jenkins, Cyril    The Magic Cauldron (1920)
Sinigaglia    Humoresque for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 16
Scriabin    Symphony No. 3, 'Divine Poem', Op. 43

Concert 4 - Monday 6 December 1920

Albert Coates, conductor
Paul Kochanski, violin

Handel    Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op. 6 No. 3, HWV 321
Magnard    Chant Funèbre, Op. 9
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

 
Concert 5 - Monday 17 January 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Frederic Lamond, piano

Purcell    Suite from the dramatic music (arr. Coates) (1695)
Holbrooke, J.    Dylan: Overture, Op. 53
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
D’Erlanger, F.    Tess: Prelude to Act 3 (1906)
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Funeral Music, WWV 86D

Concert 6 - Monday 24 January 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Elsa Stralia, soprano
Olga Haley, contralto
John Coates, tenor
Norman Allin, bass
The Philharmonic Choir

Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626
Rimsky-Korsakov    The Snow Maiden: Hymn to the Sun (1881)
Glinka    A Life for the Tsar: Finale (1836)

Concert 7 - Monday 14 March 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin
Felix Salmond, cello

Reed, W.H.    Elegy for Organ and Strings (1911)
Collingwood, L.    Symphonic Poem (1918)
Rimsky-Korsakov    Sadko, A Musical Picture, Op. 5
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky, P.I.    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 8 - Monday 4 April 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Elsa Stralia, soprano
Margaret Balfour, mezzo-soprano
John Coates, tenor
Norman Allin, bass
The Philharmonic Choir

J.S. Bach    Mass in B minor, BWV 232

Concert 9 - Monday 18 April 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Alexander Siloti, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

 
Concert 10 - Monday 9 May 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Robert Radford, baritone

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Wagner    Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell, WWV 86B
Scriabin    Symphony No. 4, 'The Poem of Ecstasy', Op. 54
Holbrooke, J.    The Raven, Op. 25
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 11 - Monday 20 June 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Scriabin    Prometheus, The Poem of Fire (Symphony No. 5), Op. 60
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98


London Symphony Orchestra
1921 - 1922
16th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 24 October 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Szymanowski    Symphony No. 3, 'The Song of the Night', Op. 27
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 2 - Monday 7 November 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
William H. Reed, violin

J.S. Bach    Fantasia and Fugue in C minor (orch. Elgar), BWV 537
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 3 - Monday 21 November 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Snow Maiden: Dance of the Clowns (1881)
Vaughan Williams, R.    Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 in E minor, K 73
D’Erlanger, F.    Concerto Symphonique (1921)
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Concert 4 - Monday 28 November 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Lev Pouishnoff, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Elgar    Falstaff, Symphonic Study, Op. 68
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Scriabin    Symphony No. 3, 'Divine Poem', Op. 43

 
Concert 5 - Monday 5 December 1921

Albert Coates, conductor
Dorothy Silk, soprano
Herbert Heyner, baritone
Norman Allin, bass
The Philharmonic Choir

Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45
Wagner    Parsifal: Grail Scene from Act 1, WWV 111

Concert 6 - Monday 23 January 1922

Walter Damrosch, conductor
Guilhermina Suggia, cello

Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Haydn, J.    Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2
Saint-Saëns    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ', Op. 78, R 176

Concert 7 - Monday 13 February 1922

Walter Damrosch, conductor
Ferruccio Busoni, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 8 - Monday 20 March 1922

Albert Coates, conductor

Holbrooke, J.    Bronwen: Overture, Op. 75
Respighi    Ballad of the Gnomes, P 124
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 9 - Monday 24 April 1922

Albert Coates, conductor
Sergei Prokofiev, piano

Vivaldi    Concerto Grosso in D minor (arr. Siloti, based on Op. 3 No. 11, RV 565)
Roger-Ducasse    Orphée (1913)
Delius    The Walk to the Paradise Garden, RT I/6
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 10 - Monday 8 May 1922

Albert Coates, conductor
Dorothy Silk, soprano
Margaret Balfour, contralto
Sidney Pointer, tenor
Robert Radford, bass
The Philharmonic Choir

Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123


 
London Symphony Orchestra
1922 - 1923
17th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 23 October 1922

Albert Coates, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 2 - Monday 6 November 1922

Albert Coates, conductor
Harold Bauer, piano

Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Szymanowski    Mandragore, Op. 43
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 3 - Monday 20 November 1922

Albert Coates, conductor
Florence Austral, soprano

Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Wagner    Parsifal: Prelude Act 1, WWV 111
Wagner    Parsifal: Good Friday Music, WWV 111
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Funeral Music, WWV 86D
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Closing Scene, WWV 86D

Concert 4 - Monday 4 December 1922

Albert Coates, conductor
Katharine Goodson, piano

Sinigaglia    Two Characteristic Pieces (for String Orchestra), Op. 35
Bax    Symphony No. 1, GP 258
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 5 - Monday 22 January 1923

Eugene Goossens, conductor
Dorothy Silk, soprano
Margaret Balfour, contralto
Tudor Davies, tenor
Herbert Heyner, bass
The Bach Choir

J.S. Bach    Fantasia and Fugue in C minor (orch. Elgar), BWV 537
Wagner    A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

 
Concert 6 - Monday 5 February 1923

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Prokofiev    The Love for Three Oranges: March and Scherzo, Op. 33 bis
Rachmaninov    Vocalise (arr. for orchestra), Op. 34 No. 14
Rimsky-Korsakov    The Flight of the Bumble Bee (from Tsar Saltan)
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 7 - Monday 19 February 1923

Eugene Goossens, conductor
Moritz Rosenthal, piano

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Goossens, E.    Sinfonietta, Op. 34
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 8 - Monday 5 March 1923

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor
Alexander Borovsky, piano

Vivaldi    Concerto Grosso in D minor (arr. Siloti, based on Op. 3 No. 11, RV 565)
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Holbrooke, J.    Bronwen: Overture, Op. 75
Liszt    Totentanz, S. 126
Scriabin    Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54

Concert 9 - Monday 19 March 1923

Albert Coates, conductor
Mitya Nikisch, piano

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Williams, G.    Three Preludes (1923)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543

Concert 10 - Monday 23 April 1923

Albert Coates, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Liszt    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1923 - 1924
18th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 22 October 1923

Albert Coates, conductor
Alfred Cortot, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Glazunov    Symphony No. 6 in C minor, Op. 58

Concert 2 - Monday 5 November 1923

Albert Coates, conductor
Florence Austral, soprano
Tudor Davies, tenor

Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Funeral March, WWV 86D
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 3, WWV 96
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Love Duet, Act 2, WWV 90
Wagner    Parsifal: Prelude Act 1, WWV 111
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Dawn, Duet of Siegfried and Brünnhilde and Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Wagner    Siegfried: Love Duet and Finale, Act 3, WWV 86C

Concert 3 - Monday 26 November 1923

Felix Weingartner, conductor
Pablo Casals, cello

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 - Monday 10 December 1923

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor

Respighi    Antiche danze ed arie (Ancient Airs and Dances), Suite No. 1, P 109
Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 5 - Monday 21 January 1924

Eugene Goossens, conductor
Joseph Holbrooke, conductor
Serge Prokofiev, piano

Handel    Overture in D minor (arr. Elgar from Chandos Anthem No. 2), HWV 247
J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Holbrooke, J.    The Birds of Rhiannon, Op. 87
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

 
Concert 6 - Monday 4 February 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

Concert 7 - Monday 13 February 1924

Nikolai Sokolov, conductor
Robert Radford, baritone

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Wagner    Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell, WWV 86B
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 8 - Monday 10 March 1924

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor
Emil Telmanyi, violin

Boccherini    Symphony No. 3 in C major, G. 505
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 9 - Monday 24 March 1924

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor
Hilda Blake, soprano
Margaret Balfour, contralto
Tudor Davies, tenor
Norman Williams, bass
The Philharmonic Choir

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 10 - Monday 7 April 1924

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Rigel, J.H.    Symphony in D major, Op. 12 No. 4
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

London Symphony Orchestra
1924 - 1925
19th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 20 October 1924

Albert Coates, conductor
Aldo Solito de Solis, piano

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Pick-Mangiagalli    Sortilegi, Symphonic Poem for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 39
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

 
Concert 2 - Monday 3 November 1924

Albert Coates, conductor
Florence Austral, soprano
Tudor Davies, tenor

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 3, WWV 96
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Love Duet, Act 2, WWV 90
Wagner    Parsifal: Prelude Act 1, WWV 111
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Dawn, Duet of Siegfried and Brünnhilde, Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Wagner    Siegfried: Love Duet and Finale, Act 3, WWV 86C

Concert 3 - Monday 24 November 1924

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
Pablo Casals, cello

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Lalo    Cello Concerto in D minor (1877)
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 4 - Monday 8 December 1924

Bruno Walter, conductor

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95

Concert 5 - Monday 12 January 1925

Vladimir Shavitch, conductor
Tina Lerner, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 6 - Monday 9 February 1925

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Manuel Quiroga, cello

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Rimsky-Korsakov    Symphony No. 2, 'Antar', Op. 9
Lalo    Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
Mozart    Divertimento No. 15 in B flat major: Adagio, K. 287
Delius    Paris (The Song of a Great City), RT VI/14

Concert 7 - Monday 16 February 1925

Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Schumann    Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

 
Concert 8 - Monday 9 March 1925

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 9 - Monday 23 March 1925

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Mendelssohn    The Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave'), Op. 26, MWV P 7
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Liszt    Mazeppa, S. 100
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 10 - Monday 6 April 1925

Georg Schneevoigt, conductor
Lionel Tertis, viola

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Bowen, E.Y.    Viola Concerto in C minor, Op. 25
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 11 - Monday 11 May 1925

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor
José Iturbi, piano

Vivaldi    Concerto Grosso in D major (arr. Siloti) (likely based on RV 565)
Falla, M. de    El amor brujo: Ballet Suite, G. 40
D’Erlanger, F.    Concerto Symphonique (1921)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 12 - Monday 25 May 1925

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor
Hilda Blake, soprano
Margaret Balfour, contralto
Tudor Davies, tenor
Harold Williams, bass
The Philharmonic Choir

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 13 - Monday 9 June 1925

Serge Koussevitzky, conductor
Edward Elgar, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Liszt    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1925 - 1926
20th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 19 October 1925

Albert Coates, conductor
Alfred Cortot, piano

Gluck    Ballet Suite (arr. Mottl) (c. 1761)
Respighi    The Pines of Rome, P 141
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Tcherepnin, N.    Sinfonietta for Orchestra, Op. 1

Concert 2 - Monday 2 November 1925

Albert Coates, conductor
Florence Austral, soprano
Walter Widdop, tenor

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Wagner    Die Walküre: Duet and Finale, Act 1, WWV 86B
Wagner    Parsifal: Good Friday Music, WWV 111
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Dawn, Duet Siegfried and Brünnhilde, Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Death and Funeral March, WWV 86D
Wagner    Siegfried: Love Duet and Finale, Act 3, WWV 86C

Concert 3 - Monday 23 November 1925

Bruno Walter, conductor
Pablo Casals, cello

Chopin    Funeral March (orch. Elgar) (1932)
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944
Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 4 - Monday 7 December 1925

Pablo Casals, conductor
Gaspar Cassado, cello

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
Granados    Goyescas: Intermezzo (1915)
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759

Concert 5 - Monday 18 January 1926

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Arthur Catterall, violin

Mozart    The Impresario (Der Schauspieldirektor): Overture, K. 486
Delius    In a Summer Garden, RT VI/17
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46

 
Concert 6 - Monday 1 February 1926

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Erica Morini, violin

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 143
Delius    Paris (The Song of a Great City), RT VI/14
Goldmark    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 7 - Monday 8 March 1926

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Schumann    Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Holst, G.    The Planets: Mercury, Venus and Jupiter, Op. 32, H 125
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 8 - Monday 22 March 1926

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Weingartner, F.    Symphony No. 5 (1924)
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 9 - Monday 12 April 1926

Vladimir Shavitch, conductor
Alexander Borovsky, piano
Tudor Davies, tenor
London Choral Society

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Franck    Le Chasseur maudit, FWV 44
J.S. Bach    Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
Liszt    A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 10 - Monday 26 April 1926

Edward Elgar, conductor
Muriel Brunskill, contralto

Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50
Elgar    Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

London Symphony Orchestra
1926 - 1927
21st Season

Concert 1 - Monday 18 October 1926

Albert Coates, conductor
Walter Gieseking, piano

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Coates, A.    Suite Ancienne d’après les vieux maître (1921)
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

 
Concert 2 - Monday 1 November 1926

Albert Coates, conductor
Florence Austral, soprano
Walter Widdop, tenor

Wagner    Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 3, WWV 96
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Love Duet Act 2, WWV 90
Wagner    Siegfried: Love Duet and Finale, Act 3, WWV 86C
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Death and Funeral March, WWV 86D
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Closing Scene, WWV 86D

Concert 3 - Monday 15 November 1926

Bruno Walter, conductor
Alma Moodie, violin

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 4 - Monday 6 December 1926

Pablo Casals, conductor

J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 5 - Monday 17 January 1927

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

Concert 6 - Monday 31 January 1927

Felix Weingartner, conductor
Ignaz Friedman, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 7 - Monday 14 February 1927

Edward Elgar, conductor
Gaspar Cassado, cello

Elgar    Froissart, Overture, Op. 19
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Elgar    The Kingdom: Prelude, Op. 51
Elgar    Falstaff, Symphonic Study, Op. 68
J.S. Bach    Fugue in C minor (orch. Elgar), BWV 537

 
Concert 8 - Monday 28 February 1927

Hermann Abendroth, conductor
Franciszek Goldenberg, piano

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 9 - Monday 14 March 1927

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Arthur Catterall, violin

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Berners, G.    Fugue in C minor (1924)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Schumann    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concert 10 - Monday 28 March 1927

Hermann Abendroth, conductor
Elsie Suddaby, soprano
Muriel Brunskill, contralto
Parry Jones, tenor
Roy Henderson, bass
The Philharmonic Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 11 - Monday 11 April 1927

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Roy Henderson, baritone
Walter Hyde, tenor
The Philharmonic Choir

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Delius    Sea Drift, RT II/3
Berlioz    Te Deum, Op. 22, H 118

Concert 12 - Monday 25 April 1927

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Lionel Tertis, viola

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Reed, W.H.    Rhapsody for Viola and Orchestra (1927)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

London Symphony Orchestra
1927 - 1928
22nd Season

Concert 1 - Monday 17 October 1927

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Josef Szigeti, violin

Handel    Concerto Grosso in E minor, Op. 6 No. 3, HWV 321
Delius    Eventyr (Once Upon a Time), RT VI/23
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 2 - Monday 31 October 1927

Hugh Allen, conductor
Dorothy Silk, soprano
Vasa Prihoda, violin
Herbert Barr, trumpet
Gordon Walker, flute

J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
J.S. Bach    Cantata No. 51, 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!', BWV 51
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 3 - Monday 14 November 1927

Leo Blech, conductor
Ernest Schelling, conductor
Ernest Schelling, piano

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Schelling, E.    A Victory Ball (1923)
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 4 - Monday 5 December 1927

Pablo Casals, conductor

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 5 - Monday 12 December 1927

John Barbirolli, conductor
Pablo Casals, cello

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104
Haydn, J.    Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 6 - Monday 9 January 1928

Albert Coates, conductor
Göta Ljungberg, soprano
Walter Widdop, tenor

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Wagner    Die Walküre: Duet and Finale, Act 1, WWV 86B
Wagner    Parsifal: Duet from Act 2 Scene 2, WWV 111
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Love Duet, Act 2, WWV 90

Concert 7 - Monday 20 February 1928

Hermann Abendroth, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73




Concert 8 - Monday 19 March 1928

Hermann Abendroth, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Handel    Concerto Grosso in D minor, Op. 6 No. 10, HWV 328
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

Concert 9 - Monday 2 April 1928

Felix Weingartner, conductor
Franciszek Goldenberg, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a

Concert 10 - Monday 16 April 1928

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture and Two Entr'actes, D. 797
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

London Symphony Orchestra
1928 - 1929
23rd Season

Concert 1 - Monday 15 October 1928

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Josef Szigeti, violin

Handel    Concerto Grosso in G major, Op. 6 No. 1, HWV 319
Delius    North Country Sketches, RT VI/20
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Berlioz    The Trojans: Royal Hunt and Storm, H 133

Concert 2 - Monday 29 October 1928

Albert Coates, conductor
Florence Austral, soprano
Walter Widdop, tenor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Wagner    Parsifal: Prelude Act 1, WWV 111
Wagner    Siegfried: Love Duet and Finale, Act 3, WWV 86C
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Dawn, Duet Siegfried and Brünnhilde, Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Death and Funeral March, WWV 86D
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Closing Scene, WWV 86D

 
Concert 3 - Monday 12 November 1928

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Isobel Baillie, soprano
Astra Desmond, contralto
Francis Russell, tenor
Robert Easton, bass
The Manchester Beecham Opera Choir

Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626
Atterberg, K.    Symphony No. 6 in C major, 'Dollar Symphony', Op. 31
Liszt    Psalm 13, S. 13

Concert 4 - Monday 26 November 1928

Emil Cooper, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 99 in E flat major, Hob. I:99
J.S. Bach    O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde gross (orch. Reger), BWV 622
J.S. Bach    Fugue in A minor (orch. Hellmesberger jnr), BWV 543
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Suite 1919), EW 15A
Scriabin    Symphony No. 4, 'The Poem of Ecstasy', Op. 54

Concert 5 - Monday 10 December 1928

Pablo Casals, conductor
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 6 - Monday 21 January 1929

John Barbirolli, conductor
Cecilia Hansen, violin

Handel    Concerto Grosso in B flat major, Op. 6 No. 7, HWV 325
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 97 in C major, Hob. I:97
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

Concert 7 - Monday 11 February 1929

Hermann Abendroth, conductor

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 8 - Monday 11 March 1929

Hermann Abendroth, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 9 - Monday 25 March 1929

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 10 - Monday 8 April 1929

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

London Symphony Orchestra
1929 - 1930
24th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 14 October 1929

Albert Coates, conductor
Shura Cherkassky, piano

J.S. Bach    Passacaglia in C minor (orch. Goedicke), BWV 582
Respighi    Feste Romane, P 157
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 2 - Monday 28 October 1929

Willem Mengelberg, conductor

Bach, J.C.    Sinfonia in B flat major, Op. 18 No. 2
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 3 - Monday 4 November 1929

Fritz Busch, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

Concert 4 - Monday 18 November 1929

Albert Coates, conductor
Sergei Rachmaninov, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 5 - Monday 9 December 1929

John Barbirolli, conductor
Ania Dorfman, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise', Hob. I:94
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 6 - Monday 20 January 1930

Hermann Abendroth, conductor
Fritz Kreisler, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Braunfels, W.    Phantastische Erscheinungen eines Themas von Berlioz, Op. 25

Concert 7 - Monday 10 February 1930

Albert Coates, conductor
Florence Austral, soprano
Walter Widdop, tenor
Robert Gwynne, tenor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Dawn, Duet Siegfried and Brünnhilde, Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Wagner    Parsifal: Good Friday Music, WWV 111
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Love Duet Act 2, WWV 90
Wagner    Siegfried: Forging Scene Act 1, WWV 86C
Wagner    Siegfried: The Ascent of the Rock and Brünnhilde's Greeting Act 3, WWV 86C
Wagner    Siegfried: Love Duet and Finale, Act 3, WWV 86C

Concert 8 - Monday 10 March 1930

Hermann Abendroth, conductor
Alfred Cortot, piano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 9 - Monday 24 March 1930

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture and Two Entr'actes, D. 797
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 10 - Monday 7 April 1930

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92


London Symphony Orchestra
1930 - 1931
25th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 13 October 1930

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Mischa Elman, violin

Cherubini    Anacréon: Overture (1803)
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

 
Concert 2 - Monday 27 October 1930

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Joseph Horowitz, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Dopper, C.    Ciaconna gotica (1920)
Liszt    Les Préludes, S. 97
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Concert 3 - Monday 10 November 1930

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
John McCormack, tenor

Vivaldi    Concerto Grosso in A minor for strings
Beethoven    Christ on the Mount of Olives: Aria, Op. 85
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Wagenaar, B.    Sinfonietta for Orchestra (1929)
Wolf    Mörike Lieder: Excerpts (1888)
Kodály    Háry János Suite, Op. 15

Concert 4 - Monday 1 December 1930

Issay Dobrowen, conductor
Ania Dorfman, piano

Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Scriabin    Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54

Concert 5 - Monday 8 December 1930

Adrian Boult, conductor
Vitya Vronsky, piano
Margaret Rees, soprano
Valetta Jacobi, contralto
Morgan Jones, tenor
Edgar Elmes, bass
Arnold Goldsbrough, organ
The Bach Choir

Mozart    Don Giovanni: Overture, K. 527
Mozart    Tantum ergo, K. 142
Mozart    Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Mozart    Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Bach, J.S.    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Bach, J.S.    Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
Bach, J.S.    Magnificat in D major, BWV 243

Concert 6 - Monday 26 January 1931

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Bronislaw Hubermann, violin

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

 
Concert 7 - Monday 16 February 1931

Willem Mengelberg, conductor
Fritz Kreisler, violin

Wagenaar, J.    Cyrano de Bergerac Overture, Op. 23
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 8 - Monday 16 March 1931

Hans Edgar Weisbach, conductor
Moritz Rosenthal, piano

Schmitt    La Tragédie de Salomé: Ballet suite, Op. 50
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 9 - Monday 30 March 1931

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Ferenc de Vecsey, violin

Haydn    Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 10 - Monday 13 April 1931

Felix Weingartner, conductor
Conchita Supervia, contralto

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major, 'Hammerklavier' (orch. Weingartner), Op. 106
Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Aria 'Voi che sapete', K. 492
Gluck    Orfeo ed Euridice: Aria 'Che farò senza Euridice', Wq. 30
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

London Symphony Orchestra
1931 - 1932
26th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 12 October 1931

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Antoni Sala, cello
Anthony Collins, viola

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 2 - Monday 26 October 1931

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Katharine Goodson, piano

Boccherini    Symphony No. 3 in C major, G. 505
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

 
Concert 3 - Monday 9 November 1931

Geoffrey Toye, conductor
Gualtiero Volterra, piano

Mendelssohn    The Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave'), Op. 26, MWV P 7
Delius    North Country Sketches, RT VI/20
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 4 - Monday 23 November 1931

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Bax    The Garden of Fand, GP 177
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 5 - Monday 7 December 1931

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Delius    In a Summer Garden, RT VI/17
Strauss, R.    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60, TrV 228c
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 6 - Monday 11 January 1932

Hans Edgar Weisbach, conductor
Ania Dorfmann, piano

Reger    Symphonic Prologue to a Tragedy, Op. 108
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Mendelssohn    Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 7 - Monday 25 January 1932

Thomas Beecham, conductor
Fritz Kreisler, violin

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93
J.S. Bach    Violin Concerto in D minor (Reconstruction), BWV 1052R
Delius    The Walk to the Paradise Garden, RT I/6
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 99 in E flat major, Hob. I:99

Concert 8 - Monday 15 February 1932

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Ninon Vallin, soprano

Handel    Polonaise, Arietta and Passacaglia (arr. Harty), HWV 348
Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Aria 'Dove sono', K. 492
Mozart    Don Giovanni: Aria 'Vedrai, carino', K. 527
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Bax    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy, GP 308
Gluck    Paride ed Elena: aria, 'O del mio dolce ardor', Wq. 39
Gluck    Iphigénie en Tauride: aria, 'Cette nuit j’ai revu', Wq. 46
Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95

 
Concert 9 - Monday 29 February 1932

Hamilton Harty, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Love Scene and Queen Mab Scherzo, Op. 17, H 79
Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 10 - Monday 14 March 1932

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Schumann    Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

London Symphony Orchestra
1932 - 1933
27th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 3 October 1932

Hans Edgar Weisbach, conductor
Gordon Walker, flute
David Griffiths, cor anglais
Paul Draper, bassoon
Rudolf Dolmetsch, harpsichord
Elizabeth Goble, harpsichord
Harold Darke, organ

J.S. Bach    The Art of Fugue (orch. Graeser), BWV 1080

Concert 2 - Monday 24 October 1932

Hamilton Harty, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Weinberger    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue (1927)
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Love Scene and Queen Mab Scherzo, Op. 17, H 79

Concert 3 - Monday 7 November 1932

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Ruggiero Ricci, violin

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Bax    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy, GP 308
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 4 - Monday 28 November 1932

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Jelly d'Aranyi, violin
Beatrice Harrison, cello

Handel    Polonaise, Arietta and Passacaglia (arr. Harty), HWV 348
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

 
Concert 5 - Monday 12 December 1932

Hamilton Harty, conductor

J.S. Bach    Passacaglia and Fugue in C minor (orch. Respighi), BWV 582
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 6 - Monday 30 January 1933

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 7 - Monday 27 February 1933

Hans Edgar Weisbach, conductor
Vera de Villiers, contralto
Male Voice Choir from the Croydon Philharmonic Society

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude, WWV 90
Wagner    Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Mottl/Wagner), WWV 91 (Träume & Schmerzen)
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 8 - Monday 13 March 1933

Albert Coates, conductor
Ivar Andrésen, bass

Purcell    Suite from the dramatic music (arr. Coates) (1695)
Wagner    Die beiden Grenadiere (1840)
Prokofiev    The Love for Three Oranges, Suite, Op. 33 bis
Tchaikovsky    Eugene Onegin: Gremin's Aria, Op. 24, TH 6
Scriabin    Symphony No. 3, 'Divine Poem', Op. 43

Concert 9 - Monday 20 March 1933

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Solomon, piano

Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Sibelius    Tapiola, Op. 112
Gershwin    Second Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (1931)

Concert 10 - Monday 3 April 1933

Hamilton Harty, conductor

Handel    The Water Music suite (arr. Harty), HWV 348
Schumann    Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1933 - 1934
28th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 9 October 1933

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Gordon Walker, flute
David Griffiths, cor anglais
Paul Draper, bassoon
Rudolf Dolmetsch, harpsichord
Elizabeth Goble, harpsichord
Harold Darke, organ

Handel    Concerto for Orchestra in D major (trans. Harty), HWV 348
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Mozart    Divertimento No. 17 in D major: Allegro, Variations and Rondo, K. 334
Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Delius    The Walk to the Paradise Garden, RT I/6
Kodály    Háry János Suite, Op. 15

Concert 2 - Monday 23 October 1933

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Wagner    A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 3 - Monday 6 November 1933

Hamilton Harty, conductor

Respighi    Belfagor: Overture, P 140
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55
Reed, W.H.    A Symphony for Strings (1934)
Harty    With the Wild Geese (1910)

Concert 4 - Monday 20 November 1933

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin
George Stratton, violin

J.S. Bach    Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Stanford    Irish Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 78

Concert 5 - Monday 4 December 1933

Hamilton Harty, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 95 in C minor, Hob. I:95
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Romeo alone and Capulets Ball, Op. 17, H 79
Berlioz    Funeral March for the Last Scene of Hamlet, Op. 18, H 119
Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

 
Concert 6 - Monday 29 January 1934

Hans Edgar Weisbach, conductor
Rudolf Dolmetsch, harpsichord
Elizabeth Goble, harpsichord
Harold Darke, organ

J.S. Bach    The Art of Fugue (orch. Graeser), BWV 1080

Concert 7 - Monday 19 February 1934

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Arthur Rubinstein, piano

Balakirev    Russia, symphonic poem (1884)
Holbrooke, J.    The Raven, Op. 25
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 8 - Monday 5 March 1934

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Gaspar Cassado, cello

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 143
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90
Bax    Cello Concerto, GP 314
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 9 - Monday 19 March 1934 (In Memoriam Edward Elgar)

Hamilton Harty, conductor

Berlioz    Funeral March for the Last Scene of Hamlet, Op. 18, H 119
Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 10 - Monday 9 April 1934

Adrian Boult, conductor
Eva Turner, soprano
Muriel Brunskill, contralto
Frank Titterton, tenor
Harold Williams, bass
The Croydon Philharmonic Choir

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

London Symphony Orchestra
1934 - 1935
29th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 22 October 1934

Hamilton Harty, conductor

J.S. Bach    Prelude and Fugue in E flat major, 'St. Anne' (orch. Stock), BWV 552
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Weiner    Hungarian Folk Dance Suite, Op. 18

 
Concert 2 - Monday 5 November 1934

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Harold Darke, organ
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Handel    Concerto for Orchestra in D major (trans. Harty), HWV 348
Holbrooke, J.    The Raven, Op. 25
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 3 - Monday 19 November 1934

Albert Coates, conductor
Vera de Villiers, contralto

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Borodin    Prince Igor: Konchakovnas Cavatina (1890)
Scriabin    Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54
Glinka    A Life for the Tsar: Vanya’s Song and Aria (1836)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 4 - Monday 3 December 1934

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Gordon Walker, flute

J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor (First Three Movements only), C. 27
Berlioz    The Trojans: Royal Hunt and Storm, H 133
Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust: Queen Mab Scherzo and Hungarian March, Op. 24, H 111
Glazunov    The Kremlin (1899)

Concert 5 - Monday 28 January 1935

Hans Edgar Weisbach, conductor
Rudolf Dolmetsch, harpsichord
Elizabeth Goble, harpsichord
Harold Darke, organ

J.S. Bach    The Art of Fugue (orch. Graeser), BWV 1080

Concert 6 - Monday 18 February 1935

Nikolai Malko, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 7 - Monday 18 March 1935

Landon Ronald, conductor
Emanuel Feuermann, cello

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Boccherini    Cello Concerto No. 9 in B flat major, G. 482
Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169

 
Concert 8 - Monday 8 April 1935

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Lionel Tertis, viola

Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68
Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22
Harty    An Irish Symphony (1904 revision)

Concert 9 - Monday 15 April 1935

Albert Coates, conductor
Ina Souez, soprano
Vera de Villiers, contralto
Heddle Nash, tenor
Harold Williams, bass
William Parsons, bass
The Philharmonic Choir

J.S. Bach    St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244 


London Symphony Orchestra
1935 - 1936
30th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 21 October 1935

Hermann Abendroth, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 2 - Monday 4 November 1935

Nikolai Malko, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 3 - Monday 18 November 1935

Landon Ronald, conductor

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius: Prelude, Op. 38
Elgar    Falstaff, Symphonic Study, Op. 68
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 4 - Monday 2 December 1935

Hamilton Harty, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 30 in D major, K. 202
Bizet    Symphony in C major (1855)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 5 - Monday 27 January 1936

Hans Edgar Weisbach, conductor
Rudolf Dolmetsch, harpsichord
Elizabeth Goble, harpsichord
Harold Darke, organ

J.S. Bach    The Art of Fugue (orch. Graeser), BWV 1080

Concert 6 - Monday 17 February 1936

Albert Coates, conductor
Vera de Villiers, contralto

Höller, K.    Hymns on Gregorian Chants, Op. 20
Coates, A.    The Defence of Guinevere (1905)
Coates, A.    Ave Maria (1920)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 7 - Monday 16 March 1936

Issay Dobrowen, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 8 - Monday 6 April 1936

Hamilton Harty, conductor
William Primrose, viola

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Casadesus, H.    Viola Concerto in B minor (attrib. Handel/Casadesus)
Holbrooke, J.    Queen Mab, Op. 45
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106


London Symphony Orchestra
1936 - 1937
31st Season

Concert 1 - Monday 6 October 1936

Albert Coates, conductor
Eva Turner, soprano
Vera de Villiers, contralto
Walter Widdop, tenor
Harold Williams, bass

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70
Wagner    Die Walküre: Final Scene, WWV 86B
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Waltraute's Scene, WWV 86D
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Wagner    Siegfried: Love Duet and Finale, Act 3, WWV 86C

Concert 2 - Monday 16 October 1936

Hamilton Harty, conductor
Sergei Rachmaninov, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

 
Concert 3 - Monday 6 November 1936

Hermann Abendroth, conductor
Raya Garbousova, cello

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644
Haydn, J.    Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 - Monday 26 November 1936

George Szell, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 5 - Monday 11 December 1936

Albert Coates, conductor
Giula Bustabo, violin

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 6 - Monday 21 January 1937

Hans Edgar Weisbach, conductor
Rudolf Dolmetsch, harpsichord
Elizabeth Goble, harpsichord
Harold Darke, organ

J.S. Bach    The Art of Fugue (orch. Graeser), BWV 1080

Concert 7 - Monday 4 February 1937

Albert Coates, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin
Vera de Villiers, contralto

Elgar    Coronation March, Op. 65
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Elgar    Sea Pictures: Three Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 8 - Monday 4 March 1937

Nikolai Malko, conductor
Jascha Heifetz, violin

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Ravel    Tzigane, M. 76
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46

 
Concert 9 - Monday 8 April 1937

Leonard Walker, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104
J.S. Bach    Toccata and Fugue in D minor (orch. Walker), BWV 565
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

London Symphony Orchestra
1937 - 1938
32nd Season

Concert 1 - Monday 27 October 1937

George Szell, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 2 - Monday 25 November 1937

Adrian Boult, conductor
Mary Jarred, contralto
Parry Jones, tenor
Roy Henderson, bass
BBC Choral Society

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 3 - Monday 16 December 1937

Leonard Walker, conductor
George Dyson, conductor
Solomon, piano
George Stratton, violin
Gordon Walker, flute

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
Dyson, G.    Symphony in G major (1937)
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

Concert 4 - Monday 20 January 1938

Anthony Collins, conductor
Wanda Landowska, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 5 - Monday 3 February 1938

Felix Weingartner, conductor
Vera de Villiers, contralto

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644
Beethoven    Ah! perfido, Concert Aria, Op. 65
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

 
Concert 6 - Monday 3 March 1938

Charles Hambourg, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Rondino in E flat major, WoO 25
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

London Symphony Orchestra
1938 - 1939
33rd Season

Concert 1 - Monday 24 October 1938

George Szell, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 2 - Monday 14 November 1938

Anthony Collins, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 3 - Monday 28 November 1938

Fritz Busch, conductor

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 4 - Monday 16 January 1939

Stanley Chapple, conductor
Alfred Cortot, piano

Cherubini    Anacréon: Overture (1803)
Franck    Symphonic Variations, FWV 46
Mozart    Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 5 - Monday 30 January 1939

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

 
Concert 6 - Monday 20 February 1939

Felix Weingartner, conductor

Wagner    A Faust Overture, WWV 59
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 7 - Monday 13 March 1939

Anthony Collins, conductor
Bronislaw Hubermann, violin

Holbrooke, J.    Bronwen: Overture, Op. 75
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Mozart    Fantasia in F minor for mechanical organ (orch. Collins), K. 608
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 8 - Monday 24 April 1939

Bruno Walter, conductor

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

London Symphony Orchestra
1939 - 1940
34th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 4 October 1939

Henry Wood, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Elgar    Polonia, Op. 76
Dohnányi    Suite in F sharp minor, Op. 19
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 2 - Monday 28 October 1939

Leighton Lucas, conductor
Albert Sammons, violin

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Delius    Violin Concerto, RT VII/7
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 3 - Monday 18 November 1939

Henry Wood, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

 
Concert 4 - Monday 2 December 1939

Charles Hambourg, conductor
Solomon, piano

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 5 - Monday 27 January 1940

Heathcote Statham, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Moeran    Symphony in G minor (1937)

Concert 6 - Monday 10 February 1940

Henry Wood, conductor

Sibelius    Finlandia, Op. 26
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Vaughan Williams, R.    Serenade to Music (arr. for orchestra alone) (1938)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306

Concert 7 - Monday 2 March 1940

Henry Wood, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Clarke, J.    Trumpet Voluntary (1700)
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Rimsky-Korsakov    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

Concert 8 - Monday 27 April 1940

Adrian Boult, conductor
William Henry Reed, conductor
Gordon Walker, flute
Betty Humby, piano

J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 2 in B minor, BWV 1067
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Reed, W.H.    Merry Andrew, Overture (1940)
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

London Symphony Orchestra
1948 - 1949
35th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 19 October 1948

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Dohnányi    Suite in F sharp minor, Op. 19

 
Concert 2 - Tuesday 2 November 1948

Gaston Poulet, conductor
Federico Elizalde, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 31 in D major, 'Paris', K. 297
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Fauré    Pavane, Op. 50
Elizalde    Piano Concerto (1927)
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 3 - Tuesday 16 November 1948

George Stratton, conductor
Witold Malcuzynski, piano

Stravinsky    Petrushka, ballet suite, EW 18
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 4 - Tuesday 7 December 1948

Josef Krips, conductor
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Mahler    Kindertotenlieder, GMW 45
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 5 - Tuesday 25 January 1949

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 6 - Tuesday 8 February 1949

Erich Cundell, conductor
Andre Navarra, cello
Gwynne Edwards, viola

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 7 - Tuesday 22 February 1949

William Walton, conductor
Ralph Vaughan Williams, conductor
Frederick Riddle, viola

Walton    Fanfare for Orchestra (1949)
Walton    Scapino, comedy overture, C. 38
Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

 
Concert 8 - Tuesday 8 March 1949

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Cyril Scott, piano

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Dohnányi    Variations on a Nursery Theme, Op. 25
Respighi    Fontane di Roma, P 106
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Stravinsky    The Firebird, concert suite (1919), EW58A

London Symphony Orchestra
1949 - 1950
36th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 9 October 1949

Basil Cameron, conductor
Ginette Neveu, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Bach, J.S.    Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 2 - Sunday 23 October 1949

Anthony Collins, conductor
Eric Harrison, piano

Arne, T.    Suite of Dances (arr. A. Collins) (c. 1760)
Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 3 - Sunday 6 November 1949

Ralph Vaughan Williams, conductor
Arthur Bliss, conductor
Ralph Richardson, orator
BBC Choral Society

Butterworth    The Banks of Green Willow (1913)
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 6 in E minor (1947)
Bliss, A.    Morning Heroes, F. 32

Concert 4 - Sunday 20 November 1949

Josef Krips, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 5 - Sunday 4 December 1949

Josef Krips, conductor

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 6 - Sunday 18 December 1949

Robert Jacques, conductor
Ena Mitchell, soprano
Richard Lewis, tenor
Gordon Clinton, baritone
Owen Brannigan, bass
Richard Standen, bass
The Bach Choir

Berlioz    The Childhood of Christ, Op. 25, H 130

Concert 7 - Sunday 15 January 1950

Anthony Collins, conductor
Alexander Hellsmann, piano

Rossini    Le siège de Corinth: Overture (1826)
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 8 - Sunday 29 January 1950

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Walton    Violin Concerto, C. 40
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 9 - Sunday 12 February 1950

Eugene Goossens, conductor
Leon Goossens, oboe

Kabalevsky    Colas Breugnon: Overture, Op. 24
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92
Goossens, E.    Oboe Concerto, Op. 45
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suites 1 and 2, M. 57a/b

Concert 10 - Sunday 26 February 1950

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 11 - Sunday 12 March 1950

Adrian Boult, conductor
Noel Mewton-Wood, piano

Mozart    Così fan tutte: Overture, K. 588
Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Britten    Piano Concerto, Op. 13
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

 
Concert 12 - Sunday 26 March 1950

Josef Krips, conductor
Ruth Fermoy, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 13 - Sunday 9 April 1950

Josef Krips, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Schumann    Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 14 - Sunday 23 April 1950

Josef Krips, conductor
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor

Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759

Concert 15 - Sunday 7 May 1950

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Moura Lympany, piano

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Alwyn    Concerto Grosso No. 2 for String Orchestra (1948)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 16 - Sunday 21 May 1950

Josef Krips, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio, Overture, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67


London Symphony Orchestra
1950 - 1951
37th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 8 October 1950

Muir Matheson, conductor
Eileen Joyce, piano

Walton    Spitfire Prelude and Fugue (1942)
Vaughan Williams, R.    Three Pieces from 'The Story of a Flemish Farm', K 253
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Bliss, A.    Things to Come, Suite, F. 131
Franck    Symphonic Variations, FWV 46
Bax    Oliver Twist: Suite (from the film score), GP 390
Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306

 
Concert 2 - Monday 29 October 1950

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Max Rostal, violin
Paul Wittgenstein, piano

Bax    The Happy Forest, GP 147
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Britten    Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op. 21
Sibelius    Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52

Concert 3 - Monday 19 November 1950

Josef Krips, conductor
Richard Glas, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 - Monday 26 November 1950

Gaston Poulet, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin
Choral Group from the Royal College of Music

Lalo    Le Roi d'Ys: Overture (1888)
Lalo    Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Ravel    Alborada del gracioso, M. 43a

Concert 5 - Monday 10 December 1950

Basil Cameron, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano
Gwynne Edwards, cello
Willem de Mont, viola

Mozart    Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture, K. 384
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 6 - Monday 14 January 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Livia Rev, piano

Mozart    Don Giovanni: Overture, K. 527
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 7 - Monday 28 January 1951

Nikolai Sokoloff, conductor
Jean Watson, contralto

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Mozart    La clemenza di Tito: Two Arias, K. 621
Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Dello Joio    New York Profiles (1949)
Fauré    Pavane, Op. 50, N 104
Falla, M. de    El amor brujo: Suite, G. 40

Concert 8 - Monday 11 February 1951

Nikolai Sokoloff, conductor
Wilfrid Parry, piano

Bach, C.P.E.    Concerto for string orchestra in D major (orch. Steinberg), Wq. 184
Barber    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Rabaud    La Procession Nocturne (1899)
Bloch    Concerto Grosso No. 1, B.59
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 9 - Monday 4 March 1951

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Eileen Joyce, piano

J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
J.S. Bach    Keyboard Concerto in F minor, BWV 1056
J.S. Bach    Fantasia and Fugue in C minor (orch. Elgar), BWV 537
Dohnányi    Variations on a Nursery Theme, Op. 25
Debussy    Images (Gigues, Ibéria, Rondes de printemps), L 122

Concert 10 - Monday 11 March 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 11 - Monday 15 March 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 12 - Monday 18 March 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 13 - Monday 20 March 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

 
Concert 14 - Monday 25 March 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Anne Wood, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor
Harold Williams, bass
Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 15 - Sunday 20 May 1951

Malcolm Sargent, conductor

Handel    The Water Music suite (arr. Harty), HWV 348
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104
Alwyn    Festival March (1951)
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

Concert 16 - Sunday 27 May 1951

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Eileen Joyce, piano

Bax    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy, GP 308
Delius    Brigg Fair, RT VI/16
Ireland    Piano Concerto in E-flat major (1930)
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 17 - Sunday 3 June 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Jean Pougnet, violin
Frederick Riddle, viola

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise', Hob. I:94
Mozart    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Violin and Viola, K. 364
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 18 - Friday 8 June 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
George Stratton, conductor

J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 19 - Sunday 17 June 1951

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Ireland    A London Overture (1936)
Rawsthorne    Piano Concerto No. 2 (1951)
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

 
Concert 20 - Friday 13 July 1951

Federico Elizalde, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Purcell    Three Pieces for Strings (arr. Reed) (c. 1695)
Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Elizalde    Violin Concerto (1940)
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Falla, M. de    El amor brujo: Suite, G. 40

London Symphony Orchestra
1951 - 1952
38th Season

Concert 1 - Friday 28 September 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
André Navarra, cello

Nicolai    The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture (1849)
Schubert    Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
J. Strauss II    Emperor Waltz, Op. 437

Concert 2 - Sunday 21 October 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Anny Konetzni, soprano

Wagner    Lohengrin: Prelude Act 1, WWV 75
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Closing Scene, WWV 86D
Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 3 - Sunday 4 November 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin
André Navarra, cello

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 - Sunday 18 November 1951

Josef Krips, conductor

Schumann    Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Strauss, R.    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60, TrV 228c
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 5 - Monday 3 December 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Donald Bridger, oboe
Sydney Fell, clarinet
Ronald Waller, bassoon
John Burden, horn

Mozart    Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture, K. 384
Mozart    Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for wind and orchestra, K. 297b
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385

Concert 6 - Wednesday 5 December 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Gladys Ripley, contralto
Peter Pears, tenor
Richard Standen, bass
Goldsmiths Choral Union

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Mozart    Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626

Concert 7 - Friday 7 December 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano
John Burden, horn

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Mozart    Don Giovanni: Overture, K. 527
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417
Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Concert 8 - Sunday 9 December 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Wilma Lipp, soprano
Marta Eitler, violin

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Mozart    Recitative and Aria: 'Mia speranza adorata', K. 416
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Aria 'Der Hölle Rache', K. 620
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 9 - Monday 31 December 1951

Josef Krips, conductor
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Anne Wood, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor
Richard Standen, bass
Alexandra Choir

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 10 - Sunday 13 January 1952

Gaston Poulet, conductor
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Chausson    Poème de l’Amour et de la Mer, Op. 19
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Roussel    Suite in F major, Op. 33
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

 
Concert 11 - Sunday 27 January 1952

Basil Cameron, conductor
Frederick Thurston, clarinet

Arnold    Beckus the Dandipratt, Overture, Op. 5
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Hindemith    Clarinet Concerto (1947)
Bax    Tintagel, GP 199
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 12 - Sunday 10 February 1952

George Weldon, conductor
Edna Iles, piano
George Eskdale, trumpet

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Haydn, J.    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe/1
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244

Concert 13 - Sunday 24 February 1952

George Stratton, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict, Overture, H 138
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Cruft, A.    Interlude for Strings, Op. 16
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 14 - Sunday 9 March 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Julius Patzak, tenor
Frederick Dalberg, bass
Goldsmiths Choral Union

Haydn, J.    The Creation, Hob. XXI/2

Concert 15 - Sunday 23 March 1952

Anthony Collins, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Mozart    Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K. 319
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 16 - Sunday 6 April 1952

Hugo Rignold, conductor
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto

Rawsthorne    Street Corner, Overture (1944)
Berkeley, L.    Four Poems of St. Teresa of Avila, Op. 27
Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Fricker, P.R.    Symphony No. 2, Op. 14
Bliss, A.    The Enchantress, F. 96

 
Concert 17 - Sunday 13 April 1952

Gaston Poulet, conductor
Gerard Poulet, violin

Rossini    The Barber of Seville: Overture (1816)
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust: Excerpts, Op. 24, H 111
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Rimsky-Korsakov    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

Concert 18 - Tuesday 15 April 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 19 - Friday 18 April 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 20 - Sunday 20 April 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 21 - Tuesday 22 April 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Friedrich Wührer, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 22 - Saturday 26 April 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Anne Wood, contralto
William Herbert, tenor
Richard Standen, bass
Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

 
Concert 23 - Monday 12 May 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin
André Navarra, cello

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 24 - Friday 16 May 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 25 - Sunday 8 June 1952

George Weldon, conductor

Sullivan    Pineapple Poll, ballet (arr. Mackerras) (1951)
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Rossini    La boutique fantasque, ballet (arr. Respighi) (1919)
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53
Stravinsky    Circus Polka, EW 74
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Suite 1919), EW 15A

Concert 26 - Sunday 22 June 1952

Federico Elizalde, conductor
Ana Maria Iriarte, soprano

Albeniz    Iberia: Navarra (compl. de Séverac) (1909)
Halffter    Sinfonietta in D major (1925)
Elizalde    Music for 15 Solo Instruments (1930)
Falla, M. de    Seven Popular Spanish Songs (orch. Halffter), G. 54
Falla, M. de    El amor brujo: Suite, G. 40

Concert 27 - Sunday 6 July 1952

Anthony Collins, conductor
Colin Horsley, piano

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Delius    The Walk to the Paradise Garden, RT I/6
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 28 - Wednesday 9 July 1952

Gaston Poulet, conductor
Gerard Poulet, violin

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Dukas    L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (1897)
Saint-Saëns    Havanaise, Op. 83, R 202
Fauré    Berceuse, Op. 16, N 56
Kreisler, F.    La Folia, Variations on a Theme in the Style of Corelli (att. Tartini) (1910)
Bizet    L'Arlésienne: Suites 1 & 2 (1872)

 
Concert 29 - Sunday 13 July 1952

George Stratton, conductor
Noel Mewton-Wood, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

London Symphony Orchestra
1952 - 1953
39th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 2 October 1952

George Stratton, conductor
Patricia Carroll, piano
Roland Stanbridge, violin

Vaughan Williams, R.    The Wasps: Overture, K 82
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Rimsky-Korsakov    The Golden Cockerel: Introduction and Bridal Procession, Op. 42
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Rimsky-Korsakov    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

Concert 2 - Monday 26 October 1952

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Thomas Matthews, violin

Rossini    The Barber of Seville: Overture (1816)
Moule-Evans    Symphony in G major (1949)
Walton    Violin Concerto, C. 40
Respighi    Feste Romane, P 157

Concert 3 - Monday 3 November 1952

Eduard van Beinum, conductor
Franz Osborn, piano

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 4 - Sunday 9 November 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Jan Damen, violin

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 5 - Sunday 23 November 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Kathleen Ferrier, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

 
Concert 6 - Sunday 7 December 1952

Josef Krips, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 7 - Monday 8 December 1952

Tauno Hannikainen, conductor
Henry Holst, violin
Liisa Linko, soprano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Luonnotar, Op. 70
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 8 - Monday 16 December 1952

Royalton Kisch, conductor
Larry Adler, harmonica

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Delius    The Walk to the Paradise Garden, RT I/6
Vaughan Williams, R.    Romance for Harmonica, Strings and Piano, K 273
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Debussy    Nocturnes: Nuages et Fêtes, L 91
Whettam    Concerto scherzoso for harmonica and orchestra (1952)
Respighi    Brazilian Impressions, P 153

Concert 9 - Sunday 11 January 1953

George Stratton, conductor
Shura Cherkassky, piano

Dyson    At the Tabard Inn, Overture (1943)
Grieg    Lyric Suite, Op. 54
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

Concert 10 - Monday 25 January 1953

Eduard van Beinum, conductor
Nancy Evans, contralto

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Andriessen, H.    Ricercare (1949)
Debussy    Images (Gigues, Ibéria, Rondes de printemps), L 122
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 11 - Friday 6 February 1953

Gaston Poulet, conductor
Gerard Poulet, violin

Thomas, A.    Mignon: Overture (1866)
Lalo    Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

 
Concert 12 - Sunday 8 February 1953

Gaston Poulet, conductor
Magda Tagliaferro, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537
Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 13 - Sunday 22 February 1953

John Barbirolli, conductor

Rossini    Semiramide: Overture (1823)
Alwyn    Symphony No. 1 (1949)
Delius    A Song of Summer, RT VI/26
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 14 - Tuesday 24 February 1953

Royalton Kisch, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Mendelssohn    The Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave'), Op. 26, MWV P 7
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 15 - Saturday 28 February 1953

George Weldon, conductor
Edna Iles, piano

Borodin    Prince Igor: Overture (1890)
Liadov    The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 16 - Sunday 8 March 1953

Anthony Collins, conductor
Louis Kaufman, violin

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Schubert    Grand Duo in C major (orch. Collins), D. 812
Collins, A.    Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 48
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 17 - Sunday 22 March 1953

Josef Krips, conductor
Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 18 - Sunday 5 April 1953

Josef Krips, conductor

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Nocturne, Scherzo and Wedding March, Op. 61, MWV M 13
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 19 - Tuesday 7 April 1953

Josef Krips, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 20 - Thursday 9 April 1953

Josef Krips, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 21 - Sunday 12 April 1953

Josef Krips, conductor
Magda Tagliaferro, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 22 - Thursday 16 April 1953

Josef Krips, conductor
Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 23 - Sunday 19 April 1953

Josef Krips, conductor
Margaret Ritchie, soprano
Anne Wood, contralto
William Herbert, tenor
Frederick Dalberg, bass
Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 24 - Wednesday 6 May 1953

Royalton Kisch, conductor
Shura Cherkassky, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (and March) (1890)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

 
Concert 25 - Sunday 17 May 1953

Tauno Hannikainen, conductor

Sibelius    En Saga, Op. 9
Sibelius    Pelleas and Melisande Suite, Op. 46
Sibelius    Tapiola, Op. 112
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 26 - Tuesday 19 May 1953

Tauno Hannikainen, conductor

Pylkkänen    Ultima Thule (1949)
Merikanto    Symphonic Fantasy (1923)
Sonninen    Autumn Scene from Pessi and Illusia (1944)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 27 - Sunday 21 June 1953

Federico Elizalde, conductor
Eric Harrison, piano

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Granados    Goyescas: Intermezzo (1915)
Elizalde    Sinfonia Concertante for Piano and Orchestra (1953)
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53

Concert 28 - Sunday 28 June 1953

George Stratton, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

London Symphony Orchestra
1953-1954
40th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 11 October 1953

Josef Krips, conductor
Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano
Annie Hermes, mezzo-soprano
Goldsmiths Choral Union

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 2 - Friday 16 October 1953

Josef Krips, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

 
Concert 3 - Sunday 25 October 1953

Josef Krips, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 4 - Sunday 8 November 1953

Eugene Goossens, conductor
Richard Farrell, piano

Bax    Overture to a Picaresque Comedy, GP 308
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Strauss, R.    Symphonic Fragment from The Legend of Joseph, Op. 63
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Suite 1919), EW 15A

Concert 5 - Sunday 22 November 1953

Eugene Goossens, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Brahms    Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 6 - Friday 27 November 1953

Clarence Raybould, conductor
Edna Iles, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 7 - Sunday 6 December 1953

Leighton Lucas, conductor
Cyril Smith, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 8 - Tuesday 8 December 1953

Anthony Collins, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Sibelius    En Saga, Op. 9
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 9 - Sunday 24 January 1954

Hermann Scherchen, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Ravel    Boléro, M. 81
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 10 - Friday 29 January 1954

Clarence Raybould, conductor
Edna Iles, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Lancen    Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (1953)
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 11 - Sunday 7 February 1954

Edouard van Remoortel, conductor
José Iturbi, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Liszt    Hungarian Fantasy, S. 123
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Concert 12 - Sunday 21 February 1954

Adrian Boult, conductor
Thomas Matthews, violin

Arnold    Beckus the Dandipratt, Overture, Op. 5
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 6 in E minor, K 265

Concert 13 - Sunday 7 March 1954

Fernando Previtali, conductor

Rossini    Le siège de Corinth: Overture (1826)
Boccherini    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, G. 504
Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56

Concert 14 - Saturday 20 March 1954

Leighton Lucas, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Tchaikovsky    The Sleeping Beauty: Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 15 - Sunday 21 March 1954

Adrian Boult, conductor
Harriet Cohen, piano

Rawsthorne    Street Corner, Overture (1944)
Butterworth    A Shropshire Lad (1913)
Fricker, P.R.    Piano Concerto, Op. 31
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, K 219

Concert 16 - Sunday 4 April 1954

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Sidney Fell, clarinet

Strauss, R.    Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Veale    Clarinet Concerto (1954)
Respighi    Belfagor: Overture, P 140
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 17 - Sunday 18 April 1954

Walter Goehr, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Golden Cockerel: Introduction and Wedding March (1907)
Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35
Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (and March) (1890)
Tchaikovsky    Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a, TH 219
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Suite 1919), EW 15A

Concert 18 - Sunday 16 May 1954

Josef Krips, conductor
Nathan Milstein, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 19 - Saturday 22 May 1954

Josef Krips, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 20 - Tuesday 25 May 1954

Josef Krips, conductor
Paul Badura-Skoda, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 21 - Friday 28 May 1954

Josef Krips, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 22 - Tuesday 1 June 1954

Josef Krips, conductor
Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 23 - Friday 4 June 1954

Josef Krips, conductor
Franz Osborn, piano
Thomas Matthews, violin
Willem de Mont, cello
Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
James Johnston, tenor
Bruce Dargavel, bass
Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 24 - Sunday 6 June 1954

Josef Krips, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Rawsthorne    Piano Concerto No. 2 (1951)
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 25 - Wednesday 9 June 1954

Muir Matheson, conductor
George Weldon, conductor
Basil Cameron, conductor
Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Anthony Collins, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068
Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Liszt    Hungarian Rhapsody No. 1 in F minor, S. 359
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 26 - Friday 11 June 1954

Alan J. Kirby, conductor
Norma Proctor, contralto
William Herbert, tenor
Norman Walker, bass
Croydon Philharmonic Choir

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 27 - Sunday 13 June 1954

John Barbirolli, conductor
Arthur Bliss, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin
Philip Catelinet, tuba

Handel    Polonaise, Arietta and Passacaglia (arr. Harty), HWV 348
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Vaughan Williams, R.    Tuba Concerto in F minor, K 277
Bliss, A.    A Colour Symphony, F. 106

 
Concert 28 - Sunday 27 June 1954

Gaston Poulet, conductor
Gonzalo Soriano, piano
Thomas Matthews, violin

Arriaga    Symphony in D major (1824)
Falla, M. de    Nights in the Gardens of Spain, G. 49
Granados    Goyescas: Intermezzo (1915)
Elizalde    Violin Concerto (1940)
Falla, M. de    El amor brujo: Suite, G. 40

Concert 29 - Thursday 8 July 1954

John Russell, conductor
Richard Lewis, tenor
Peter Katin, piano
BBC Choral Society

Finzi    For St Cecilia, Op. 30
Finzi    Dies Natalis, Op. 8
Finzi    Grand Fantasia and Toccata, Op. 38
Finzi    Intimations of Immortality, Op. 29
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Suite 1945), EW 15B

London Symphony Orchestra
1954 – 1955
41st Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 17 October 1954

Anthony Collins, conductor
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 2 - Tuesday 19 October 1954

Anthony Collins, conductor
Leon Fleisher, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 3 - Friday 22 October 1954

Anthony Collins, conductor
Richard Farrell, piano

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 4 - Sunday 31 October 1954

Anthony Collins, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

 
Concert 5 - Sunday 14 November 1954

Otto Klemperer, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 6 - Sunday 28 November 1954

Otto Klemperer, conductor
Maria Stader, soprano

Gluck    Iphigénie en Aulis: Overture, Wq. 40
Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 7 - Sunday 12 December 1954

Rudolf Kempe, conductor
Rudolf Firkusny, piano

Prokofiev    The Love for Three Oranges: Suite, Op. 33 bis
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156

Concert 8 - Sunday 23 January 1955

Edouard van Remoortel, conductor
Ruggiero Ricci, violin

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 143
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 9 - Friday 28 January 1955

Royalton Kisch, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 10 - Sunday 6 February 1955

Hermann Scherchen, conductor
Jean St. Clair, speaker

Handel    Concerto Grosso in B minor, Op. 6 No. 12, HWV 330
Searle, H.    The Riverrun, Op. 20
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Suite 1919), EW 15A
Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60

Concert 11 - Sunday 20 February 1955

Hermann Scherchen, conductor

Purcell    The Fairy Queen: Suite, Z. 629
Tippett    Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli (1953)
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91

Concert 12 - Sunday 6 March 1955

Pierino Gamba, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Rossini    The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (1813)
Martucci    Notturno, Op. 70 No. 1
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 13 - Monday 14 March 1955

Walter Susskind, conductor
Pnina Salzman, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Nocturne & Scherzo, Op. 61, MWV M 13
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 14 - Sunday 20 March 1955

Hugo Rignold, conductor
Julius Katchen, piano

Rossini    The Silken Ladder: Overture (1812)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Alwyn    The Magic Island, Symphonic Prelude (1952)
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 15 - Sunday 3 April 1955

Charles Groves, conductor
Iso Elinson, piano

Veale    The Metropolis, Overture (1947)
Bax    Tintagel, GP 199
Ireland    Piano Concerto in E-flat major (1930)
Bate, S.    Symphony No. 3, Op. 29

Concert 16 - Sunday 10 April 1955

Walter Goehr, conductor
Moura Lympany, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
Liadov    The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 17 - Wednesday 13 April 1955

Anthony Collins, conductor
Magda Tagliaferro, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

 
Concert 18 - Sunday 17 April 1955

Anthony Collins, conductor
Friedrich Gulda, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 19 - Tuesday 19 April 1955

Anthony Collins, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 20 - Monday 25 April 1955

Anthony Collins, conductor
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 21 - Wednesday 27 April 1955

Anthony Collins, conductor
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Concert 22 - Saturday 30 April 1955

Anthony Collins, conductor
Moura Lympany, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 23 - Tuesday 3 May 1955

Anthony Collins, conductor
Willem de Mont, cello
Joan Hammond, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
William McAlpine, tenor
Owen Brannigan, bass
Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    The Consecration of the House, Overture, Op. 124
Beethoven    Variations on a Theme of Handel for Cello and Piano (orch. Collins), WoO 45
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125


 
London Symphony Orchestra
1955 – 1956
42nd Season

Concert 1 - Saturday 24 September 1955

Muir Mathieson, conductor
Sidney Harrison, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Rimsky-Korsakov    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

Concert 2 - Sunday 16 October 1955

Hermann Scherchen, conductor
Ruggiero Ricci, violin

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 100 in G major, 'Military', Hob. I:100
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 3 - Sunday 13 November 1955

Rudolf Kempe, conductor
Eileen Joyce, piano

Mohaupt, R.    Stadtpfeifermusik (1945)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 4 - Sunday 4 December 1955

Muir Mathieson, conductor
Eileen Joyce, piano

Arnold    Tam O'Shanter, Overture, Op. 51
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Franck    Symphonic Variations, FWV 46
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 5 - Sunday 11 December 1955

Eugene Goossens, conductor
Gonzalo Soriano, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Falla, M. de    Nights in the Gardens of Spain, G. 49
Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2

Concert 6 - Sunday 18 December 1955

Charles Proctor, conductor
Elsie Morison, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor
Norman Walker, bass
The Alexandra Choir

Handel    The Messiah, HWV 56

 
Concert 7 - Sunday 19 February 1956

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Edith Fischer, piano

Delius    Brigg Fair, RT VI/16
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 6 in E minor, K 265
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40

Concert 8 - Monday 20 February 1956

Walter Goehr, conductor
Julius Katchen, piano

Prokofiev    War and Peace: Overture, Op. 91
Britten    Diversions for piano (left hand) and orchestra, Op. 21
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 9 - Sunday 18 March 1956

John Barbirolli, conductor
Raoul Jobin, tenor

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Chausson    Poème de l’Amour et de la Mer, Op. 19
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 10 - Thursday 29 March 1956

John Barbirolli, conductor
Sylvia Fisher, soprano
Constance Shacklock, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor
Scott Joynt, bass
Croydon Philharmonic Choir

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 11 - Sunday 15 April 1956

Anthony Collins, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 43 in E flat major, 'Mercury', Hob. I:43
Sibelius    Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

Concert 12 - Sunday 13 May 1956

Walter Goehr, conductor
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin
Jeannette Sinclair, soprano
Joan Sutherland, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
Wilfred Brown, tenor
Peter Pears, tenor
Goldsmiths’ Choral Union

Mahler    Das klagende Lied, GMW 1
Martin, F.    Violin Concerto (1950)
Monteverdi    Vespro della Beata Vergine: Magnificat (1610)

 
Concert 13 - Saturday 19 May 1956

Bernard Herrmann, conductor
Louis Kaufman, violin

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Bennett, R.R.    Violin Concerto (1955)
Borodin    Prince Igor: March and Polovtsian Dances (1890)

Concert 14 - Monday 21 May 1956

Bernard Herrmann, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Handel    The Water Music suite (arr. Harty), HWV 348
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Copland    The Red Pony Suite, S 43

Concert 15 - Wednesday 23 May 1956

Bernard Herrmann, conductor
Friedrich Wührer, piano

Tate, P.    Occasional Overture (1954)
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

Concert 16 - Friday 25 May 1956

Bernard Herrmann, conductor
Monique Haas, piano

Arnell    Lord Byron, Symphonic Poem, Op. 67
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Liszt    A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 17 - Monday 28 May 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 18 - Wednesday 30 May 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 19 - Monday 4 June 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

 
Concert 20 - Wednesday 6 June 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 21 - Monday 11 June 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 22 - Wednesday 13 June 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
Rowland Jones, tenor
Owen Brannigan, bass
Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 23 - Wednesday 27 June 1956

Walter Susskind, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 24 - Sunday 22 July 1956

John Russell, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Nicolai    The Merry Wives of Windsor: Overture (1849)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Finzi    Romance for Strings, Op. 11
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

London Symphony Orchestra
1956 – 1957
43rd Season

Concert 1 - Monday 16 October 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

 
Concert 2 - Wednesday 18 October 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Brahms    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 (Excerpts)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 3 - Sunday 21 October 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin
Paul Tortelier, cello

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 - Monday 22 October 1956

Josef Krips, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 5 - Sunday 11 November 1956

Basil Cameron, conductor
Arthur Bliss, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin
Richard Attenborough, orator
Croydon Philharmonic Choir

Heming    Threnody for a soldier killed in action (arr. Collins) (1942)
Walton    Violin Concerto, C. 40
Bax    The Garden of Fand, GP 177
Bliss, A.    Morning Heroes, F. 32

Concert 6 - Sunday 9 December 1956

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Max Rostal, violin

Respighi    Fontane di Roma, P 106
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 7 - Sunday 23 December 1956

Charles Proctor, conductor
Elsie Morison, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
William Herbert, tenor
Richard Standen, bass
Alexandra Choir

Handel    The Messiah, HWV 56

 
Concert 8 - Sunday 6 January 1957

John Russell, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Finzi    Nocturne (New Year Music), Op. 7
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 9 - Sunday 20 January 1957

Josef Krips, conductor
Suzanne Danco, soprano
Thomas Hemsley, baritone
Goldsmiths Choral Union

Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37
Reizenstein    Voices of the Night, Op. 27

Concert 10 - Sunday 17 February 1957

Edouard van Remoortel, conductor
Shura Cherkassky, piano

Creston    Symphony No. 2, Op. 35
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 11 - Friday 1 March 1957

Walter Goehr, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Ravel), O 216

Concert 12 - Friday 5 April 1957

Walter Goehr, conductor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
Hugh Maguire, violin
Roger Lord, oboe
Paul Draper, bassoon
Barry Tuckwell, horn
Denzil Floyd, horn
Highgate School Choir

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 1 in F major, BWV 1046
J.S. Bach    Cantata No. 56, 'Ich will den Kreuzstab gerne tragen', BWV 56
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 13 - Sunday 14 April 1957

Rudolf Kempe, conductor
Gioconda de Vito, violin

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Kodály    Dances of Galánta (1933)
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

 
Concert 14 - Tuesday 7 May 1957

Thomas Schippers, conductor
Gary Graffman, piano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Menotti    Sebastian: Ballet Suite (1944)
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 15 - Friday 17 May 1957

Josef Krips, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 16 - Monday 20 May 1957

Josef Krips, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 17 - Sunday 26 May 1957

Josef Krips, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 18 - Tuesday 28 May 1957

Josef Krips, conductor
Gioconda de Vito, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 19 - Friday 31 May 1957

Josef Krips, conductor
Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
Rowland Jones, tenor
Owen Brannigan, bass
Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

 
Concert 20 - Wednesday 5 June 1957

Charles Groves, conductor
Constance Shacklock, contralto
Ronald Dowd, tenor
Marian Nowakowski, bass
Croydon Philharmonic Choir

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 21 - Sunday 9 June 1957

Jascha Horenstein, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 22 - Saturday 15 June 1957

Thomas Scherman, conductor
Danny Daniels, tap dancer

Mendelssohn    Ruy Blas, Overture, Op. 95
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)
Gould, M.    Tap Dance Concerto (1952)

Concert 23 - Wednesday 26 June 1957

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Prokofiev    Scythian Suite, Op. 20
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 24 - Sunday 30 June 1957

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644
Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 8 in D minor, K 296

Concert 25 - Wednesday 3 July 1957

Antal Doráti, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K. 319
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1957 – 1958
44th Season

Concert 1 - Friday 27 September 1957

Josef Krips, conductor
Myra Hess, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543

Concert 2 - Sunday 29 September 1957

Josef Krips, conductor
Friedrich Gulda, piano
Roger Lord, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Paul Draper, bassoon
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Mozart    Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for wind and orchestra, K. 297b
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concert 3 - Wednesday 2 October 1957

Josef Krips, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Mozart    Symphony No. 31 in D major, 'Paris', K. 297
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Mozart    Don Giovanni: Overture, K. 527
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 4 - Sunday 20 October 1957

Walter Goehr, conductor
Alexander Murray, flute
Roger Lord, oboe
Dennis Clift, trumpet
Hugh Maguire, violin
Charles Spinks, harpsichord

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 in F major, BWV 1047
J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
J.S. Bach    The Art of Fugue (concert version by Goehr and Seiber), BWV 1080

Concert 5 - Sunday 17 November 1957

Rudolf Kempe, conductor
Annie Fischer, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

 
Concert 6 - Sunday 15 December 1957

Rudolf Kempe, conductor
Julius Katchen, piano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Dohnányi    Variations on a Nursery Theme, Op. 25
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 7 - Sunday 19 January 1958

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Schumann    Manfred, Overture, Op. 115
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 8 - Sunday 23 February 1958

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Irma Kolassi, soprano

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Gluck    Iphigénie en Tauride: Recitative and Aria, 'Le Songe', Wq. 46
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Ravel    Shéhérazade, M. 41
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 9 - Sunday 30 March 1958

Royalton Kisch, conductor

Sibelius    Finlandia, Op. 26
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 10 - Saturday 10 May 1958

Edouard van Remoortel, conductor
Arthur Bliss, conductor
Roger Lord, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Paul Draper, bassoon
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Tippett    Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1939)
Bliss, A.    Meditations on a Theme of John Blow, F. 118
Mozart    Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for wind and orchestra, K. 297b
Bartók    Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Concert 11 - Sunday 25 May 1958

Josef Krips, conductor
Annie Fischer, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 12 - Tuesday 27 May 1958

Josef Krips, conductor
Annie Fischer, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 13 - Thursday 29 May 1958

Josef Krips, conductor
Annie Fischer, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Concert 14 - Sunday 1 June 1958

Josef Krips, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 15 - Tuesday 3 June 1958

Josef Krips, conductor
Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor
Owen Brannigan, bass
The Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 16 - Friday 13 June 1958

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Zino Francescatti, violin

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 17 - Monday 16 June 1958

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Zino Francescatti, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Fauré    Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80, N 159
Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2

Concert 18 - Monday 23 June 1958

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Golden Cockerel: Introduction and Bridal Procession, Op. 42
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 19 - Thursday 26 June 1958

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Robert Casadesus, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 20 - Friday 27 June 1958

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Robert Casadesus, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

London Symphony Orchestra
1958 – 1959
45th Season

Concert 1 - Wednesday 24 September 1958

Josef Krips, conductor
Shura Cherkassky, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 2 - Friday 26 September 1958

Josef Krips, conductor
Christian Ferras, violin

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 3 - Monday 29 September 1958

Josef Krips, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
Leonard Rose, cello

Brahms    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11 (Three Movements)
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 - Wednesday 1 October 1958

Josef Krips, conductor
Gina Bachauer, piano

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80

 
Concert 5 - Sunday 12 October 1958

Jean Martinon, conductor
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 6 - Sunday 9 November 1958

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Daniel Wayenberg, piano

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Strauss, R.    Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 7 - Sunday 7 December 1958

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Gyorgy Sandor, piano

Rossini    Semiramide: Overture (1823)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 8 - Friday 16 January 1959

Pierino Gamba, conductor
Julius Katchen, piano

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 9 - Sunday 1 February 1959

Peter Maag, conductor
Alfredo Campoli, violin

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Mozart    Divertimento No. 1 in F major, K. 138
Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Concert 10 - Sunday 1 March 1959

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Friedrich Wührer, piano

Rossini    The Barber of Seville: Overture (1816)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 11 - Sunday 29 March 1959

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Julius Katchen, piano
Ladies of the Chorus of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 12 - Wednesday 1 April 1959

Walter Goehr, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Lloyd Strauss-Smith, tenor
John Noble, bass
Hugh Maguire, violin
Neville Marriner, violin

Bach, J.S.    Easter Oratorio, BWV 249
Bach, J.S.    Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Bach, J.S.    Ascension Oratorio, BWV 11

Concert 13 - Sunday 26 April 1959

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano
Kenneth Heath, cello

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 14 - Wednesday 20 May 1959

Josef Krips, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 15 - Friday 22 May 1959

Josef Krips, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 16 - Monday 25 May 1959

Josef Krips, conductor
Louis Kentner, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 17 - Saturday 30 May 1959

Josef Krips, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

 
Concert 18 - Monday 1 June 1959

Josef Krips, conductor
Glenn Gould, piano
Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor
Owen Brannigan, bass
Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 19 - Friday 5 June 1959

Antal Doráti, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin

Purcell    Suite for Strings (arr. Barbirolli) (c. 1695)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 20 - Friday 12 June 1959

Antal Doráti, conductor
Pauline Brockless, soprano

Mozart    Two Marches in D major, K. 335/1 and K. 408/1
Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 21 - Sunday 21 June 1959

Colin Davis, conductor
Malcolm Arnold, conductor
John Addison, conductor
Hector Walker, bass tuba

Addison, J.    Carte Blanche: Ballet Suite (1955)
Arnold    Symphony No. 3, Op. 63
Vaughan Williams, R.    Tuba Concerto in F minor, K 277
Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78

Concert 22 - Tuesday 30 June 1959

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Gabrieli    Sonata pian e forte, Ch. 175
Respighi    The Pines of Rome, P 141
Tchaikovsky    Hamlet, Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67, TH 53
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 23 - Thursday 9 July 1959

John Russell, conductor
Denis Matthews, piano

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Finzi    The Fall of the Leaf, Op. 20
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1959-1960
46th Season

Concert 1 - Friday 18 September 1959

Edouard van Remoortel, conductor
Benjamin Britten, conductor
Peter Pears, tenor

Schubert    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Britten    Nocturne for Tenor and Orchestra, Op. 60
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 2 - Friday 25 September 1959

Edouard van Remoortel, conductor
Friedrich Wührer, piano

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 3 - Friday 6 November 1959

Peter Maag, conductor
Shura Cherkassky, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 4 - Sunday 15 November 1959

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 5 - Friday 11 March 1960

Pierino Gamba, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Respighi    Fontane di Roma, P 106
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53

Concert 6 - Friday 18 March 1960

Jean Martinon, conductor
Valerie Tryon, piano

Roussel    Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

 
Concert 7 - Tuesday 19 April 1960

Aaron Copland, conductor
Julius Katchen, piano

Copland    Statements for Orchestra (1934)
Copland    Piano Concerto (1926)
Copland    Symphony No. 1 (1928)
Copland    El Salón México, S 22

Concert 8 - Friday 29 April 1960

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Nadine Sautereau, soprano
Camille Maurane, baritone
Michel Roux, baritone
André Vessières, bass

Debussy    Pelléas et Mélisande (concert performance), L 88

Concert 9 - Friday 6 May 1960

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Gina Davis, soprano
The New Opera Chorus

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Ravel    Shéhérazade, M. 41
Ravel    Alborada del gracioso, M. 43a
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 10 - Monday 16 May 1960

Josef Krips, conductor
Artur Rubinstein, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 11 - Friday 20 May 1960

Josef Krips, conductor
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 12 - Monday 23 May 1960

Josef Krips, conductor
Artur Rubinstein, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 13 - Friday 27 May 1960

Josef Krips, conductor
Artur Rubinstein, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Concert 14 - Tuesday 31 May 1960

Josef Krips, conductor
Artur Rubinstein, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 15 - Thursday 2 June 1960

Josef Krips, conductor
Artur Rubinstein, piano
Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano
Norma Proctor, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor
Donald Bell, bass
Alexandra Choir

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 16 - Friday 3 June 1960

Zoltan Kodály, conductor
Arthur Bliss, conductor
Colin Davis, conductor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Purcell    Set of Acts, Tunes and Dances (arr. Bliss) (c. 1690)
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Kodály    Ballet Music (1925)
Kodály    Two Songs (from Op. 5) (1916)
Kodály    Kádár Kata (1923)
Kodály    Peacock Variations (Variations on a Hungarian Folksong) (1939)

Concert 17 - Friday 24 June 1960

Antal Doráti, conductor
Aafje Heynis, contralto
Murray Dickie, tenor

Ricciotti    Concertino armonico No. 2 in G major, S. 2 (att. Pergolesi)
Stravinsky    Concerto in D major (Basle), EW 79
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

Concert 18 - Tuesday 28 June 1960

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1960 – 1961
47th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 16 October 1960

Enrique Jordá, conductor
Gonzalo Soriano, piano
Barbara Howitt, contralto

Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Falla, M. de    Nights in the Gardens of Spain, G. 49
Turina    La procession del Rocio, Op. 9
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat (complete), G. 53

Concert 2 - Saturday 12 November 1960

Antal Doráti, conductor

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Dukas    L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (1897)
Britten    The Prince of the Pagodas: Pas de Six, Op. 57
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 3 - Monday 14 November 1960

Antal Doráti, conductor
Teresa Berganza, soprano

Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Falla, M. de    Seven Popular Spanish Songs (arr. Halffter), G. 54
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 4 - Sunday 20 November 1960

Colin Davis, conductor
Mattiwilda Dobbs, soprano
Birgit Nordin, soprano
Alexander Young, tenor
Eric Shilling, baritone

Mozart    The Impresario (Der Schauspieldirektor) (concert version), K. 486
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 5 - Friday 25 November 1960

István Kertész, conductor
Julius Katchen, piano

Mozart    Divertimento No. 1 in D major, K. 136
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 6 - Friday 2 December 1960

István Kertész, conductor
Alan Loveday, violin

Kodály    Háry János Suite, Op. 15
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

 
Concert 7 - Saturday 10 February 1961

Georg Solti, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 8 - Tuesday 14 February 1961

Georg Solti, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Bartók    Dance Suite, Sz. 77
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 9 - Friday 24 February 1961

Paul Hindemith, conductor
Teresa Stich-Randall, soprano

Hindemith    Concert Music for Brass and Strings, Op. 50
Hindemith    Six Songs from Das Marienleben (1923)
Bruckner    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Concert 10 - Friday 10 March 1961

George Malcolm, conductor
George Malcolm, piano
Jennifer Vyvyan, piano
Helen Watts, contralto
Peter Pears, tenor
Owen Brannigan, bass
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Mozart    Mass in C major, 'Coronation', K. 317
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Schubert    Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
Britten    Cantata Academica, Op. 62

Concert 11 - Friday 17 March 1961

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Lucretia West, contralto

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude and Suite from Act 3, WWV 96
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 12 - Saturday 25 March 1961

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Una Hale, soprano
Marjorie Thomas, contralto
Charles Craig, tenor
David Ward, bass
BBC Chorus
BBC Choral Society

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

 
Concert 13 - Friday 7 April 1961

Antal Doráti, conductor
William McAlpine, tenor
LSO Chorus

Berlioz    Requiem (Grande Messe des Morts), Op. 5, H 75

Concert 14 - Tuesday 11 April 1961

Antal Doráti, conductor
Helga Pilarczyk, soprano

Seiber    Besardo Suite No. 1 (1948)
Berg    Three Fragments from Wozzeck, Op. 7
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 15 - Friday 22 April 1961

Peter Maag, conductor
Fou T’song, piano

Schumann    Manfred, Overture, Op. 115
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Mozart    King Thamos: Interludes, K. 345
Mozart    Serenata notturna in D major, K. 239
Mozart    Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318

Concert 16 - Friday 28 April 1961

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Gary Graffman, piano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 17 - Friday 5 May 1961

Pierre Monteux, conductor
George London, baritone

Wagner    Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture and Monologue, WWV 63
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Wagner    Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell and Magic Fire Music, WWV 86B
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 18 - Friday 19 May 1961

Pierre Monteux, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Scriabin    Le Poème de l'extase (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54
Debussy    Images: Gigues and Rondes de Printemps, L 122
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 19 - Monday 22 May 1961

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Freda Gray-Massé, soprano
Camille Maurane, tenor
André Vessières, bass
BBC Chorus
BBC Choral Society

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

Concert 20 - Thursday 8 June 1961

Rudolf Kempe, conductor
Roger Lord, oboe

Casella    Paganiniana, Op. 65
Strauss, R.    Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292
Barber    Second Essay for Orchestra, Op. 17
Janáček    Taras Bulba, JW VI/15

Concert 21 - Wednesday 14 June 1961

Rudolf Kempe, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 22 - Wednesday 21 June 1961

Antal Doráti, conductor
Byron Janis, piano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 23 - Friday 30 June 1961

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

J.S. Bach    Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Bartók    Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

London Symphony Orchestra
1961 – 1962
48th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 19 September 1961

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 2 - Sunday 24 September 1961

Malcolm Sargent, conductor
Jorge Bolet, piano

Rossini    William Tell: Overture (1829)
Delius    The Walk to the Paradise Garden, RT I/6
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

 
Concert 3 - Thursday 5 October 1961

István Kertész, conductor
Roger Lord, oboe
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
William Waterhouse, bassoon
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Mozart    Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K. 319
Mozart    Sinfonia concertante for wind and orchestra, K. 297b
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 4 - Tuesday 10 October 1961

István Kertész, conductor
Michael Rabin, violin

Kodály    Dances of Galánta (1933)
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 5 - Sunday 15 October 1961

István Kertész, conductor
Tamás Vásáry, piano

Verdi    The Force of Destiny: Overture (1862)
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 6 - Tuesday 7 November 1961

Georg Solti, conductor
Elsie Morison, soprano

Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 7 - Sunday 12 November 1961

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Byron Janis, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 8 - Thursday 16 November 1961

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Helen Watts, contralto
Highgate School Choir
Orpington Junior Singers
A Section of the LSO Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

 
Concert 9 - Friday 24 November 1961

Colin Davis, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin

Schoenberg    Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Ravel    Tzigane, M. 76
Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78

Concert 10 - Friday 1 December 1961

Colin Davis, conductor
Ingrid Haebler, piano
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550

Concert 11 - Saturday 9 December 1961

Pierre Monteux, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Bizet    Carmen Suite (1875)
Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 12 - Tuesday 13 February 1962

Aaron Copland, conductor
Noreen Barry, mezzo-soprano

Bernstein    Candide: Overture (1956)
Foss, L.    Song of Songs, Cantata (1946)
Chavez    Sinfonia India (Symphony No. 2) (1936)
Copland    Orchestral Variations (1957)
Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Copland    Billy the Kid, Suite, S 29

Concert 13 - Sunday 18 February 1962

Paul Kletzki, conductor
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Fritz Uhl, tenor

Schumann    Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

Concert 14 - Thursday 8 March 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Régine Crespin, soprano
André Turp, tenor
Michel Roux, bass
John Shirley-Quirk, bass
LSO Chorus

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

 
Concert 15 - Tuesday 13 March 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Lili Kraus, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Schoenberg    Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

Concert 16 - Sunday 18 March 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Leonid Kogan, violin

Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 17 - Thursday 22 March 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor
A Section of the LSO Chorus

Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 18 - Thursday 5 April 1962

Colin Davis, conductor
April Cantelo, soprano
Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
John Cameron, tenor
John Mitchinson, tenor
Eric Shilling, baritone
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Vanessa Redgrave, dialogue
Ian Bannen, dialogue
Rosalind Knight, dialogue
John Barton, dialogue
LSO Chorus

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict (concert performance), H 138

Concert 19 - Tuesday 10 April 1962

Colin Davis, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin

Beethoven    The Consecration of the House, Overture, Op. 124
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 20 - Thursday 15 April 1962

Antal Doráti, conductor

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
Concert 21 - Thursday 19 April 1962

Antal Doráti, conductor
Ivry Gitlis, violin

Stravinsky    Symphony in C, EW 71
Stravinsky    Violin Concerto in D major, EW 61
Stravinsky    Petrushka (Suite 1947), EW 18

Concert 22 - Thursday 3 May 1962

Antal Doráti, conductor
Andrés Segovia, guitar

Boyce    Symphony No. 5 in D major (1760)
Boccherini    Guitar Concerto in E major (arr. Cassado), G. 448
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 23 - Tuesday 8 May 1962

Antal Doráti, conductor
Olga Szönyi, soprano
Mihály Székely, baritone

Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Bartók    Bluebeard’s Castle (concert version), Sz. 48

Concert 24 - Sunday 13 May 1962

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 25 - Thursday 17 May 1962

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

J.S. Bach    Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Berkeley, L.    Violin Concerto, Op. 59
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 26 - Sunday 10 June 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Osian Ellis, harp

Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2
Debussy    Première rhapsodie (Clarinet Rhapsody), L 116
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Debussy    Danses sacrées et profanes, L 103

 
Concert 27 - Thursday 14 June 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
Richard Lewis, tenor
David Ward, bass
Bach Choir

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

London Symphony Orchestra
1962 – 1963
49th Season

Concert 1 - Friday 18 September 1962

George Szell, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 2 - Sunday 23 September 1962

George Szell, conductor
Annie Fischer, piano

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 3 - Wednesday 26 September 1962

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Mozart    Notturno in D major for Four Orchestras, K. 286
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 4 - Monday 15 October 1962

Jean Martinon, conductor
William Lang, trumpet
Shura Cherkassky, piano

Rossini    Semiramide: Overture (1823)
Haydn, J.    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe/1
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Orchestral Excerpts, Op. 17, H 79

Concert 5 - Thursday 18 October 1962

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

 
Concert 6 - Monday 12 November 1962

Norman Del Mar, conductor
Helen Watts, contralto
Highgate School Choir
Orpington Junior Singers

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 7 - Thursday 22 November 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 8 - Sunday 25 November 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Maureen Jones, piano

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 9 - Friday 7 December 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Victoria de los Angeles, soprano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Granados    Goyescas: The Maiden and the Nightingale (1915)
Saint-Saëns    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ', Op. 78, R 176

Concert 10 - Monday 13 December 1962

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Strauss, R.    Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11, TrV 117
Strauss, R.    Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils, Op. 54, TrV 215

Concert 11 - Thursday 9 January 1963

Benjamin Britten, conductor
David Willcocks, assistant conductor
Galina Vishnevskaya, soprano
Peter Pears, tenor
Tom Krause, bass
Melos Ensemble
Highgate School Boys’ Choir
Bach Choir

Britten    War Requiem, Op. 66

 
Concert 12 - Thursday 24 January 1963

Georg Solti, conductor
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano

Britten    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 13 - Monday 28 January 1963

Georg Solti, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 14 - Sunday 3 February 1963

George Hurst, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17, TH 25

Concert 15 - Tuesday 12 February 1963

István Kertész, conductor
Erich Gruenberg, violin

Mozart    Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 16 - Thursday 21 February 1963

István Kertész, conductor
Geza Anda, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Mozart    Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 17 - Sunday 3 March 1963

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Hindemith    Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (1943)
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 18 - Tuesday 5 March 1963

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

 
Concert 19 - Thursday 28 March 1963

George Hurst, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Hindemith    Symphony in E flat major (1940)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Concert 20 - Saturday 30 March 1963

Colin Davis, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 21 - Saturday 6 April 1963

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Jennifer Vyvyan, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
William McAlpine, tenor
David Ward, bass
The Bach Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 22 - Tuesday 9 April 1963

Carl Schuricht, conductor

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 23 - Sunday 5 May 1963

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Enescu    Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 13
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 24 - Tuesday 7 May 1963

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

 
Concert 25 - Tuesday 14 May 1963

Colin Davis, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano
William McAlpine, tenor
Victor Godfrey, bass
RIAS Choir, Berlin

Schütz    Verleih uns Frieden genädiglich, SWV 372
Schütz    Jauchzet dem Herren, alle Welt, SWV 36
Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Tippett    Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1939)
Mozart    Kyrie in D minor, K. 341
Mozart    Mass in C major, 'Coronation', K. 317

Concert 26 - Wednesday 29 May 1963

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Van Cliburn, piano

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 27 - Monday 24 June 1963

Antal Doráti, conductor
Peter Frankl, piano

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 28 - Wednesday 3 July 1963

Antal Doráti, conductor
Alan Schiller, piano

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

London Symphony Orchestra
1963 – 1964
50th Season

Concert 1 - Friday 30 August 1963 (RAH)

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Tchaikovsky    Hamlet, Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67, TH 53
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 2 - Wednesday 24 September 1963

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Weber    Jubel Overture, J. 245
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

 
Concert 3 - Friday 26 September 1963

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
Leonard Rose, cello
Simon Streatfeild, viola

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 4 - Friday 4 October 1963

Pierre Monteux, conductor
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Weber    Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 74, J. 118
Berlioz    The Trojans: Royal Hunt and Storm, H 133
Beethoven    King Stephen: Overture, Op. 117
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 5 - Sunday 13 October 1963

George Hurst, conductor
Rodney Friend, violin

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 6 - Tuesday 15 October 1963

Igor Markevitch, conductor
Julius Katchen, piano

Busoni    Turandot Suite, Op. 41, BV 248
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 7 - Friday 25 October 1963

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Erich Gruenberg, violin

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 8 - Tuesday 29 October 1963

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Walton    Portsmouth Point, Overture, C. 17
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

 
Concert 9 - Thursday 7 November 1963

Norman Del Mar, conductor
Sylvia Fisher, soprano
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Neate, tenor
John Lanigan, tenor
Forbes Robinson, bass
Otakar Kraus, speaker
Goldsmiths Choral Union
Harrow Choral Society
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Schoenberg    Gurrelieder (1911)

Concert 10 - Sunday 10 November 1963

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
George London, baritone

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Mussorgsky    Boris Godunov: Five Excerpts (arr. Shostakovich) (1874)
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 11 - Thursday 21 November 1963

Colin Davis, conductor
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
Grayston Burgess, counter-tenor
John Whitworth, baritone
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Purcell    Birthday Ode for Mary II, 'Come Ye Sons of Art', Z. 323
Tippett    Concerto for Orchestra (1963)
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 12 - Thursday 28 November 1963

Colin Davis, conductor
April Cantelo, soprano
Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
Alexander Young, tenor
John Cameron, baritone
Eric Shilling, bass
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Dorothy Tutin, actor
Derek Godfrey, actor
Diana Rigg, actor
John Barton, director
Chelsea Opera Group Chorus

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict (concert performance sung in English), H 138

Concert 13 - Sunday 8 December 1963

Pierre Monteux, conductor
David Zinman, conductor

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35
Ravel    Alborada del gracioso, M. 43a
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 1, M. 57a
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 14 - Thursday 12 December 1963

Benjamin Britten, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Peter Pears, tenor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone
LSO Chamber Ensemble
The Bach Choir
Highgate School Boys’ Choir
The London Boy Singers

Britten    War Requiem, Op. 66

Concert 15 - Wednesday 8 January 1964

István Kertész, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417
Kodály    Dances of Galánta (1933)
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 16 - Monday 27 January 1964

Carl Schuricht, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
William McAlpine, tenor
David Ward, bass
The Bach Choir

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 17 - Sunday 9 February 1964

Georg Solti, conductor

Berlioz    Les Francs-juges, Overture, Op. 3, H 23
Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 18 - Thursday 13 February 1964

Antal Doráti, conductor
John Browning, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 19 - Tuesday 25 February 1964

Antal Doráti, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
Olga Szönyi, soprano
Andras Farago, bass

Bartók    Hungarian Sketches, Sz. 97
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Bartók    Bluebeard’s Castle (concert performance), Sz. 48

 
Concert 20 - Sunday 8 March 1964

István Kertész, conductor
Eugene Istomin, piano

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 21 - Thursday 13 March 1964

István Kertész, conductor
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 22 - Thursday 26 March 1964

Lorin Maazel, conductor
György Pauk, violin

J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 4 in D major, BWV 1069
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 23 - Sunday 5 April 1964

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Stamitz    Symphony in E flat major (1755)
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 24 - Friday 10 April 1964

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Tchaikovsky    Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, TH 48
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 25 - Friday 17 April 1964

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Ernst Haefliger, tenor

Schubert    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

Concert 26 - Friday 24 April 1964

David Zinman, conductor
Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth MacDonald, tenor
David Ward, bass
The Bach Choir

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

 
Concert 27 - Thursday 30 April 1964

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 28 - Sunday 3 May 1964

István Kertész, conductor
Netania Davrath, soprano
Peter Frankl, piano

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 29 - Friday 8 May 1964

István Kertész, conductor
Netania Davrath, soprano
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Alexander Young, tenor
Franz Crass, bass
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Mozart    Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626

Concert 30 - Thursday 21 May 1964

Antal Doráti, conductor
Byron Janis, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 31 - Tuesday 26 May 1964

Aaron Copland, conductor
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Sam Wanamaker, narrator

Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Copland    Clarinet Concerto (1948)
Copland    A Lincoln Portrait (1942)
Stravinsky    Ode (1943)
Copland    Music for a Great City (1964)

Concert 32 - Sunday 31 May 1964

Antal Doráti, conductor

Offenbach    La Vie parisienne: Overture (1866)
J. Strauss II    Graduation Ball Suite (arr. Dorati) (1940)
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53
Arnold    Four English Dances from Set 2, Op. 33
Skalkottas    Two Greek Dances (Kleftikos and Epirotikos) (1949)
Brahms    Hungarian Dances (1869)
Dvořák    Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 (B. 83) & Op. 72 (B. 147)

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1964-1965
51st Season

Concert 1 - Friday 12 February 1965

Colin Davis, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano

Walton    Portsmouth Point, Overture, C. 17
Elgar    Falstaff, Symphonic Study, Op. 68
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 2 - Sunday 14 February 1965

Georg Solti, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 3 - Tuesday 16 February 1965

Georg Solti, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 4 - Sunday 28 February 1965

Igor Markevitch, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 5 - Tuesday 2 March 1965

Igor Markevitch, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 6 - Sunday 14 March 1965

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

 
Concert 7 - Tuesday 16 March 1965

Colin Davis, conductor
Wilhelm Kempff, piano
LSO Womens Chorus

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Concert 8 - Thursday 18 March 1965

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano
Orpington Junior Singers
Highgate School Boys’ Choir

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 9 - Sunday 21 March 1965

Carl Schuricht, conductor
Nan Merriman, mezzo-soprano

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mahler    Kindertotenlieder, GMW 45
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 10 - Tuesday 23 March 1965

Carl Schuricht, conductor
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 11 - Sunday 4 April 1965

István Kertész, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 12 - Friday 9 April 1965

István Kertész, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 99 in E flat major, Hob. I:99
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Schubert    The Devil’s Pleasure Palace: Overture, D. 84
Schumann    Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 13 - Thursday 23 April 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Prokofiev    Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Concert 14 - Wednesday 28 April 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Britten    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Strauss, R.    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, TrV 283
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 15 - Saturday 1 May 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Borodin    Symphony No. 2 in B minor (1876)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 16 - Thursday 6 May 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Idil Biret, piano

Amiroff, F.    Symphony for Strings (1947)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 17 - Sunday 9 May 1965

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 18 - Tuesday 11 May 1965

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Stefania Woytowicz, soprano
Shirley Verrett, mezzo-soprano
George Shirley, tenor
Justino Diaz, bass
New Philharmonia Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 19 - Thursday 13 May 1965

Lorin Maazel, conductor
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Petrushka (Complete), EW 18
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 20 - Sunday 13 June 1965

István Kertész, conductor
Annie Fischer, piano

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

 
Concert 21 - Tuesday 15 June 1965

István Kertész, conductor
Annie Fischer, piano

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 22 - Sunday 20 June 1965

Colin Davis, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Stravinsky    Symphony in C, EW 71
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Strauss, R.    Burleske for Piano and Orchestra in D minor, TrV 145
Sibelius    Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52

Concert 23 - Friday 25 June 1965

Colin Davis, conductor
Erich Gruenberg, violin

Schuller    Dramatic Overture (1951)
Lutosławski    Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
Goehr, A.    Violin Concerto, Op. 13
Henze    Symphony No. 5 (1962)

Concert 24 - Sunday 27 June 1965

Colin Davis, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano
Simon Streatfeild, viola

Tippett    Symphony No. 2 (1957)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68 

Concert 25 - Monday 28 June 1965

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Vivaldi    Cello Concerto in C major, RV 398
Vivaldi    Cello Concerto in G minor, RV 417
Vivaldi    Cello Concerto in G major, RV 413
Tartini    Cello Concerto in A major (c. 1750)
Boccherini    Cello Concerto in D major, G. 479

Concert 26 - Thursday 1 July 1965

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Bach, C.P.E.    Cello Concerto in B flat major, Wq. 171
Bach, J.C.    Cello Concerto in C minor (spurious, by H. Casadesus)
Haydn, J.    Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2
Haydn, J.    Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1

 
Concert 27 - Saturday 3 July 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Tchaikovsky    Pezzo capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 62, TH 62
Khrennikov    Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 16

Concert 28 - Monday 5 July 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Henryk Szeryng, violin

Lalo    Cello Concerto in D minor (1877)
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Prokofiev    Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125
Tchaikovsky, B.    Cello Concerto (1964)

Concert 29 - Wednesday 7 July 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Henryk Szeryng, violin

Saint-Saëns    Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, R 193
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky, B.    Cello Concerto (1964)

Concert 30 - Monday 11 July 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor (arr. Shostakovich), Op. 129
Honegger    Cello Concerto in C major, H 72
Myaskovsky    Cello Concerto in C minor, Op. 66
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57

Concert 31 - Monday 18 July 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
Sauguet, H.    Mélodie concertante (Cello Concerto) in C minor (1963)
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107

Concert 32 - Monday 25 July 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Prokofiev    Concertino for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 132
Hindemith    Cello Concerto (1940)
Bloch    Schelomo, B.39

Concert 33 - Sunday 1 August 1965

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Britten    Cello Symphony, Op. 68
Milhaud    Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 136
Respighi    Adagio con variazioni, P 133



London Symphony Orchestra
1965 – 1966
52nd Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 3 October 1965

Colin Davis, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Tippett    Piano Concerto (1955)
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 2 - Thursday 7 October 1965

Colin Davis, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 3 - Tuesday 19 October 1965

István Kertész, conductor
Leonard Rose, cello

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 4 - Sunday 24 October 1965

István Kertész, conductor
Elizabeth Vaughan, soprano
Norma Procter, contralto
Gerald English, tenor
Donald MacIntyre, bass
London Symphony Chorus
Choristers of Westminster Abbey

Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Britten    Voices for Today, Op. 75
Bruckner    Te Deum, WAB 45

Concert 5 - Thursday 4 November 1965

Aaron Copland, conductor
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Choral Variations on Bach’s ‘Vom Himmel hoch’, EW 82
Stravinsky    Symphony in C, EW 71
Copland    Short Symphony (Symphony No. 2), S 18
Copland    Statements for Orchestra, S 19
Copland    Two Choruses from The Tender Land, S 72

 
Concert 6 - Sunday 14 November 1965

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano
Franz Crass, baritone
Bach Choir

Schubert    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 7 - Thursday 18 November 1965

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 8 - Tuesday 30 November 1965

István Kertész, conductor
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Nielsen    Clarinet Concerto, Op. 57, FS 129
Schumann    Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concert 9 - Sunday 5 December 1965

István Kertész, conductor
Peter Frankl, piano

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

Concert 10 - Sunday 12 December 1965

István Kertész, conductor
Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 11 - Tuesday 25 January 1966

Colin Davis, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Dvořák    Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66, B. 131
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 12 - Thursday 27 January 1966

Colin Davis, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 103 in E flat major, 'Drum Roll', Hob. I:103
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 13 - Sunday 6 February 1966

István Kertész, conductor
Roger Lord, oboe

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia, Op. 33a
Mozart    Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 14 - Thursday 10 February 1966

István Kertész, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Bennett, R.R.    Symphony No. 1 (1965)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 15 - Tuesday 15 February 1966

István Kertész, conductor
Stuart Knussen, double bass

Locke    Music for His Majesty’s Sackbutts and Cornetts (1661)
Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Dittersdorf    Double Bass Concerto in E major, K. 172
Britten    Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell (Young Person's Guide), Op. 34
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 16 - Tuesday 22 February 1966

Igor Markevitch, conductor
Erich Gruenberg, violin

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 17 - Sunday 27 February 1966

Colin Davis, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Tippett    Symphony No. 2 (1957)
Banks    Horn Concerto (1965)
Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78

Concert 18 - Thursday 14 April 1966

Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 19 - Friday 21 April 1966

Jascha Horenstein, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

 
Concert 20 - Sunday 24 April 1966

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Norma Procter, contralto
Alexander Young, tenor
David Ward, bass
The Bach Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 21 - Thursday 28 April 1966

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 22 - Tuesday 10 May 1966

Georg Solti, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 23 - Tuesday 17 May 1966

Georg Solti, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Walton    Partita for Orchestra, C. 66
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 24 - Sunday 22 May 1966

Georg Solti, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 25 - Tuesday 31 May 1966

Georg Solti, conductor
Birgit Nilsson, soprano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Fidelio: Abscheulicher, wo eilst du hin, Op. 72
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Strauss, R.    Salome: Dance of the Seven Veils, Op. 54, TrV 215
Strauss, R.    Salome: Closing Scene, Op. 54, TrV 215

 
Concert 26 - Sunday 5 June 1966

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Vera Zorina, speaker
Alec Clunes, speaker
Heather Harper, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
Alexander Young, tenor
Forbes Robinson, bass
Gwenyth Annear, actor
Leslie Summers, actor
Jill Wilson, actor
Vera Zorina, actor
Alec Clunes, actor
Charles Thomas, actor
Ronald Pickup, actor
Barbara Hicks, actor
Orpington Junior Singers
London Symphony Chorus

Honegger    Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher (concert performance), H 99

Concert 27 - Thursday 9 June 1966

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor
Evelyn Lear, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 28 - Sunday 12 June 1966

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor
Andre Watts, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 29 - Sunday 19 June 1966

Isaac Stern, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
Walter Trampler, viola
Nelson Cooke, cello
Roger Lord, oboe
Roger Birnstingl, bassoon

Vivaldi    Violin Concerto in C minor, 'Il sospetto', RV 199
Vivaldi    Concerto in E flat major, 'La tempesta di mare', Op. 8 No. 5, RV 253
Haydn, J.    Sinfonia concertante in B flat major for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon, Hob. I:105
Beethoven    Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Mozart    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Violin and Viola, K. 364

Concert 30 - Thursday 23 June 1966

Isaac Stern, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
Roger Lord, oboe

J.S. Bach    Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Haydn, J.    Violin Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIa/1
J.S. Bach    Concerto for Violin and Oboe in C minor, BWV 1060R
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216

Concert 31 - Monday 27 June 1966

Colin Davis, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Britten    Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell (Young Person's Guide), Op. 34

Concert 32 - Thursday 30 June 1966

Stepan Turchak, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Britten    Suite for Cello No. 1, Op. 72
Prokofiev    Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125

Concert 33 - Sunday 3 July 1966

István Kertész, conductor
Olga Szönyi, soprano
Andras Farago, baritone

Mozart    March in C major, K. 408/1
Mozart    March in D major, K. 335/1
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Bartók    Bluebeard’s Castle (concert performance), Sz. 48

Concert 34 - Sunday 17 July 1966

István Kertész, conductor

Mozart    German Dances, K. 509, 586, 600, 602, 605
Schubert    Rosamunde: Ballet Music No. 2, D. 797
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
J. Strauss II    Die Fledermaus: Overture, Op. 362
J. Strauss II    Pizzicato Polka, Op. 234
J. Strauss II    Emperor Waltz, Op. 437
J. Strauss II    Annen Polka, Op. 117
J. Strauss II    Pleasure Train Polka, Op. 281
J. Strauss II    Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325

London Symphony Orchestra
1966 – 1967
53rd Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 2 October 1966

István Kertész, conductor
Géza Anda, piano

Bennett, R.R.    Symphony No. 1 (1965)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Dvořák    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 10, B. 34

 
Concert 2 - Sunday 16 October 1966

István Kertész, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Peter Pears, tenor
Don Garrard, bass
Section of Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Vesperae solennes de confessore, K. 339
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 3 - Thursday 20 October 1966

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Peter Frankl, piano

Hindemith    Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (1943)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 4 - Tuesday 25 October 1966

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano

Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 5 - Thursday 27 October 1966

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Schubert    Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 6 - Thursday 3 November 1966

David Zinman, conductor
Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
Mozart    Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K. 319
Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 7 - Sunday 6 November 1966

Eugene Ormandy, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (ed. Deryck Cooke), GMW 58

Concert 8 - Thursday 10 November 1966

István Kertész, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Margaret Price, soprano

Britten    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 9 - Sunday 20 November 1966

István Kertész, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 10 - Thursday 24 November 1966

István Kertész, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano

Mozart    Contra dances (1788)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K. 450
Bruckner    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, WAB 105

Concert 11 - Tuesday 29 November 1966

Moshe Atzmon, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Orpington Junior Singers

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 102 in B flat major, Hob. I:102
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13

Concert 12 - Thursday 8 December 1966

Leonard Bernstein, conductor

Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 13 - Tuesday 13 December 1966

Colin Davis, conductor
Kerstin Meyer, contralto
Ronald Dowd, tenor
Raimund Herincx, baritone
Donald McIntyre, baritone
Don Garrard, bass
Gwynne Griffiths, chorus
Donald Pilley, chorus
Josephine Nendick, chorus
Anna Reynolds, chorus
LSO Chorus
Chelsea Opera Group Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans (Part 1: The Capture of Troy) (concert performance), H 133

 
Concert 14 - Friday 16 December 1966

Colin Davis, conductor
Evelyn Lear, soprano
Anna Reynolds, mezzo-soprano
Ronald Dowd, tenor
Alexander Young, tenor
Donald McIntyre, baritone
Josephine Nendick, chorus
Raimund Herincx, chorus
Gwynne Griffiths, chorus
LSO Chorus
Chelsea Opera Group Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans (Part 2: The Trojans at Carthage) (concert performance), H 133

Concert 15 - Tuesday 31 January 1967

Zubin Mehta, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 16 - Sunday 5 February 1967 (Royal Albert Hall)

Neeme Järvi, conductor
Viktor Pikaizen, violin

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Rimsky-Korsakov    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 17 - Thursday 16 February 1967

André Previn, conductor
Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 31 in D major, 'Paris', K. 297
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 18 - Sunday 19 March 1967 (Royal Albert Hall)

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Dreams', Op. 13, TH 24
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 19 - Tuesday 21 March 1967 (Royal Albert Hall)

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 20 - Thursday 23 March 1967 (Royal Albert Hall)

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 3 in D major, 'Polish', Op. 29, TH 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

 
Concert 21 - Saturday 25 March 1967 (Royal Albert Hall)

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17, TH 25
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 22 - Tuesday 28 March 1967

István Kertész, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Hindemith    Violin Concerto (1939)
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 23 - Thursday 30 March 1967

István Kertész, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Britten    Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell (Young Person's Guide), Op. 34
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

Concert 24 - Thursday 6 April 1967

Colin Davis, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
Roger Lord, oboe

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Haydn, M.    Horn Concerto, MH 134
Strauss, R.    Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 25 - Friday 21 April 1967

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 26 - Tuesday 25 April 1967

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Jane Berbié, soprano
Colette Herzog, soprano
Christiane Eda-Pierre, soprano
Lyne Dourian, mezzo-soprano
Françoise Ogéas, contralto
Emile Belcourt, tenor
Michel Sénéchal, tenor
Gabriel Bacquier, baritone
Jean-Christophe Benoît, bass
André Jonquères, bass
LSO Chorus

Ravel    L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, M. 71
Ravel    L’Heure espagnole, M. 52

 
Concert 27 - Sunday 30 April 1967 (Royal Albert Hall)

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

Concert 28 - Monday 1 May 1967

Adrian Boult, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Handel    Solomon: Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, HWV 67
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 29 - Sunday 7 May 1967

Georg Solti, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 30 - Sunday 14 May 1967

Georg Solti, conductor
Gwyneth Jones, soprano
Vera Soukupova, contralto
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
Martti Talvela, bass
LSO Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 31 - Tuesday 16 May 1967

Georg Solti, conductor
Gwyneth Jones, soprano
Vera Soukupova, contralto
Luciano Pavarotti, tenor
Martti Talvela, bass
LSO Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 32 - Sunday 21 May 1967

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet

Busoni    Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 48, BV 276
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 33 - Thursday 25 May 1967

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

 
Concert 34 - Sunday 28 May 1967

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano
Gabrielle Devries, violin
Reine Flachot, cello
Monique Rollin, microtonal harp

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Carrillo    Horizontes (1950)
Respighi    The Pines of Rome, P 141

Concert 35 - Thursday 1 June 1967

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Nielsen    Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97

Concert 36 - Tuesday 6 June 1967

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Yuji Takahashi, piano
Anne Pashley, soprano

Takemitsu    Requiem for Strings (1957)
Xenakis    Eonta (1964)
Schoenberg    Piano Concerto, Op. 42
Bernstein    Symphony No. 1, ‘Jeremiah’ (1942)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)

Concert 37 - Sunday 11 June 1967

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Annamaria Bessel, soprano

Webern    Passacaglia, Op. 1
Schoenberg    Erwartung, Op. 17
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Webern    Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 10
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 38 - Thursday 15 June 1967

Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Berit Lindholm, soprano

Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A
Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Tchaikovsky    Marche slave, Op. 31, TH 45
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, Funeral March and Immolation Scene, WWV 86D

Concert 39 - Sunday 18 June 1967

István Kertész, conductor
Joseph Fuchs, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

 
Concert 40 - Thursday 22 June 1967

Antal Doráti, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Mozart    Lucio Silla: Overture, K. 135
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 41 - Sunday 2 July 1967

István Kertész, conductor
William McAlpine, tenor
LSO Chorus

Mozart    Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Kodály    Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13
Mozart    Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)

Concert 42 - Thursday 6 July 1967

István Kertész, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Mozart    March in D major, K. 335/1
Mozart    March in C major, K. 408/1
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

London Symphony Orchestra
1967 – 1968
54th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 19 September 1967

Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
Alexander Young, tenor
Donald McIntyre, bass
LSO Chorus

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude and Suite from Act 3, WWV 96
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 2 - Friday 29 September 1967

Aaron Copland, conductor

Carter, E.    Holiday Overture (1944)
Ives    Decoration Day (from Holidays Symphony), K. 1A/4
Copland    Dance Symphony (1930)
Tippett    Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1939)
Copland    Symphonic Ode (1932)

Concert 3 - Sunday 1 October 1967

István Kertész, conductor
Wilhelm Kempff, piano

Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

 
Concert 4 - Saturday 7 October 1967

Moshe Atzmon, conductor
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Evelyne Crochet, piano

Rossini    The Barber of Seville: Overture (1816)
Rossini    Introduction, Theme & Variations for Clarinet & Orchestra (1819)
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 5 - Thursday 19 October 1967

István Kertész, conductor
Olga Szönyi, piano

Liszt    Les Préludes, S. 97
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Kodály    Háry János Suite, Op. 15

Concert 6 - Thursday 26 October 1967

Pierre Boulez, conductor
John Mitchinson, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Paul Daneman, narrator
LSO Chorus

Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48
Berlioz    Lélio, or The Return to Life, Op. 14b, H 55

Concert 7 - Tuesday 31 October 1967

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Evelyn Lear, soprano

Berg    Three Pieces from Lyric Suite (1928)
Webern    Five Pieces for String Orchestra (1929)
Berg    Seven Early Songs (1908)
Webern    Symphony, Op. 21
Berg    Lulu Suite (1935)

Concert 8 - Thursday 2 November 1967

Georg Solti, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 9 - Sunday 5 November 1967

Georg Solti, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

 
Concert 10 - Friday 10 November 1967

Georg Solti, conductor
Helen Watts, contralto
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir
Females Voices from the LSO Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 11 - Wednesday 15 November 1967

Moshe Atzmon, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 12 - Sunday 19 November 1967

Eugene Ormandy, conductor
David Oistrakh, violin

Bliss, A.    Fanfare for the Lord Mayor of London, F. 14
Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 13 - Thursday 23 November 1967

Eugene Ormandy, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 14 - Tuesday 28 November 1967

David Oistrakh, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin
Heather Harper, soprano
Thomas Hemsley, baritone
The Bach Choir

Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 15 - Tuesday 5 December 1967

István Kertész, conductor
William McAlpine, tenor
LSO Chorus

Kodály    Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13
Bruckner    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, WAB 105

Concert 16 - Tuesday 12 December 1967

John Barbirolli, conductor
Jacqueline du Pré, cello

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104
Haydn, J.    Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 17 - Tuesday 30 January 1968

Georg Solti, conductor
Van Cliburn, piano

Stravinsky    Jeu de cartes, EW 67
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 18 - Thursday 1 February 1968

Georg Solti, conductor
Van Cliburn, piano

Stravinsky    Jeu de cartes, EW 67
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 19 - Sunday 11 February 1968

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano

Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 20 - Thursday 15 February 1968

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Hendon County Grammar School Choir
LSO Chorus

Schumann    Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59
Prokofiev    Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Concert 21 - Sunday 18 February 1968

Claudio Abbado, conductor
William Bennett, flute
Osian Ellis, harp

Brahms    Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
Mozart    Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C major, K. 299
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 22 - Thursday 22 February 1968

Günther Wich, conductor
Erich Gruenberg, violin

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Schumann    Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 23 - Thursday 7 March 1968

George Szell, conductor
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38

Concert 24 - Sunday 10 March 1968

George Szell, conductor
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38

Concert 25 - Thursday 14 March 1968

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1, 'Classical', Op. 25
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 26 - Sunday 24 March 1968

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Walton    Portsmouth Point, Overture, C. 17
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 6 in E minor, K 265
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Concert 27 - Sunday 31 March 1968

André Previn, conductor
André Previn, piano

Bernstein    Candide: Overture (1956)
Debussy    Nocturnes (Two Nocturnes: Nuages, Fêtes), L 91
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)
Gershwin    Piano Concerto in F major (1925)

Concert 28 - Tuesday 2 April 1968

Hugo Rignold, conductor
Michael Tippett, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Tippett    Concerto for Orchestra (1963)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 29 - Sunday 7 April 1968

Hugo Rignold, conductor
Oliver Knussen, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Respighi    Fontane di Roma, P 106
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Knussen, O.    Symphony No. 1, Op. 1
Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a

 
Concert 30 - Tuesday 9 April 1968

Hugo Rignold, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 31 - Thursday 20 June 1968

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46

Concert 32 - Tuesday 25 June 1968

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano
Jean Allister, mezzo-soprano
LSO Chorus

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

Concert 33 - Sunday 30 June 1968 (RAH)

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Misha Dichter, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

Concert 34 - Wednesday 3 July 1968

Christoph von Dohnányi, conductor
Misha Dichter, piano
Evelyn Lear, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
William McAlpine, tenor
Don Garrard, bass
Simon Preston, organ
LSO Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Janáček    Glagolitic Mass, JW III/9

London Symphony Orchestra
1968 – 1969
55th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 19 September 1968

George Szell, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

 
Concert 2 - Wednesday 25 September 1968

William Walton, conductor
David Willcocks, conductor
Zara Nelsova, cello
Raimund Herincx, baritone
The Bach Choir

Walton    Johannesburg Festival Overture, C. 61
Walton    Cello Concerto, C. 64
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 3 - Tuesday 8 October 1968

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, K. 417
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 4 - Sunday 13 October 1968

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Nelson Freire, piano

Tchaikovsky    The Voyevoda, Symphonic Ballad, Op. 78, TH 48
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 5 - Sunday 20 October 1968

Antal Doráti, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 82 in C major, 'The Bear', Hob. I:82
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Nielsen    Symphony No. 4, 'The Inextinguishable', Op. 29, FS 76

Concert 6 - Thursday 24 October 1968

Aaron Copland, conductor
Richard Rodney Bennett, piano

Copland    Orchestral Variations (1957)
Takemitsu    The Dorian Horizon (1966)
Honegger    Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, H 55
Copland    Inscape, S 94
Xenakis    Pithoprakta (1956)
Copland    Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes, S 38

Concert 7 - Thursday 31 October 1968

André Previn, conductor
Jacqueline du Pré, cello

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Bloch    Schelomo, B.39
Saint-Saëns    Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, R 193
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

 
Concert 8 - Sunday 3 November 1968

André Previn, conductor
Jacqueline du Pré, cello

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Bloch    Schelomo, B.39
Saint-Saëns    Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, R 193
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

Concert 9 - Tuesday 5 November 1968

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 31 in D major, 'Paris', K. 297
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Henze    Symphony No. 2 (1949)
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 10 - Thursday 21 November 1968

Franz Paul Decker, conductor
Evelyne Crochet, piano

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Bruckner    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Concert 11 - Thursday 28 November 1968

David Oistrakh, conductor
Oleg Kagan, violin
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 12 - Sunday 1 December 1968

David Oistrakh, conductor
Oleg Kagan, violin
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 13 - Sunday 8 December 1968

István Kertész, conductor
Pilar Lorengar, soprano
Erzebet Komlossy, contralto
Robert Ilosfalvy, tenor
Tom Krause, bass
Ambrosian Singers

Dvořák    Requiem, Op. 89, B. 165

 
Concert 14 - Thursday 12 December 1968

István Kertész, conductor
Julius Katchen, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 67 in F major, Hob. I:67
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 15 - Friday 17 January 1969

Witold Rowicki, conductor
Rafael Orozco, piano

Schubert    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 16 - Thursday 23 January 1969

Witold Rowicki, conductor
Ivan Davis, piano
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet

Mozart    Don Giovanni: Overture, K. 527
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Stravinsky    Petrushka (Suite 1947), EW 18

Concert 17 - Thursday 6 February 1969

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Beethoven    The Ruins of Athens: Overture and Selections, Op. 113
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 18 - Sunday 9 February 1969

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Beethoven    The Ruins of Athens: Overture and Selections, Op. 113
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 19 - Thursday 13 February 1969

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Strauss, R.    Der Rosenkavalier: Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 20 - Thursday 20 February 1969

André Previn, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major (arr. for Piano), Op. 61a
Bennett, R.R.    Symphony No. 2 (1967)
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 21 - Sunday 23 February 1969

André Previn, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 85 in B flat major, 'La Reine', Hob. I:85
Schuman, W.    Symphony No. 3 (1941)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Concert 22 - Monday 3 March 1969

André Previn, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 23 - Sunday 6 April 1969

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano

Weber    Jubel Overture, J. 245
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

Concert 24 - Tuesday 8 April 1969

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Margaret Price, soprano
Julia Hamari, mezzo-soprano
LSO Chorus

Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 25 - Thursday 15 May 1969

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Halina Lukomska, soprano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Barry McDaniel, baritone
John Alldis Choir

Berg    Wozzeck: Three Fragments, Op. 7
Webern    Das Augenlicht, Op. 26
Webern    Cantata No. 1, Op. 29
Webern    Cantata No. 2, Op. 31
Schoenberg    Songs, Op. 22
Berg    Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6

Concert 26 - Thursday 22 May 1969

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Schoenberg    Accompaniment to a Film Scene, Op. 34
Schoenberg    Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16
Webern    Symphony, Op. 21
Webern    Three Pieces for Orchestra, Op. posth. (1913)
Webern    Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234

 
Concert 27 - Thursday 29 May 1969

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Evelyn Lear, soprano
Grace Hoffman, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Burrows, tenor
Hermann Prey, baritone
LSO Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio, GMW 10
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Mahler    Das klagende Lied, GMW 1

Concert 28 - Sunday 1 June 1969

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Evelyn Lear, soprano

Webern    Five Movements for String Orchestra, Op. 5
Berg    Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder), H. 136
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Schoenberg    Erwartung, Op. 17

Concert 29 - Tuesday 17 June 1969

Antal Doráti, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 30 - Sunday 22 June 1969

Antal Doráti, conductor
Berit Lindholm, soprano
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
John Alexander, tenor
Gerald English, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Michael Langdon, bass
Forbes Robinson, bass
Nigel Rogers, tenor
Robert Bateman, bass
LSO Chorus

Beethoven    Leonore (concert performance), Op. 72a

Concert 31 - Thursday 26 June 1969

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Michel Béroff, piano
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
LSO Chorus

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Ch’io mi scordi di te?', K. 505
Brahms    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Mahler    Rückert-Lieder, GMW 39-43
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

 
Concert 32 - Sunday 29 June 1969

István Kertész, conductor
Judith Raskin, soprano
Anne Howells, mezzo-soprano
Orpington Junior Singers

Kodály    Peacock Variations (Variations on a Hungarian Folksong) (1939)
Mozart    Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165
Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13

Concert 33 - Tuesday 8 July 1969

István Kertész, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 34 - Thursday 10 July 1969

István Kertész, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Vaughan Williams, R.    The Wasps: Overture, K 82
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 35 - Thursday 17 July 1969

Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
Malcolm Williamson, organ
Nelson Freire, piano

Roman    Drottningholm Music: Excerpts, BeRI 2
Handel    Organ Concerto No. 10 in D minor, Op. 7 No. 4, HWV 309
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Saint-Saëns    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ', Op. 78, R 176

London Symphony Orchestra
1969 – 1970
56th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 16 September 1969

André Previn, conductor
Arthur Grumiaux, violin

Tippett    Praeludium for Brass, Bells and percussion (1962)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Suite, Op. 17, H 79

Concert 2 - Thursday 25 September 1969

John Barbirolli, conductor
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

 
Concert 3 - Sunday 28 September 1969

John Barbirolli, conductor
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 4 - Sunday 12 October 1969

Georg Solti, conductor
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano

Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 5 - Sunday 26 October 1969

Antal Doráti, conductor
Philippe Entremont, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 6 - Tuesday 4 November 1969

David Oistrakh, conductor
André Watts, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 7 - Thursday 6 November 1969

Alexander Gibson, conductor
André Watts, piano

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 8 - Thursday 20 November 1969

Colin Davis, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 9 - Tuesday 25 November 1969

Aaron Copland, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano

Walton    Portsmouth Point, Overture, C. 17
Copland    Quiet City, S 32
Bennett, R.R.    Piano Concerto (1968)
Del Tredici, D.    The Lobster Quadrille from Alice in Wonderland (1969)
Copland    Billy the Kid, Suite, S 29



 
Concert 10 - Tuesday 9 December 1969

Eugene Ormandy, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Respighi    The Pines of Rome, P 141

Concert 11 - Thursday 29 January 1970

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Josephs, W.    Variations on a Theme of Beethoven, Op. 68
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 12 - Sunday 1 February 1970

André Previn, conductor
Oliver Knussen, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Knussen, O.    Concerto for Orchestra, Op. 5
Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2

Concert 13 - Sunday 8 February 1970

André Previn, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38  
Vaughan Williams, R.    A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1), K 80

Concert 14 - Thursday 12 February 1970

André Previn, conductor
John Browning, piano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 15 - Wednesday 17 February 1970

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Sibelius    Tapiola, Op. 112
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

 
Concert 16 - Tuesday 24 March 1970

Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, conductor
Irmgard Stadler, soprano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Werner Hollweg, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

Concert 17 - Sunday 29 March 1970

Martin Turnovsky, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Martinů    Tre Ricercari, H 267
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 18 - Thursday 16 April 1970

Daniel Barenboim, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Mendelssohn    Ruy Blas, Overture, Op. 95
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 19 - Tuesday 21 April 1970

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Elisabeth Söderström, soprano
Grace Hoffmann, mezzo-soprano
Ernst Haefliger, tenor
Gerd Nienstedt, bass
LSO Chorus

Mahler    Das klagende Lied (Part 1: Waldmärchen), GMW 1
Webern    Passacaglia, Op. 1
Berg    Altenberg Lieder, Op. 4
Berg    Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6

Concert 20 - Sunday 26 April 1970

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64
Bruckner    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101

Concert 21 - Sunday 3 May 1970

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Tatiana Troyanos, soprano
Lajos Kozma, tenor 
William McAlpine, tenor
Don Garrard, baritone
John Shirley-Quirk, bass
Ambrosian Singers

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Stravinsky    Oedipus Rex, EW 53

Concert 22 - Thursday 7 May 1970

José Serebrier, conductor
John Williams, guitar

Mozart    Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Ponce    Concierto del Sur (Guitar Concerto) (1941)
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 23 - Tuesday 12 May 1970

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Erich Gruenberg, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Ives    Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England, K. 1A/5
Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78

Concert 24 - Monday 24 May 1970

Edward Downes, conductor
Bruno Leonardo Gelber, piano

Newson, G.    Twenty-Seven Days (1970)
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 25 - Thursday 27 May 1970

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Simpson, R.    Symphony No. 3 (1962)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

Concert 26 - Monday 31 May 1970

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Helen Watts, mezzo-soprano
LSO Chorus
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 27 - Thursday 4 June 1970

André Previn, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, violin

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Frankel    Symphony No. 7, Op. 50
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Concert 28 - Monday 7 June 1970

André Previn, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano

Britten    The Prince of the Pagodas: Dances/Suite, Op. 57
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

 
Concert 29 - Thursday 18 June 1970

Leopold Stokowski, conductor
John Williams, guitar
Gina Bachauer, piano

Messiaen    L’Ascension (1933)
Ives    Orchestral Set No. 2, K. 1A/8
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 1, M. 57a

Concert 30 - Thursday 25 June 1970

André Previn, conductor
John Williams, guitar
Gina Bachauer, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hob. I:87
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Concert 31 - Sunday 5 July 1970

André Previn, conductor
Margaret Price, soprano
Stuart Burrows, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor, 'Farewell', Hob. I:45
Bartók    Dance Suite, Sz. 77
Rachmaninov    The Bells, Op. 35

Concert 32 - Tuesday 7 July 1970

André Previn, conductor
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet

Mendelssohn    The Fair Melusine, Overture, Op. 32, MWV P 12
Copland    Clarinet Concerto (1948)
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

London Symphony Orchestra
1970 – 1971
57th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 6 October 1970

André Previn, conductor
Joseph Kalichstein, piano

Sibelius    Pelleas and Melisande Suite, Op. 46
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 2 - Thursday 15 October 1970

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Ligeti    Atmosphères (1961)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

 
Concert 3 - Sunday 18 October 1970

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Ligeti    Atmosphères (1961)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 4 - Thursday 29 October 1970

André Previn, conductor
André Previn, piano
Gervase de Peyer, clarinet
Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Mendelssohn    Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Musgrave, T.    Clarinet Concerto (1968)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59

Concert 5 - Thursday 5 November 1970

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Excerpts, Op. 43
Mahler    Kindertotenlieder, GMW 45
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 6 - Sunday 15 November 1970

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Edith Mathis, soprano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Alexander Young, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Mozart    Ave verum corpus, K. 618
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626

Concert 7 - Thursday 26 November 1970

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
André Watts, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 8 - Tuesday 1 December 1970

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Margaret Price, soprano

Berg    Altenberg Lieder, Op. 4
Berg    Lulu Suite (1935)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 9 - Thursday 10 December 1970

István Kertész, conductor

Mozart    Serenade No. 10 in B flat major, 'Gran Partita', K. 361
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 10 - Sunday 20 December 1970

István Kertész, conductor
Margaret Neville, soprano
Gillian Knight, mezzo-soprano
William McAlpine, tenor
Don Garrard, bass
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Haydn, J.    Mass No. 10 in D minor, 'Nelson', Hob. XXII/11
Kodály    Kálló Folk Dances (1951)
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 11 - Thursday 21 January 1971

André Previn, conductor
Gary Graffman, piano

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Stravinsky    Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol), EW 28
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 12 - Thursday 28 January 1971

André Previn, conductor
James Oliver Buswell, violin
Ravi Shankar, sitar

Walton    Capriccio Burlesco, C. 80
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Shankar, R.    Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra (1971)

Concert 13 - Sunday 7 February 1971

André Previn, conductor
Mia Farrow, actor
Emrys James, actor
Jeffrey Dench, actor
Michael Gambon, actor
Lila Kaye, actor
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
Gwenyth Annear, contralto
Gerald English, tenor
Forbes Robinson, bass
Ambrosian Opera Chorus
Orpington Junior Singers

Honegger    Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher (concert performance), H 99

Concert 14 - Sunday 14 February 1971

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano
Helen Donath, soprano
Heather Harper, soprano
Ryland Davies, tenor
Stafford Dean, bass
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Great', K. 427

 
Concert 15 - Thursday 18 February 1971

Jascha Horenstein, conductor

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Strauss, R.    Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53, TrV 209

Concert 16 - Thursday 25 February 1971

Edward Downes, conductor
Silvia Marcovici, violin

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Glazunov    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 7 in C major, 'Leningrad', Op. 60

Concert 17 - Thursday 7 March 1971

Adrian Boult, conductor
John Lill, piano

Elgar    Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 18 - Thursday 11 March 1971

Charles Groves, conductor
John Browning, piano

Tchaikovsky    The Oprichnik: Overture, TH 4
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker: Act 2 (complete), Op. 71, TH 14

Concert 19 - Thursday 18 March 1971

Vernon Handley, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano

Delius    Brigg Fair, RT VI/16
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 20 - Sunday 21 March 1971

Vernon Handley, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano

Delius    Brigg Fair, RT VI/16
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 21 - Thursday 25 March 1971

Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Berlioz    Les Francs-juges, Overture, Op. 3, H 23
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

 
Concert 22 - Thursday 1 April 1971

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Walton    Scapino, comedy overture, C. 38
Stravinsky    Violin Concerto in D major, EW 61
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 23 - Tuesday 18 May 1971

André Previn, conductor
Misha Dichter, piano

Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Enescu    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11

Concert 24 - Sunday 23 May 1971

André Previn, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Anna Reynolds, mezzo-soprano
John Mitchinson, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 25 - Thursday 3 June 1971

Michael Tippett, conductor
Maurice Gendron, cello
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Linda Scott, soprano
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Tippett    The Vision of St. Augustine (1965)

Concert 26 - Sunday 20 June 1971

André Previn, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 27 - Thursday 24 June 1971

Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Richard Lewis, tenor

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

 
Concert 28 - Thursday 1 July 1971

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Respighi    The Pines of Rome, P 141

Concert 29 - Tuesday 6 July 1971

Edo de Waart, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
John Williams, guitar

Musgrave, T.    Festival Overture (1965)
Bruch    Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
Vivaldi    Guitar Concerto in D major, RV 93
Vivaldi    Guitar Concerto in A major, RV 82
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 30 - Thursday 8 July 1971

Edo de Waart, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Berg    Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6 (H. 100)
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 31 - Wednesday 14 July 1971

John Pritchard, conductor
Beverly Sills, mezzo-soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Mozart    Zaide: aria, 'Ruhe sanft, mein holdes Leben', K. 344
Mozart    Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Aria 'Martern aller Arten', K. 384
Rossini    The Barber of Seville: Aria 'Una voce poco fa' (1816)
Bellini    I Capuleti ed I Montecchi: aria, 'Oh! quante volte' (1830)
Donizetti    Linda di Chamounix: aria, 'O luce di quest’anima' (1842)
Strauss, R.    Der Rosenkavalier: Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227

London Symphony Orchestra
1971-1972
58th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 23 September 1971

André Previn, conductor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Radu Lupu, piano
Ambrosian Singers

Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar', Op. 113

Concert 2 - Sunday 26 September 1971

André Previn, conductor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Radu Lupu, piano
Ambrosian Singers

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar', Op. 113

Concert 3 - Sunday 10 October 1971

Alexander Gibson, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin

Berlioz    Waverley, Overture, Op. 1, H 26
Paganini    Violin Concerto No. 3 in E major, MS 50
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 4 - Tuesday 12 October 1971

David Measham, conductor
Pierre Fournier, cello
Alexander Taylor, viola

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 5 - Monday 25 October 1971

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Anne Howells, mezzo-soprano
Helen Watts, contralto

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 67 in F major, Hob. I:67
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Maw    Scenes and Arias (1962)
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

Concert 6 - Sunday 31 October 1971

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Anna Reynolds, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78 

Concert 7 - Tuesday 16 November 1971

István Kertész, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

Concert 8 - Sunday 21 November 1971

István Kertész, conductor
Peter Frankl, piano
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
Gillian Knight, contralto
William McAlpine, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Rossini    La Cenerentola: Overture (1817)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Rossini    Stabat Mater (1841)


Concert 9 - Thursday 25 November 1971

André Previn, conductor
Edward Heath, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin
John Williams, guitar

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Previn, A.    Guitar Concerto (1971)
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Bernstein    Candide: Overture (1956)

Concert 10 - Tuesday 7 December 1971

Hans Werner Henze, conductor
Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Maderna    Music of Gaiety (1969)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Henze    Symphony No. 6 (1969)

Concert 11 - Thursday 9 December 1971

André Previn, conductor
Malcolm Frager, piano
Sheila Armstrong, soprano

Weber    Piano Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 32, J. 155
McCabe    Notturni ed Alba (1970)
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 12 - Tuesday 14 December 1971

André Previn, conductor
Ravi Shankar, sitar

Ligeti    Atmosphères (1961)
Shankar, R.    Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra (1971)
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 13 - Friday 28 January 1972

André Previn, conductor
Ko Iwasaki, cello
Jill Gomez, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Berlioz    Rob Roy, Overture, H 54
Ibert    Escales (1922)
Saint-Saëns    Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, R 193
Fauré    Requiem, Op. 48, N 97

Concert 14 - Thursday 24 February 1972

Elyakum Shapirra, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Scriabin    Symphony No. 3, 'Divine Poem', Op. 43



 
Concert 15 - Sunday 27 February 1972

Elyakum Shapirra, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Scriabin    Symphony No. 3, 'Divine Poem', Op. 43

Concert 16 - Thursday 2 March 1972

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Jack Brymer, clarinet
Margaret Price, soprano

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Schubert    Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 17 - Sunday 5 March 1972

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
John Lill, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 18 - Saturday 26 March 1972

Alexander Gibson, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 19 - Monday 28 March 1972

William Walton, conductor
Yehudi Menuhin, viola
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Walton    Improvisations on an Impromptu by Britten, C. 82
Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 20 - Tuesday 11 April 1972

André Previn, conductor
Leonard Rose, cello
Peter Lloyd, flute

Ravel    Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
Nielsen    Flute Concerto, FS 119
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

Concert 21 - Sunday 16 April 1972

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Schoenberg    Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Concert 22 - Tuesday 25 April 1972

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Mahler    Rückert-Lieder, GMW 39-43
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 23 - Sunday 30 April 1972

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Dino Ciani, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 24 - Tuesday 9 May 1972

Jascha Horenstein, conductor

Hindemith    Symphony: Mathis der Maler (1934)
Bruckner    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Concert 25 - Thursday 11 May 1972

Jascha Horenstein, conductor
John Georgiadis, violin
Douglas Cummings, cello

Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 26 - Sunday 28 May 1972

Alain Lombard, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Barber    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Stravinsky    Petrushka (Complete), EW 18

Concert 27 - Tuesday 30 May 1972

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Mischa Dichter, piano

Bernstein    Mass: Three Meditations (1971)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271
Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 28 - Monday 6 June 1972

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Scriabin    Le Poème de l'extase, Op. 54
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

 
Concert 29 - Wednesday 14 June 1972

Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Silvia Marcovici, violin

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Glazunov    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 30 - Thursday 15 June 1972

Colin Davis, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Tippett    Symphony No. 3 (1972)

Concert 31 - Sunday 25 June 1972

Colin Davis, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Tippett    Symphony No. 3 (1972)

Concert 32 - Tuesday 27 June 1972

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
André Watts, piano

Wagner    Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyrie and Magic Fire Music, WWV 86B
Franck    Symphonic Variations, FWV 46
Liszt    Totentanz, S. 126
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 33 - Tuesday 4 July 1972

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
LSO Chorus

Mozart    Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 34 - Sunday 9 July 1972

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Vaughan Williams, R.    The Wasps: Overture, K 82
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Williams, J.T.    Symphony No. 1 (1966)
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53


 
London Symphony Orchestra
1972-1973
59th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 21 September 1972

André Previn, conductor
Rafael Orozco, piano

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

Concert 2 - Tuesday 26 September 1972

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Prokofiev    Pushkiniana (Suite), Op. 70a (arr. Rozhdestvensky)
Walton    Violin Concerto, C. 40
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 3 - Sunday 1 October 1972

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Mia Farrow, actor
Elizabeth Harwood, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music (or excerpts), Op. 61, MWV M 13
Brahms    Duets for Soprano and Alto (1857)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 4 - Thursday 5 October 1972

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin

Wagner    Lohengrin: Prelude Act 1, WWV 75
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 5 - Tuesday 7 November 1972

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Emil Gilels, piano

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 6 - Sunday 12 November 1972

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano
LSO Chorus

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

 
Concert 7 - Thursday 16 November 1972

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Birgit Finnila, mezzo-soprano

Gabrieli    Canzonas for Brass Choir (c. 1597)
Pergolesi    Stabat Mater (1736)
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 8 - Tuesday 21 November 1972

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor

Schumann    Manfred, Overture, Op. 115
Petrassi    Concerto for Orchestra No. 8 (1972)
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 9 - Sunday 26 November 1972

Carlo Maria Giulini, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Anna Reynolds, contralto
Robert Tear, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 10 - Thursday 14 December 1972

István Kertész, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
Georg Fischer, piano
Balint Vazsonyi, piano
LSO Chorus

Mozart    Serenata notturna in D major, K. 239
Brahms    Liebeslieder Waltzes (1874)
J. Strauss II    Die Fledermaus: Scenes (1874)
J. Strauss II    The Gypsy Baron: Scenes (1885)

Concert 11 - Tuesday 19 December 1972

André Previn, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 12 - Sunday 28 January 1973

André Previn, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

 
Concert 13 - Tuesday 6 February 1973

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 14 - Sunday 11 February 1973

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ileana Cotrubas, soprano
Anne Howells, mezzo-soprano
Werner Krenn, tenor
Gwynne Howell, bass
LSO Chorus

Mozart    German Dances, K. 509, 586, 600, 602, 605
Mozart    Symphony No. 31 in D major, 'Paris', K. 297
Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626

Concert 15 - Sunday 18 February 1973

Walter Weller, conductor
Walter Klein, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 16 - Thursday 1 March 1973

James Levine, conductor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 143
Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38 
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 17 - Sunday 4 March 1973

James Levine, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 143
Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38 
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 18 - Thursday 8 March 1973

Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
Silvia Marcovici, violin

Musgrave, T.    Concerto for Orchestra (1967)
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
Concert 19 - Thursday 15 March 1973

Guido Ajmone-Marsan, conductor
André Previn, piano
John Georgiadis, violin
Douglas Cummings, cello

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 20 - Thursday 22 March 1973

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Berkeley, L.    Symphony No. 3, Op. 74
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Concert 21 - Tuesday 17 April 1973

André Previn, conductor

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Vaughan Williams, R.    A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3), K 156
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Concert 22 - Wednesday 25 April 1973

Leopold Stokowski, conductor
Ilana Vered, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 23 - Thursday 3 May 1973

Andrew Davis, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Simpson, R.    Symphony No. 5 (1972)

Concert 24 - Sunday 6 May 1973

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Rachmaninov    The Bells, Op. 35

Concert 25 - Tuesday 13 May 1973

Guido Ajmone-Marsan, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 26 - Tuesday 22 May 1973

Franz Paul Decker, conductor
Paul Tortelier, cello

Mahler    Symphony No. 5: Adagietto (1902)
Mozart    Serenade in C minor, K. 388
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 27 - Sunday 27 May 1973

Franz Paul Decker, conductor
Paul Tortelier, cello

Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 28 - Thursday 7 June 1973

André Previn, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 29 - Sunday 10 June 1973

André Previn, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 30 - Tuesday 12 June 1973

David Atherton, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Gerhard    Metamorphoses (Symphony No. 2 revised) (1967)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17, TH 25

Concert 31 - Tuesday 19 June 1973

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mahler    Kindertotenlieder, GMW 45
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 32 - Sunday 24 June 1973

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Margaret Price, soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Gwynne Howell, bass
LSO Chorus

Haydn, J.    The Creation, Hob. XXI/2

 
Concert 33 - Tuesday 3 July 1973

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Simon Preston, organ

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Poulenc    Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani, FP 93
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

Concert 34 - Sunday 8 July 1973

Colin Davis, conductor
Josephine Veasey, mezzo-soprano
Nicolai Gedda, tenor
Richard Van Allan, baritone
Jules Bastin, bass
LSO Chorus
Wandsworth School Choir

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

London Symphony Orchestra
1973-1974
60th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 25 September 1973

André Previn, conductor
Michel Béroff, piano

Schuman, W.    In Praise of Shahn (1969)
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 2 - Tuesday 9 October 1973

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 3 - Sunday 14 October 1973

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Rachmaninov    The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 4 - Thursday 18 October 1973

André Previn, conductor
Cristina Ortiz, piano
Peter Lloyd, flute

Arnold    Flute Concerto No. 1, Op. 45
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

 
Concert 5 - Sunday 21 October 1973

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Birgit Finnilä, mezzo-soprano
LSO Chorus
Wandsworth School Boys Choir

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 6 - Tuesday 30 October 1973

Guido Ajmone-Marsan, conductor
Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Penderecki    Symphony No. 1 (1973)
Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Concert 7 - Thursday 1 November 1973

André Previn, conductor
Myung-Whun Chung, piano

Britten    The Prince of the Pagodas: Dances/Suite, Op. 57
Saint-Saëns    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22, R 190
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 8 - Sunday 4 November 1973

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Britten    The Prince of the Pagodas: Dances/Suite, Op. 57
Lalo    Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 9 - Sunday 11 November 1973

Sergiu Comissiona, conductor
Balint Vazsonyi, piano

Schubert    Overture: Die Zauberharfe ('Rosamunde'), D. 644
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 10 - Thursday 15 November 1973

Edo de Waart, conductor
Peter Maxwell Davies, conductor
John Lill, piano

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Maxwell Davies, P.    St. Thomas Wake (Foxtrot for Orchestra), Op. 45
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)

Concert 11 - Monday 19 November 1973

Walter Weller, conductor
Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Shostakovich    Festival Overture, Op. 96
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 12 - Sunday 25 November 1973

André Previn, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Anna Reynolds, contralto
Peter Pears, tenor
Douglas Cummings, cello
LSO Chorus
Wandsworth School Boys’ Choir

Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 13 - Sunday 9 December 1973

André Previn, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
Ryland Davies, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 14 - Monday 7 January 1974

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

J.S. Bach    Ein' feste Burg ist unser Gott (orch. Stokowski), BWV 80
J.S. Bach    Siciliano from Sonata No. 4 (orch. Stokowski), BWV 1017
J.S. Bach    Chaconne in D minor from Partita No. 2 (orch. Stokowski), BWV 1004
Tchaikovsky    Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, TH 48
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46

Concert 15 - Thursday 24 January 1974

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 16 - Sunday 27 January 1974

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 17 - Tuesday 5 February 1974

Andrew Davis, conductor
Felicity Palmer, soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Martha Argerich, piano

Wood, H.    Scenes from Comus (1937)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

 
Concert 18 - Thursday 10 February 1974

Leopold Stokowski, conductor

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 19 - Thursday 14 March 1974

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Miriam Fried, violin

Balakirev    Overture on Russian Themes (1864)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Stravinsky    Petrushka (Suite 1947), EW 18

Concert 20 - Monday 18 March 1974

Carlo Franci, conductor
Norman Treigle, bass
Michele Molese, tenor
Nancy Shade, soprano
Elizabeth Bainbridge, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Kale, tenor
LSO Chorus
Trinity Boys’ Choir

Boito    Mefistofele (concert performance) (1868)

Concert 21 - Sunday 24 March 1974

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

J.S. Bach    Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 22 - Tuesday 2 April 1974

Walter Weller, conductor
Pierre Fournier, cello

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Concert 23 - Thursday 7 April 1974

James Levine, conductor
Margaret Price, soprano
Jessye Norman, mezzo-soprano
LSO Chorus

Tchaikovsky    The Tempest, Fantasia, Op. 18, TH 44
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

 
Concert 24 - Friday 26 April 1974

François Huybrechts, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Felicity Palmer, soprano
Thomas Allen, baritone

Tchaikovsky    Hamlet, Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67, TH 53
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Nielsen    Symphony No. 3, ‘Sinfonia Espansiva’, Op. 27, FS 60

Concert 25 - Tuesday 30 April 1974

André Previn, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Walton    Sonata for String Orchestra, C. 84
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 26 - Sunday 14 May 1974

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 27 - Thursday 19 May 1974

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
André Watts, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 28 in C major, K. 200
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 28 - Monday 23 May 1974

André Previn, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 29 - Thursday 30 May 1974

Charles Groves, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano
LSO Chorus

Walton    In Honour of the City of London, C. 31
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

Concert 30 - Sunday 2 June 1974

Charles Groves, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano
LSO Chorus

Walton    In Honour of the City of London, C. 31
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

Concert 31 - Tuesday 4 June 1974

Lawrence Foster, conductor
Mayumi Fujikawa, violin

Barber    Medea’s Meditation and Dance of Vengeance, Op. 23a
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 32 - Sunday 9 June 1974

André Previn, conductor
Edward Heath, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64
Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust: Hungarian March, Op. 24, H 111

Concert 33 - Thursday 20 June 1974

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Schumann    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concert 34 - Tuesday 25 June 1974

John Pritchard, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Debussy    Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien (Symphonic Fragments), L 124
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 35 - Thursday 4 July 1974

André Previn, conductor
John Williams, guitar
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Gerald English, tenor
Thomas Allen, baritone
LSO Chorus
St. Clement Danes Boys’ Choir

Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

London Symphony Orchestra
1974-1975
61st Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 29 September 1974

André Previn, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Copland    Appalachian Spring (1944)
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 129
Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 2 - Sunday 20 October 1974

Colin Davis, conductor
Gwyneth Jones, soprano
Homero Francesch, piano

Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Wagner    Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Mottl/Wagner), WWV 91
Henze    Tristan (1973)

Concert 3 - Thursday 24 October 1974

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Katherine Pring, mezzo-soprano
LSO Chorus

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

Concert 4 - Sunday 10 November 1974

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Walter Klein, piano

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 5 - Tuesday 12 November 1974

Marc Soustrot, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Lord, D.    Incantare (1974)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 6 - Tuesday 19 November 1974

Walter Weller, conductor
Pascal Rogé, piano

Smetana    Má Vlast: Vltava (The Moldau), B. 111
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 7 - Thursday 28 November 1974

James Levine, conductor
James Levine, piano

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Ligeti    Lontano (1967)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 8 - Sunday 1 December 1974

James Levine, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 9 - Thursday 5 December 1974

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Jill Gomez, soprano
Nan Christie, soprano
Laureen Livingstone, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Delia Wallis, contralto
Gerald English, tenor
William Elvin, baritone
Robert Lloyd, bass
LSO Chorus

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55
Ravel    L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, M. 71

Concert 10 - Sunday 8 December 1974

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
Jill Gomez, soprano
Nan Christie, soprano
Laureen Livingstone, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Delia Wallis, contralto
Gerald English, tenor
William Elvin, baritone
Robert Lloyd, bass
LSO Chorus

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55
Ravel    L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, M. 71

Concert 11 - Sunday 22 December 1974

Neville Marriner, conductor
Yvonne Minton, soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
Thomas Allen, baritone
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Paul Hudson, bass
LSO Chorus

Berlioz    The Childhood of Christ, Op. 25, H 130

Concert 12 - Monday 13 January 1975

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Narcisco Yepes, guitar

Turina    Sinfonia sevillana, Op. 23
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Suite, G. 53
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

Concert 13 - Sunday 19 January 1975

Neville Marriner, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Tippett    Symphony No. 2 (1957)
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 14 - Wednesday 28 January 1975

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Tippett    Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1939)
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 15 - Sunday 2 February 1975

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 88 in G major, Hob. I:88
Kreisler, F.    Violin Concerto in C major (in the style of Vivaldi) (1927)
Kreisler, F.    Three Old Viennese Dances for Violin and Piano (1905)
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13

Concert 16 - Wednesday 4 February 1975

Colin Davis, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
Benjamin Luxon, baritone

Berlioz    Les Francs-juges, Overture, Op. 3, H 23
Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38 
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 17 - Sunday 2 March 1975

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
John Brown, violin
Roy Gillard, violin
David Nolan, violin
Robert Retallick, violin

Vivaldi    Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 18 - Thursday 6 March 1975

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Glazunov    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 19 - Sunday 9 March 1975

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 20 - Sunday 16 March 1975

Eugen Jochum, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 21 - Sunday 23 March 1975

Walter Weller, conductor
Eugene Fodor, violin

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 22 - Thursday 27 March 1975

Luciano Berio, conductor
Antonia Ballista, piano
Bruno Canino, piano
Swingle II

Berio    Nones (1954)
Berio    Concerto for Two Pianos (1973)
Berio    Sinfonia (1968)

Concert 23 - Thursday 17 April 1975

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Chausson    Poème de l’Amour et de la Mer, Op. 19
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 24 - Sunday 20 April 1975

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60
Strauss, R.    Mahler Songs (1897)
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Concert 25 - Tuesday 6 May 1975

André Previn, conductor
Douglas Cummings, cello
Jill Gomez, soprano

Premru    Concert Overture (1961)
Bliss, A.    Cello Concerto, F. 107
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 26 - Sunday 11 May 1975

James Levine, conductor
Christine Eda-Pierre, soprano
Maria Ewing, soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Gwynne Howell, bass
LSO Chorus

Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Great', K. 427

 
Concert 27 - Tuesday 13 May 1975

James Levine, conductor
Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano

Mendelssohn    The Fair Melusine, Overture, Op. 32, MWV P 12
Schubert    Symphony No. 6 in C major, D. 589
Mahler    Rückert-Lieder, GMW 39-43
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 28 - Sunday 18 May 1975

André Previn, conductor
Rudolf Firkusny, piano

Rózsa    Tripartita, Op. 33
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244

Concert 29 - Sunday 25 May 1975

André Previn, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
Heather Harper, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Mendelssohn    Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 30 - Thursday 29 May 1975

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Bishop, piano
Nobuko Imai, viola

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 31 - Sunday 5 June 1975

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Tchaikovsky    The Sleeping Beauty: Prologue, Op. 66, TH 13
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 32 - Sunday 8 June 1975

Colin Davis, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Berlioz    Waverley, Overture, Op. 1, H 26
Tippett    Symphony No. 1 (1945)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 33 - Tuesday 17 June 1975

Bernhard Klee, conductor
Clifford Curzon, piano

Debussy    Jeux, L 126
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 34 - Sunday 29 June 1975

Karl Böhm, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 35 - Thursday 3 July 1975

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Dreams', Op. 13, TH 24
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

London Symphony Orchestra
1975-1976
62nd Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 21 September 1975

Ole Schmidt, conductor
John Brown, violin
Roy Gillard, violin

Rossini    The Thieving Magpie: Overture (1817)
J.S. Bach    Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Nielsen    Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7, FS 16

Concert 2 - Thursday 2 October 1975

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 3 - Sunday 5 October 1975

André Previn, conductor
Mayumi Fujikawa, violin
Robert Tear, tenor
LSO Chorus

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Rachmaninov    The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Kodály    Psalmus Hungaricus, Op. 13

Concert 4 - Monday 6 October 1975

Eugen Jochum, conductor
Tamás Vásáry, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

 
Concert 5 - Thursday 16 October 1975

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 6 - Sunday 23 November 1975

Eugen Jochum, conductor
Jack Brymer, clarinet

Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 7 - Thursday 27 November 1975

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 8 - Sunday 30 November 1975

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 9 - Tuesday 2 December 1975

André Previn, conductor
Jeanne Loriod, ondes martenot
Michel Béroff, piano

Messiaen    Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948)

Concert 10 - Sunday 7 December 1975

André Previn, conductor
André Previn, piano
Radu Lupu, piano
Osian Ellis, harp

Ravel    Introduction and Allegro, M. 46
Mozart    Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major, K. 365
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 11 - Thursday 15 January 1976

Walter Weller, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Smetana    Macbeth and the Witches, B. 118
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

 
Concert 12 - Tuesday 20 January 1976

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Jennifer Smith, soprano
Robin Leggate, tenor
Paul Hudson, bass

Stravinsky    Pulcinella (Complete), EW 46
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Prokofiev    Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Concert 13 - Sunday 25 January 1976

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Jennifer Smith, soprano
Robin Leggate, tenor
Paul Hudson, bass

Stravinsky    Pulcinella (Complete), EW 46
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Prokofiev    Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Concert 14 - Thursday 29 January 1976

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Teresa Cahill, soprano
Alexander Oliver, tenor
Stuart Harling, baritone

Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, K 219
Debussy    L'Enfant prodigue, L 57
Scriabin    Symphony No. 4, 'The Poem of Ecstasy', Op. 54

Concert 15 - Tuesday 3 February 1976

Colin Davis, conductor
Miriam Fried, violin

Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 16 - Sunday 8 February 1976

Erich Leinsdorf, conductor
Paul Tortelier, cello

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93
Britten    Cello Symphony, Op. 68
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 17 - Friday 19 February 1976

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Anna Reynolds, contralto
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus
Southend Boys’ Choir

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

 
Concert 18 - Thursday 4 March 1976

André Previn, conductor
Yong Uck Kim, violin

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

Concert 19 - Wednesday 7 April 1976

Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor
Tamás Vásáry, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Liszt    Hungarian Fantasy, S. 123
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 20 - Tuesday 13 April 1976

David Atherton, conductor
Tamás Vásáry, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Panufnik, A.    Sinfonia di Sfere (Symphony No. 5) (1975)

Concert 21 - Tuesday 20 April 1976

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 99 in E flat major, Hob. I:99
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 22 - Thursday 29 April 1976

Colin Davis, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Beethoven    Rondo in B flat major for Piano and Orchestra, WoO 6
Schumann    Introduction and Allegro appassionato, Op. 92
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 23 - Sunday 16 May 1976

Bernhard Klee, conductor
Alexis Weissenberg, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 24 - Tuesday 18 May 1976

Bernhard Klee, conductor
John Lill, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

 
Concert 25 - Thursday 20 May 1976

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 26 - Sunday 23 May 1976

Colin Davis, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Gwynne Howell, bass
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

Concert 27 - Sunday 30 May 1976

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 28 - Sunday 6 June 1976

André Previn, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Raymond Gibbs, tenor
Gwynne Howell, bass
London Symphony Orchestra Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 29 - Tuesday 8 June 1976

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Schubert    Symphony No. 2 in D major, D. 125

Concert 30 - Thursday 10 June 1976

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Mozart    La clemenza di Tito: Aria 'Deh, se piacer mi vuoi', K. 621
Mahler    Four Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

 
Concert 31 - Sunday 13 June 1976

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

Mozart    La clemenza di Tito: Aria 'Deh, se piacer mi vuoi', K. 621
Mahler    Four Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 32 - Thursday 17 June 1976

Jacques Delacôte, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K. 450
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 33 - Sunday 20 June 1976

André Previn, conductor
André Watts, piano

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Roussel    Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55

Concert 34 - Sunday 4 July 1976

André Previn, conductor
André Previn, piano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Chorus

Harris, R.    Symphony No. 3 (1939)
Gershwin    Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

London Symphony Orchestra
1976-1977
63rd Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 10 October 1976

David Measham, conductor
Tamas Vasary, piano
Sandra Browne, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (and March), O 208
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

Concert 2 - Thursday 14 October 1976

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

 
Concert 3 - Sunday 17 October 1976

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
Miriam Fried, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 4 - Sunday 21 November 1976

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat (Complete), G. 53

Concert 5 - Thursday 25 November 1976

Bernhard Klee, conductor
Edith Mathis, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Misera, dove son!', K. 369
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Voi avete un cor fedele', K. 217
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 6 - Tuesday 30 November 1976

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Lazar Berman, piano

Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60
Scriabin    Le Poème de l'extase (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Concert 7 - Tuesday 7 December 1976

André Previn, conductor
Roger Birnstingl, bassoon
Lillian Watson, soprano
Delia Wallis, mezzo-soprano
Finchley Children’s Music Group

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Weber    Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op. 75, J. 127
Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13

Concert 8 - Sunday 12 December 1976

André Previn, conductor
Mayumi Fujikawa, violin

McCabe    Variations on a Theme of Karl Amadeus Hartmann (1964)
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

 
Concert 9 - Sunday 23 January 1977

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 10 - Tuesday 8 February 1977

James Levine, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 11 - Sunday 13 February 1977

James Levine, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano

Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 12 - Sunday 27 February 1977

Eugen Jochum, conductor
Veronica Jochum, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 13 - Thursday 10 March 1977

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
James Galway, flute

Mozart    Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 7 in C major, 'Leningrad', Op. 60

Concert 14 - Sunday 13 March 1977

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
James Galway, flute

Mozart    Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 7 in C major, 'Leningrad', Op. 60

Concert 15 - Thursday 17 March 1977

André Previn, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Stravinsky    Scherzo à la Russe, EW 75
Rochberg    Violin Concerto (1975)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 16 - Sunday 20 March 1977

André Previn, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Stravinsky    Scherzo à la Russe, EW 75
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

 
Concert 17 - Sunday 27 March 1977

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Walton    Varii Capricci, C. 85
Walton    Violin Concerto, C. 40
Walton    Symphony No. 2, C. 66

Concert 18 - Thursday 7 April 1977

Bernhard Klee, conductor
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644
Berg    Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder), H. 136
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 19 - Sunday 10 April 1977

Bernhard Klee, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 20 - Sunday 17 April 1977

André Previn, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano

McCabe    Jubilee Prelude (1977)
Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Duparc    Songs (selected orchestral songs) (1884)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 21 - Sunday 1 May 1977

Colin Davis, conductor

Tippett    Fantasia Concertante on a Theme of Corelli (1953)
Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 22 - Tuesday 31 May 1977

Uri Segal, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Stravinsky    Octet for Wind Instruments, EW 52
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 23 - Sunday 5 June 1977

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
Benjamin Luxon, baritone
LSO Chorus

Mozart    Kyrie in D minor, K. 341
Mozart    Laudate Dominum (from Vesperae solennes de confessore), K. 339
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

 
Concert 24 - Thursday 9 June 1977

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Webern    Passacaglia, Op. 1
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

Concert 25 - Tuesday 14 June 1977

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Salvatore Accardo, violin

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

Concert 26 - Friday 17 June 1977

Richard Hickox, conductor
Eiddwen Harrhy, soprano
Doreen Walker, contralto
Richard Moreton, tenor
Stephen Varcoe, baritone
Raimund Herincx, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24
Parry    I Was Glad, Op. 51
Elgar    Coronation Ode, Op. 44

Concert 27 - Sunday 19 June 1977

Neville Marriner, conductor
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 28 - Tuesday 21 June 1977

Eugen Jochum, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 29 - Thursday 23 June 1977

Eugen Jochum, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Hindemith    Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber (1943)
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

 
Concert 30 - Tuesday 28 June 1977

Karl Böhm, conductor

Schubert    Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, D. 125 
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 31 - Sunday 5 July 1977

David Atherton, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano

Tchaikovsky    The Tempest, Fantasia, Op. 18, TH 44
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Stravinsky    Petrushka (Complete), EW 18

Concert 32 - Sunday 10 July 1977

Andrew Davis, conductor
Helen Watts, contralto
Southend Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

London Symphony Orchestra
1977-1978
64th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 22 September 1977

André Previn, conductor
Paul Tortelier, cello

Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 2 - Thursday 29 September 1977

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 3 - Thursday 13 October 1977

Colin Davis, conductor
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano
Patricia Payne, contralto
Robert Tear, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

Concert 4 - Sunday 16 October 1977

Colin Davis, conductor
Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano
Patricia Payne, contralto
Robert Tear, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

Concert 5 - Sunday 30 October 1977

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 6 - Thursday 10 November 1977

André Previn, conductor
Horacio Gutierrez, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 7 - Sunday 27 November 1977

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 8 - Sunday 4 December 1977

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 9 - Tuesday 6 December 1977

André Previn, conductor
Elisabeth Söderström, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425
Mahler    Four Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Concert 10 - Sunday 11 December 1977

Karl Böhm, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 11 - Tuesday 17 January 1978

James Conlon, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Berlioz    Les Francs-juges, Overture, Op. 3, H 23
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 12 - Sunday 22 January 1978

André Previn, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Mozart    Serenata notturna in D major, K. 239
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

 
Concert 13 - Sunday 26 February 1978

Eugen Jochum, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
Julia Hamari, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Burrows, tenor
Robert Holl, bass
LSO Wind Ensemble
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Serenade in C minor, K. 388
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 14 - Tuesday 7 March 1978

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Zoltán Kocsis, piano
Teresa Berganza, soprano
Ryland Davies, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Stravinsky    Pulcinella (Complete), EW 46
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 15 - Tuesday 21 March 1978

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 16 - Sunday 26 March 1978

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 17 - Thursday 6 April 1978

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Stravinsky    Petrushka: Three Dances (1911)
Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 18 - Sunday 9 April 1978

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Stravinsky    Petrushka: Three Dances (1911)
Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 19 - Tuesday 11 April 1978

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Verdi    The Force of Destiny: Overture (1862)
Hindemith    Symphony: Mathis der Maler (1934)
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

 
Concert 20 - Sunday 30 April 1978

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Tamás Vásáry, piano

Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 21 - Thursday 4 May 1978

Eduardo Mata, conductor
James Galway, flute

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Mozart    Flute Concerto in G major (arr. from K. 622) (1791)
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 22 - Tuesday 9 May 1978

James Conlon, conductor
Mayumi Fujikawa, violin

Wagner    Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 23 - Thursday 11 May 1978

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Jane Manning, soprano
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano

Nono    Como una ola de fuerza y luz (1972)
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 24 - Sunday 14 May 1978

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano

Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 25 - Sunday 4 June 1978

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
Men of the London Symphony Chorus

Schoenberg    A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 26 - Tuesday 6 June 1978

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
Lazar Berman, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 27 - Sunday 11 June 1978

Neville Marriner, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Bizet    Carmen: Suites 1 & 2 (1875)
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 28 - Sunday 18 June 1978

André Previn, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
St. Clement Danes School Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Les Francs-juges, Overture, Op. 3, H 23
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 29 - Tuesday 20 June 1978

André Previn, conductor
André Watts, piano

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 30 - Sunday 25 June 1978

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano
David Cripps, horn

Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 31 - Tuesday 27 June 1978

Eugen Jochum, conductor
John Lill, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 32 - Sunday 9 July 1978

André Previn, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
LSO Wind Ensemble
London Symphony Chorus

Dvořák    Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op. 44, B. 77
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

 
Concert 33 - Wednesday 12 July 1978

David Atherton, conductor
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Walton    Johannesburg Festival Overture, C. 61
Maxwell Davies, P.    Worldes Blis, Op. 42
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

London Symphony Orchestra
1978-1979
65th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 19 September 1978

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
Marcia Liebman, soprano
Carlos Montane, tenor

Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet: Duet, TH 224
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 2 - Thursday 28 September 1978

Per Dreier, conductor
Toril Carlsen, soprano
Vessa Hanssene, mezzo-soprano
Asbjorn Hansli, baritone
Oslo Philharmonic Chorus

Grieg    Sigurd Jorsalfar: Homage March, Op. 56
Grieg    Olav Trygvason: Operatic fragments, Op. 50
Grieg    Recognition of Land (Landkjenning), Op. 31
Grieg    Peer Gynt: Incidental Music, Op. 23

Concert 3 - Thursday 5 October 1978

Richard Hickox, conductor
Margaret Curphey, soprano
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano
John Mitchinson, tenor
Stafford Dean, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 4 - Sunday 8 October 1978

Eugen Jochum, conductor

Mozart    Serenade in C minor, K. 388
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 5 - Tuesday 10 October 1978

Eugen Jochum, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 33 in B flat major, K. 319
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

 
Concert 6 - Thursday 19 October 1978

Lawrence Foster, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Adagio and Finale, Op. 43
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concert 7 - Sunday 22 October 1978

Lawrence Foster, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concert 8 - Monday 6 November 1978

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Rossini    The Thieving Magpie: Overture (1817)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 9 - Thursday 23 November 1978

André Previn, conductor
Galina Stamenova, violin
Douglas Cummings, cello
Alexander Taylor, viola

Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 10 - Sunday 26 November 1978

André Previn, conductor
Maurice Murphy, trumpet
Douglas Cummings, cello
Alexander Taylor, viola

Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2
Haydn, J.    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe/1
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 11 - Thursday 30 November 1978

Eduardo Mata, conductor
John Williams, guitar
Nati Mistral, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Ponce    Guitar Concerto (1941)
Falla, M. de    El amor brujo (Complete/Suite), G. 40
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

 
Concert 12 - Sunday 3 December 1978

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Rossini    The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (1813)
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

Concert 13 - Tuesday 19 December 1978

Karl Böhm, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Schubert    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 14 - Thursday 18 January 1979

Colin Davis, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Urszula Koszut, soprano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 15 - Sunday 21 January 1979

Colin Davis, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Urszula Koszut, soprano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 16 - Thursday 22 February 1979

Andrew Davis, conductor
Emil Gilels, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 17 - Sunday 25 February 1979

Andrew Davis, conductor
Emil Gilels, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 18 - Sunday 4 March 1979

Colin Davis, conductor
Salvatore Accardo, violin

Sibelius    Finlandia, Op. 26
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 3
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

 
Concert 19 - Thursday 22 March 1979

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 20 - Thursday 29 March 1979

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 21 - Sunday 8 April 1979

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Barbara Hendricks, soprano
Lucia Valentini Terrani, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 22 - Wednesday 18 April 1979

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 23 - Thursday 19 April 1979

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Kodály    Dances of Galánta (1933)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 24 - Sunday 22 April 1979

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Lilian Watson, soprano
Alexander Oliver, tenor
Thomas Allen, baritone
St. Clement Danes School Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 25 - Thursday 26 April 1979

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov    May Night: Overture (1880)
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64
Svetlanov, E.    Rhapsody No. 2 for large orchestra (1978)

 
Concert 26 - Tuesday 8 May 1979

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 27 - Sunday 13 May 1979

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
Rosalind Elias, contralto
Robert Tear, tenor
Paul Hudson, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    Mass No. 12 in B flat major, 'Theresienmesse', Hob. XXII/12
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 28 - Thursday 17 May 1979

John Pritchard, conductor

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 29 - Tuesday 22 May 1979

Karl Böhm, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 30 - Thursday 31 May 1979

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 31 - Sunday 3 June 1979

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano

Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 32 - Sunday 10 June 1979

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Lazar Berman, piano
Elena Obraztsova, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

 
Concert 33 - Tuesday 12 June 1979

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Schumann    Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 34 - Sunday 17 June 1979

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Panufnik, A.    Concerto Festivo (1979)
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 35 - Thursday 21 June 1979

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
David Geringas, cello

Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 36 - Sunday 24 June 1979

Klaus Tennstedt, conductor
Garrick Ohlsson, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 37 - Sunday 1 July 1979

André Previn, conductor
Dimiter Petkov, bass

Debussy    Images (1912)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar', Op. 113

Concert 38 - Thursday 12 July 1979

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Jack Brymer, clarinet

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music, Op. 61, MWV M 13
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 39 - Sunday 15 July 1979

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano
Helen Watts, contralto
Robert Tear, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125


 
London Symphony Orchestra
1979-1980
66th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 18 September 1979

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70

Concert 2 - Friday 21 September 1979

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Sibelius    En Saga, Op. 9
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 3 - Sunday 30 September 1979

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Ferneyhough    La terre est un homme (1979)
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 4 - Sunday 7 October 1979

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 5 - Tuesday 23 October 1979

Colin Davis, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 6 - Tuesday 30 October 1979

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
John Lill, piano

Prokofiev    Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

 
Concert 7 - Sunday 4 November 1979

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Miriam Fried, violin
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Maid of Pskov: Overture, Op. 12
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Rachmaninov    The Bells, Op. 35

Concert 8 - Sunday 25 November 1979

Colin Davis, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Mozart    Minuet in C major, K. 409
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 9 - Tuesday 11 December 1979

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 10 - Sunday 16 December 1979

Colin Davis, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 11 - Tuesday 22 January 1980

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Michael Davis, violin
Douglas Cummings, cello
Anthony Camden, oboe
Martin Gatt, bassoon

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Haydn, J.    Sinfonia concertante in B flat major for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon, Hob. I:105
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 12 - Sunday 27 January 1980

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Margaret Price, soprano
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Dennis O’Neill, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Great', K. 427

 
Concert 13 - Thursday 7 February 1980

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Schoenberg    Piano Concerto, Op. 42
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 14 - Sunday 10 February 1980

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 15 - Tuesday 12 February 1980

Eduardo Mata, conductor
John Williams, guitar

Ravel    Alborada del gracioso, M. 43a
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 16 - Sunday 17 February 1980

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, piano

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 17 - Sunday 9 March 1980

Eliahu Inbal, conductor
Jennifer Smith, soprano
Sandra Browne, mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Karl-Heinz Stryczek, bass
LSO Wind Ensemble
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Serenade No. 11 in E flat major, K. 375
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 18 - Sunday 23 March 1980

Neville Marriner, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello

Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60
Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 19 - Thursday 27 March 1980

Paavo Berglund, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Sibelius    Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

 
Concert 20 - Thursday 10 April 1980

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Tippett    The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances (1952)
Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 21 - Sunday 13 April 1980

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor

Kodály    Dances of Galánta (1933)
Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 22 - Thursday 8 May 1980

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Bizet    L'Arlésienne: Suites 1 & 2 (1872)
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 23 - Friday 23 May 1980

Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 24 - Monday 2 June 1980

Karl Böhm, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 25 - Tuesday 10 June 1980

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

Concert 26 - Thursday 12 June 1980

André Previn, conductor
Nathaniel Rosen, cello

Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Walton    Cello Concerto, C. 64
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 27 - Sunday 15 June 1980

André Previn, conductor
Christian Altenberger, violin

Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 28 - Thursday 19 June 1980

André Previn, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 101 in D major, 'Clock', Hob. I:101
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 29 - Sunday 22 June 1980

André Previn, conductor
Peter Lloyd, flute
Radu Lupu, piano

Williams, J.T.    Flute Concerto (1969)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 30 - Tuesday 8 July 1980

André Previn, conductor
André Previn, piano

Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Gershwin    Piano Concerto in F major (1925)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concert 31 - Sunday 13 July 1980

Andrew Davis, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 32 - Tuesday 15 July 1980

Andrew Davis, conductor
John Lill, piano

Webern    Five Pieces for Orchestra, Op. posth. (1913)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

London Symphony Orchestra
1980-1981
67th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 22 September 1980

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 2 - Sunday 28 September 1980

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Gwyneth Jones, soprano

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude and Suite from Act 3, WWV 96
Wagner    Lohengrin: Preludes to Acts 1 and 3, WWV 75
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and ‘Dich teure Halle’, WWV 70
Wagner    Siegfried: Forest Murmurs, WWV 86C
Wagner    Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries, WWV 86B

Concert 3 - Sunday 12 October 1980

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

Verdi    The Force of Destiny: Overture (1862)
Strauss, R.    Morgen!, Op. 27 No. 4, TrV 170
Strauss, R.    Muttertändelein, Op. 43 No. 2, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4, TrV 189
Strauss, R.    Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1, TrV 141
Stravinsky    Petrushka (complete) (1911)

Concert 4 - Friday 17 October 1980

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Salvatore Accardo, violin

Rossini    Aureliano in Palmira: Overture (1813)
Stravinsky    Jeu de cartes, EW 67
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 5 - Thursday 23 October 1980

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano

Mussorgsky    Oedipus in Athens: Temple Scene, O 126
Mussorgsky    The Destruction of Sennacherib, O 192
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 6 - Sunday 23 November 1980

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor

Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 7 - Tuesday 25 November 1980

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 8 - Tuesday 2 December 1980

Aaron Copland, conductor
Jack Brymer, clarinet

Copland    Fanfare for the Common Man, S 36
Copland    Short Symphony (Symphony No. 2), S 18
Copland    Quiet City, S 32
Copland    El Salón México, S 22
Copland    Clarinet Concerto, S 58
Copland    Billy the Kid, Suite, S 29

 
Concert 9 - Tuesday 9 December 1980

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 10 - Sunday 14 December 1980

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Barbara Hendricks, soprano
John Aler, tenor
Håkan Hagegård, baritone
St. Clement Danes School Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Chavez    Horsepower Suite: Two Movements (1927)
Kodály    Háry János Suite, Op. 15
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 11 - Thursday 22 January 1981

André Previn, conductor
Cho-Liang Lin, violin

Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 12 - Monday 26 January 1981

André Previn, conductor
Kurt-Hans Goedicke, percussion
Michael Frye, percussion
André Watts, piano

Panufnik, A.    Concertino for Timpani, Percussion and Strings (1980)
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 13 - Sunday 1 February 1981

Richard Hickox, conductor
Moura Lympany, piano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Wolf    Morgenhymnus (1897)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 14 - Friday 6 February 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Hanna Schwarz, mezzo-soprano

Mahler    Rückert-Lieder, GMW 39-43
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 15 - Sunday 8 February 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Hanna Schwarz, mezzo-soprano

Mahler    Rückert-Lieder, GMW 39-43
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 16 - Friday 13 February 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Margaret Price, soprano

Mahler    Four Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Brahms    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Concert 17 - Sunday 1 March 1981

Paavo Berglund, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, soprano

Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Sibelius    Luonnotar, Op. 70

Concert 18 - Friday 13 March 1981

Colin Davis, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
Jon Vickers, tenor

Mozart    Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

Concert 19 - Tuesday 31 March 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Nicolai Ghiaurov, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Mussorgsky    St. John's Night on the Bare Mountain (Original Version), O 191
Mussorgsky    Intermezzo symphonique in B minor, O 190
Mussorgsky    Scherzo in B flat major, O 136
Mussorgsky    Triumphal March (The Capture of Kars), O 220
Mussorgsky    Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Shostakovich), O 211
Mussorgsky    Oedipus in Athens: Choruses, O 124
Mussorgsky    The Destruction of Sennacherib (Chorus), O 192
Mussorgsky    Salammbô: Chorus of Priestesses, O 153
Mussorgsky    Joshua (Jesus Navinus) (Chorus), O 215
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 20 - Thursday 16 April 1981

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
Isobel Buchanan, soprano
Alan Titus, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 21 - Sunday 19 April 1981

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
Isobel Buchanan, soprano
Alan Titus, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

 
Concert 22 - Thursday 23 April 1981

Iván Fischer, conductor
Dmitri Alexeev, piano

Borodin    Prince Igor: Overture (1890)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 23 - Sunday 3 May 1981

Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin

Prokofiev    The Love for Three Oranges: March and Scherzo, Op. 33 bis
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (and March) (1890)

Concert 24 - Thursday 14 May 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Yvonne Minton, mezzo-soprano
Southend Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 25 - Sunday 17 May 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin

Mendelssohn    The Fair Melusine, Overture, Op. 32, MWV P 12
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 26 - Tuesday 19 May 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Mendelssohn    The Fair Melusine, Overture, Op. 32, MWV P 12
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 27 - Tuesday 9 June 1981

Carlos Kleiber, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Schubert    Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 28 - Sunday 14 June 1981 

André Previn, conductor
Cristina Ortiz, piano

Ravel    Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye (complete ballet), M. 62
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

 
Concert 29 - Tuesday 16 June 1981

André Previn, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 30 - Thursday 25 June 1981

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 31 - Sunday 5 July 1981

André Previn, conductor
Arleen Auger, soprano
Jules Bastin, bass
Jane Berbié, soprano
John Brecknock, tenor
Charles Burles, tenor
Bernard Dickerson, tenor
Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano
Anne Howells, contralto
Philippe Huttenlocher, baritone
Jocelyne Taillon, mezzo-soprano 
Susan Davenny Wyner, soprano
The Ambrosian Singers

Ravel    L’Heure espagnole, M. 52
Ravel    L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, M. 71

Concert 32 - Monday 13 July 1981

David Atherton, conductor
Rafael Orozco, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451
Beethoven    Choral Fantasy, Op. 80
Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59
Verdi    Te Deum, from Quattro pezzi sacri (1896)

London Symphony Orchestra
1981-1982
68th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 20 September 1981

Gustav Kuhn, conductor
Boris Belkin, violin

Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

 
Concert 2 - Sunday 27 September 1981

Iván Fischer, conductor
Margaret Marshall, soprano
Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 3 - Thursday 15 October 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Mozart    Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 4 - Sunday 18 October 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Concert 5 - Tuesday 27 October 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concert 6 - Tuesday 3 November 1981

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Verdi    Quattro pezzi sacri (Four Sacred Pieces) (1898)

Concert 7 - Sunday 15 November 1981

Colin Davis, conductor
György Pauk, violin
Nobuko Imai, viola
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Leona Mitchell, soprano
Linda Minnie, mezzo-soprano
Charles Craig, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Tippett    Triple Concerto (1979)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

 
Concert 8 - Friday 20 November 1981

Colin Davis, conductor
György Pauk, violin
Nobuko Imai, viola
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Leona Mitchell, soprano
Linda Minnie, mezzo-soprano
Charles Craig, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Tippett    Triple Concerto (1979)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 9 - Friday 27 November 1981

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Elena Obratsova, mezzo-soprano
Yuri Masurok, baritone

Tchaikovsky    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise, Op. 24, TH 6
Tchaikovsky    The Queen of Spades: Arias, Op. 68, TH 10
Tchaikovsky    Iolanta: Arias, Op. 69, TH 11
Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Arias (1886)
Rimsky-Korsakov    Kashchei the Immortal: Aria (1902)
Tchaikovsky    The Maid of Orleans: Aria, TH 6
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 10 - Sunday 29 November 1981

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Helen Watts, contralto
Ronald Dowd, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 11 - Tuesday 1 December 1981

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Helen Watts, contralto
Ronald Dowd, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 12 - Monday 7 December 1981

Eduardo Mata, conductor
London Symphony Chorus

Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 13 - Tuesday 15 December 1981

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Chavez    Sinfonia India (Symphony No. 2) (1936)
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 14 - Tuesday 19 January 1982

Norman Del Mar, conductor
David Cripps, horn
Douglas Cummings, cello

Mayer, J.    Shivantaraj (1976)
Strauss, R.    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, TrV 283
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 15 - Friday 22 January 1982

Alun Francis, conductor
Uto Ughi, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 16 - Sunday 24 January 1982

André Previn, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 17 - Monday 8 February 1982

Neville Marriner, conductor
Bella Davidovich, piano

Britten    Men of Goodwill, Variations on a Christmas Carol (1947)
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 18 - Friday 19 February 1982

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Oleg Kagan, violin
Natalia Gutman, cello

Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 19 - Tuesday 23 February 1982

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Valery Klimov, violin

Tchaikovsky    The Queen of Spades: Overture, Op. 68, TH 10
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

 
Concert 20 - Wednesday 3 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Yo Yo Ma, cello
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 21 - Sunday 7 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Rossini    The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (1813)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 22 - Monday 8 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Rossini    The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (1813)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 23 - Wednesday 10 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Rossini    The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (1813)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 5 in G major, Op. 55
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 24 - Thursday 11 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 25 - Saturday 13 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

 
Concert 26 - Monday 15 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Margaret Price, soprano
Elizabeth Harnoncourt, mezzo-soprano
Dennis O’Neill, tenor
Paul Plishka, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major, K. 246
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 27 - Wednesday 17 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano

Mozart    Masonic Funeral Music, K. 477
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 8 in C major, K. 246
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 28 - Thursday 18 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Cecile Licad, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 29 - Saturday 20 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Cecile Licad, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 30 - Monday 22 March 1982

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Mozart    Divertimento No. 7 in D major, K. 205
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 31 - Wednesday 24 March 1982

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Mozart    Divertimento No. 7 in D major, K. 205
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

 
Concert 32 - Thursday 25 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Jin Li, violin

Stravinsky    Circus Polka, EW 74
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 33 - Saturday 27 March 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Jin Li, violin

Stravinsky    Circus Polka, EW 74
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 34 - Monday 29 March 1982

Mark Elder, conductor
Nobuko Imai, viola

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 35 - Wednesday 31 March 1982

Mark Elder, conductor
Nobuko Imai, viola

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 36 - Thursday 1 April 1982

Mark Elder, conductor

Harris, R.    Symphony No. 3 (1939)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)
Ives    Washington’s Birthday and Fourth of July from Holidays Symphony (1913)
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)

Concert 37 - Saturday 3 April 1982

Mark Elder, conductor

Harris, R.    Symphony No. 3 (1939)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)
Ives    Washington’s Birthday and Fourth of July from Holidays Symphony (1913)
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)

Concert 38 - Thursday 8 April 1982

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano
Marie McLaughlin, soprano
Gwynne Howell, baritone

Dukas    L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (1897)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Fauré    Requiem, Op. 48, N 97

 
Concert 39 - Sunday 11 April 1982

Sergiu Celibidache, conductor
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano
Marie McLaughlin, soprano
Gwynne Howell, baritone

Dukas    L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (1897)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Fauré    Requiem, Op. 48, N 97

Concert 40 - Saturday 17 April 1982

Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor
John Ogdon, piano

Tjeknavorian    Dances and Arias: Ballet Suite No. 1 (1975)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)
Khachaturian    Gayaneh: Suite (1942)

Concert 41 - Sunday 25 April 1982

Richard Hickox, conductor
Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    Five Mystical Songs (1911)
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Great', K. 427

Concert 42 - Friday 30 April 1982

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1, 'Classical', Op. 25
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 43 - Sunday 2 May 1982

Igor Markevitch, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1, 'Classical', Op. 25
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 44 - Sunday 9 May 1982

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Faith Wilson, mezzo-soprano

Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Mahler    Rückert-Lieder, GMW 39-43
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

 
Concert 45 - Thursday 27 May 1982

Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 46 - Sunday 30 May 1982

Richard Hickox, conductor
Mayumi Fujikawa, violin
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Anne Wilkens, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, tenor
David Wilson-Johnson, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Walton    In Honour of the City of London, C. 31
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626

Concert 47 - Wednesday 2 June 1982

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Maurice Hasson, violin

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 48 - Thursday 10 June 1982

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 49 - Monday 14 June 1982

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Alberto Bustamente, soprano
Ameral Gunson, mezzo-soprano
Bernard Dickerson, tenor
Antonio Biancas, baritone

Falla, M. de    Homenajes (1939)
Falla, M. de    Master Peter’s Puppet Show (1923)
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat (1919)

Concert 50 - Wednesday 16 June 1982

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Alberto Bustamente, soprano
Ameral Gunson, mezzo-soprano
Bernard Dickerson, tenor
Antonio Biancas, baritone

Falla, M. de    Homenajes (1939)
Falla, M. de    Master Peter’s Puppet Show (1923)
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat (1919)

Concert 51 - Thursday 17 June 1982

Eduardo Mata, conductor

Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat (1919)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 52 - Saturday 19 June 1982

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Nati Mistral, soprano
Joaquin Achucarro, piano

Falla, M. de    Nights in the Gardens of Spain, G. 49
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178
Falla, M. de    El amor brujo (1915)

Concert 53 - Monday 21 June 1982

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 54 - Wednesday 23 June 1982

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 55 - Thursday 24 June 1982

André Previn, conductor
Jim Broadbent, actor
Jeremy Dimmick, actor
Ian McKellan, actor
Patrick Stewart, actor
David Suchet, actor
Thelma Whiteley, actor

Previn, A.    Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Stoppard) (1977)

Concert 56 - Saturday 26 June 1982

André Previn, conductor
Jim Broadbent, actor
Jeremy Dimmick, actor
Ian McKellan, actor
Patrick Stewart, actor
David Suchet, actor
Thelma Whiteley, actor

Previn, A.    Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (Stoppard) (1977)

Concert 57 - Thursday 1 July 1982

Hans Werner Henze, conductor
Homero Francesch, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Mendelssohn    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 40
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

 
Concert 58 - Monday 5 July 1982

Hans Werner Henze, conductor

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Henze    Barcarola (1977)
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 59 - Wednesday 7 July 1982

Hans Werner Henze, conductor
Eugene Sarbu, violin

Henze    Telemanniana (1967)
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Henze    Barcarola (1977)
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543

Concert 60 - Thursday 8 July 1982

Hans Werner Henze, conductor
Eugene Sarbu, violin

Henze    Telemanniana (1967)
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Henze    Barcarola (1977)
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543

Concert 61 - Sunday 11 July 1982

Neville Marriner, conductor
Eric Fenby, conductor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Delius    The Walk to the Paradise Garden, RT I/6
Delius    Appalachia, RT II/2
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

London Symphony Orchestra
1982-1983
69th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 23 September 1982

Richard Hickox, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano
Steven Harrold, treble
Gwynne Howell, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Fauré    Requiem, Op. 48, N 97

Concert 2 - Thursday 30 September 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Isaac Stern, violin

Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

 
Concert 3 - Sunday 17 October 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Dennis O’Neill, tenor
Gillian Weir, organ

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Berlioz    Te Deum, Op. 22, H 118

Concert 4 - Tuesday 19 October 1982

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Dennis O’Neill, tenor
Gillian Weir, organ

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Berlioz    Te Deum, Op. 22, H 118

Concert 5 - Tuesday 26 October 1982

Colin Davis, conductor
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Tippett    The Vision of St. Augustine (1965)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 6 - Sunday 31 October 1982

Colin Davis, conductor
Peyo Garazzi, tenor
Simon Estes, baritone
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
John Tomlinson, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 7 - Monday 1 November 1982

Colin Davis, conductor
Peyo Garazzi, tenor
Thomas Allen, baritone
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
John Tomlinson, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 8 - Monday 8 November 1982

Colin Davis, conductor

Tippett    Symphony No. 4 (1977)
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 9 - Wednesday 10 November 1982

Colin Davis, conductor

Tippett    Symphony No. 4 (1977)
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 10 - Thursday 11 November 1982

Colin Davis, conductor
Uto Ughi, violin

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 11 - Saturday 13 November 1982

Colin Davis, conductor
Uto Ughi, violin

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 12 - Monday 15 November 1982

Colin Davis, conductor
Nobuko Imai, viola

Tippett    Concerto for Orchestra (1963)
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 13 - Wednesday 17 November 1982

Colin Davis, conductor
Nobuko Imai, viola

Tippett    Concerto for Orchestra (1963)
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 14 - Thursday 18 November 1982

Colin Davis, conductor
Nobuko Imai, viola

Mozart    Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 15 - Saturday 20 November 1982

Colin Davis, conductor
Nobuko Imai, viola

Mozart    Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 16 - Monday 22 November 1982

Andrew Davis, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Paul Crossley, piano

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Tippett    Piano Concerto (1955)
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81

 
Concert 17 - Wednesday 24 November 1982

Andrew Davis, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
Paul Crossley, piano

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Tippett    Piano Concerto (1955)
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81

Concert 18 - Thursday 25 November 1982

Andrew Davis, conductor
Ivo Pogorelich, piano

Berlioz    The Trojans: Royal Hunt and Storm, H 133
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Tippett    The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances (1952)
Berlioz    The Trojans: Trojan March, H 133

Concert 19 - Saturday 27 November 1982

Andrew Davis, conductor
Ivo Pogorelich, piano

Berlioz    The Trojans: Royal Hunt and Storm, H 133
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Tippett    The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances (1952)
Berlioz    The Trojans: Trojan March, H 133

Concert 20 - Monday 29 November 1982

Andrew Davis, conductor
Sylvia Lindenstrand, soprano
Peter Lindroos, tenor
Andrew King, tenor
Gordon Jones, baritone
Brian Rayner Cook, bass-baritone
Malcolm King, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Childhood of Christ, Op. 25, H 130

Concert 21 - Wednesday 1 December 1982

Andrew Davis, conductor
Sylvia Lindenstrand, soprano
Peter Lindroos, tenor
Andrew King, tenor
Gordon Jones, baritone
Brian Rayner Cook, bass-baritone
Malcolm King, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Childhood of Christ, Op. 25, H 130

 
Concert 22 - Thursday 2 December 1982

Andrew Davis, conductor
Sylvia Lindenstrand, soprano
Peter Lindroos, tenor
Andrew King, tenor
Gordon Jones, baritone
Brian Rayner Cook, bass-baritone
Malcolm King, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Childhood of Christ, Op. 25, H 130

Concert 23 - Thursday 9 December 1982

Rudolf Barshai, conductor
Håkan Hagegård, baritone

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 24 - Sunday 12 December 1982

Rudolf Barshai, conductor
John Williams, guitar

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 25 - Thursday 16 December 1982

Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
John Williams, guitar

Stravinsky    Petrushka (Complete), EW 18
Ponce    Concierto del Sur (1941)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 26 - Sunday 16 January 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin

Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 27 - Thursday 20 January 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Cecile Licad, piano

Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 28 - Saturday 29 January 1983

Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor
John Lill, piano

Borodin    Prince Igor: Overture (1890)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

 
Concert 29 - Sunday 30 January 1983

Enrique Bátiz, conductor
Galina Stamenova, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 30 - Sunday 6 February 1983

Richard Hickox, conductor
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, soprano
James Bowman, counter-tenor
John Rawnsley, baritone
Heather Harper, soprano
David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone
Choristers of St. Paul's Cathedral
London Symphony Chorus

Berkeley, M.    ...or shall We Die? (1982)
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 31 - Wednesday 9 February 1983

Iván Fischer, conductor
Zoltán Kocsis, piano

Wagner    Lohengrin: Prelude Act 1, WWV 75
Wagner    Lohengrin: Prelude Act 3, WWV 75
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 32 - Friday 11 February 1983

Loris Tjeknavorian, conductor
Jean-Philippe Collard, piano

Verdi    The Force of Destiny: Overture (1862)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 33 - Tuesday 15 February 1983

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Viktor Tretyakov, violin

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Maid of Pskov: Overture, Op. 12
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 34 - Sunday 20 February 1983

Giuseppe Sinopoli, conductor
Brigitte Fassbaender, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Verdi    Te Deum, from Quattro pezzi sacri (1896)

 
Concert 35 - Tuesday 22 February 1983

Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Katia Ricciarelli, soprano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Wagner    Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Mottl/Wagner), WWV 91
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

Concert 36 - Monday 28 February 1983

Gustav Kuhn, conductor
Paul Tortelier, cello

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104
Haydn, J.    Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major, Hob. VIIb/2
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 37 - Tuesday 8 March 1983

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 38 - Thursday 10 March 1983

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 39 - Saturday 12 March 1983

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 40 - Tuesday 15 March 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Margaret Price, soprano
Elizabeth Harnoncourt, mezzo-soprano
Dennis O’Neill, tenor
Paul Plishka, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Waisenhaus', K. 139

 
Concert 41 - Thursday 17 March 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Margaret Price, soprano
Elizabeth Harnoncourt, mezzo-soprano
Dennis O’Neill, tenor
Paul Plishka, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 19 in F major, K. 459
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Waisenhaus', K. 139

Concert 42 - Saturday 19 March 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Margaret Price, soprano
Elizabeth Harnoncourt, mezzo-soprano
Dennis O’Neill, tenor
Paul Plishka, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Waisenhaus', K. 139

Concert 43 - Tuesday 22 March 1983

James Judd, conductor
Yuzuko Horigome, violin

Schubert    Rosamunde: Entr'actes Nos. 1 and 3, D. 797
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (original version)
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156

Concert 44 - Thursday 24 March 1983

James Judd, conductor
Yuzuko Horigome, violin

Schubert    Rosamunde: Entr'actes Nos. 1 and 3, D. 797
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (original version)
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156

Concert 45 - Saturday 26 March 1983

James Judd, conductor
Yuzuko Horigome, violin

Schubert    Rosamunde: Entr'actes Nos. 1 and 3, D. 797
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6 (original version)
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156

 
Concert 46 - Tuesday 29 March 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
James Judd, assistant conductor
Edward Downes, assistant conductor
Shirley Verrett, contralto
Men of the London Symphony Chorus

Stockhausen    Gruppen, Nr. 6
Brahms    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Concert 47 - Thursday 31 March 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
James Judd, assistant conductor
Edward Downes, assistant conductor
Shirley Verrett, contralto
Men of the London Symphony Chorus

Stockhausen    Gruppen, Nr. 6
Brahms    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Concert 48 - Sunday 10 April 1983

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Dvořák    Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 (Nos. 1, 2, 3)
Goldmark    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 49 - Thursday 14 April 1983

André Previn, conductor
Yuzuko Horigome, violin

Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Prokofiev    Cinderella: Excerpts/Suites, Op. 87/107

Concert 50 - Sunday 12 June 1983

André Previn, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano
Anne Howells, mezzo-soprano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 51 - Tuesday 14 June 1983

André Previn, conductor
Antonio Meneses, cello
Anne Howells, mezzo-soprano

Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

 
Concert 52 - Wednesday 20 July 1983

André Previn, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Anne Howells, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Burrows, tenor
Westminster Cathedral Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 87 in A major, Hob. I:87
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 53 - Tuesday 28 June 1983

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 54 - Thursday 30 June 1983

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 55 - Saturday 2 July 1983

Claus Peter Flor, conductor
Peter Frankl, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 56 - Tuesday 5 July 1983

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 57 - Thursday 7 July 1983

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 58 - Saturday 9 July 1983

Iván Fischer, conductor
Boris Belkin, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 59 - Tuesday 12 July 1983

Rafael Kubelik, conductor
Yuko Shiokawa, violin

Micha, F. A.    Symphony No. 10 (c. 1740)
Kubelik, J.    Violin Concerto No. 4 in B flat major (1902)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

 
Concert 60 - Thursday 14 July 1983

Rafael Kubelik, conductor
Yuko Shiokawa, violin

Micha, F. A.    Symphony No. 10 (c. 1740)
Kubelik, J.    Violin Concerto No. 4 in B flat major (1902)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 61 - Saturday 16 July 1983

Claus Peter Flor, conductor
Yuko Shiokawa, violin

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 62 - Tuesday 19 July 1983

Rafael Kubelik, conductor
Edith Mathis, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Kenneth Bowen, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mozart    Mass in C major, 'Coronation', K. 317

Concert 63 - Thursday 21 July 1983

Rafael Kubelik, conductor
Edith Mathis, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Kenneth Bowen, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mozart    Mass in C major, 'Coronation', K. 317

Concert 64 - Saturday 23 July 1983

Yannis Daras, conductor
Dimitris Sgouros, piano

Kalomiris    Piano Concerto (Symphonic Concerto) (1935)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

London Symphony Orchestra
1983-1984
70th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 20 September 1983

Richard Hickox, conductor
Michael Roll, piano

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244

Concert 2 - Sunday 25 September 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Cecile Licad, piano
Margaret Marshall, soprano
Hermann Prey, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 3 - Sunday 2 October 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Cecile Licad, piano
Margaret Marshall, soprano
Hermann Prey, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 4 - Monday 17 October 1983

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin

Tchaikovsky    Hamlet, Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67, TH 53
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 5 - Sunday 23 October 1983

Richard Hickox, conductor
Moray Welsh, cello
Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano
Stephen Varcoe, bass
Timothy West, actor
London Symphony Chorus

Tippett    The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances (1952)
Berkeley, M.    Cello Concerto (1983) 
Tavener    The Whale (1966)

Concert 6 - Thursday 3 November 1983

Richard Hickox, conductor
Margaret Cable, mezzo-soprano
John Rawnsley, baritone
Robert Cohen, cello
Ian Watson, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Lambert    The Rio Grande (1927)
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 7 - Thursday 9 November 1983

Okko Kamu, conductor
André Watts, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 8 - Tuesday 15 November 1983

James Judd, conductor
Alberto Portugheis, piano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 9 - Tuesday 22 November 1983

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
James Galway, flute

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Kodály    Háry János Suite, Op. 15
Corigliano    Flute Concerto, ‘Pied Piper Fantasy’ (1982)

Concert 10 - Thursday 24 November 1983

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
James Galway, flute

Corigliano    Flute Concerto, ‘Pied Piper Fantasy’ (1982)
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 11 - Saturday 26 November 1983

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
James Galway, flute

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Mozart    Flute Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 314
Corigliano    Voyage for Flute and Strings (1983)
Kodály    Háry János Suite, Op. 15

Concert 12 - Sunday 27 November 1983

Edward Downes, conductor
Philip Fowke, piano

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 13 - Tuesday 29 November 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Margaret Marshall, soprano
Lucia Valentini Terrani, contralto
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Pergolesi    Stabat Mater (1736)
Stravinsky    Pulcinella (Complete), EW 46

Concert 14 - Tuesday 6 December 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor

J.S. Bach    Fugue from A Musical Offering (orch. Webern), BWV 1079
Webern    Variations for Orchestra, Op. 30
Berg    Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 15 - Thursday 8 December 1983

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Webern    Passacaglia, Op. 1
Schoenberg    Piano Concerto, Op. 42
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 16 - Tuesday 19 December 1983

David Josefowitz, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 17 - Tuesday 24 January 1984

André Previn, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 18 - Friday 27 January 1984

Yevgeny Svetlanov, conductor
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello
Alfreda Hodgson, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

Concert 19 - Sunday 5 February 1984

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Dimitris Sgouros, piano

Schubert    Symphony No. 3 in D major, D. 200
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 20 - Tuesday 7 February 1984

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Kathryn Stott, piano

Walton    Partita for Orchestra, C. 66
Lloyd, G.    Piano Concerto No. 4 (1970)
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 6 in E minor, K 265

Concert 21 - Tuesday 17 February 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano

Beethoven    A Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation', Op. 107, MWV N 15

 
Concert 22 - Friday 20 February 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Tamás Vásáry, piano

Beethoven    A Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56, MWV N 18

Concert 23 - Wednesday 28 February 1984

Richard Hickox, conductor
Sally Burgess, soprano
Heather Harper, soprano
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Delius    Songs of Sunset, RT II/5
Berkeley, M.    ...or shall We Die? (1982)

Concert 24 - Sunday 3 March 1984

Richard Hickox, conductor
Robert Cohen, cello
London Symphony Chorus

Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (and March), O 208
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 25 - Sunday 8 March 1984

Iván Fischer, conductor
Jorge Bolet, piano

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Liszt    Hungarian Fantasy, S. 123
Liszt    Totentanz, S. 126
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 26 - Tuesday 10 March 1984

Iván Fischer, conductor
Jorge Bolet, piano

Rossini    William Tell: Overture (1829)
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 27 - Tuesday 13 March 1984

Yuri Simonov, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Dreams', Op. 13, TH 24
Tchaikovsky    Hamlet, Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67, TH 53
Tchaikovsky    Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a, TH 219

Concert 28 - Thursday 15 March 1984

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Shura Cherkassky, piano

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17, TH 25
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    Capriccio italien, Op. 45, TH 47

Concert 29 - Saturday 17 March 1984

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Mischa Maisky, cello

Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 3 in D major, 'Polish', Op. 29, TH 26
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57
Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46

Concert 30 - Sunday 18 March 1984

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Oscar Shumsky, violin

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 31 - Tuesday 20 March 1984

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Shura Cherkassky, piano

Tchaikovsky    The Voyevoda, Symphonic Ballad, Op. 78, TH 48
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44, TH 60
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 32 - Thursday 22 March 1984

Yuri Simonov, conductor

Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35
Tchaikovsky    Suite No. 4, 'Mozartiana', Op. 61, TH 34
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 33 - Saturday 24 March 1984

Yuri Simonov, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise, Op. 24, TH 6
Tchaikovsky    Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48, TH 48
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 34 - Wednesday 4 April 1984

Richard Hickox, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Helen Watts, mezzo-soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
John Tomlinson, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Dvořák    Te Deum, Op. 103, B. 176
Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59
Beethoven    Mass in C major, Op. 86

Concert 35 - Tuesday 10 April 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

 
Concert 36 - Thursday 12 April 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin
Lynn Harrell, cello
Peter Frankl, piano

Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Beethoven    Romance No. 1 in G major, Op. 40
Beethoven    Romance No. 2 in F major, Op. 50
Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Concert 37 - Sunday 15 April 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Elizabeth Connell, soprano
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Graham Hall, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    A Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, Op. 112
Beethoven    Ah! perfido, Concert Aria, Op. 65
Beethoven    Romanza cantabile for piano, flute, bassoon, oboes and strings, Hess 13
Beethoven    Choral Fantasy, Op. 80

Concert 38 - Tuesday 17 April 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 39 - Sunday 21 April 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Elizabeth Connell, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Francisco Araiza, tenor
Benjamin Luxon, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 40 - Monday 22 April 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Elizabeth Connell, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Francisco Araiza, tenor
Benjamin Luxon, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

 
Concert 41 - Sunday 29 April 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 42 - Wednesday 2 May 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 43 - Sunday 9 June 1984

André Previn, conductor
Douglas Cummings, cello

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Elgar    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major, Op. 39

Concert 44 - Thursday 28 June 1984

Rafael Kubelik, conductor
Rudolf Firkusny, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 45 - Tuesday 3 July 1984

Rafael Kubelik, conductor

Smetana    Richard III, Symphonic Poem, Op. 11, B. 106
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18

Concert 46 - Thursday 5 July 1984

Rafael Kubelik, conductor
Rudolf Firkusny, piano

Smetana    Richard III, Symphonic Poem, Op. 11, B. 106
Martinů    Piano Concerto No. 2, H 237
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 47 - Saturday 7 July 1984

Hubert Soudant, conductor
Hiroko Nakamura, piano

Mendelssohn    The Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave'), Op. 26, MWV P 7
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

 
Concert 48 - Tuesday 17 July 1984

Neville Marriner, conductor
Cécile Ousset, piano

Respighi    The Pines of Rome, P 141
Mendelssohn    Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Delius    Brigg Fair, RT VI/16
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 49 - Thursday 19 July 1984

Neville Marriner, conductor

Rossini    William Tell: Overture (1829)
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 50 - Saturday 21 July 1984

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano

Beethoven    The Consecration of the House, Overture, Op. 124
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 51 - Monday 23 July 1984

Geoffrey Simon, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Mazeppa: Battle of Poltava and Cossack Dance, TH 7
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Tchaikovsky    Hamlet: Entr’acte, Op. 67b, TH 53
Tchaikovsky    Capriccio italien, Op. 45, TH 47

Concert 52 - Saturday 18 August 1984

Richard Hickox, conductor
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
Choir of King’s College School
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

London Symphony Orchestra
1984-1985
71st Season

Concert 1 - Saturday 15 September 1984

Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Peter Katin, piano
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Rossini    The Thieving Magpie: Overture (1817)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495
Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (1890)

 
Concert 2 - Tuesday 18 September 1984

Richard Hickox, conductor
Oscar Shumsky, violin
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Walton    In Honour of the City of London, C. 31
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 3 - Monday 24 September 1984

Andrzej Panufnik, conductor
Michael Davis, conductor
Alberto Portugheis, piano

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G major, BWV 1048
Panufnik, A.    Piano Concerto (1962)
J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Panufnik, A.    Sinfonia Votiva (Symphony No. 8) (1981)

Concert 4 - Thursday 4 October 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 5 - Monday 8 October 1984

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano

Mendelssohn    The Fair Melusine, Overture, Op. 32, MWV P 12
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 6 - Sunday 14 October 1984

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 7 - Friday 19 October 1984

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Viktoria Postnikova, piano

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 8 - Monday 22 October 1984

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet Suite (1936)
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

 
Concert 9 - Tuesday 6 November 1984

Paavo Berglund, conductor
Boris Belkin, violin

Verdi    The Force of Destiny: Overture (1862)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 10 - Thursday 8 November 1984

Paavo Berglund, conductor
András Schiff, piano

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Scherzo, Nocturne and Wedding March, Op. 61, MWV M 13
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 11 - Thursday 15 November 1984

Andre Bernard, conductor
Pierre Amoyal, violin

Rossini    William Tell: Overture (1829)
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 12 - Tuesday 20 November 1984

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Stravinsky    Symphonies of Wind Instruments, EW 44
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 13 - Thursday 22 November 1984

Pinchas Zukerman, conductor

Rossini    The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (1813)
Dvořák    Serenade for Wind Instruments, Op. 44, B. 77
Vivaldi    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 Nos. 1-4

Concert 14 - Tuesday 27 November 1984

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano

Webern    Passacaglia, Op. 1
Wagner    Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Mottl/Wagner), WWV 91
Berg    Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder), H. 136
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 15 - Thursday 29 November 1984

John Georgiadis, conductor
Cristina Bruno, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

 
Concert 16 - Saturday 1 December 1984

Grzegorz Nowak, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano

Mozart    Così fan tutte: Overture, K. 588
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suites 1 and 2, M. 57a/b

Concert 17 - Tuesday 4 December 1984

Gilbert Kaplan, conductor
Benita Valente, soprano
Maureen Forrester, mezzo-soprano
Cardiff Polyphonic Choir
The Dyfed Choir

Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 18 - Monday 10 December 1984

Eduardo Mata, conductor
Anthony Camden, oboe
Roy Jowitt, clarinet
Robert Bourton, bassoon
Hugh Seenan, horn

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Mozart    Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for wind and orchestra, K. 297b
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 19 - Saturday 19 January 1985

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Ju Hee Soh, piano

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Fauré    Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80, N 159
Saint-Saëns    Danse Macabre, Op. 40
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 20 - Thursday 24 January 1985

Rudolf Barshai, conductor
Ju Hee Soh, piano

Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (1886)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 21 - Sunday 27 January 1985

Norman Del Mar, conductor
Jack Brymer, clarinet

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Finzi    Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

 
Concert 22 - Wednesday 30 January 1985

John Georgiadis, conductor
Andrzej Panufnik, conductor
Jennifer Bate, organ

Albinoni    Adagio in G minor (arr. Giazotto) (1958)
Panufnik, A.    Metasinfonia (Symphony No. 7) (1978)
Handel    Organ Concerto No. 13 in F major, 'The Cuckoo and the Nightingale', HWV 295
Elgar    Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Poulenc    Concerto for Organ, Strings and Timpani, FP 93

Concert 23 - Thursday 31 January 1985

Edward Downes, conductor
Sally Ann Bottomley, piano

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 24 - Sunday 3 February 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano
Elizabeth Connell, soprano
Karita Mattila, soprano
Hans Peter Blochwitz, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 15 in B flat major, K. 450
Mendelssohn    Symphony Cantata (Symphony No. 2, 'Lobgesang'), Op. 52, MWV A 18

Concert 25 - Thursday 7 February 1985

Jacek Kaspszyk, conductor
Douglas Cummings, cello

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Britten    Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell (Young Person's Guide), Op. 34

Concert 26 - Saturday 9 February 1985

Maxim Shostakovich, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 27 - Thursday 14 February 1985

Tamás Vásáry, conductor
Tamás Vásáry, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 28 - Sunday 17 February 1985

Richard Hickox, conductor
Eiddwen Harrhy, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mendelssohn    Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A 25

Concert 29 - Thursday 21 February 1985

Richard Hickox, conductor
Mayumi Fujikawa, violin

Brahms    Hungarian Dances (arr. various)
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 30 - Tuesday 26 February 1985

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Maria Ewing, soprano
Paul Tortelier, cello

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57
Bruch    Kol Nidrei, Op. 47
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Suite 1945), EW 15B

Concert 31 - Thursday 28 February 1985

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Jorge Bolet, piano

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 32 - Saturday 2 March 1985

Richard Hickox, conductor
Jorge Bolet, piano

Rossini    Semiramide: Overture (1823)
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 33 - Tuesday 5 March 1985

Yoel Levi, conductor
Maurice Murphy, trumpet

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mozart    Trumpet Concerto in D major (arr. from various works)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

 
Concert 34 - Thursday 7 March 1985

Yoel Levi, conductor
Dmitri Alexeev, piano

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 35 - Sunday 10 March 1985

Charles Groves, conductor
Elaine Woods, soprano
Penelope Walker, mezzo-soprano
John Mitchinson, tenor
Donald McIntyre, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Tippett    The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances (1952)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 36 - Thursday 14 March 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Salvatore Accardo, violin

Ligeti    Lontano (1967)
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 37 - Saturday 16 March 1985

Richard Hickox, conductor
Michael Davis, violin
Ashley Arbuckle, violin
Ian Watson, harpsichord
Susan Milan, flute

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 in D major, BWV 1050
J.S. Bach    Keyboard Concerto in D minor, BWV 1052
J.S. Bach    Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
J.S. Bach    Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D major, BWV 1068

Concert 38 - Thursday 21 March 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
Dunja Vejzovic, contralto

Webern    Five Pieces for String Orchestra, Op. 5
Berg    Lulu: Adagio (from Symphonic Pieces), H. 233a
Berg    Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder), H. 136
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio, GMW 10
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91

Concert 39 - Saturday 23 March 1985

Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Nina Milkina, piano
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 40 - Thursday 28 March 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Bruno Canino, piano
Antonio Ballista, piano

Berio    Concerto for Two Pianos (1973)
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 41 - Wednesday 3 April 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maria Ewing, soprano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Berg    Lulu: Adagio (from Symphonic Pieces), H. 233a
Berg    Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder), H. 136
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio, GMW 10
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91

Concert 42 - Sunday 7 April 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Lucia Popp, soprano
Jessye Norman, soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Rihm    Dis-Kontur (1974)
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 43 - Thursday 11 April 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor

Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Boulez    Notations (1945)
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 44 - Sunday 14 April 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurice Bourgue, oboe
Ann Murray, soprano

Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Maderna    Oboe Concerto No. 3 (1973)
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 45 - Thursday 18 April 1985

John Georgiadis, conductor
Olivier Gardon, piano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Respighi    The Pines of Rome, P 141

 
Concert 46 - Sunday 21 April 1985

Colin Davis, conductor
Julia Varady, soprano
Marie McLaughlin, soprano
Lynn Hargan, soprano
Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
William Cochran, tenor
Hartmut Welker, baritone
Gwynne Howell, bass
Brighton Festival Chorus
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand' (1906)

Concert 47 - Thursday 25 April 1985

Jane Glover, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 48 - Saturday 27 April 1985

Edmon Colomer, conductor
Brigitte Engerer, piano

Tchaikovsky    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise, Op. 24, TH 6
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 49 - Tuesday 30 April 1985

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 50 - Thursday 2 May 1985

Geoffrey Simon, conductor
Margaret Fingerhut, piano

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture and Dances, B. 143
Falla, M. de    Nights in the Gardens of Spain, G. 49
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17, TH 25

Concert 51 - Thursday 16 May 1985

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Boris Belkin, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

 
Concert 52 - Sunday 19 May 1985

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
David Golub, piano

Bernstein    Candide: Overture (1956)
Gershwin    Piano Concerto in F major (1925)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 53 - Thursday 23 May 1985

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Wynton Marsalis, trumpet

Copland    Billy the Kid, Suite, S 29
Purcell    The Indian Queen: Trumpet Concerto (arr.), Z. 630
Hummel    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, S. 49
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 54 - Saturday 1 June 1985

Richard Hickox, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 55 - Thursday 6 June 1985

James Paul, conductor
Santiago Rodriguez, piano

Mendelssohn    The Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave'), Op. 26, MWV P 7
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 56 - Saturday 8 June 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
Ivo Pogorelich, piano

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54

Concert 57 - Thursday 13 June 1985

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 58 - Saturday 15 June 1985

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

 
Concert 59 - Thursday 20 June 1985

Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Oleg Maisenberg, piano
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 0 in E flat (reconstructed fragment), K. 370b
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96

Concert 60 - Sunday 23 June 1985

John Georgiadis, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

Concert 61 - Thursday 27 June 1985

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Pierre Amoyal, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 62 - Saturday 29 June 1985

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 63 - Tuesday 2 July 1985

Neville Marriner, conductor
John Browning, piano

Verdi    The Sicilian Vespers: Overture (1855)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 64 - Wednesday 31 July 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Natalia Gutman, cello

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 5 in D major, 'Reformation', Op. 107, MWV N 15
Prokofiev    Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 65 - Friday 23 August 1985

Howard Shelley, conductor
Howard Shelley, piano

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Salieri    Sinfonia in D major, ‘Veneziana’ (1771)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

London Symphony Orchestra
1985-1986
72nd Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 15 September 1985

Richard Hickox, conductor
Douglas Cummings, cello
John Tomlinson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 2 - Sunday 22 September 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Berg    Altenberg Lieder, Op. 4
Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 3 - Thursday 26 September 1985

Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Carol Rosenberger, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture and Finale, Op. 43
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 4 - Saturday 28 September 1985

Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Pierre Amoyal, violin

Stravinsky    Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol), EW 28
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 5 - Thursday 3 October 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
Ives    The General Slocum, K. 1D/26
Ives    The Yale-Princeton Football Game, K. 1D/14
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 6 - Thursday 10 October 1985

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Hanna Schwarz, mezzo-soprano
Walter Raffeiner, tenor

Schoenberg    Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

 
Concert 7 - Saturday 12 October 1985

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
Ilan Rechtman, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky    Capriccio italien, Op. 45, TH 47

Concert 8 - Thursday 17 October 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Peter Serkin, piano
Isaac Stern, violin
Elizabeth Connell, soprano
Walton Grönroos, baritone

Berg    Chamber Concerto, H. 172
Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38 

Concert 9 - Sunday 20 October 1985

Richard Hickox, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Arthur Davies, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Das klagende Lied, GMW 1
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 10 - Thursday 24 October 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Maria Ewing, soprano

Nono    Liebeslied (1954)
Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46
Nono    A Carlo Scarpa, architetto, ai suoi infiniti possibili (1984)
Berg    Der Wein, H. 210

Concert 11 - Saturday 26 October 1985

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 12 - Saturday 2 November 1985

Norman Del Mar, conductor
Carol Wincenc, flute
Sharon Isbin, guitar

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Golden Cockerel: Suite (1907)
Mozart    Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53

 
Concert 13 - Thursday 7 November 1985

Andrew Davis, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Berlioz    Les Francs-juges, Overture, Op. 3, H 23
Paganini    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6, MS 21
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 14 - Thursday 14 November 1985

Andrew Davis, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano

Rossini    William Tell: Overture (1829)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 15 - Sunday 17 November 1985

Geoffrey Simon, conductor
Gary Karr, double bass
Michael Davis, violin

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Paganini    Introduction and Variations on 'Dal tuo stellato soglio' (Moses Fantasy), MS 23
Bloch    Prayer (from Jewish Life), B.54
Bottesini    Gran Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass (1880)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 16 - Thursday 21 November 1985

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 17 - Thursday 28 November 1985

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Liadov    Kikimora, Op. 63
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 18 - Tuesday 3 December 1985

Lukas Foss, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

Bainbridge, S.    Ceremony and Fanfare (1985)
Ives    Decoration Day (from Holidays Symphony), K. 1A/4
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

 
Concert 19 - Saturday 14 December 1985

Raffaello Monterosso, conductor
Suzanne Murphy, soprano
Bruce Brewer, tenor
Bonaventura Bottone, tenor
Fionna Kimm, soprano
Ian Caddy, bass
Cyril Somers, tenor
Martin Elliott, bass
The Ambrosian Singers

Bellini    I Puritani (Malibran version) (concert performance) (1835)

Concert 20 - Thursday 9 January 1986

Günther Herbig, conductor
Sergei Edelmann, piano

Weber    Oberon: Overture, J. 306
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 21 - Thursday 16 January 1986

Günther Herbig, conductor
Mayumi Fujikawa, violin

Mozart    Così fan tutte: Overture, K. 588
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759

Concert 22 - Saturday 18 January 1986

Hans Vonk, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 23 - Saturday 25 January 1986

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Concert 24 - Thursday 30 January 1986

Richard Williams, conductor
Jorge Bolet, piano

Rossini    William Tell: Overture (1829)
Barber    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 25 - Saturday 1 February 1986

Richard Hickox, conductor
Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano
Arthur Davies, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 26 - Sunday 9 February 1986

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 27 - Thursday 13 February 1986

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Henryk Szeryng, violin

Sibelius    Pelleas and Melisande Suite, Op. 46
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 28 - Sunday 16 February 1986

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Viktoria Postnikova, piano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Rimsky-Korsakov    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

Concert 29 - Thursday 20 February 1986

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Satie    Parade (1917)
Debussy    La boîte à joujoux (orch. Caplet), L 128
Ravel    Une barque sur l'océan, M. 43
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 30 - Sunday 23 February 1986

Maxim Shostakovich, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 31 - Sunday 2 March 1986

Jorge Rubio, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

Rossini    Semiramide: Overture (1823)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 32 - Tuesday 8 March 1986

John Georgiadis, conductor
Sally Ann Bottomley, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
Concert 33 - Thursday 11 March 1986

Eduardo Mata, conductor
John Lill, piano

Gluck    Iphigénie en Aulis: Overture, Wq. 40
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 34 - Thursday 13 March 1986

Eduardo Mata, conductor
John Williams, guitar
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Albeniz    Iberia: Corpus Christi en Sevilla / Triana (orch. Arbós) (1907)
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 35 - Sunday 16 March 1986

Richard Hickox, conductor
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, soprano
James Bowman, counter-tenor
Brian Rayner Cook, baritone
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Bizet    Carmen: Suite No. 1 (1875)
Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (and March), O 208
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 36 - Thursday 20 March 1986

Marek Janowski, conductor
Georgine Resick, soprano
Jill Gomez, soprano
John Graham-Hall, tenor
David Thomas, bass
Pro Musica Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Great', K. 427

Concert 37 - Saturday 22 March 1986

Owain Arwel Hughes, conductor
Marguerite Wolff, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 38 - Thursday 27 March 1986

Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Donohoe, piano

Cullen    Ode to Richard Rodney Bennett (1986)
Bennett, R.R.    Music for Strings (1977)
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

 
Concert 39 - Sunday 30 March 1986

Neville Marriner, conductor
Peter Donohoe, piano

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Dance of the Persian Slave Girls, O 194
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 40 - Tuesday 3 April 1986

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano

Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 41 - Saturday 5 April 1986

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Stephen Bishop-Kovacevich, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 42 - Sunday 13 April 1986

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Tale of Tsar Saltan: Suite, Op. 57
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 43 - Sunday 20 April 1986

Charles Mackerras, conductor
Julian Lloyd Webber, cello

Sullivan    Overture di Ballo (1870)
Sullivan    Cello Concerto in D major (reconstructed Mackerras) (1866)
Elgar    Romance for Bassoon (arr. for Cello), Op. 62
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 44 - Tuesday 27 April 1986

Christopher Zimmerman, conductor
Naum Grubert, piano

Tchaikovsky    Hamlet, Overture-Fantasy, Op. 67, TH 53
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 45 - Thursday 29 April 1986

Bramwell Tovey, conductor
John Ogdon, piano
Jack Brymer, clarinet
Ransom Wilson, flute

Copland    Fanfare for the Common Man, S 36
Gershwin    Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
Bernstein    On the Waterfront: Suite (1954)
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A
Bernstein    Halil (1981)
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)

Concert 46 - Friday 2 May 1986

David Shallon, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano

Bernstein    Symphony No. 1, ‘Jeremiah’ (1942)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 (1893)

Concert 47 - Sunday 4 May 1986

John Mauceri, conductor
Nan Christie, soprano
Joyce Castle, mezzo-soprano
Damon Evans, tenor
David Eisler, tenor
Bonaventura Bottone, tenor
Mark Tinkler, baritone
Terence Stamp, narrator
Richard Hickox Singers

Stravinsky    The Star-Spangled Banner (arr.), EW 70
Blitzstein    Airborne Symphony (1946)
Bernstein    Candide: Suite (1956)

Concert 48 - Tuesday 6 May 1986

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Aled Jones, treble
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)
Bernstein    Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) (1954)
Bernstein    Symphony No. 2, ‘The Age of Anxiety’ (1949)

Concert 49 - Thursday 8 May 1986

John Mauceri, conductor

Bernstein    A Musical Toast (1980)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)
Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 50 - Friday 9 May 1986

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Aled Jones, treble
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)
Bernstein    Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) (1954)
Bernstein    Symphony No. 2, ‘The Age of Anxiety’ (1949)

Concert 51 - Sunday 18 May 1986

Gilbert Kaplan, conductor
Jill Gomez, soprano
Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus
Pro Musica Chorus

Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 52 - Thursday 22 May 1986

Yoel Levi, conductor
Ju Hee Suh, piano

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 53 - Sunday 25 May 1986

Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Olivier Gardon, piano

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Barber    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53

Concert 54 - Tuesday 27 May 1986

Yoel Levi, conductor
Ju Hee Suh, piano

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 55 - Thursday 30 May 1986

Trevor Pinnock, conductor
Kathleen Battle, soprano

Handel    Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351
Bach, J.S.    Cantata No. 51, 'Jauchzet Gott in allen Landen!', BWV 51
Rossini    Semiramide: Overture (1823)
Handel    Semele: Two Arias, HWV 58
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93

Concert 56 - Thursday 19 June 1986

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Nathan Milstein, violin

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1947 suite) (1947)
Weinberger    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue (1927)

Concert 57 - Friday 20 June 1986

Geoffrey Simon, conductor
James Tocco, piano

Rossini    William Tell: Overture (1829)
Sibelius    The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 3
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86

 
Concert 58 - Sunday 22 June 1986

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Ivo Pogorelich, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 100 in G major, 'Military', Hob. I:100
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Kodály    Háry János Suite, Op. 15

Concert 59 - Thursday 26 June 1986

Owain Arwel Hughes, conductor
John Lill, piano

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 60 - Sunday 29 June 1986

Charles Mackerras, conductor
Cristina Ortiz, piano

Mendelssohn    The Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave'), Op. 26, MWV P 7
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 61 - Sunday 20 July 1986

Jorge Rubio, conductor
Carlos Bonell, guitar

Ravel    Alborada del gracioso, M. 43a
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Three Dances, G. 53
Bizet    Carmen: Suites 1 & 2 (1875)
Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

Concert 62 - Saturday 26 July 1986

William Boughton, conductor
Alexander Micheljew, cello

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 63 - Thursday 7 August 1986

Neville Marriner, conductor

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64
Walton    Henry V: Excerpts from Film Music, C. 48

Concert 64 - Saturday 9 August 1986

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11
Handel    Music for the Royal Fireworks, HWV 351

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1986-1987 season
73rd Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 7 September 1986

Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Cristina Ortiz, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 2 - Saturday 13 September 1986

Geoffrey Simon, conductor
Stephanie Chase, violin

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Barber    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 3 - Thursday 18 September 1986

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 4 - Saturday 20 September 1986

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 5 - Thursday 25 September 1986

Maxim Shostakovich, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello

Shostakovich    The Age of Gold: Suite, Op. 22a
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 6 - Sunday 28 September 1986

Colin Davis, conductor
Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

 
Concert 7 - Saturday 4 October 1986

Andrew Litton, conductor
Alexander Baillie, cello

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 8 - Sunday 5 October 1986

Alvaro Cassuto, conductor
Carlos Bonell, guitar

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81
Chabrier    España (1883)
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Rimsky-Korsakov    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

Concert 9 - Sunday 12 October 1986

Richard Hickox, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Stephen Roberts, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 10 - Tuesday 14 October 1986

Charles Groves, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, marimba
Jo Ann Pickens, soprano
Donnie Ray Albert, bass-baritone
Alan Brind, violin

Weinberger    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue (1927)
Creston    Concertino for Marimba, Op. 21 (1940)
Gershwin    Porgy and Bess: Songs (1935)
Saint-Saëns    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28
Britten    Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell (Young Person's Guide), Op. 34

Concert 11 - Thursday 16 October 1986

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Incidental Music (or excerpts), Op. 61, MWV M 13
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57
Tchaikovsky    Capriccio italien, Op. 45, TH 47

Concert 12 - Monday 20 October 1986

Yehudi Menuhin, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Delius    The Walk to the Paradise Garden, RT I/6
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

 
Concert 13 - Thursday 23 October 1986

Yuri Simonov, conductor
Peter Donohoe, piano

Khachaturian    Spartacus: Excerpts (1955)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 14 - Sunday 26 October 1986

Claus Peter Flor, conductor
Jose Feghali, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 15 - Thursday 30 October 1986

Mariss Jansons, conductor
Evgeny Kruchewski, piano

Verdi    The Sicilian Vespers: Overture (1855)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 16 - Saturday 1 November 1986

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 17 - Thursday 6 November 1986

James Judd, conductor
Ivo Pogorelich, piano

Sibelius    The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 3
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 18 - Sunday 9 November 1986

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Cecile Ousset, piano

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 19 - Thursday 13 November 1986

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Benita Valente, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Arthur Davies, tenor
Stafford Dean, bass
Pro Musica Chorus

Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 20 - Thursday 20 November 1986

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Benita Valente, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Arthur Davies, tenor
Stafford Dean, bass
Pro Musica Chorus

Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 21 - Sunday 23 November 1986

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
Maria Ewing, soprano
Claudia Eder, mezzo-soprano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Debussy    La demoiselle élue, L 62
Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2

Concert 22 - Tuesday 25 November 1986

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Rudolf Serkin, piano

Mendelssohn    A Calm Sea and a Prosperous Voyage, Overture, Op. 27, MWV P 5
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 23 - Sunday 30 November 1986

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 24 - Tuesday 2 December 1986

James Loughran, conductor
John Lill, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concert 25 - Sunday 7 December 1986

James Loughran, conductor
John Lill, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

 
Concert 26 - Tuesday 9 December 1986

Gary Bertini, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 27 - Saturday 13 December 1986

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Natalia Gutman, cello

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 28 - Sunday 14 December 1986

Gary Bertini, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 29 - Saturday 3 January 1987 

Colin Davis, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 30 - Sunday 25 January 1987

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 16 in D major, K. 451
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 31 - Tuesday 27 January 1987

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Jean-Louis Steuermann, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 32 - Thursday 29 January 1987

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Ida Haendel, violin

Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 33 - Sunday 1 February 1987

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Viktoria Postnikova, piano

Stravinsky    Petrushka (Complete), EW 18
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 34 - Sunday 8 February 1987

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor

Debussy    Images (1912)
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 35 - Tuesday 10 February 1987

Richard Hickox, conductor
Lorraine McAslan, violin

Prokofiev    The Love for Three Oranges: March and Scherzo, Op. 33 bis
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 36 - Thursday 12 February 1987

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Janet Suzman, narrator
Ian McDiarmid, actor
Gary Oldman, actor

Stravinsky    The Soldier’s Tale (L'Histoire du soldat), EW 36
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 37 - Sunday 15 February 1987

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Salvatore Accardo, violin
Gwynne Howell, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Gershwin    Overture: Girl Crazy (1930)
Stravinsky    Violin Concerto in D major, EW 61
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 38 - Thursday 19 February 1987

Günther Herbig, conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 39 - Sunday 1 March 1987

Günther Herbig, conductor
Katia Labèque, piano
Marielle Labèque, piano

Mozart    Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major, K. 365
Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 40 - Sunday 15 March 1987

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Fou T’song, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

 
Concert 41 - Tuesday 17 March 1987

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Kun Woo Paik, piano
Cynthia Haymon, soprano
Lucia Valentini Terrani, mezzo-soprano
Keith Lewis, tenor
Willard White, bass-baritone

Mozart    Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture, K. 384
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Rossini    Stabat Mater (1841)

Concert 42 - Thursday 19 March 1987

Colin Davis, conductor
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 43 - Saturday 21 March 1987

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

Concert 44 - Sunday 22 March 1987

Colin Davis, conductor
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 45 - Thursday 26 March 1987

Richard Hickox, conductor
Alison Hargan, soprano
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
John Graham-Hall, tenor
Willard White, bass-baritone
Geoffrey Moses, bass
Robert Hardy, narrator
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Mass in C major, Op. 86
Stravinsky    Oedipus Rex, EW 53

Concert 46 - Thursday 2 April 1987

Neeme Järvi, conductor
Cécile Ousset, piano

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

 
Concert 47 - Sunday 5 April 1987

Geoffrey Simon, conductor
Raphael Wallfisch, cello

Tchaikovsky    Capriccio italien, Op. 45, TH 47
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 48 - Thursday 9 April 1987

Wyn Morris, conductor

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 49 - Saturday 11 April 1987

Richard Hickox, conductor
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, soprano
John Aler, tenor
Alan Opie, baritone
Southend Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 50 - Sunday 12 April 1987

Charles Mackerras, conductor
Hideko Udagawa, violin

Smetana    Má Vlast: Vltava (The Moldau), B. 111
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 51 - Thursday 16 April 1987

Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano

Chabrier    España (1883)
Falla, M. de    Nights in the Gardens of Spain, G. 49
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat (Complete), G. 53

Concert 52 - Sunday 19 April 1987

Gerard Schwarz, conductor
Augustin Dumay, violin

Rimsky-Korsakov    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60
Prokofiev    Pushkin Waltzes, Op. 120
Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (and March), O 208

 
Concert 53 - Sunday 26 April 1987

Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor
Ju Hee Suh, piano

Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 54 - Tuesday 28 April 1987

Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn
Michael Roll, piano

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156

Concert 55 - Sunday 3 May 1987

Jerzy Maksymiuk, conductor
Kun Woo Paik, piano

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 56 - Thursday 7 May 1987

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Arleen Auger, soprano
Sheila Armstrong, soprano
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Willard White, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Great', K. 427

Concert 57 - Tuesday 12 May 1987

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Raphaël Oleg, violin

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 58 - Thursday 14 May 1987

Neeme Järvi, conductor
Jan-Erik Gustafsson, cello

Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet Suite: Suite No. 2 and the Death of Tybalt, Op. 64

Concert 59 - Sunday 17 May 1987

Neeme Järvi, conductor

Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 60 - Thursday 21 May 1987

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Midori, violin

Rossini    The Thieving Magpie: Overture (1817)
Paganini    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6, MS 21
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 61 - Sunday 24 May 1987

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
Christian Zacharias, piano

Mozart    Die Zauberflöte: Overture, K. 620
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 62 - Tuesday 26 May 1987

Leonard Slatkin, conductor
John Lill, piano

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 63 - Sunday 31 May 1987

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Invisible City of Kitezh: Suite/Excerpts (1907)
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 64 - Thursday 4 June 1987

John Mauceri, conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 65 - Sunday 7 June 1987

John Mauceri, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Rachmaninov    The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

Concert 66 - Thursday 11 June 1987

Paul Anthony McRae, conductor
Joanna MacGregor, piano

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini, Overture, Op. 23, H 76
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

 
Concert 67 - Sunday 14 June 1987

Maxim Shostakovich, conductor
Gary Hoffman, cello
Dimiter Petkov, bass
London Voices

Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar', Op. 113

Concert 68 - Sunday 21 June 1987

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Paul Nicholas, singer

Gershwin    Cuban Overture (1932)
Levant, O.    Dirge (1943)
Raksin, D.    The Bad and the Beautiful, Suite (1952)
Bernstein    The Subway Ride and Imaginary Coney Island (1944)
Bernstein    Coney Island Sequence (1949)
Gershwin    Second Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (1931)
Gershwin    Songs from Shall We Dance? (1937)
Brahms    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (orch. Schoenberg), Op. 25

Concert 69 - Thursday 25 June 1987

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Michel Béroff, piano

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Milhaud    La création du monde, Op. 81
Gershwin    Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
Debussy    La plus que lente (orch. Debussy), L 121
Gershwin    Nocturne for Lily Pons (1929)
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)

Concert 70 - Sunday 28 June 1987

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Cynthia Haymon, soprano
Bernard Thacker, tenor
Willard White, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berg    Lulu: Suite (1935)
Gershwin    Porgy and Bess: Excerpts (1935)

London Symphony Orchestra
1987-1988
74th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 6 September 1987

Richard Hickox, conductor
Nina Milkina, piano

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 2 - Saturday 19 September 1987

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Wilhelmina Fernandez, soprano
Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano
Kurt Streit, tenor
Peter Meven, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 3 - Tuesday 22 September 1987

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Wilhelmina Fernandez, soprano
Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 4 - Thursday 24 September 1987

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 5 - Tuesday 6 October 1987

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
John Lill, piano

Rossini    The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (1813)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 6 - Thursday 15 October 1987

Maxim Shostakovich, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Bernstein    Slava!, Overture (1977)
Britten    Cello Symphony, Op. 68
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

Concert 7 - Sunday 18 October 1987

Maxim Shostakovich, conductor

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 3, ‘The First of May’, Op. 20
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 8 - Thursday 22 October 1987

Otmar Suitner, conductor
Hiroko Nakamura, piano

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

 
Concert 9 - Sunday 1 November 1987

Neeme Järvi, conductor
Peter Donohoe, piano

Schumann    Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 10 - Thursday 12 November 1987

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Michel Béroff, piano
Lucia Valentini Terrani, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Ravel    Alborada del gracioso, M. 43a
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

Concert 11 - Thursday 19 November 1987

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Jard van Nes, contralto
Southend Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 12 - Thursday 26 November 1987

Kenneth Klein, conductor
Hideko Udagawa, violin

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 13 - Sunday 29 November 1987

Richard Hickox, conductor
Carter Larsen, piano

Grieg    Peer Gynt: Suite No. 2, Op. 55
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 14 - Sunday 13 December 1987

Wyn Morris, conductor
Peter Katin, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 15 - Wednesday 16 December 1987

James Judd, conductor
John Lill, piano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    The Sleeping Beauty: Suite, Op. 66a, TH 234
Tchaikovsky    1812 Overture, Op. 49, TH 49

Concert 16 - Saturday 2 January 1988 

Wyn Morris, conductor
David Golub, piano

Rossini    William Tell: Overture (1829)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 17 - Wednesday 6 January 1988 

Colin Davis, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Stravinsky    Dumbarton Oaks (Concerto in E flat), EW 66
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Sibelius    The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 3
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 18 - Friday 8 January 1988 

Colin Davis, conductor
John Williams, guitar

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Gray, S.    Guitar Concerto (1987)
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 19 - Sunday 17 January 1988

Richard Hickox, conductor
Heather Harper, soprano
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, mezzo-soprano
James Bowman, counter-tenor
Donald Maxwell, baritone
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 20 - Thursday 21 January 1988

Wyn Morris, conductor
David Golub, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 21 - Sunday 24 January 1988

Richard Hickox, conductor
Janet Baker, mezzo-soprano
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone
Ernst Kovacic, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G major, Op. 39
Hoddinott    The Heaventree of Stars, Op. 102
Elgar    Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

 
Concert 22 - Sunday 31 January 1988

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Saxton, R.    In the Beginning (1987)
Walton    Cello Concerto, C. 64
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244

Concert 23 - Thursday 11 February 1988

Geoffrey Simon, conductor
Gwendolyn Mok, piano

Strauss, R.    Der Rosenkavalier: Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
J. Strauss II    Tales from the Vienna Woods, Op. 325
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 24 - Sunday 13 February 1988

Richard Hickox, conductor
Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
Gwynne Howell, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 25 - Friday 18 February 1988

Paul Freeman, conductor
Sergiu Schwartz, violin
Alexis Golovin, piano

Rossini    The Barber of Seville: Overture (1816)
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 26 - Sunday 21 February 1988

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Vieuxtemps    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A minor, Op. 37
Saint-Saëns    Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28, R 188
Tchaikovsky    Swan Lake Suite, Op. 20a, TH 219
Albeniz    Iberia: Sevilla / Granada (orch. Frühbeck de Burgos) (1907)
Weinberger    Schwanda the Bagpiper: Polka and Fugue (1927)

Concert 27 - Thursday 25 February 1988

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
David Wehr, piano

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

 
Concert 28 - Sunday 28 February 1988

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Elizabeth Gale, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, mezzo-soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Benjamin Luxon, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mendelssohn    Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A 25

Concert 29 - Sunday 6 March 1988

Gennady Rozhdestvensky, conductor
Augustin Dumay, violin

Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 30 - Friday 11 March 1988

Bramwell Tovey, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Bernstein    Candide: Overture (1956)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)
Korngold    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 31 - Friday 18 March 1988

Richard Williams, conductor
Gwenneth Pryor, piano

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

Concert 32 - Thursday 24 March 1988

Amedeo Monetti, conductor
Maria Clara Monetti, piano

Mozart    Don Giovanni: Overture, K. 527
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Smetana    Má Vlast: Vltava (The Moldau), B. 111
Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

Concert 33 - Sunday 27 March 1988

Claus Peter Flor, conductor
Israela Margalit, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 34 - Thursday 31 March 1988

Barry Tuckwell, conductor
Mayumi Fujikawa, violin
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream: Overture, Op. 21, MWV P 3
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major, K. 447
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 35 - Thursday 7 April 1988

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Jorge Bolet, piano

Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye (complete ballet), M. 62

Concert 36 - Monday 11 April 1988

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 37 - Saturday 16 April 1988

Roger Norrington, conductor
Lynne Dawson, soprano
Susan Bickley, mezzo-soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
John Tomlinson, bass
The Schutz Choir of London

Handel    The Messiah, HWV 56

Concert 38 - Sunday 17 April 1988

Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin

Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Schubert    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 94 in G major, 'Surprise', Hob. I:94

Concert 39 - Thursday 21 April 1988

Pinchas Zukerman, conductor
David Shallon, conductor*
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello

J.S. Bach    Violin Concerto in E major, BWV 1042
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57
Brahms*    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102

 
Concert 40 - Saturday 23 April 1988

David Zinman, conductor
James Galway, flute

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Foss, L.    Renaissance Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (1986)
Bizet    Carmen Fantasy (arr. Galway) (1986)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 41 - Sunday 24 April 1988

David Zinman, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Concert 42 - Sunday 1 May 1988

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35
Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (and March), O 208

Concert 43 - Thursday 5 May 1988

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
Salvatore Accardo, violin

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Bernstein    Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) (1954)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 44 - Sunday 8 May 1988

Wyn Morris, conductor
Alison Hargan, soprano
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
David Rendall, tenor
Gwynne Howell, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 45 - Friday 13 May 1988

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

 
Concert 46 - Sunday 15 May 1988

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 47 - Thursday 19 May 1988

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Myung-Whun Chung, piano
Kyung Wha Chung, violin
Myung Wha Chung, cello

Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 48 - Sunday 22 May 1988

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Mussorgsky    Sorochintsky Fair: Gopak (orch. Liadov) (1880)
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 49 - Thursday 26 May 1988

Kent Nagano, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin

Turnage, M.A.    Night Dances (1981)
Schnittke    Violin Concerto No. 4 (1984)
Maxwell Davies, P.    Symphony No. 2 (1980)

Concert 50 - Sunday 29 May 1988

Kent Nagano, conductor

Weber    Invitation to the Dance (Le Spectre de la Rose) (orch. Berlioz), J. 260
Chopin    Les Sylphides: Suite (orch. Glazunov/Stravinsky/Taneyev) (1909)
Borodin    Prince Igor: Polovtsian Dances (and March), O 208
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 51 - Tuesday 31 May 1988

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Maria Ewing, soprano
Cécile Ousset, piano

Lambert, M.    Tout l’univers obéit à l’amour (Air de Cour) (1660)
Dumont    Air tendre, 'O mon Coeur' (arr. Lambert) (1927)
Charpentier    Introduction Nouveau for Le Mariage Forcé (1672)
Lully    Premiere entrée from The Ballet des Nations (1670)
Charpentier    Chaconne 'Charmante paix' (Les Arts Florissants), H. 487
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Ravel    Shéhérazade (Song Cycle), M. 41
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

 
Concert 52 - Thursday 2 June 1988

Shlomo Mintz, conductor
Shlomo Mintz, violin

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644
Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Vivaldi    The Four Seasons, Op. 8 Nos. 1-4

Concert 53 - Sunday 5 June 1988

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Nigel Kennedy, violin
Simon Callow, narrator

Benjamin, G.    Ringed by the Flat Horizon (1980)
Britten    Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell (Young Person's Guide), Op. 34
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

Concert 54 - Wednesday 8 June 1988

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
John Williams, guitar

Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Ravel    Alborada del gracioso, M. 43a
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Albeniz    Iberia: Sevilla / Granada (orch. Frühbeck de Burgos) (1907)
Falla, M. de    El amor brujo: Pantomime and Ritual Fire Dance, G. 40
Chapi    Prelude from La Revoltosa (1897)
Granados    Goyescas: Intermezzo (1915)
Giménez    Las bodas de Luis Alonso: Intermezzo (1896)

Concert 55 - Sunday 12 June 1988

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano

Ibert    Escales (1922)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 56 - Sunday 19 June 1988

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Michel Béroff, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 57 - Thursday 30 June 1988

Paul Freeman, conductor
Sequeira Costa, piano
James Campbell, clarinet

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Enescu    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11

 
Concert 58 - Sunday 3 July 1988

Charles Mackerras, conductor
Raphael Wallfisch, cello

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 59 - Thursday 7 July 1988

Neeme Järvi, conductor
Lydia Mordkovitch, violin

Schumann    Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 60 - Sunday 10 July 1988

Neeme Järvi, conductor
Katia Labèque, piano
Marielle Labèque, piano

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Poulenc    Concerto for Two Pianos, FP 61
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Suite 1945), EW 15B

Concert 61 - Sunday 24 July 1988

Richard Hickox, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    Cockaigne (In London Town), Overture, Op. 40
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 62 - Thursday 28 July 1988

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano

Stravinsky    Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss (Le baiser de la fée), EW 54
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Falla, M. de    Nights in the Gardens of Spain, G. 49
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat (Three Dances/Suites), G. 53

Concert 63 - Saturday 30 July 1988

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin

Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Brahms    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (orch. Schoenberg), Op. 25

 
London Symphony Orchestra
1988 – 1989
75th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 15 September 1988

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Anna Steiger, soprano

Knussen, O.    Flourish with Fireworks, Op. 22
Holloway    Clarissa's Scene (from Clarissa Symphony), Op. 30b
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 2 - Sunday 18 September 1988

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 3 - Sunday 25 September 1988

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Benjamin Luxon, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 4 - Tuesday 27 September 1988

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Felix Schmidt, cello
Benjamin Luxon, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 5 - Sunday 9 October 1988

Vladimir Spivakov, conductor
Vladimir Spivakov, violin
Alexander Barfabtschik, violin
Douglas Cummings, cello
Roy Carter, oboe
Martin Gatt, bassoon

J.S. Bach    Concerto for Two Violins in D minor, BWV 1043
Haydn, J.    Sinfonia concertante in B flat major for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon, Hob. I:105
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 45 in F sharp minor, 'Farewell', Hob. I:45

Concert 6 - Wednesday 12 October 1988

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Bernstein    Jubilee Games (1986)
Bernstein    Halil (1981)
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Bernstein    Dybbuk: Suite No. 2 (1974)
Bernstein    Fancy Free: Suite (1944)

Concert 7 - Thursday 13 October 1988

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Bernstein    Jubilee Games (1986)
Bernstein    Halil (1981)
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Bernstein    Dybbuk: Suite No. 2 (1974)
Bernstein    Fancy Free: Suite (1944)

Concert 8 - Thursday 20 October 1988

Lawrence Foster, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concert 9 - Saturday 22 October 1988

Lawrence Foster, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Concert 10 - Sunday 30 October 1988

Michael Schønwandt, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 11 - Thursday 3 November 1988

Colin Davis, conductor
Claudio Arrau, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 12 - Saturday 5 November 1988

Colin Davis, conductor
Edith Wiens, soprano
Anne Mason, mezzo-soprano
Alejandro Ramirez, tenor
Aldo Baldin, tenor
Rainer Scholze, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90
Schubert    Mass No. 6 in E flat major, D. 950

 
Concert 13 - Sunday 13 November 1988

Witold Rowicki, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 14 - Tuesday 15 November 1988

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin

Shostakovich    Festival Overture, Op. 96
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 15 - Thursday 24 November 1988

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Shostakovich    Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk: Five Extracts, Op. 29a
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 16 - Sunday 27 November 1988

Claudio Abbado, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Prokofiev    Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 17 - Thursday 1 December 1988

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Shostakovich    Jazz Suite No. 2 (Suite for Variety Orchestra) (1938)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 7 in C major, ‘Leningrad’, Op. 60

Concert 18 - Thursday 8 December 1988

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 12, ‘The Year 1917’, Op. 112

Concert 19 - Sunday 11 December 1988

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
London Symphony Chorus

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 3, ‘The First of May’, Op. 20
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

Concert 20 - Thursday 15 December 1988

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

 
Concert 21 - Thursday 5 January 1989

Colin Davis, conductor
Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 22 - Sunday 8 January 1989

Richard Hickox, conductor
Hideko Udagawa, violin
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, soprano
James Bowman, counter-tenor
Donald Maxwell, baritone
Southend Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 23 - Sunday 22 January 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Sylvia Greenberg, soprano

Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Mozart    Exsultate, jubilate, K. 165
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 24 - Thursday 26 January 1989

Jun’ichi Hirokami, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Liszt    Hungarian Fantasy, S. 123
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 25 - Sunday 29 January 1989

Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, conductor
Arleen Auger, soprano

Ravel    Une barque sur l'océan, M. 43
Ravel    Shéhérazade (Song Cycle), M. 41
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 26 - Sunday 5 February 1989

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Invisible City of Kitezh: Suite (1907)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

 
Concert 27 - Thursday 9 February 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 28 - Sunday 12 February 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Janice Cairns, soprano
Janice Taylor, contralto
Tonio di Paolo, tenor
Justino Diaz, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 29 - Thursday 16 February 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Janice Cairns, soprano
Janice Taylor, contralto
Tonio di Paolo, tenor
Justino Diaz, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 30 - Sunday 19 February 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 31 - Sunday 26 February 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 32 - Sunday 2 April 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 33 - Thursday 6 April 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Rimsky-Korsakov    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

 
Concert 34 - Sunday 9 April 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

Concert 35 - Thursday 20 April 1989

Richard Hickox, conductor
Rosalind Plowright, soprano
Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano
Arthur Davies, tenor
John Rawnsley, baritone
Jeremy Budd, treble
London Symphony Chorus

Mendelssohn    Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A 25

Concert 36 - Sunday 30 April 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin
Thomas Randle, tenor
Peter Ustinov, narrator

Balakirev    Russia, symphonic poem (1884)
Borodin    The Sea (orch. Rimsky-Korsakov) (1880)
Cui    Suite Concertante (Intermezzo Scherzando), Op. 25
Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Entr’acte (1886)
Rimsky-Korsakov    Sadko, A Musical Picture, Op. 5
Glazunov    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Prokofiev    Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Concert 37 - Sunday 7 May 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Makvala Kasrashvili, soprano
Jon Frederic West, tenor
Dolora Zajick, mezzo-soprano
Edward R. White, jnr, bass
Sergei Leiferkus, baritone
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Gaby Agis, dancer
London Symphony Chorus

Rimsky-Korsakov    Mlada (concert performance) (1890)

Concert 38 - Sunday 14 May 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Paata Burchuladze, bass

Liadov    Kikimora, Op. 63
Mussorgsky    Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Shostakovich), O 211
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

 
Concert 39 - Thursday 18 May 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Borodin    Mlada: Finale (1892)
Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Mussorgsky    Mlada: Procession of the Nobles (March) (1890)
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 40 - Wednesday 24 May 1989

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Hildegard Behrens, soprano (Elektra)
Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (Klytemnestra)
Nadine Secunde, soprano (Chrysothemis)
Ragnar Ulfung, tenor (Aegist)
Jorma Hynninen, baritone (Orest)
Joan Khara, mezzo-soprano (Maid)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano (Maid)
Margaret Yauger, mezzo-soprano (Maid)
Lesley Garrett, soprano (Maid)
Anna Steiger, soprano (Maid)
Phyllis Cannan, soprano (Overseer)
Roderic Keating, tenor (Servant)
Roderick Kennedy, bass (Servant)
London Symphony Chorus

Strauss, R.    Elektra (concert performance), Op. 58, TrV 223

Concert 41 - Friday 26 May 1989 

Colin Davis, conductor
Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Sibelius    Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Stravinsky    Symphonies of Wind Instruments, EW 44

Concert 42 - Sunday 4 June 1989

Richard Hickox, conductor
Margaret Marshall, soprano
Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano
Arthur Davies, tenor
David Wilson-Johnson, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Kingdom, Op. 51

Concert 43 - Tuesday 6 June 1989

Georg Solti, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 44 - Thursday 8 June 1989

Georg Solti, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

 
Concert 45 - Thursday 15 June 1989

Kent Nagano, conductor
Jean-François Heisser, piano
Jeanne Loriod, ondes martenot

Messiaen    Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948)

Concert 46 - Sunday 18 June 1989

Bryden Thomson, conductor
Brian Rayner Cook, baritone
Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Katia Labèque, piano
Marielle Labèque, piano

Mozart    Così fan tutte: Overture, K. 588
Mozart    Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major, K. 365
Vaughan Williams, R.    A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1), K 80

Concert 47 - Thursday 29 June 1989

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Shostakovich    The Age of Gold: Suite, Op. 22a
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 48 - Saturday 1 July 1989

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Midori, violin

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

London Symphony Orchestra
1989-1990
76th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 17 September 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Matthews, C.    Quatrain (1989)
Stravinsky    Variations (Aldous Huxley in memoriam), EW 103
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 2 - Thursday 21 September 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

 
Concert 3 - Sunday 24 September 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Joseph Suk, violin
Paul Tortelier, cello

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Concert 4 - Thursday 28 September 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Glazunov    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Orff    Carmina Burana: Excerpts (1937)
Gershwin    Second Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (1931)
Mozart    Così fan tutte: Aria 'Come scoglio', K. 588
Mozart    Don Giovanni: Aria 'Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata', K. 527
Cilea    Adriana Lecouvreur: aria, 'Io son l’umile ancella' (1902)
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 5 - Sunday 1 October 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Brahms    Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89
Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 6 - Thursday 5 October 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Narcisco Yepes, guitar

Turina    La Oración del Torero, Op. 34
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 7 - Sunday 8 October 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Seta Tanyel, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 8 - Thursday 12 October 1989

Neeme Järvi, conductor
Ju Hee Suh, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Schoenberg    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (orch. Schoenberg), Op. 25

 
Concert 9 - Friday 27 October 1989

Kent Nagano, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Milhaud    Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 136
Hoddinott    Noctis Equi, Op. 132
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

Concert 10 - Wednesday 1 November 1989

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, soprano
Keith Lewis, tenor
Andreas Schmidt, baritone
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 11 - Thursday 2 November 1989

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, soprano
Keith Lewis, tenor
Andreas Schmidt, baritone
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 12 - Sunday 12 November 1989

Paavo Berglund, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 13 - Thursday 16 November 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 81 in G major, Hob. I:81
Haydn, J.    Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII/11
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Liszt    Two Episodes from Lenau’s Faust, S. 110

Concert 14 - Thursday 23 November 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maria Ewing, soprano

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Mozart    Così fan tutte: Aria 'Come scoglio', K. 588
Mozart    Così fan tutte: Aria 'Per pietà, ben mio, perdona', K. 588
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

 
Concert 15 - Sunday 26 November 1989

Richard Hickox, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
Felicity Lott, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Martyn Hill, tenor
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 16 - Sunday 3 December 1989

Walter Weller, conductor
Dmitri Alexeev, piano

Wagner    Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 17 - Wednesday 12 December 1989

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
June Anderson, soprano (Cunegonde)
Nicolai Gedda, tenor (Governor)
Adolph Green, vocals (Pangloss)
Jerry Hadley, tenor (Candide)
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano (Paquette)
Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (Old Lady)
Kurt Ollman, baritone (Maximilian)
Clive Bayley, bass
Lindsay Benson, bass
Neil Jenkins, tenor
Richard Suart, bass
John Treleaven, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide (concert performance) (1989)

Concert 18 - Thursday 13 December 1989

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
June Anderson, soprano (Cunegonde)
Nicolai Gedda, tenor (Governor)
Adolph Green, vocals (Pangloss)
Jerry Hadley, tenor (Candide)
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano (Paquette)
Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (Old Lady)
Kurt Ollman, baritone (Maximilian)
Clive Bayley, bass
Lindsay Benson, bass
Neil Jenkins, tenor
Richard Suart, bass
John Treleaven, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide (concert performance) (1989)

 
Concert 19 - Sunday 7 January 1990

Richard Hickox, conductor
Felicity Lott, soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
Stephen Roberts, baritone
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, soprano
James Bowman, counter-tenor
London Symphony Chorus
Trinity Boys Choir

Vaughan Williams, R.    Hodie (This Day), K 274
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 20 - Friday 12 January 1990

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 21 - Sunday 21 January 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maurice Murphy, trumpet
Christine Pendrill, cor anglais
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Copland    Quiet City, S 32
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 22 - Friday 25 January 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Barbara Hendricks, soprano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Mozart    Aria: 'Ah, lo previdi!', K. 272
Strauss, R.    Morgen!, Op. 27 No. 4, TrV 170
Strauss, R.    Muttertändelein, Op. 43 No. 2, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4, TrV 189
Strauss, R.    Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1, TrV 141
Strauss, R.    Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1, TrV 202
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 23 - Sunday 27 January 1990

John Georgiadis, conductor
Jack Brymer, clarinet
Roy Carter, oboe
Martin Gatt, bassoon
Hugh Seenan, horn
Gabrieli String Quartet

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Mozart    Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Mozart    Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for wind and orchestra, K. 297b

 
Concert 24 - Monday 28 January 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin

Knussen, O.    Choral, Op. 8
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 25 - Sunday 4 February 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Ives    Country Band March, K. 1D/11
Ives    A Symphony: New England Holidays, K. 1A (Thanksgiving & Forefather's Day)
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 26 - Thursday 22 February 1990

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Seta Tanyel, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 27 - Sunday 25 February 1990

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Sharon Sweet, soprano

Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 28 - Sunday 11 March 1990

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano

Shostakovich    Jazz Suite No. 1 (1934)
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

Concert 29 - Thursday 15 March 1990

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute
Osian Ellis, harp
London Voices

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 2, ‘To October’, Op. 14
Mozart    Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C major, K. 299
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

 
Concert 30 - Sunday 25 March 1990

Richard Hickox, conductor
Marie McLaughlin, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Arthur Davies, tenor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Stephen Roberts, bass
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Apostles, Op. 49

Concert 31 - Saturday 31 March 1990

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 32 - Thursday 12 April 1990

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
Tallis Chamber Choir

Handel    The Messiah, HWV 56

Concert 33 - Monday 22 April 1990

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 34 - Thursday 3 May 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 35 - Sunday 6 May 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

 
Concert 36 - Sunday 20 May 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Judy Kaye, soprano
Benjamin Luxon, baritone
Male Voices of the Tallis Chamber Choir

Stravinsky    Symphonies of Wind Instruments, EW 44
Bernstein    Arias and Barcarolles (1988)
Stravinsky    The King of the Stars (Zvezdoliki), EW 16
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 37 - Wednesday 30 May 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alison Hargan, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Ruggles    Angels (1921)
Ruggles    Organum (1945)
Ruggles    Exultation (1958)
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 38 - Sunday 3 June 1990

Richard Hickox, conductor
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Jeremy Budd, treble
London Symphony Chorus

Holst, G.    The Hymn of Jesus, Op. 37, H 140
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57
Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)

Concert 39 - Thursday 7 June 1990

Kent Nagano, conductor
Rosalind Plowright, soprano

Respighi    Trittico botticelliano, P 151
Spontini    La Vestale: Aria, 'Tu che invoco' (1807)
Boito    Mefistofele: aria, 'L’altra notte' (1868)
Verdi    Otello: Canzone del salce and Ave Maria (1887)
Stravinsky    Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol), EW 28
Bellini    Il Pirata: Final Scene (1827)

Concert 40 - Sunday 10 June 1990

Kent Nagano, conductor
Nobuko Imai, viola

Takemitsu    A String around Autumn (1989)
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 41 - Thursday 14 June 1990

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin

Mozart    Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

 
Concert 42 - Sunday 17 June 1990

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Balakirev    Symphony No. 1 in C major (1897)

London Symphony Orchestra
1990-1991
77th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 17 September 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Matthews, C.    Quatrain (1989)
Stravinsky    Variations (Aldous Huxley in memoriam), EW 103
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 2 - Friday 21 September 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 3 - Sunday 24 September 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Joseph Suk, violin
Paul Tortelier, cello

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Concert 4 - Friday 28 September 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D
Glazunov    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 82
Orff    Carmina Burana: Excerpts (1937)
Gershwin    Second Rhapsody for piano and orchestra (1931)
Mozart    Così fan tutte: Aria 'Come scoglio', K. 588
Mozart    Don Giovanni: Aria 'Mi tradì quell'alma ingrata', K. 527
Cilea    Adriana Lecouvreur: aria, 'Io son l’umile ancella' (1902)
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 5 - Sunday 1 October 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Brahms    Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89
Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 6 - Thursday 5 October 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Narcisco Yepes, guitar

Turina    La Oración del Torero, Op. 34
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 7 - Sunday 8 October 1989

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Seta Tanyel, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 8 - Thursday 12 October 1989

Neeme Järvi, conductor
Ju Hee Suh, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Schoenberg    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (orch. Schoenberg), Op. 25

Concert 9 - Friday 27 October 1989

Kent Nagano, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Milhaud    Cello Concerto No. 1, Op. 136
Hoddinott    Noctis Equi, Op. 132
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

Concert 10 - Wednesday 1 November 1989

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, soprano
Keith Lewis, tenor
Andreas Schmidt, baritone
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 11 - Thursday 2 November 1989

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, soprano
Keith Lewis, tenor
Andreas Schmidt, baritone
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 12 - Sunday 12 November 1989

Paavo Berglund, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 13 - Thursday 16 November 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 81 in G major, Hob. I:81
Haydn, J.    Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII/11
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Liszt    Two Episodes from Lenau’s Faust, S. 110

Concert 14 - Thursday 23 November 1989

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maria Ewing, soprano

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Mozart    Così fan tutte: Aria 'Come scoglio', K. 588
Mozart    Così fan tutte: Aria 'Per pietà, ben mio, perdona', K. 588
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concert 15 - Sunday 26 November 1989

Richard Hickox, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
Felicity Lott, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Martyn Hill, tenor
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 16 - Sunday 3 December 1989

Walter Weller, conductor
Dmitri Alexeev, piano

Wagner    Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 17 - Wednesday 12 December 1989

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
June Anderson, soprano (Cunegonde)
Nicolai Gedda, tenor (Governor)
Adolph Green, vocals (Pangloss)
Jerry Hadley, tenor (Candide)
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano (Paquette)
Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (Old Lady)
Kurt Ollman, baritone (Maximilian)
Clive Bayley, bass
Lindsay Benson, bass
Neil Jenkins, tenor
Richard Suart, bass
John Treleaven, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide (concert performance) (1989)

 
Concert 18 - Thursday 13 December 1989

Leonard Bernstein, conductor
June Anderson, soprano (Cunegonde)
Nicolai Gedda, tenor (Governor)
Adolph Green, vocals (Pangloss)
Jerry Hadley, tenor (Candide)
Della Jones, mezzo-soprano (Paquette)
Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (Old Lady)
Kurt Ollman, baritone (Maximilian)
Clive Bayley, bass
Lindsay Benson, bass
Neil Jenkins, tenor
Richard Suart, bass
John Treleaven, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide (concert performance) (1989)

Concert 19 - Sunday 7 January 1990

Richard Hickox, conductor
Felicity Lott, soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
Stephen Roberts, baritone
Penelope Walmsley-Clark, soprano
James Bowman, counter-tenor
London Symphony Chorus
Trinity Boys Choir

Vaughan Williams, R.    Hodie (This Day), K 274
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 20 - Friday 12 January 1990

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 21 - Sunday 21 January 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maurice Murphy, trumpet
Christine Pendrill, cor anglais
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Copland    Quiet City, S 32
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

 
Concert 22 - Friday 25 January 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Barbara Hendricks, soprano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Mozart    Aria: 'Ah, lo previdi!', K. 272
Strauss, R.    Morgen!, Op. 27 No. 4, TrV 170
Strauss, R.    Muttertändelein, Op. 43 No. 2, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4, TrV 189
Strauss, R.    Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1, TrV 141
Strauss, R.    Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1, TrV 202
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 23 - Sunday 27 January 1990

John Georgiadis, conductor
Jack Brymer, clarinet
Roy Carter, oboe
Martin Gatt, bassoon
Hugh Seenan, horn
Gabrieli String Quartet

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Mozart    Clarinet Quintet in A major, K. 581
Mozart    Sinfonia concertante in E flat major for wind and orchestra, K. 297b

Concert 24 - Monday 28 January 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin

Knussen, O.    Choral, Op. 8
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 25 - Sunday 4 February 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, baritone

Ives    Country Band March, K. 1D/11
Ives    A Symphony: New England Holidays, K. 1A (Thanksgiving & Forefather's Day)
Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 26 - Thursday 22 February 1990

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Seta Tanyel, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 27 - Sunday 25 February 1990

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Sharon Sweet, soprano

Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

 
Concert 28 - Sunday 11 March 1990

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Andrei Gavrilov, piano

Shostakovich    Jazz Suite No. 1 (1934)
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

Concert 29 - Thursday 15 March 1990

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute
Osian Ellis, harp
London Voices

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 2, ‘To October’, Op. 14
Mozart    Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C major, K. 299
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 30 - Sunday 25 March 1990

Richard Hickox, conductor
Marie McLaughlin, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
Arthur Davies, tenor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Stephen Roberts, bass
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Apostles, Op. 49

Concert 31 - Saturday 31 March 1990

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 32 - Thursday 12 April 1990

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
Tallis Chamber Choir

Handel    The Messiah, HWV 56

Concert 33 - Monday 22 April 1990

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

 
Concert 34 - Thursday 3 May 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 35 - Sunday 6 May 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 36 - Sunday 20 May 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Judy Kaye, soprano
Benjamin Luxon, baritone
Male Voices of the Tallis Chamber Choir

Stravinsky    Symphonies of Wind Instruments, EW 44
Bernstein    Arias and Barcarolles (1988)
Stravinsky    The King of the Stars (Zvezdoliki), EW 16
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 37 - Wednesday 30 May 1990

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alison Hargan, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Ruggles    Angels (1921)
Ruggles    Organum (1945)
Ruggles    Exultation (1958)
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 38 - Sunday 3 June 1990

Richard Hickox, conductor
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Jeremy Budd, treble
London Symphony Chorus

Holst, G.    The Hymn of Jesus, Op. 37, H 140
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57
Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)

Concert 39 - Thursday 7 June 1990

Kent Nagano, conductor
Rosalind Plowright, soprano

Respighi    Trittico botticelliano, P 151
Spontini    La Vestale: Aria, 'Tu che invoco' (1807)
Boito    Mefistofele: aria, 'L’altra notte' (1868)
Verdi    Otello: Canzone del salce and Ave Maria (1887)
Stravinsky    Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol), EW 28
Bellini    Il Pirata: Final Scene (1827)

Concert 40 - Sunday 10 June 1990

Kent Nagano, conductor
Nobuko Imai, viola

Takemitsu    A String around Autumn (1989)
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 41 - Thursday 14 June 1990

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin

Mozart    Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 42 - Sunday 17 June 1990

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Balakirev    Symphony No. 1 in C major (1897)

London Symphony Orchestra
1991-1992
78th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 19 September 1991

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Bernstein    Suite from A Quiet Place (1983)
Tavener    Dance Lament of the Repentant Thief (1991)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 2 - Thursday 26 September 1991

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Karita Mattila, soprano

Bernstein    The Imaginary Coney Island Ballet (1944)
Strauss, R.    Zueignung, Op. 10 No. 1, TrV 141
Strauss, R.    Meinem Kinde, Op. 37 No. 3, TrV 182
Strauss, R.    Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Wiegenlied, Op. 41 No. 1, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Die heiligen drei Könige aus Morgenland, Op. 56 No. 6, TrV 214
Strauss, R.    Frühlingsfeier, Op. 56 No. 5, TrV 225
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 3 - Sunday 29 September 1991

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Sylvia McNair, soprano
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
Benjamin Luxon, baritone
Leslie Caron, narrator
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Mass: Three Meditations (1971)
Debussy    Jeux, L 126
Debussy    Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien (Symphonic Fragments), L 124

Concert 4 - Thursday 10 October 1991

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Peter Donohoe, piano

Knussen, O.    Flourish with Fireworks, Op. 22
Messiaen    Couleurs de la cité celeste (1963)
Takemitsu    Vers l’arc-en-ciel, Palma (1984)
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 5 - Sunday 13 October 1991

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Paul Crossley, piano
Peter Serkin, piano

Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Takemitsu    Quotation of Dream (1991)
Debussy    Jeux, L 126

Concert 6 - Thursday 17 October 1991

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Benjamin Luxon, baritone
Daniel Ison, treble
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide: Overture (1956)
Bernstein    Mass: Three Meditations (1971) 
Bernstein    Suite from A Quiet Place (1983)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)
Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)

Concert 7 - Thursday 24 October 1991

Colin Davis, conductor
Osian Ellis, harp
Ian Fountain, piano
John Constable, harpsichord
Barbara Hendricks, mezzo-soprano

Martin, F.    Petite Symphonie Concertante, Op. 54
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 8 - Thursday 31 October 1991

Paavo Berglund, conductor
Cécile Ousset, piano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

 
Concert 9 - Sunday 3 November 1991

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Gegam Grigorian, tenor
Tamara Sinyavskaya, mezzo-soprano
Sergei Leiferkus, baritone
London Symphony Chorus
New London Children’s Choir

Prokofiev    Seven, They are Seven, Cantata, Op. 30
Prokofiev    Ivan the Terrible (Oratorio), Op. 116

Concert 10 - Saturday 10 November 1991

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Concert 11 - Thursday 14 November 1991

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 12 - Saturday 16 November 1991

Ion Marin, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Wagner    Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Mottl/Wagner), WWV 91
Honegger    Pacific 231, H 53
Ravel    Shéhérazade (Song Cycle), M. 41
Scriabin    The Poem of Ecstasy (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54

Concert 13 - Thursday 21 November 1991

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Prokofiev    Russian Overture, Op. 72
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Concert 14 - Tuesday 26 November 1991

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Alexander Slobodyanik, piano

Prokofiev    Lieutenant Kijé, Suite, Op. 60
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

 
Concert 15 - Thursday 28 November 1991

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Martha Argerich, piano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 4 in C major (original), Op. 47
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

Concert 16 - Sunday 1 December 1991

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Michael Stern, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Dolora Zajick, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Prokofiev    Zdravitsa, Stalin, Op. 71
Prokofiev    Fugue for Solo Cello (1960)
Prokofiev    Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

Concert 17 - Sunday 8 December 1991

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Igor Oistrakh, violin

Sibelius    Night Ride and Sunrise, Op. 55
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Strauss, R.    Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53, TrV 209

Concert 18 - Thursday 12 December 1991

Colin Davis, conductor
Peter Wiegold, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Wiegold, P.    Soft Shoe Shuffle (1991)
Mendelssohn    Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 25
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 19 - Sunday 15 December 1991

Colin Davis, conductor
Sharon Sweet, soprano
Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano
Keith Lewis, tenor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

Concert 20 - Saturday 4 January 1992

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Michael Chance, counter-tenor
Anthony Michaels-Moore, baritone
London Philharmonic Choir
Southend Boys’ Choir

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 1 in D major, Hob. I:1
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 6 in D major, 'Le Matin', Hob. I:6
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

 
Concert 21 - Thursday 9 January 1992

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Barbara Bonney, soprano
Michael Chance, counter-tenor
Anthony Michaels-Moore, baritone
London Philharmonic Choir
Southend Boys’ Choir

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 1 in D major, Hob. I:1
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 6 in D major, 'Le Matin', Hob. I:6
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 22 - Sunday 12 January 1992

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Lubica Rybarska, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, mezzo-soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Erich Knodt, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 23 - Thursday 16 January 1992

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Alfredo Perl, piano
Lubica Rybarska, soprano
Alfreda Hodgson, mezzo-soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Erich Knodt, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 24 - Thursday 30 January 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maria Ewing, soprano

Ives    Central Park in the Dark, K. 1B/32
Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 25 - Sunday 2 February 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Barbara Hendricks, soprano
Paul Crossley, piano

Ives    Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England, K. 1A/5
Barber    Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Gershwin    Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)

 
Concert 26 - Thursday 9 February 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Bach, J.C.    Symphony for Double Orchestra in E flat major, Op. 18 No. 1 (1781)
Reich    Three Movements (1986)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 27 - Friday 13 February 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Dmitri Alexeev, piano

Balakirev    Russia, symphonic poem (1884)
Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 28 - Sunday 23 February 1992

Ion Marin, conductor
Maurice Murphy, trumpet
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute
Ian Bousfield, trombone

Haydn, J.    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe/1
Mozart    Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, K. 313
David, F.    Concertino for Trombone, Op. 4
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 29 - Thursday 27 February 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Thomas Martin, double bass

Wagner    Der Fliegende Holländer: Overture, WWV 63
Bottesini    Concertino for Double Bass in C minor (1851)
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 30 - Sunday 1 March 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Jard van Nes, mezzo-soprano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus
Southend Boys’ Choir

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 31 - Tuesday 3 March 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Georg Solti, conductor
James Galway, flute
Barbara Hendricks, soprano
Fabio Bidini, piano

Britten    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Debussy    Clair de lune (orch. Caplet), L 75
Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Aria 'Dove sono', K. 492
Villa-Lobos    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 5, A 389
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)

 
Concert 32 - Sunday 7 March 1992

Colin Davis, conductor
Sharon Sweet, soprano
Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano
Vicente Ombuena, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 33 - Monday 8 March 1992

Colin Davis, conductor
Sharon Sweet, soprano
Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano
Vicente Ombuena, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 34 - Thursday 12 March 1992

Colin Davis, conductor
György Pauk, violin
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Peter Frankl, piano

Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 35 - Sunday 15 March 1992

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Roy Carter, oboe
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Martin Gatt, bassoon
Hugh Seenan, horn

Mozart    Sinfonia concertante for wind and orchestra, K. 297b
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Concert 36 - Thursday 19 March 1992

Jeffrey Tate, conductor
Peter Donohoe, piano

Elgar    Froissart, Overture, Op. 19
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 37 - Sunday 29 March 1992

Richard Hickox, conductor
Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Tom Conti, narrator
Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    Dona Nobis Pacem (1936)
Walton    Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. Palmer), C. 48

 
Concert 38 - Thursday 2 April 1992

Kent Nagano, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute

Boulez    Mémoriale (1985)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Bartók    The Wooden Prince: Suite, Op. 13, Sz. 60

Concert 39 - Sunday 5 April 1992

Kent Nagano, conductor
Paul Silverthorne, viola
Alfred Brendel, piano

Berio    Sequenza VI for viola (1967)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Concert 40 - Sunday 26 April 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
LSO Wind Ensemble

Mozart    Serenade in C minor, K. 388
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 41 - Thursday 30 April 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano

Bernstein    Suite from A Quiet Place (1983)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 42 - Monday 4 May 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin

Britten    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Barber    Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 43 - Thursday 4 June 1992

Kent Nagano, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Bella mia fiamma, addio', K. 528
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Misera, dove son!', K. 369
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Nehmt meinen Dank', K. 383
Strauss, R.    Lieder: Das Rosenband, Freundliche Vision, Ruhe, meine Seele!, Wiegenlied, Die heiligen drei Könige
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

 
Concert 44 - Sunday 7 June 1992

Kent Nagano, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Bella mia fiamma, addio', K. 528
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Misera, dove son!', K. 369
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Nehmt meinen Dank', K. 383
Strauss, R.    Lieder: Das Rosenband, Freundliche Vision, Ruhe, meine Seele!, Wiegenlied, Die heiligen drei Könige
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 45 - Sunday 14 June 1992

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Moray Welsh, cello
Nigel Kennedy, violin

Dukas    Fanfare pour précéder La Péri (1912)
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Concert 46 - Thursday 18 June 1992

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Moray Welsh, cello
Nigel Kennedy, violin

Dukas    Fanfare pour précéder La Péri (1912)
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Concert 47 - Sunday 21 June 1992

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Noel Espiritu Velasco, tenor
Bulat Mingelkiev, tenor
Robin Leggate, tenor
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
Colleen Gaetano, soprano
Mette Ejsing, contralto
Elena Brilova, soprano
London Choral Society

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Golden Cockerel (concert performance) (1907)

Concert 48 - Wednesday 24 June 1992

Hugh Wolff, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Panufnik, A.    Symphony No. 10 (1988)
Panufnik, A.    Cello Concerto (1991)
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

 
Concert 49 - Sunday 28 June 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Tyne Daly, narrator
Stewart Collins, dialogue
Bruce Ogsten, dialogue
Marie McLaughlin, soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
David Garrison, tenor
Kurt Ollmann, baritone
Samuel Ramey, bass
Evelyn Lear, soprano
Cleo Laine, singer
Meriel Dickinson, mezzo-soprano
Lindsay Benson, baritone
Nicholas Sears, baritone
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Adolph Green, tenor
London Voices

Bernstein    On the Town (concert performance) (1944)

Concert 50 - Monday 29 June 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Tyne Daly, narrator
Stewart Collins, dialogue
Bruce Ogsten, dialogue
Marie McLaughlin, soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
David Garrison, tenor
Kurt Ollmann, baritone
Samuel Ramey, bass
Evelyn Lear, soprano
Cleo Laine, singer
Meriel Dickinson, mezzo-soprano
Lindsay Benson, baritone
Nicholas Sears, baritone
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Adolph Green, tenor
London Voices

Bernstein    On the Town (concert performance) (1944)

Concert 51 - Thursday 2 July 1992

Colin Davis, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Stravinsky    Octet for Wind Instruments, EW 52
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 52 - Sunday 5 July 1992

Richard Hickox, conductor
Cynthia Haymon, soprano
Cynthia Clarey, mezzo-soprano
Damion Evans, tenor
Willard White, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Gershwin    Porgy and Bess: Excerpts (1935)
Tippett    A Child of Our Time (1941)

 
Concert 53 - Sunday 12 July 1992

Colin Davis, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Mozart    Posthorn Serenade, K. 320

Concert 54 - Sunday 2 August 1992

En Shao, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

London Symphony Orchestra
1992-1993
79th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 24 September 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello

Matthews, C.    Hidden Variables (1989)
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, TH 57
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 2 - Wednesday 30 September 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Roy Carter, oboe

Muldowney    Oboe Concerto (1992)
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 3 - Sunday 4 October 1992

André Previn, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin
Edward Vanderspar, viola
Moray Welsh, cello
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Tippett    Triple Concerto (1979)
Strauss, R.    Capriccio: Moonlight Music and Closing Scene, Op. 85, TrV 279

Concert 4 - Thursday 8 October 1992

André Previn, conductor
Julian Rachlin, violin

Druckman    Aureole (1979)
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

 
Concert 5 - Sunday 11 October 1992

André Previn, conductor
Gary Hoffman, cello

Druckman    Aureole (1979)
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

Concert 6 - Thursday 15 October 1992

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Stravinsky    Octet for Wind Instruments, EW 52
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59

Concert 7 - Sunday 25 October 1992

Richard Hickox, conductor
Judith Howarth, soprano
Arthur Davies, tenor
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone
Stephen Roberts, bass
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    Caractacus, Op. 35

Concert 8 - Thursday 29 October 1992

Libor Pešek, conductor
Louis Lortie, piano

Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 9 - Sunday 1 November 1992

Libor Pešek, conductor
Paul Silverthorne, viola
Nancy Gustafson, soprano
Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano
Dennis O’Neill, tenor
Michael Druiett, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Martinů    Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, H 337
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 10 - Thursday 5 November 1992

Kent Nagano, conductor
Dmitry Sitkovetsky, violin
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

 
Concert 11 - Sunday 8 November 1992

Kent Nagano, conductor
John Williams, guitar
London Symphony Chorus

Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Westlake    Antarctica (Suite for Guitar and Orchestra) (1991)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 12 - Thursday 12 November 1992

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Midori, violin

Mozart    Die Entführung aus dem Serail: Overture, K. 384
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 13 - Thursday 26 November 1992

Colin Davis, conductor
Karita Mattila, soprano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
Sibelius    Luonnotar, Op. 70
Sibelius    Autumn Evening (Höstkväll), Op. 38 No. 1
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 14 - Sunday 29 November 1992

Colin Davis, conductor

Sibelius    Tapiola, Op. 112
Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 15 - Sunday 6 December 1992

Colin Davis, conductor
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Jorma Hynninen, baritone
Helsinki University Chorus

Sibelius    Kullervo Symphony, Op. 7
Sibelius    Finlandia, Op. 26

Concert 16 - Thursday 10 December 1992

Colin Davis, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin

Sibelius    Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 3
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 17 - Sunday 13 December 1992

Colin Davis, conductor

Sibelius    Rakastava, Op. 14
Sibelius    Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

 
Concert 18 - Wednesday 16 December 1992

Georg Solti, conductor

Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 19 - Thursday 7 January 1993

Richard Hickox, conductor
Janice Watson, soprano
Michael Chance, counter-tenor
Donald Maxwell, baritone
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    The Wasps: Overture, K 82
Alwyn    Symphony No. 3 (1956)
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 20 - Sunday 10 January 1993

Richard Hickox, conductor
Janice Watson, soprano
Michael Chance, counter-tenor
Donald Maxwell, baritone
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50
Alwyn    Symphony No. 5, 'Hydriotaphia' (1973)
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 21 - Thursday 28 January 1993

Ion Marin, conductor
Bruno-Leonardo Gelber, piano

Webern    Passacaglia, Op. 1
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 22 - Sunday 31 January 1993

Richard Hickox, conductor
Jon Kimura Parker, piano
Judith Howarth, soprano
Linda Finnie, mezzo-soprano
Arthur Davies, tenor
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5, ‘Emperor’, Op. 73
Elgar    The Light of Life, Op. 29

Concert 23 - Thursday 11 February 1993

Kent Nagano, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

 
Concert 24 - Wednesday 17 February 1993

Kent Nagano, conductor
Ute Lemper, singer
Birgit Remmert, mezzo-soprano
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Weill    Marie Galante: Excerpts (1934)
Weill    Lady in the Dark: The Saga of Jenny (1941)
Weill    Happy End: Bilbao Song and Surabaya Johnny (1929)
Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 25 - Thursday 18 February 1993

Kent Nagano, conductor
Ute Lemper, singer
Birgit Remmert, mezzo-soprano
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Weill    Marie Galante: Excerpts (1934)
Weill    Lady in the Dark: The Saga of Jenny (1941)
Weill    Happy End: Bilbao Song and Surabaya Johnny (1929)
Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 26 - Thursday 25 February 1993

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Elena Prokina, soprano
Mikhail Krutikov, bass

Mahler    Symphony No. 3: 'What the wild flowers tell me' (arr. Britten) (1941)
Matthews, C.    Memorial (1993)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 14, Op. 135

Concert 27 - Sunday 28 February 1993

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano
Lynda Russell, soprano

Britten    Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Britten    Piano Concerto, Op. 13
Britten    Les Illuminations, Op. 18
Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20

Concert 28 - Sunday 7 March 1993

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Mark Lubotsky, violin
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Britten    Suite from Gloriana, Op. 53a
Britten    Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Britten    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Britten    Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Purcell (Young Person's Guide), Op. 34

 
Concert 29 - Sunday 14 March 1993

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Ben Heppner, tenor (Peter Grimes)
Nancy Gustafson, soprano (Ellen Orford)
Bryn Terfel, baritone (Balstrode)
Menai Davies, mezzo-soprano (Auntie)
Judith Howarth, soprano (Niece 1)
Claire Daniels, soprano (Niece 2) 
John Dobson, tenor (Bob Boles)
John Connell, bass (Swallow)
Anne Collins, mezzo-soprano (Mrs. Sedley)
Jason Howard, baritone (Ned Keene)
Ryland Davies, tenor (Rev. Horace Adams)
Michael Druiett, baritone (Hobson)
London Symphony Chorus

Britten    Peter Grimes (concert performance), Op. 33

Concert 30 - Wednesday 17 March 1993

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Ben Heppner, tenor (Peter Grimes)
Nancy Gustafson, soprano (Ellen Orford)
Bryn Terfel, baritone (Balstrode)
Menai Davies, mezzo-soprano (Auntie)
Judith Howarth, soprano (Niece 1)
Claire Daniels, soprano (Niece 2)
John Dobson, tenor (Bob Boles)
John Connell, bass (Swallow)
Anne Collins, mezzo-soprano (Mrs. Sedley)
Jason Howard, baritone (Ned Keene)
Ryland Davies, tenor (Rev. Horace Adams)
Michael Druiett, baritone (Hobson)
London Symphony Chorus

Britten    Peter Grimes (concert performance), Op. 33

Concert 31 - Thursday 18 March 1993

Oliver Knussen, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Britten    The Prince of the Pagodas: Pas de Six, Op. 57
Saxton, R.    Cello Concerto (1993)
Knussen, O.    The Way to Castle Yonder (from Higglety Pigglety Pop!), Op. 21a
Britten    Cello Symphony, Op. 68

Concert 32 - Sunday 21 March 1993

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Richard Hickox (chamber orchestra)
Makvala Kasrashvili, soprano
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral
London Symphony Chorus

Britten    War Requiem, Op. 66

 
Concert 33 - Thursday 25 March 1993

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Brahms    Clarinet Sonata No. 1 in F minor (arr. for viola and orch. by Berio), Op. 120 No. 1
Bartók    Viola Concerto, Sz. 120
Schnittke    Viola Concerto (1985)

Concert 34 - Sunday 28 March 1993

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Viktor Tretyakov, violin
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Mozart    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Violin and Viola, K. 364
Tchaikovsky, A.    Etudes in Ordinary Tones (1990)
Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22

Concert 35 - Monday 4 April 1993

Paul Daniel, conductor
Moray Welsh, cello
Rod Franks, trumpet

Sibelius    The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 3
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Haydn, J.    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe/1
Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Concert 36 - Wednesday 5 May 1993

Georg Solti, conductor

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 37 - Thursday 6 May 1993

Georg Solti, conductor

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 38 - Sunday 16 May 1993

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, violin

Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 39 - Thursday 20 May 1993

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

 
Concert 40 - Sunday 23 May 1993

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 41 - Sunday 6 June 1993

André Previn, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 102 in B flat major, Hob. I:102
Korngold    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 42 - Thursday 10 June 1993

André Previn, conductor
Cheryl Studer, soprano

Stucky, S.    Son et Lumière (1988)
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244

Concert 43 - Sunday 13 June 1993

André Previn, conductor
André Previn, piano
Sylvia McNair, soprano
Thomas Allen, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 44 - Saturday 19 June 1993

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Schoenberg    Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 45 - Sunday 20 June 1993

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Schoenberg    Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 46 - Thursday 24 June 1993

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano

Stravinsky    Symphonies of Wind Instruments, EW 44
Debussy    Jeux, L 126
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Schoenberg    Erwartung, Op. 17

Concert 47 - Saturday 26 June 1993

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano

Stravinsky    Symphonies of Wind Instruments, EW 44
Debussy    Jeux, L 126
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Schoenberg    Erwartung, Op. 17

Concert 48 - Sunday 11 July 1993

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Artyomov, V.    Symphony No. 2, 'The Morning Star Arises' (1993)

London Symphony Orchestra
1993-1994
80th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 23 September 1993

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maria Ewing, soprano

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Ravel    Shéhérazade, M. 41
Nielsen    Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97

Concert 2 - Sunday 26 September 1993

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
John Alley, piano

Bernstein    Suite from A Quiet Place (1983)
Bernstein    Arias and Barcarolles (1988)
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)

Concert 3 - Thursday 30 September 1993

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Katia Labèque, piano
Marielle Labèque, piano
Michael Tilson Thomas, piano

Knussen, O.    Symphony No. 3, Op. 18
Mozart    Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major, K. 365
Mozart    Concerto for Three Pianos and Orchestra in F major, K. 242
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42

 
Concert 4 - Sunday 3 October 1993

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Françoise Pollet, soprano
John Alley, piano

Messiaen    L’Ascension (1933)
Messiaen    Chronochromie (1960)
Messiaen    La Ville d’en haut (1987)
Messiaen    Poèmes pour Mi (1937)

Concert 5 - Thursday 7 October 1993

Ion Marin, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin
Thomas Martin, double bass

Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35
Bottesini    Gran Duo Concertante for Violin and Double Bass (1880)
Stravinsky    Ebony Concerto, EW 76
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 6 - Sunday 10 October 1993

Ivor Bolton, conductor
Marvin Hamlisch, conductor
Ruggero Raimondi, bass
Ben Kingsley, narrator
Connor Burrowes, boy treble
Choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral

Massenet    Le Cid: Ballet Suite (1885)
Massenet    Don Quichotte: La Mort de Don Quichotte (1910)
Rossini    Overture to The Journey to Rheims (1825)
Rossini    The Journey to Reims: Aria 'Medaglie incomparabili' (1825)
Hamlisch, M.    Anatomy of Peace (1991)

Concert 7 - Thursday 14 October 1993

Daniele Gatti, conductor
Giuliano Carmignola, violin
Andrea Lucchesini, piano
Mario Brunello, cello

Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 8 - Sunday 17 October 1993

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 9 - Sunday 31 October 1993

Mikhail Pletnev, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

 
Concert 10 - Wednesday 3 November 1993

André Previn, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Previn, A.    Cello Sonata (1993)
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 11 - Thursday 4 November 1993

André Previn, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Previn, A.    Cello Sonata (1993)
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 12 - Thursday 11 November 1993

André Previn, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Barber    Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 13 - Friday 11 November 1993

André Previn, conductor
John Browning, piano

Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 14 - Thursday 18 November 1993

Kent Nagano, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Boulez    Messagesquisse (1976)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 15 - Sunday 21 November 1993

Kent Nagano, conductor

Messiaen    Éclairs sur l’Au-Delà… (1991)

Concert 16 - Thursday 25 November 1993

Kent Nagano, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Boulez    Messagesquisse (1976)
Paganini    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 6, MS 21
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

 
Concert 17 - Saturday 4 December 1993

Colin Davis, conductor
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Fiona Janes, mezzo-soprano
Penelope Walker, mezzo-soprano
Vladimir Bogachov, tenor
Carlos Álvarez, baritone
Alan Ewing, bass
Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass
Gwynne Howell, bass
Graeme Broadbent, bass
John Dobson, tenor
Anthony Stuart Lloyd, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 1, The Siege of Troy (concert performance), H 133

Concert 18 - Sunday 5 December 1993

Colin Davis, conductor
Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano
Maria Popescu, mezzo-soprano
Fiona Janes, mezzo-soprano
Vladimir Bogachov, tenor
Gregory Cross, tenor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
Alan Ewing, bass
Jason Howard, baritone
Roderick Earle, bass
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Carlos Álvarez, baritone
Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass
Gwynne Howell, bass
Anthony Stuart Lloyd, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 2, The Trojans at Carthage (concert performance), H 133

Concert 19 - Wednesday 8 December 1993

Colin Davis, conductor
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Fiona Janes, mezzo-soprano
Penelope Walker, mezzo-soprano
Vladimir Bogachov, tenor
Carlos Álvarez, baritone
Alan Ewing, bass
Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass
Gwynne Howell, bass
Graeme Broadbent, bass
John Dobson, tenor
Anthony Stuart Lloyd, baritone

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 1, The Siege of Troy (concert performance), H 133

 
Concert 20 - Thursday 9 December 1993

Colin Davis, conductor
Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano
Maria Popescu, mezzo-soprano
Fiona Janes, mezzo-soprano
Vladimir Bogachov, tenor
Gregory Cross, tenor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
Alan Ewing, bass
Jason Howard, baritone
Roderick Earle, bass
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Carlos Álvarez, baritone
Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass
Gwynne Howell, bass
Anthony Stuart Lloyd, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 2, The Trojans at Carthage (concert performance), H 133

Concert 21 - Sunday 12 December 1993 (Afternoon)

Colin Davis, conductor
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Fiona Janes, mezzo-soprano
Penelope Walker, mezzo-soprano
Vladimir Bogachov, tenor
Carlos Álvarez, baritone
Alan Ewing, bass
Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass
Gwynne Howell, bass
Graeme Broadbent, bass
John Dobson, tenor
Anthony Stuart Lloyd, baritone

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 1, The Siege of Troy (concert performance), H 133

Concert 22 - Sunday 12 December 1993 (Evening)

Colin Davis, conductor
Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano
Maria Popescu, mezzo-soprano
Fiona Janes, mezzo-soprano
Vladimir Bogachov, tenor
Gregory Cross, tenor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
Alan Ewing, bass
Jason Howard, baritone
Roderick Earle, bass
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Carlos Álvarez, baritone
Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass
Gwynne Howell, bass
Anthony Stuart Lloyd, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 2, The Trojans at Carthage (concert performance), H 133

 
Concert 23 - Sunday 19 December 1993

Richard Hickox, conductor
Steven Isserlis, cello
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Tavener    The Protecting Veil (1988)
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 24 - Sunday 9 January 1994

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano

Mozart    Serenata notturna in D major, K. 239
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 25 - Thursday 27 January 1994

André Previn, conductor
Wendy Warner, cello

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96
Haydn, J.    Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 26 - Sunday 30 January 1994

Leopold Hager, conductor
Maurice Murphy, trumpet
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Martin Gatt, bassoon

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Hummel    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, S. 49
Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, Polka, Furiant and Circus Music, B. 143
Strauss, R.    Duett-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, TrV 293
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 27 - Saturday 12 February 1994

André Previn, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 28 - Sunday 13 February 1994

André Previn, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 29 - Thursday 17 February 1994

Carlo Rizzi, conductor
Lilya Zilberstein, piano

Mozart, L.    Symphony in G major, 'New Lambach' (1769)
Haydn, J.    Piano Concerto No. 11 in D major, Hob. XVIII/11
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 30 - Sunday 20 February 1994

Richard Hickox, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Dumbarton Oaks (Concerto in E flat), EW 66
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 31 - Thursday 24 February 1994

Georg Solti, conductor

Stravinsky    Petrushka (Complete), EW 18
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 32 - Saturday 5 March 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Barbara Frittoli, soprano
Francisco Araiza, tenor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Simone Alberghini, bass-baritone
Jason Howard, baritone
Richard Van Allan, bass
Simon Bainbridge, tenor
Nancy Gustafson, soprano
Alan Ewing, bass
Dennis Bowen, bass
Robin Osterley, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Puccini    La Bohème (concert performance), SC 67

Concert 33 - Sunday 6 March 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Barbara Frittoli, soprano
Francisco Araiza, tenor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Simone Alberghini, bass-baritone
Jason Howard, baritone
Richard Van Allan, bass
Simon Bainbridge, tenor
Nancy Gustafson, soprano
Alan Ewing, bass
Dennis Bowen, bass
Robin Osterley, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Puccini    La Bohème (concert performance), SC 67

Concert 34 - Tuesday 8 March 1994

Richard Hickox, conductor
Hugh Seenan, horn
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Britten    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Strauss, R.    Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11, TrV 117
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Arnold    Symphony No. 2, Op. 40


Concert 35 - Friday 11 March 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Britten    Phaedra, Op. 93
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Strauss, R.    Capriccio: Closing Scene, Op. 85, TrV 279

Concert 36 - Monday 14 March 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Britten    Phaedra, Op. 93
Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Strauss, R.    Capriccio: Closing Scene, Op. 85, TrV 279

Concert 37 - Friday 18 March 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 102 in B flat major, Hob. I:102
Haydn, J.    Scena di Berenice – ‘Berenice che Fai?’, Hob. XXIVa/10
Berlioz    Tristia: The Death of Ophelia, Op. 18, H 119
Berlioz    Sara la baigneuse, Op. 11, H 69
Berlioz    La Mort de Cléopâtre, H 36

Concert 38 - Thursday 24 March 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Burt, F.    Morgana (1962)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 39 - Sunday 27 March 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Sibelius    Rakastava, Op. 14
Sibelius    Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 40 - Sunday 17 April 1994

Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Mikhail Pletnev, piano

Mozart    Rondo in D major for Piano and Orchestra, K. 382
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141


 
Concert 41 - Sunday 24 April 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

Schumann    Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Sibelius    En Saga, Op. 9
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 42 - Sunday 8 May 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Rossini    The Thieving Magpie: Overture (1817)
Barber    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 43 - Sunday 15 May 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 44 - Thursday 26 May 1994

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 45 - Sunday 5 June 1994

Kent Nagano, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Ravel    Menuet antique (orch. Ravel), M. 7
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 46 - Thursday 9 June 1994

Kent Nagano, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Ellis, J.A.    These exalted birds (1994)
Mozart    Don Giovanni: Overture, K. 527
Mozart    Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Violin and Viola, K. 364
Stravinsky    Petrushka (Complete), EW 18

Concert 47 - Monday 12 June 1994

Kent Nagano, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

 
Concert 48 - Thursday 23 June 1994

Kent Nagano, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin

Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Adams, J.    Violin Concerto (1993)
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 49 - Thursday 30 June 1994

Mariss Jansons, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 50 - Sunday 3 July 1994

Mariss Jansons, conductor
Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 51 - Tuesday 5 July 1994

Mariss Jansons, conductor
Midori, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Wagner    Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Wagner    Lohengrin: Prelude Act 3, WWV 75
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Funeral Music, WWV 86D
Wagner    Die Walküre: The Ride of the Valkyries, WWV 86B

London Symphony Orchestra
1994-1995
81st Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 21 September 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Debra Winger, narrator

MacMillan    Britannia (1994)
Tilson Thomas, M.    From the Diary of Anne Frank (1990)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 2 - Friday 22 September 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Debra Winger, narrator

MacMillan    Britannia (1994)
Tilson Thomas, M.    From the Diary of Anne Frank (1990)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11



 
Concert 3 - Sunday 25 September 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Sarah Leonard, soprano
Nina Stemme, soprano
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Knussen, O.    Flourish with Fireworks, Op. 22
Krenek    Die Nachtigall, Op. 68a
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 4 - Tuesday 27 September 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Sarah Leonard, soprano
Nina Stemme, soprano
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Knussen, O.    Flourish with Fireworks, Op. 22
Krenek    Die Nachtigall, Op. 68a
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 5 - Thursday 29 September 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor*
Colin Davis, conductor#
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Sarah Chang, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 33, TH 57
Glinka*    A Life for the Tsar: Gloria (1836)
Haydn, J.#    Symphony No. 72 in D major, Hob. I:72
Sarasate#    Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
Britten    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Concert 6 - Wednesday 5 October 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
Karen Vaughan, harp
Timothy Jones, horn
William Haskins, horn
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Four Songs, Op. 17
Benjamin, G.    Jubilation (1995) 
Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 7 - Thursday 6 October 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto
Karen Vaughan, harp
Timothy Jones, horn
William Haskins, horn
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Four Songs, Op. 17
Benjamin, G.    Jubilation (1994)
Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

 
Concert 8 - Sunday 9 October 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Stephen Westrop, conductor*
Renée Fleming, soprano
Yuri Bashmet, viola
London Symphony Chorus

Tavener*    The Myrrh-Bearer (1993)
Schubert    Auf dem Strom, D. 943
Schubert    Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
Feldman    The Viola in My Life IV (1971)
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 9 - Monday 10 October 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Stephen Westrop, conductor*
Renée Fleming, soprano
Yuri Bashmet, viola
London Symphony Chorus

Tavener*    The Myrrh-Bearer (1993)
Schubert    Auf dem Strom, D. 943
Schubert    Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D. 965
Feldman    The Viola in My Life IV (1971)
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 10 - Thursday 13 October 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Wolf    Italian Serenade (1887)
Reich    Three Movements (1986)
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 11 - Thursday 20 October 1994

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Wolf    Italian Serenade (1887)
Reich    Three Movements (1986)
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 12 - Wednesday 25 October 1994

Georg Solti, conductor
Itzhak Perlman, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 13 - Wednesday 2 November 1994

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Michael Feast, narrator

Balakirev    King Lear, Overture (1861)
Shostakovich    Suite from Hamlet, Op. 116a
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Excerpts (with readings), Op. 64

 
Concert 14 - Thursday 3 November 1994

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Michael Feast, narrator

Balakirev    King Lear, Overture (1861)
Shostakovich    Suite from Hamlet, Op. 116a
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Excerpts (with readings), Op. 64

Concert 15 - Sunday 8 November 1994

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Shchedrin    Cello Concerto "sotto voce concerto" (1994)

Concert 16 - Wednesday 9 November 1994

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68
Shchedrin    Cello Concerto No. 2, 'Sotto voce concerto' (1994)

Concert 17 - Sunday 13 November 1994

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Yuri Bashmet, viola
Gidon Kremer, violin

Schnittke    Symphony No. 6 (1992)
Berg    Canon (arr. Schnittke) (1930)
Schnittke    Concerto for Three (1994)

Concert 18 - Tuesday 15 November 1994

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Yuri Bashmet, viola
Gidon Kremer, violin

Schnittke    Symphony No. 6 (1992)
Berg    Canon (arr. Schnittke) (1930)
Schnittke    Concerto for Three (1994)

Concert 19 - Saturday 25 November 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Francisco Araiza, tenor (Idomeneo)
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano (Idamante)
Nancy Gustafson, soprano (Ilia)
Maria Bayo, soprano (Elettra)
John Dobson, tenor (Arbace)
Robert Tear, tenor (High Priest)
Michael Druiett, baritone (Voice of Neptune)
Susan Gritton, soprano
Ruby Philogene, mezzo-soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Ashley Thorburn, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Idomeneo (concert performance), K. 366


Concert 20 - Monday 27 November 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Francisco Araiza, tenor (Idomeneo)
Susanne Mentzer, mezzo-soprano (Idamante)
Nancy Gustafson, soprano (Ilia)
Maria Bayo, soprano (Elettra)
John Dobson, tenor (Arbace)
Robert Tear, tenor (High Priest)
Michael Druiett, baritone (Voice of Neptune)
Susan Gritton, soprano
Ruby Philogene, mezzo-soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Ashley Thorburn, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Idomeneo (concert performance), K. 366

Concert 21 - Sunday 4 December 1994

Richard Hickox, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Arnold    Symphony No. 5, Op. 74
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Elgar    The Black Knight, Op. 25

Concert 22 - Thursday 8 December 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Stravinsky    Danses concertantes, EW 72
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 23 - Monday 11 December 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Moser, tenor
Anthony Michaels-Moore, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 24 - Friday 15 December 1994

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Moser, tenor
Anthony Michaels-Moore, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38



 
Concert 25 - Thursday 12 January 1995

Iván Fischer, conductor
Truls Mørk, cello

Dvořák    Legend No. 10, Op. 59, B. 122
Dvořák    Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 (Nos. 1, 2)
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 26 - Sunday 22 January 1995

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Stravinsky    Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol), EW 28
Boulez    Notations I–IV (1945/1978)
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83

Concert 27 - Tuesday 24 January 1995

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Boulez    Livre pour cordes (1968)
Berg    Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder), H. 136
Berg    Altenberg Lieder, Op. 4
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 28 - Friday 26 January 1995

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Boulez    Livre pour cordes (1968)
Berg    Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder), H. 136
Berg    Altenberg Lieder, Op. 4
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 29 - Sunday 29 January 1995

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano
Françoise Pollet, soprano
Lucy Shelton, soprano
London Voices

Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Boulez    Le Visage nuptial (1946/1989)

Concert 30 - Sunday 5 February 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Katia and Marielle Labèque, pianos
Deborah Riedel, soprano
Florence Quivar, contralto
Laurence Dale, tenor
Siegmund Nimsgern, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Concerto for Two Pianos in E flat major, K. 365
Tippett    A Child of Our Time (1941)

Concert 31 - Sunday 12 February 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin
Edward Vanderspar, viola
Moray Welsh, cello

Tippett    Triple Concerto (1979)
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 32 - Thursday 16 February 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
Faye Robinson, soprano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Tippett    Symphony No. 3 (1972)

Concert 33 - Sunday 19 February 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Gerhard Oppitz, piano

Tippett    The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances (1952)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Tippett    The Rose Lake (1993)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 34 - Thursday 23 February 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Midori, violin

Stravinsky    Violin Concerto in D major, EW 61
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Tippett    Symphony No. 4 (1977)

Concert 35 - Sunday 26 February 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Faye Robinson, soprano 
Maria Popescu, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Randle, tenor
Stephen Richardson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Tippett    The Mask of Time (1982)

Concert 36 - Thursday 2 March 1995

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Boulez    Figures-Doubles-Prismes (1964)
Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112

 
Concert 37 - Sunday 5 March 1995

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye (Suite), M. 60
Messiaen    Chronochromie (1960)
Boulez    Messagesquisse (1976)
Stravinsky    Petrushka (Complete), EW 18

Concert 38 - Wednesday 8 March 1995

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Laura Aikin, soprano

Boulez    Pli selon pli: Improvisation III (1957)
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 39 - Thursday 9 March 1995

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Laura Aikin, soprano

Boulez    Pli selon pli: Improvisation III (1957)
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 40 - Sunday 19 March 1995

Daniele Gatti, conductor

Matthews, C.    M50 (1995)
Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Hindemith    Nobilissima Visione, Suite (1938)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 41 - Wednesday 22 March 1995

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
Vadim Sakharov, piano

Schnittke    Concerto Grosso No. 5 (1991)
Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 42 - Sunday 26 March 1995

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ben Heppner, tenor
Thomas Hampson, baritone

Rott    Pastorales Vorspiel: Opening (1880)
Rott    Symphony in E major: Scherzo (1880)
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

 
Concert 43 - Wednesday 29 March 1995

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Daniel Harding, conductor*
Hamish Milne, piano
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Schumann    Drei Fantasiestücke, Op. 73 (arr.)
Boulez*    Éclat (1965)
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 44 - Sunday 2 April 1995

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Kō Ishikawa, shō
Moura Lympany, piano

Takemitsu    Ceremonial (1992)
Weber    Konzertstück in F minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 79, J. 282
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 45 - Sunday 9 April 1995

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alessandra Marc, soprano (Magna Peccatrix)
Nancy Gustafson, soprano (Una poenitentium)
Lynda Russell, soprano (Mater Gloriosa)
Katarina Dalayman, mezzo-soprano (Mulier Samaritana)
Nathalie Stutzmann, contralto (Maria Aegyptiaca)
Thomas Moser, tenor (Doctor Marianus)
Anthony Michaels-Moore, baritone (Pater Ecstaticus)
Peter Rose, bass (Pater Profundus)
Southend Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 8 in E flat major, 'Symphony of a Thousand' (1906)

Concert 46 - Friday 5 May 1995

Simon Rattle, conductor
Jean Rigby, soprano
Faye Robinson, soprano
Cynthia Clarey, mezzo-soprano
Wills Morgan, tenor
Daniel Washington, baritone
Willard White, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55
Gershwin    Porgy and Bess: Excerpts (1935)

Concert 47 - Friday 12 May 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Leon Kirchner, conductor*
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Tippett    The Rose Lake (1993)
Kirchner*    Music for Cello and Orchestra (1992)
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85

 
Concert 48 - Thursday 8 June 1995

André Previn, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Strauss, R.    Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53, TrV 209

Concert 49 - Thursday 15 June 1995

André Previn, conductor
Cheryl Studer, soprano
Tim Hugh, cello

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Un moto di gioia', K. 579
Beethoven    Ah! perfido, Concert Aria, Op. 65
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 50 - Sunday 18 June 1995

André Previn, conductor
Cheryl Studer, soprano

Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 51 - Thursday 29 June 1995

Daniele Gatti, conductor
Roy Carter, oboe
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Martin Gatt, bassoon
Timothy Jones, horn

Mozart    Divertimento No. 3 in F major, K. 138
Mozart    Sinfonia Concertante for Oboe, clarinet, bassoon and Horn in E flat major, K. 297b
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 52 - Sunday 9 July 1995

Richard Hickox, conductor
Michèle Crider, soprano
Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano
Gabriel Sadé, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 53 - Thursday 13 July 1995

Richard Hickox, conductor
Michèle Crider, soprano
Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano
Gabriel Sadé, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

 
Concert 54 - Sunday 16 July 1995

Yuri Ahronovitch, conductor
Barry Tuckwell, horn

Copland    Quiet City, S 32
Mozart    Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K. 495
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 55 - Sunday 23 July 1995

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Robin Sutherland, piano
Connor Burrowes, treble
Paula Robison, flute
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Symphony No. 2, ‘The Age of Anxiety’ (1949)
Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)
Bernstein    Halil, for Flute and Orchestra (1981)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)

London Symphony Orchestra
1995-1996
82nd Season

Concert 1 - Wednesday 20 September 1995

André Previn, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Maw    Spring Music (1983)
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete), M. 57

Concert 2 - Thursday 21 September 1995

André Previn, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Maw    Spring Music (1983)
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete), M. 57

Concert 3 - Sunday 24 September 1995

Kent Nagano, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, ‘Scottish’, Op. 56, MWV N 18

Concert 4 - Thursday 28 September 1995

Kent Nagano, conductor
Yvonne Loriod, piano
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute
Roy Carter, oboe
Tim Hugh, cello

Messiaen    Concerto à quatre (1992)
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

 
Concert 5 - Sunday 1 October 1995

Luciano Berio, conductor
Andrea Lucchesini, piano

Berio    Ritirata Notturna di Madrid (arr. of Boccherini) (1975)
Berio    Rendering (arr. of Schubert) (1989)
Maderna    Serenata per un Satellite (1969)
Berio    Piano Concerto No. 2, ‘Echoing Curves’ (1989)

Concert 6 - Thursday 5 October 1995

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Alicia de Larrocha, piano

Albeniz    Suite Española (arr. de Burgos) (1886)
Falla, M. de    Nights in the Gardens of Spain, G. 49
Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Suites Nos. 1 and 2, G. 53

Concert 7 - Sunday 8 October 1995

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Robert Tear, narrator
Michèle Crider, soprano
Maria Popescu, contralto
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Peter Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Schoenberg    A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’, Op. 125

Concert 8 - Tuesday 10 October 1995

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Robert Tear, narrator
Michèle Crider, soprano
Maria Popescu, contralto
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Peter Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Schoenberg    A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’, Op. 125

Concert 9 - Thursday 12 October 1995

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Robert Tear, narrator
Michèle Crider, soprano
Maria Popescu, contralto
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, tenor
Peter Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Schoenberg    A Survivor from Warsaw, Op. 46
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’, Op. 125

 
Concert 10 - Sunday 15 October 1995

Richard Hickox, conductor
Thomas Zehetmair, violin
Steven Isserlis, cello
Olli Mustonen, piano
Ingrid Attrot, soprano
Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano
Nigel Robson, tenor
Stephen Roberts, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Dumbarton Oaks (Concerto in E flat), EW 66
Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Maxwell Davies, P.    The Three Kings, Op. 168

Concert 11 - Saturday 21 October 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Luciana D’Intino, soprano
Laurence Dale, tenor
Miguel Angel Zapater, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

Concert 12 - Sunday 22 October 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Luciana D’Intino, soprano
Laurence Dale, tenor
Miguel Angel Zapater, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

Concert 13 - Wednesday 25 October 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Tippett    The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances (1952)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 14 - Thursday 26 October 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Haydn, J.    Scena di Berenice – ‘Berenice che Fai?’, Hob. XXIVa/10
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 15 - Thursday 2 November 1995

Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor

Smetana    Má Vlast (complete), B. 110-120

 
Concert 16 - Wednesday 8 November 1995

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Shapiro    Symphony for Classical Orchestra (1995)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Concert 17 - Thursday 9 November 1995

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Shapiro    Symphony for Classical Orchestra (1995)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Concert 18 - Wednesday 22 November 1995

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Helen Huang, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 19 - Thursday 23 November 1995

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Han-Na Chang, cello

Tchaikovsky    Orchestral Suite No. 4 in G major, ‘Mozartiana’, Op. 61, TH 34
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, TH 57
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 20 - Sunday 26 November 1995

Georg Solti, conductor
Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Bartók    Dance Suite, Sz. 77
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106

Concert 21 - Thursday 30 November 1995

Georg Solti, conductor
András Schiff, piano
Julia Varady, soprano
Laszlo Polgar, bass
Sandor Elès, narrator

Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Bartók    Bluebeard’s Castle (concert performance), Op. 11, Sz. 48

 
Concert 22 - Sunday 10 December 1995

Colin Davis, conductor
Brian Asawa, counter-tenor
Elizabeth Futral, soprano
Carl Ferguson, actor
Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass
Hilary Summers, contralto
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Paul Whelan, baritone
Ruby Philogene, mezzo-soprano
Janice Watson, soprano
Robert Lloyd, bass
Gwynne Howell, bass
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Stephen Richardson, bass-baritone
Mark Tucker, tenor
Neal Davies, bass
David Newman, soprano
New London Children’s Choir

Britten    A Midsummer Night’s Dream (concert performance), Op. 64

Concert 23 - Tuesday 16 January 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Midori, violin

Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 24 - Wednesday 24 January 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concert 25 - Sunday 11 February 1996

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Andrea Dankova, soprano
Anne-Marie Owens, mezzo-soprano
Sergei Larin, tenor
Stephen Richardson, bass
Catherine Edwards, organ
London Symphony Chorus

Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112
Janáček    Glagolitic Mass, JW III/9

Concert 26 - Thursday 15 February 1996

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

Mussorgsky    Sorochintsy Fair: Prelude and Gopak (1880)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 27 - Sunday 18 February 1996

Colin Davis, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Bruckner    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, WAB 105

Concert 28 - Wednesday 21 February 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Mozart    La Clemenza di Tito: Overture, K. 621
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Bruckner    Symphony No. 0 in D minor, WAB 100

Concert 29 - Thursday 22 February 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Bruckner    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, WAB 105

Concert 30 - Thursday 29 February 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Dmitri Vassiliev, violin
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Mozart    Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K. 364
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 31 - Wednesday 6 March 1996

David Robertson, conductor
Sarah Eyden, soprano
Micaela Haslam, soprano
Rachel Weston, soprano
Heather Cairncross, alto
Neil Percy, clapper
Steve Reich, clapper and sound desk
Ian Dearden, sound desk

Reich    Clapping Music (1972)
Reich    Eight Lines (1979)
Reich    Sextet (1985)
Reich    Tehillim (1981)

Concert 32 - Wednesday 13 March 1996

Georg Solti, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, ‘Romantic’, WAB 104

Concert 33 - Thursday 14 March 1996

Georg Solti, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, ‘Romantic’, WAB 104

 
Concert 34 - Sunday 17 March 1996

Daniele Gatti, conductor
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute
Bryn Lewis, harp

Mozart    Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K. 546
Mozart    Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C major, K. 299
Bruckner    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, WAB 101

Concert 35 - Wednesday 27 March 1996

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Pinchas Zukerman, violin

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

Concert 36 - Thursday 28 March 1996

Daniele Gatti, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Bruckner    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Concert 37 - Sunday 31 March 1996

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Christoph Eschenbach, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Bruckner    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, WAB 102

Concert 38 - Tuesday 16 April 1996

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Holloway, R.    Concerto for Orchestra No. 3, Op. 58
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’, Op. 73

Concert 39 - Thursday 18 April 1996

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Stravinsky    Circus Polka, EW 74
Stravinsky    Ode, EW 76
Stravinsky    Variations (Aldous Huxley in memoriam), EW 103
Stravinsky    Agon, EW 98
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

 
Concert 40 - Sunday 21 April 1996

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Concertino, EW 86
Stravinsky    Scherzo à la Russe, EW 75
Stravinsky    Scènes de Ballet, EW 77
Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 41 - Sunday 28 April 1996

Richard Hickox, conductor
John Lill, piano

Arnold, M.    Tam O’Shanter, Overture, Op. 51
Arnold, M.    Four English Dances (Set 1), Op. 27
Arnold, M.    Fantasy on a Theme of John Field, Op. 116
Arnold, M.    The Sound Barrier, Film Suite, Op. 53
Arnold, M.    Symphony No. 5, Op. 74

Concert 42 - Thursday 2 May 1996

Daniel Harding, conductor
John Williams, guitar

Britten    Variations on a Theme of Frank Bridge, Op. 10
Harvey, J.    Concerto Antico (1995)
Takemitsu    To the Edge of Dream (1983)
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 43 - Sunday 12 May 1996

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Concert 44 - Tuesday 14 May 1996

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Hugh Seenan, horn

Bennett, R.R.    Partita for Orchestra (1995)
Britten    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 45 - Thursday 6 June 1996

André Previn, conductor
Tommaso Placidi, conductor
André Previn, piano

Matthews, C.    Machines and Dreams (1991)
Gershwin    Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

 
Concert 46 - Tuesday 11 June 1996

André Previn, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Maw    Spring Music (1982)
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 47 - Thursday 13 June 1996

André Previn, conductor
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, ‘London’, Hob. I:104
Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Aria 'Dove sono', K. 492
Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Aria 'Porgi amor', K. 492
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Strauss, R.    Capriccio: Closing Scene, Op. 85, TrV 279

Concert 48 - Sunday 7 July 1996

Kent Nagano, conductor
Ian Bousfield, trombone

Mendelssohn    String Symphony No. 10 in B minor, MWV N 10
Takemitsu    Fantasma/Cantos II (1994)
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 49 - Thursday 11 July 1996

Kent Nagano, conductor
Christine Pendrill, cor anglais

MacMillan, J.    The World’s Ransoming (1996)
Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

 Concert 50 - Sunday 14 July 1996

Kent Nagano, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Giuseppe Sabbatini, tenor
Natale De Carolis, baritone
Anthony Stuart Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus
New London Children’s Choir

Berlioz    La Damnation de Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111


London Symphony Orchestra
1996-1997
83rd Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 17 September 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Sibelius    En Saga, Op. 9
Matthews, C.    Cello Concerto No. 2 (1996)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 2 - Thursday 19 September 1996

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

Concert 3 - Sunday 22 September 1996

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Prokofiev    The Meeting of the Volga and the Don, Op. 130
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 4 - Sunday 29 September 1996

Richard Hickox, conductor
Yvonne Kenny, soprano
Robert Tear, tenor
Stephen Roberts, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Dyson, G.    The Canterbury Pilgrims (1931)

Concert 5 - Thursday 3 October 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Sibelius    En Saga, Op. 9
MacMillan, J.    Cello Concerto No. 1 (1996)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 6 - Sunday 6 October 1996

Kent Nagano, conductor
Barbara Hendricks, soprano

Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 7 - Wednesday 9 October 1996

Kent Nagano, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68
Stravinsky    Petrushka (Suite 1947), EW 18

Concert 8 - Sunday 20 October 1996

Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Alexandrina Pendatchanska, soprano
Barbara Frittoli, soprano
Gwyn Hughes Jones, tenor
Brian Bannatyne-Scott, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Mozart    Mass in C minor, 'Great', K. 427

 
Concert 9 - Wednesday 30 October 1996

Riccardo Chailly, conductor

Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (ed. Deryck Cooke), GMW 58

Concert 10 - Thursday 31 October 1996

Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Katarina Dalayman, soprano
Wolfgang Schmidt, tenor
Gudjon Oskarsson, bass

Schoenberg    Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Wagner    Die Walküre: Act 1 (concert performance), WWV 86B

Concert 11 - Sunday 3 November 1996

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 12 - Sunday 24 November 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano
Hillevi Martinpelto, soprano
Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Sibelius    Kullervo Symphony, Op. 7

Concert 13 - Thursday 28 November 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano
Hillevi Martinpelto, soprano
Karl-Magnus Fredriksson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Sibelius    Kullervo Symphony, Op. 7

Concert 14 - Tuesday 10 December 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Christine Pendrill, cor anglais
Steven Isserlis, cello

MacMillan, J.    The World’s Ransoming (1996)
Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 15 - Wednesday 11 December 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Christine Pendrill, cor anglais
Steven Isserlis, cello

MacMillan, J.    The World’s Ransoming (1996)
Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 16 - Sunday 15 December 1996

Colin Davis, conductor
Georgina Lukacs, soprano
Markella Hatziano, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Neill, tenor
Gudjon Oskarsson, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 17 - Thursday 19 December 1996

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Horacio Gutierrez, piano

Rossini    The Italian Girl in Algiers: Overture (1813)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 18 - Thursday 9 January 1997

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Smetana    The Bartered Bride: Overture, B. 143
Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 19 - Thursday 16 January 1997

Tommaso Placidi, conductor
Roy Carter, oboe
Benjamin Luxon, narrator

Montague, S.    The Creatures Indoors (1997)
Mozart    Oboe Concerto in C major, K. 314
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 20 - Wednesday 29 January 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 21 - Thursday 30 January 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

 
Concert 22 - Sunday 2 February 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Sara Mingardo, contralto
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
Brahms    Gesang der Parzen, Op. 89
Brahms    Alto Rhapsody, Op. 53
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 23 - Thursday 6 February 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin
Moray Welsh, cello

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 24 - Sunday 9 February 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Nänie, Op. 82
Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 25 - Thursday 13 February 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Gerhard Oppitz, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 26 - Sunday 16 February 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Elizabeth Futral, soprano
Peter Mattei, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 27 - Thursday 20 February 1997

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
John Harle, saxophone
Peter Mattei, baritone
Tallis Chamber Choir

Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Debussy    Première rhapsodie (Clarinet Rhapsody), L 116
Debussy    Rhapsodie for Saxophone, L 98
Debussy    Berceuse héroïque, L 132
Debussy    Trois Ballades de François Villon, L 119
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

 
Concert 28 - Sunday 23 February 1997

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Paula Aimerares, soprano
Jacqueline Miura, mezzo-soprano
Anna Larson, contralto
Leslie Caron, narrator
London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    Jeux, L 126
Debussy    Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien (complete/oratorio), L 124

Concert 29 - Thursday 27 February 1997

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Lucy Wakeford, harp

Debussy    King Lear: Fanfare and Le sommeil de Lear, L 107
Debussy    Danses sacrées et profanes, L 103
Debussy    La boîte à joujoux (orch. Caplet), L 128
Debussy    Images (Gigues, Ibéria, Rondes de printemps), L 122

Concert 30 - Saturday 8 March 1997

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Shostakovich    Slava! Overture, Op. 98
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 31 - Tuesday 11 March 1997

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Walton    Prologue and Fantasia (1982)
Shostakovich    Novelette (from String Quartet No. 2, orch. Barshai), Op. 68
Schnittke    Symphony No. 6 (1992)

Concert 32 - Thursday 13 March 1997

Zubin Mehta, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Wagner    Rienzi: Overture, WWV 49
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191

Concert 33 - Sunday 16 March 1997

Zubin Mehta, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Bloch    Schelomo, B.39
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 34 - Monday 17 March 1997

Zubin Mehta, conductor
Ravi Shankar, sitar

Sohal, N.    Satyagraha (1997)
Shankar, R.    Concerto for Sitar and Orchestra (1971)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11


Concert 35 - Tuesday 25 March 1997

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Prokofiev    Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125

Concert 36 - Sunday 13 April 1997

David Robertson, conductor
Maurice Murphy, trumpet

Janáček    Taras Bulba, JW VI/15
Haydn, J.    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe/1
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

Concert 37 - Sunday 20 April 1997

Richard Hickox, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano
Jean Rigby, mezzo-soprano
John Shirley-Quirk, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Britten    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Britten    Piano Concerto, Op. 13
Vaughan Williams, R.    Five Tudor Portraits, K 221

Concert 38 - Saturday 26 April 1997

Georg Solti, conductor
Charlotte Hellekant, mezzo-soprano

Mahler    Four Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 39 - Tuesday 6 May 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Finchley Children’s Music Group

Hellawell, P.    Do Not Disturb (1997)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 40 - Wednesday 7 May 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Finchley Children’s Music Group

Hellawell, P.    Do Not Disturb (1997)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

 
Concert 41 - Wednesday 21 May 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
Finchley Children’s Music Group

Hellawell, P.    Do Not Disturb (1997)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 42 - Thursday 22 May 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano
Finchley Children’s Music Group

Hellawell, P.    Do Not Disturb (1997)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 43 - Thursday 29 May 1997

Christian Thielemann, conductor

Strauss, R.    Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 44 - Sunday 1 June 1997

André Previn, conductor
Eunice Lee, violin

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye (complete ballet), M. 62
Ravel    Tzigane, M. 76
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 45 - Thursday 5 June 1997

André Previn, conductor
Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano
Anne-Marie Owens, mezzo-soprano
Elizabeth Futral, soprano
Juanita Lascarro, soprano
Robert Lloyd, bass
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone
Mark Tucker, tenor
Rinat Shaham, mezzo-soprano
Mary Plazas, soprano
Jacqueline Miura, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Ravel    Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Ravel    L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, M. 71

 
Concert 46 - Thursday 12 June 1997

André Previn, conductor
Frederica von Stade, mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Georges Gautier, tenor
Kurt Ollmann, baritone
David Wilson-Johnson, bass

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Ravel    L’Heure espagnole, M. 52

Concert 47 - Tuesday 17 June 1997

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 48 - Sunday 22 June 1997

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Bryn Terfel, baritone
Martin Robson, bass
Deborah York, soprano
Anne Howells, mezzo-soprano
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Peter Bronder, tenor
Julian Clarkson, bass
Monteverdi Choir

Stravinsky    The Rake’s Progress (concert performance), EW 88

Concert 49 - Tuesday 8 July 1997

Kent Nagano, conductor
Matthew Long, boy soprano
Dietrich Henschel, baritone
Thomas Young, tenor
Nancy Gustafson, soprano
Jacqueline Miura, mezzo-soprano
Neil Jenkins, tenor
Blair Wilson, baritone
Keel Watson, bass
London Voices

Bernstein    A White House Cantata (1976)

Concert 50 - Thursday 10 July 1997

Kent Nagano, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano
Sarah Walker, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Rachmaninov    The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

 
Concert 51 - Sunday 27 July 1997

André Previn, conductor
Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

Walton    Portsmouth Point, Overture, C. 17
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 6 in E minor, K 265
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

London Symphony Orchestra
1997-1998
84th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 23 September 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Midori, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 2 - Wednesday 24 September 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Midori, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 3 - Sunday 28 September 1997

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

MacMillan, J.    Symphony No. 1, ‘Vigil’ (1997)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59

Concert 4 - Thursday 2 October 1997

Richard Hickox, conductor
Rosa Mannion, soprano
Thomas Randle, tenor
Matthew Brook, baritone
London Philharmonic Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    The Wasps: Overture, K 82
Vaughan Williams, R.    A Cotswold Romance (adapted from Hugh the Drover), K 176
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

Concert 5 - Thursday 9 October 1997

Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Fiona Shaw, actor

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 7 in C major, ‘Leningrad’, Op. 60

Concert 6 - Sunday 12 October 1997

André Previn, conductor
Kyung Wha Chung, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

 
Concert 7 - Thursday 16 October 1997

André Previn, conductor

Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Beethoven    String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor (arr. for string orchestra), Op. 131

Concert 8 - Thursday 23 October 1997

André Previn, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin
Paul Silverthorne, viola
Tim Hugh, cello

Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22
Walton    Cello Concerto, C. 64
Walton    Violin Concerto, C. 40

Concert 9 - Sunday 26 October 1997

Richard Hickox, conductor
Janice Watson, soprano
Neal Davies, bass
Felicity Palmer, contralto
Thomas Randle, tenor
Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano
Roderick Williams, baritone
John Graham-Hall, tenor
Richard Suart, baritone
Stephen Richardson, bass
Gail Pearson, soprano
Helen Williams, soprano
Claire Bradshaw, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    The Poisoned Kiss: Extracts (1936)
Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244

Concert 10 - Thursday 30 October 1997

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Brahms    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (orch. Schoenberg), Op. 25

Concert 11 - Sunday 2 November 1997

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Jessye Norman, soprano

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Brahms    Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (orch. Schoenberg), Op. 25

Concert 12 - Thursday 6 November 1997

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

 
Concert 13 - Sunday 16 November 1997

Colin Davis, conductor

Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 14 - Thursday 20 November 1997

Colin Davis, conductor

Sibelius    The Oceanides, Op. 73
Sibelius    Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
Sibelius    Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

Concert 15 - Sunday 23 November 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Katarina Dalayman, soprano
Helsinki University Choir

Sibelius    Lemminkäinen Suite (Four Legends), Op. 22
Sibelius    Five Orchestral Songs (1903-1909)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 16 - Wednesday 26 November 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 17 - Thursday 27 November 1997

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 18 - Thursday 18 December 1997

Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 19 - Friday 19 December 1997

Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 20 - Sunday 11 January 1998

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 21 - Wednesday 14 January 1998

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano

Mahler    Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, GMW 10
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 22 - Thursday 15 January 1998

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 23 - Wednesday 21 January 1998

Elgar Howarth, conductor
Janice Graham, violin
Ian Bousfield, trombone
Neil Percy, percussion
Simon Carrington, timpani

Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Jacob, G.    Trombone Concerto (1955)
Cashian, P.    Night Journeys (1998)
Britten    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Concert 24 - Sunday 25 January 1998

Kent Nagano, conductor
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone (Chou En-lai)
Dietrich Henschel, baritone (Richard Nixon)
Stephen Richardson, bass (Henry Kissinger)
Teresa Shaw, mezzo-soprano (Nancy T’ang)
Deborah Miles-Johnson, mezzo-soprano (Second Secretary to Mao)
Jennifer Higgins, mezzo-soprano (Third Secretary to Mao)
Carl Tanner, tenor (Mao Tse-tung)
Wendy Hill, soprano (Pat Nixon)
Judith Howarth, soprano (Madame Mao)
London Voices

Adams    Nixon in China (concert performance) (1987)

Concert 25 - Wednesday 28 January 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Roy Carter, oboe
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Rachel Gough, bassoon
Tim Jones, horn

Berkeley, M.    Secret Garden (1997)
Mozart    Sinfonia concertante for wind and orchestra, K. 297b
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 26 - Sunday 15 February 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Tippett    The Rose Lake (1993)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

 
Concert 27 - Thursday 19 February 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Egils Silins, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 2, ‘To October’, Op. 14
Shostakovich    The Nose: Suite, Op. 15a
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concert 28 - Sunday 22 February 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
London Symphony Chorus

Shostakovich    New Babylon: Suite, Op. 18a
Shostakovich    The Age of Gold: Suite, Op. 22a
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 3, ‘The First of May’, Op. 20

Concert 29 - Thursday 26 February 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Mikhail Rudy, piano
Rod Franks, trumpet

Shostakovich    Five Fragments, Op. 42
Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Concert 30 - Sunday 1 March 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Shostakovich    Jazz Suite No. 2 (Suite for Variety Orchestra) (1938)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 31 - Wednesday 4 March 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Shostakovich    King Lear: Incidental Music (excerpts), Op. 58a
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 7 in C major, ‘Leningrad’, Op. 60

Concert 32 - Thursday 12 March 1998

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Ravel    Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
Carter    Three Occasions for Orchestra (1989)
Stravinsky    Violin Concerto in D major, EW 61
Prokofiev    Scythian Suite, Op. 20

Concert 33 - Sunday 22 March 1998

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Bartók    Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12, Sz. 51
Schoenberg    Piano Concerto, Op. 42
Carter    A Symphony of Three Orchestras (1976)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

 
Concert 34 - Wednesday 25 March 1998

Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Jane Eaglen, soprano
Janice Watson, soprano
Jonathan Summers, bass-baritone
Philip Kang, bass

Mahler    Totenfeier (Symphonic Poem) (1888)
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Closing Part of Act 3, WWV 86D

Concert 35 - Friday 27 March 1998

Riccardo Chailly, conductor

Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 36 - Sunday 5 April 1998

Dmitri Kitaenko, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Russian Easter Festival Overture, Op. 36
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Tchaikovsky    Manfred Symphony in B minor, Op. 58, TH 28

Concert 37 - Friday 17 April 1998

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio, GMW 10
Ives    Six Songs (arranged) (1921)
Bernstein    Symphony No. 2, ‘The Age of Anxiety’ (1949)

Concert 38 - Tuesday 21 April 1998

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Marin Alsop, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, percussion

Rouse    Der gerettete Alberich (1997)
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 39 - Wednesday 29 April 1998

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone

Bernstein    Suite from A Quiet Place (1983)
Mahler    Rückert-Lieder, GMW 39-43
Copland    Symphony No. 3 (1946)

Concert 40 - Thursday 7 May 1998

Colin Davis, conductor

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

 
Concert 41 - Sunday 10 May 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin
Timothy Hugh, cello

Berkeley, M.    Secret Garden (1997)
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 42 - Sunday 31 May 1998

André Previn, conductor
Harolyn Blackwell, soprano

Copland    Appalachian Spring (1944)
Previn, A.    Honey and Rue (1992)
Previn, A.    Vocalise (1995)
Schuman, W.    Symphony No. 3 (1941)

Concert 43 - Sunday 7 June 1998

Andrew Litton, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Andrew Litton, piano

Copland    Quiet City, S 32
Barber    Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Copland    Clarinet Concerto (1948)
Gershwin    Rhapsody in Blue (1924)

Concert 44 - Thursday 11 June 1998

Walter Weller, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 45 - Sunday 14 June 1998

Claus Peter Flor, conductor
Janice Watson, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Vado, ma dove? oh Dei!', K. 583
Mozart    Concert Aria: 'Bella mia fiamma, addio', K. 528
Strauss, R.    Befreit, Op. 39 No. 4, TrV 189
Strauss, R.    Muttertändelei, Op. 43 No. 2, TrV 195
Strauss, R.    Freundliche Vision, Op. 48 No. 1, TrV 202
Strauss, R.    Morgen!, Op. 27 No. 4, TrV 170
Strauss, R.    Frühlingsfeier, Op. 56 No. 5, TrV 225
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

Concert 46 - Thursday 18 June 1998

Andrew Davis, conductor
Roy Carter, oboe

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Strauss, R.    Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292
Strauss, R.    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60, TrV 228c

 
Concert 47 - Sunday 12 July 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Olga Borodina, soprano (Carmen)
José Cura, tenor (Don José)
Nikolai Dobrev, baritone (Escamillo)
Andrea Dankova, soprano (Micaëla)
Miguel Angel Zapater, bass (Zuniga)
Susan Gritton, soprano (Frasquita)
Ruby Philogene, mezzo-soprano (Mercédès)
Neal Davies, baritone (Moralès)
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor (Remendado)
Liao Chang Yong, baritone (Dancaïre)
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys Choir

Bizet    Carmen (concert performance) (1875)

Concert 48 - Wednesday 15 July 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Olga Borodina, soprano
José Cura, tenor
Nikolai Dobrev, baritone
Andrea Dankova, soprano
Miguel Angel Zapater, bass
Susan Gritton, soprano
Ruby Philogene, mezzo-soprano
Neal Davies, baritone
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor
Liao Chang Yong, baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys Choir

Bizet    Carmen (concert performance) (1875)

Concert 49 - Friday 17 July 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Olga Borodina, soprano
José Cura, tenor
Nikolai Dobrev, baritone
Andrea Dankova, soprano
Miguel Angel Zapater, bass
Susan Gritton, soprano
Ruby Philogene, mezzo-soprano
Neal Davies, baritone
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor
Liao Chang Yong, baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys Choir

Bizet    Carmen (concert performance) (1875)

London Symphony Orchestra
1998-1999
85th Season

Concert 1 - Wednesday 23 September 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concert 2 - Thursday 24 September 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concert 3 - Sunday 27 September 1998

Kent Nagano, conductor
Yvonne Loriod, piano
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute
Moray Welsh, cello
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Neil Percy, percussion

Messiaen    La Transfiguration de Notre Seigneur Jésus-Christ (1969)

Concert 4 - Thursday 1 October 1998

Richard Hickox, conductor
Jean-François Heisser, piano
Michel Béroff, piano

Bruch    Swedish Dances, Op. 63 (Nos. 1-8)
Bruch    Concerto for Two Pianos, Op. 88a
Bruch    Serenade on Swedish Folk Melodies , Op. posth.
Bruch    Symphony No. 3 in E major, Op. 51

Concert 5 - Saturday 3 October 1998

Richard Hickox, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Bruch    Swedish Dances, Op. 63 (Nos. 9-15)
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Bruch    Loreley: Prelude, Op. 16
Bruch    Symphony No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 28

Concert 6 - Saturday 10 October 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 7 - Tuesday 13 October 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Shostakovich    Michurin: 'Recollection' and 'Winter Garden', Op. 78a
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 8 - Wednesday 14 October 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Shostakovich    Michurin: 'Recollection' and 'Winter Garden', Op. 78a
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

 
Concert 9 - Saturday 17 October 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

Concert 10 - Thursday 22 October 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Sergei Aleksashkin, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Shostakovich    Five Days Five Nights: 'Dresden in Ruins' (Suite), Op. 111a
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 12, ‘The Year 1917’, Op. 112
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 13, ‘Babi Yar’, Op. 113

Concert 11 - Sunday 25 October 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin
Elena Prokina, soprano
Sergei Aleksashkin, bass

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 14, Op. 135

Concert 12 - Wednesday 28 October 1998

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Tigran Martirossian, bass

Shostakovich    Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti, Op. 145a
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 13 - Sunday 1 November 1998

John Adams, conductor
Sanford Sylvan, baritone
Jeremy White, bass
Emanuel Ax, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Adams, J.    The Death of Klinghoffer: Scenes and Choruses (1991)
Adams, J.    Piano Concerto, 'Century Rolls' (1997) 

Concert 14 - Wednesday 4 November 1998

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Peter Eyre, narrator

Stravinsky    The Soldier’s Tale (L'Histoire du soldat), EW 36
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

 
Concert 15 - Sunday 8 November 1998

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ruby Philogene, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
David Wilson-Johnson, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Ode, EW 76
Stravinsky    Pulcinella (Complete), EW 46
Stravinsky    Petrushka (Suite 1947), EW 18

Concert 16 - Sunday 15 November 1998

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Stuart Neill, tenor
Stephanie Cosserat, narrator
New London Children’s Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Persephone, EW 63
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 17 - Wednesday 25 November 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Kyoko Takezawa, violin

Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Elgar    Symphony No. 3 (elaborated Anthony Payne), Op. 88

Concert 18 - Sunday 6 December 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Heinrich Schiff, cello

Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 19 - Wednesday 9 December 1998

Colin Davis, conductor

Elgar    Falstaff, Symphonic Study, Op. 68
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 20 - Sunday 13 December 1998

Colin Davis, conductor
Sara Mingardo, mezzo-soprano
Robert Dean Smith, tenor
Jonathan Summers, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

 
Concert 21 - Friday 18 December 1998

Kent Nagano, conductor
Jerry Hadley, tenor (Candide)
June Anderson, soprano (Cunegonde)
Nickolas Grace, baritone (Pangloss)
Patricia Routledge, mezzo-soprano (Old Lady)
John Daszak, tenor (Governor)
Jacqueline Miura, mezzo-soprano (Paquette)
Thomas Allen, baritone (Maximilian)
Roderick Earle, bass
Philip Salmon, tenor
Keel Watson, tenor
Ashley Holland, baritone
Craig Downes, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide (concert performance) (1989)

Concert 22 - Saturday 19 December 1998

Kent Nagano, conductor
Jerry Hadley, tenor (Candide)
June Anderson, soprano (Cunegonde)
Nickolas Grace, baritone (Pangloss)
Patricia Routledge, mezzo-soprano (Old Lady)
John Daszak, tenor (Governor)
Jacqueline Miura, mezzo-soprano (Paquette)
Thomas Allen, baritone (Maximilian)
Roderick Earle, bass
Philip Salmon, tenor
Keel Watson, tenor
Ashley Holland, baritone
Craig Downes, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide (concert performance) (1989)

Concert 23 - Wednesday 13 January 1999

Ryusuke Numajiri, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Simon Carrington, percussion
Neil Percy, percussion
John Alley, celesta
London Voices

Saint-Saëns    Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 33, R 193
Tchaikovsky    Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33, TH 57
Gubaidulina    The Canticle of the Sun (1997)

Concert 24 - Wednesday 3 February 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Elgar    Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 25 - Thursday 4 February 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Elgar    Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 26 - Sunday 7 February 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 27 - Thursday 18 February 1999

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Concert 28 - Sunday 21 February 1999

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Andrea Dankova, soprano
Sara Mingardo, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 29 - Wednesday 24 February 1999

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Wolfgang Gieron, conductor
Lorin Maazel, violin
Cyril Dupuy, cimbalom

Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 1 (Portrait No. 1), Sz. 36
Maazel, L.    Music for Violin and Orchestra (1999)
Kreisler, F.    Gypsy Caprice (arr. Maazel) (1927)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 30 - Thursday 25 February 1999

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Wolfgang Gieron, conductor
Lorin Maazel, violin
Cyril Dupuy, cimbalom

Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 1 (Portrait No. 1), Sz. 36
Maazel, L.    Music for Violin and Orchestra (1999)
Kreisler, F.    Gypsy Caprice (arr. Maazel) (1927)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 31 - Sunday 28 February 1999

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 32 - Wednesday 10 March 1999

André Previn, conductor
Felicity Lott, soprano
Roberta Alexander, soprano
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 33 - Monday 15 March 1999

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Kiri Te Kanawa, soprano

Mozart    Le nozze di Figaro: Overture, K. 492
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Strauss, R.    Capriccio: Closing Scene, Op. 85, TrV 279
Strauss, R.    Der Rosenkavalier: Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227

Concert 34 - Thursday 15 April 1999

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Ruggles    Evocations (1943)
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 35 - Sunday 18 April 1999

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 21 in A major, Hob. I:21
Bartók    Viola Concerto, Sz. 120
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 36 - Thursday 29 April 1999

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Tchaikovsky    Eugene Onegin: Polonaise, Op. 24, TH 6
Prokofiev    Pushkin Waltzes, Op. 120
Shchedrin    Violin Concerto, ‘Concerto Cantabile’ (1997)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 37 - Wednesday 5 May 1999

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Midori, violin

Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 38 - Thursday 6 May 1999

Christoph Eschenbach, conductor
Midori, violin

Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

 
Concert 39 - Tuesday 17 May 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
José Cura, tenor (Otello)
Carlos Álvarez, baritone (Iago)
John Daszak, tenor (Cassio)
Bülant Bezdüz, tenor (Roderigo)
Miguel Angel Zapater, bass (Lodovico)
Andrew Greenan, bass (Montano)
Graeme Broadbent, bass (Herald)
Andrea Dankova, soprano (Desdemona)
Enkelejda Shkosa, mezzo-soprano (Emilia)
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Otello (concert performance) (1887)

Concert 40 - Friday 20 May 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
José Cura, tenor (Otello)
Carlos Álvarez, baritone (Iago)
John Daszak, tenor (Cassio)
Bülant Bezdüz, tenor (Roderigo)
Miguel Angel Zapater, bass (Lodovico)
Andrew Greenan, bass (Montano)
Graeme Broadbent, bass (Herald)
Andrea Dankova, soprano (Desdemona)
Enkelejda Shkosa, mezzo-soprano (Emilia)
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Otello (concert performance) (1887)

Concert 41 - Sunday 23 May 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
José Cura, tenor (Otello)
Carlos Álvarez, baritone (Iago)
John Daszak, tenor (Cassio)
Bülant Bezdüz, tenor (Roderigo)
Miguel Angel Zapater, bass (Lodovico)
Andrew Greenan, bass (Montano)
Graeme Broadbent, bass (Herald)
Andrea Dankova, soprano (Desdemona)
Enkelejda Shkosa, mezzo-soprano (Emilia)
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Otello (concert performance) (1887)

Concert 42 - Thursday 26 May 1999

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Schoenberg    Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16
Mozart    Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 43 - Wednesday 2 June 1999

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Bernstein    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes (1944)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 44 - Friday 10 June 1999

Bernard Haitink, conductor
András Schiff, piano
Moray Welsh, cello

Mozart    Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 45 - Monday 13 June 1999

Bernard Haitink, conductor
András Schiff, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Strauss, R.    Burleske for Piano and Orchestra, TrV 145
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 46 - Wednesday 22 June 1999

Bernard Haitink, conductor
András Schiff, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 47 - Thursday 23 June 1999

Bernard Haitink, conductor
András Schiff, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 48 - Monday 27 June 1999

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Britten    American Overture (1941)
Britten    Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Concert 49 - Monday 4 July 1999

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano
Jeffrey Stewart, tenor
Darren Fox, tenor
Simon Preece, baritone
Jeremy White, bass
Monteverdi Choir

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Weill    The Seven Deadly Sins (1933)
Weill    Broadway Songs (1927-1943)
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

 
Concert 50 - Friday 8 July 1999

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Monteverdi Choir

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59
Boulanger, L.    Du fond de l’abîme (Psalm 130) (1917)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

London Symphony Orchestra
1999-2000
86th Season

Concert 1 - Wednesday 29 September 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Dvořák    Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66, B. 131
Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 2 - Thursday 30 September 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Dvořák    Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66, B. 131
Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 3 - Sunday 3 October 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Mozart    La clemenza di Tito: Overture, K. 621
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 4 - Monday 4 October 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Mozart    La clemenza di Tito: Overture, K. 621
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 5 - Sunday 10 October 1999

Daniel Harding, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
David Pyatt, horn

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Britten    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

 
Concert 6 - Thursday 21 October 1999

Mark Wigglesworth, conductor
Peter Donohoe, piano
Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot

Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Messiaen    Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948)

Concert 7 - Sunday 24 October 1999

Krzysztof Penderecki, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Penderecki    Cello Concerto No. 2 (1982)
Penderecki    Symphony No. 5 (1992)

Concert 8 - Thursday 28 October 1999

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet

Verdi    The Force of Destiny: Overture (1862)
Tomasi    Trumpet Concerto (1948)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 9 - Sunday 31 October 1999

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Andreas Haefliger, piano

Messiaen    Les Offrandes oubliées (1930)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Fauré    Pelléas et Mélisande: Incidental Music, Op. 80, N 159
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 10 - Wednesday 3 November 1999

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Fauré    Pavane, Op. 50, N 104
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Debussy    Images (1912)
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 11 - Sunday 7 November 1999

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano

Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Berg    Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6
Mahler    Kindertotenlieder, GMW 45
Wagner    Götterdämmerung: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey, WWV 86D

Concert 12 - Wednesday 10 November 1999

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Sibelius    The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 3
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

 
Concert 13 - Thursday 11 November 1999

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Sibelius    The Swan of Tuonela, Op. 22 No. 3
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 14 - Thursday 25 November 1999

Richard Hickox, conductor
Philip Langridge, tenor (Captain Vere)
Simon Keenlyside, baritone (Billy Budd)
John Tomlinson, bass-baritone (Claggart)
Alan Opie, baritone (Mr Redburn)
Matthew Best, bass-baritone (Mr Flint)
Alan Ewing, bass (Lt Ratcliffe)
Francis Egerton, tenor (Red Whiskers)
Quentin Hayes, bass (Donald)
Clive Bayley, bass (Dansker)
Mark Padmore, tenor (Novice)
Richard Coxon, tenor (Squeak)
Timothy DuFore, baritone (Bosun)
Christopher Keyte, bass (First Mate)
Richard Whitehouse, baritone (Second Mate)
Daniel Norman, tenor (Maintop)
Roderick Williams, baritone (Novice's Friend)
Tiffin Boys Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Britten    Billy Budd (concert performance), Op. 50

Concert 15 - Sunday 5 December 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Giuseppe Sabbatini, tenor (Benvenuto Cellini)
Elizabeth Futral, soprano (Teresa)
Robert Lloyd, bass (Balducci)
Laurent Naouri, baritone (Fieramosca)
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor (Francesco)
Isabelle Cals, mezzo-soprano (Ascanio)
Richard Whitehouse, baritone (Bernardino)
Orlin Anastassov, bass (Pope Clement VII)
Fernand Bernadi, bass (Pompeo)
John Dobson, tenor (Innkeeper)
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini (concert performance), H 76

Concert 16 - Saturday 18 December 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Carmen Oprisanu, mezzo-soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
Robert Lloyd, bass
Orlin Anastassov, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Childhood of Christ, Op. 25, H 130

 
Concert 17 - Sunday 19 December 1999

Colin Davis, conductor
Carmen Oprisanu, mezzo-soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
Robert Lloyd, bass
Orlin Anastassov, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Childhood of Christ, Op. 25, H 130

Concert 18 - Tuesday 11 January 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Daniela Barcellona, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Orlin Anastassov, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

Concert 19 - Thursday 13 January 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Daniela Barcellona, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Orlin Anastassov, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

Concert 20 - Thursday 27 January 2000

Pierre Boulez, conductor

Berg    Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6
Neuwirth, O.    Clinamen/Nodus (2000)
Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 21 - Wednesday 2 February 2000

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano
Paul Edmund-Davies, flute

Boulez    …explosante-fixe…: Originel (1993)
Benjamin, G.    Palimpsests (2000)
Schoenberg    Piano Concerto, Op. 42
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1911)

Concert 22 - Wednesday 16 February 2000

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello

Maazel, L.    Music for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 10
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

 
Concert 23 - Thursday 17 February 2000

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Jeremy Irons, narrator
Matthew Godfrey, treble
New London Children’s Choir

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Maazel, L.    The Empty Pot (1999)
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 24 - Sunday 20 February 2000

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Sylvia Greenberg, soprano
Cornelia Kallisch, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 25 - Tuesday 22 February 2000

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Strauss, R.    Le Bourgeois gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60, TrV 228c
Strauss, R.    Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53, TrV 209

Concert 26 - Sunday 27 February 2000

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Eötvös, P.    zeroPoints (1999)
Ligeti    Violin Concerto (1992)
Bartók    The Wooden Prince: Suite, Op. 13, Sz. 60

Concert 27 - Thursday 2 March 2000

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Berio    Notturno (String Quartet No. 3, arr. for strings) (1993)
Sciarrino    Recitativo oscuro for piano and orchestra (1999)
Schoenberg    Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5

Concert 28 - Sunday 19 March 2000

Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Mireille Delunsch, soprano

Debussy    Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien: Symphonic Fragments (1911)
Varèse    Un grand sommeil noir (orch. Beaumont) (1906)
Varèse    Offrandes (1921)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 29 - Thursday 23 March 2000

Riccardo Chailly, conductor

Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

 
Concert 30 - Sunday 9 April 2000

Simon Rattle, conductor
Anne Schwanewilms, soprano (Ariadne/Prima Donna)
Christine Schäfer, soprano (Zerbinetta)
Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano (Composer)
Johan Botha, tenor (Bacchus/Tenor)
Thomas Allen, baritone (Music Master)
Christopher Maltman, baritone (Harlequin)
Barry Banks, tenor (Scaramuccio)
Toby Spence, tenor (Brighella)
Jyrki Korhonen, bass (Truffaldino)
Daniel Norman, tenor (Dancing Master)
Deborah Norman, soprano (Naiad)
Anna Larsson, contralto (Dryad)
Lisa Milne, soprano (Echo)
Alasdair Elliott, tenor (Officer)
Stephen Loges, bass (Wig Maker)
Hans Christian, bass (Lackey)

Strauss, R.    Ariadne auf Naxos (concert performance), Op. 60, TrV 228

Concert 31 - Tuesday 11 April 2000

Simon Rattle, conductor
Anne Schwanewilms, soprano (Ariadne/Prima Donna)
Christine Schäfer, soprano (Zerbinetta)
Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano (Composer)
Johan Botha, tenor (Bacchus/Tenor)
Thomas Allen, baritone (Music Master)
Christopher Maltman, baritone (Harlequin)
Barry Banks, tenor (Scaramuccio)
Toby Spence, tenor (Brighella)
Jyrki Korhonen, bass (Truffaldino)
Daniel Norman, tenor (Dancing Master)
Deborah Norman, soprano (Naiad)
Anna Larsson, contralto (Dryad)
Lisa Milne, soprano (Echo)
Alasdair Elliott, tenor (Officer)
Stephen Loges, bass (Wig Maker)
Hans Christian, bass (Lackey)

Strauss, R.    Ariadne auf Naxos (concert performance), Op. 60, TrV 228

Concert 32 - Wednesday 3 May 2000

Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet Suite (1936)
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 33 - Friday 5 May 2000

Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Lutosławski    Partita for Violin and Orchestra (1984)
Lutosławski    Interlude (1989)
Lutosławski    Chain II – Dialogue for Violin and Orchestra (1985)
Bernstein    Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) (1954)
Gershwin    Porgy and Bess: Symphonic Picture (arr. Bennett) (1942)

 
Concert 34 - Sunday 7 May 2000

Kurt Masur, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Rihm    Time Chant (1992)
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Penderecki    Violin Concerto No. 2, 'Metamorphosen' (1995)
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 35 - Thursday 11 May 2000

Kurt Masur, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor

Britten    Simple Symphony, Op. 4
Britten    Les Illuminations, Op. 18
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concert 36 - Tuesday 6 June 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Susan Gritton, soprano (Hero)
Laurent Naouri, baritone (Claudio)
Enkelejda Shkosa, mezzo-soprano (Béatrice)
Kenneth Tarver, tenor (Bénédict)
Sara Mingardo, mezzo-soprano (Ursule)
David Wilson-Johnson, bass (Somarone)
Dean Robinson, bass (Don Pedro)
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict (concert performance), H 138

Concert 37 - Thursday 8 June 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Susan Gritton, soprano (Hero)
Laurent Naouri, baritone (Claudio)
Enkelejda Shkosa, mezzo-soprano (Béatrice)
Kenneth Tarver, tenor (Bénédict)
Sara Mingardo, mezzo-soprano (Ursule)
David Wilson-Johnson, bass (Somarone)
Dean Robinson, bass (Don Pedro)
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict (concert performance), H 138

Concert 38 - Sunday 11 June 2000

André Previn, conductor
Janice Watson, soprano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96
Previn, A.    Diversions (1999)
Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296

Concert 39 - Sunday 18 June 2000

André Previn, conductor
Harolyn Blackwell, soprano
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 40 - Wednesday 21 June 2000

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Tim Hugh, cello
Roy Carter, oboe
Rachel Gough, bassoon

Haydn, J.    Sinfonia concertante in B flat major for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon, Hob. I:105
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 41 - Thursday 22 June 2000

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Tim Hugh, cello
Roy Carter, oboe
Rachel Gough, bassoon

Haydn, J.    Sinfonia concertante in B flat major for violin, cello, oboe and bassoon, Hob. I:105
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 42 - Thursday 29 June 2000

Richard Hickox, conductor
Moray Welsh, cello

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

London Symphony Orchestra
2000-2001
87th Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 27 September 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 2 - Thursday 28 September 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano

Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 3 - Wednesday 4 October 2000

Antonio Pappano, conductor

Schubert    Six German Dances, D. 820
Schoenberg    Verklärte Nacht, Op. 4
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
Concert 4 - Sunday 8 October 2000

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Honegger    Symphony No. 3, ‘Liturgique’, H. 186
Fauré    Requiem, Op. 48, N 97

Concert 5 - Sunday 15 October 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Enkelejda Shkosa, soprano
Giuseppe Sabbatini, tenor
Michele Pertusi, bass
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 6 - Tuesday 17 October 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Enkelejda Shkosa, soprano
Giuseppe Sabbatini, tenor
Michele Pertusi, bass
David Wilson-Johnson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Damnation of Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 7 - Saturday 28 October 2000

Simon Rattle, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 8 - Sunday 29 October 2000

Simon Rattle, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 9 - Wednesday 1 November 2000

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

Concert 10 - Thursday 2 November 2000

Seiji Ozawa, conductor
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184

 
Concert 11 - Sunday 5 November 2000

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 12 - Thursday 9 November 2000

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Copland    Appalachian Spring (1944)
Britten    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Concert 13 - Thursday 23 November 2000

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Walton    Scapino, comedy overture, C. 38
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 14 - Sunday 3 December 2000 (1500)

Colin Davis, conductor
Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano
Isabelle Cals, soprano
Gwang Yang, mezzo-soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Peter Mattei, baritone
Tigran Martirossian, bass
Orlin Anastassov, bass
Alan Ewing, bass
Mark Stone, baritone
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 1, The Siege of Troy (concert performance), H 133

Concert 15 - Sunday 3 December 2000 (1930)

Colin Davis, conductor
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Sara Mingardo, soprano
Isabelle Cals, soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Toby Spence, tenor
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Stephen Milling, bass
Tigran Martirossian, bass
Andrew Greenan, bass
Roderick Earle, bass
Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano
Peter Mattei, baritone
Orlin Anastassov, bass
Alan Ewing, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 2, The Trojans at Carthage (concert performance), H 133

 
Concert 16 - Wednesday 6 December 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano
Isabelle Cals, soprano
Gwang Yang, mezzo-soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Peter Mattei, baritone
Tigran Martirossian, bass
Orlin Anastassov, bass
Alan Ewing, bass
Mark Stone, baritone
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 1, The Siege of Troy (concert performance), H 133

Concert 17 - Thursday 7 December 2000

Colin Davis, conductor
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Sara Mingardo, soprano
Isabelle Cals, soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Toby Spence, tenor
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Stephen Milling, bass
Tigran Martirossian, bass
Andrew Greenan, bass
Roderick Earle, bass
Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano
Peter Mattei, baritone
Orlin Anastassov, bass
Alan Ewing, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 2, The Trojans at Carthage (concert performance), H 133

Concert 18 - Sunday 9 December 2000 (1500)

Colin Davis, conductor
Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano
Isabelle Cals, soprano
Gwang Yang, mezzo-soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Peter Mattei, baritone
Tigran Martirossian, bass
Orlin Anastassov, bass
Alan Ewing, bass
Mark Stone, baritone
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 1, The Siege of Troy (concert performance), H 133

 
Concert 19 - Sunday 9 December 2000 (1930)

Colin Davis, conductor
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Sara Mingardo, soprano
Isabelle Cals, soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Toby Spence, tenor
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Stephen Milling, bass
Tigran Martirossian, bass
Andrew Greenan, bass
Roderick Earle, bass
Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano
Peter Mattei, baritone
Orlin Anastassov, bass
Alan Ewing, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Part 2, The Trojans at Carthage (concert performance), H 133

Concert 20 - Sunday 17 December 2000

Richard Hickox, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano

March, A.    A Stirring in the Heavenlies (2000)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

Concert 21 - Sunday 21 January 2001

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano
Ramón Vargas, tenor
René Pape, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 22 - Tuesday 23 January 2001

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano
Ramón Vargas, tenor
René Pape, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 23 - Sunday 28 January 2001

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Alexander Barantschik, violin

Pärt    Cantus in memory of Benjamin Britten (1977)
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

 
Concert 24 - Thursday 31 January 2001

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 25 - Friday 1 February 2001

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor

Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a, TH 35
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 26 - Monday 4 February 2001

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 27 - Sunday 25 February 2001

Pier Giorgio Morandi, conductor
José Cura, conductor
Daniela Dessì, soprano
José Cura, tenor

Verdi    Il trovatore: 'Deserto sulla terra' (1853)
Verdi    Nabucco: Overture (1842)
Verdi    Il corsaro: ‘Ah! si, ben dite’…’Tutto parea sorridere’ (1848)
Verdi    Il corsaro: ‘Egli non riede ancora…Non so le tetre immagini’ (1848)
Verdi    Ernani: Prelude (1844)
Verdi    Ernani: ‘Merce diletti amici…come rugiada al cespite’ (1844)
Verdi    Ernani: ‘Surta e la notte ….Ernani, Ernani involami’ (1844)
Verdi    Aida: ‘Pur ti reveggo’ (1871)
Verdi    The Sicilian Vespers: Overture (1855)
Verdi    Don Carlo: ‘Io vengo a domandar’ (1867)
Verdi    Don Carlo: Prelude to Act 2 and ‘tu che le vanita’ (1867)
Verdi    The Force of Destiny: Overture (1862)
Verdi    The Force of Destiny: ‘La vita e inferno all’infelice’ (1862)

Concert 28 - Tuesday 27 February 2001

Pier Giorgio Morandi, conductor
José Cura, conductor
Daniela Dessì, soprano
José Cura, tenor

Verdi    Il trovatore: 'Deserto sulla terra' (1853)
Verdi    Nabucco: Overture (1842)
Verdi    Il corsaro: ‘Ah! si, ben dite’…’Tutto parea sorridere’ (1848)
Verdi    Il corsaro: ‘Egli non riede ancora…Non so le tetre immagini’ (1848)
Verdi    Ernani: Prelude (1844)
Verdi    Ernani: ‘Merce diletti amici…come rugiada al cespite’ (1844)
Verdi    Ernani: ‘Surta e la notte ….Ernani, Ernani involami’ (1844)
Verdi    Aida: ‘Pur ti reveggo’ (1871)
Verdi    The Sicilian Vespers: Overture (1855)
Verdi    Don Carlo: ‘Io vengo a domandar’ (1867)
Verdi    Don Carlo: Prelude to Act 2 and ‘tu che le vanita’ (1867)
Verdi    The Force of Destiny: Overture (1862)
Verdi    The Force of Destiny: ‘La vita e inferno all’infelice’ (1862)

 
Concert 29 - Sunday 4 March 2001

Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor
Janice Watson, soprano
Dagmar Pecková, mezzo-soprano
Valentin Prolat, tenor
Peter Mikuláš, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Dvořák    Stabat Mater, Op. 58, B. 71

Concert 30 - Thursday 8 March 2001

Jiří Bělohlávek, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Suk    Scherzo fantastique, Op. 25
Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Janáček    The Fiddler’s Child, JW VI/14
Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18

Concert 31 - Wednesday 21 March 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Paul Silverthorne, viola

Martinů    Concerto for Double String Orchestra, Piano and Timpani, H 271
Martinů    Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, H 337
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 32 - Sunday 25 March 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Andrea Dankova, soprano
Vladimir Dolezal, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Janáček    The Eternal Gospel, JW III/8
Janáček    Taras Bulba, JW VI/15
Dvořák    Symphonic Variations, Op. 78, B. 70
Dvořák    Te Deum, Op. 103, B. 176

Concert 33 - Thursday 29 March 2001

Colin Davis, conductor

Smetana    Má Vlast (Complete Cycle), B. 110-120

Concert 34 - Wednesday 4 April 2001

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 35 - Thursday 5 April 2001

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Cecilia Bartoli, mezzo-soprano

Berlioz    Béatrice et Bénédict: Overture, H 138
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 36 - Sunday 22 April 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Andrea Dankova, soprano
Marina Domashenko, mezzo-soprano
Sergej Larin, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Janáček    Glagolitic Mass, JW III/9
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 37 - Sunday 13 May 2001

Kent Nagano, conductor
Markus Groh, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Concert 38 - Sunday 20 May 2001

Richard Hickox, conductor
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Philip Langridge, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Finzi    For St Cecilia, Op. 30
Finzi    Clarinet Concerto, Op. 31
Finzi    Intimations of Immortality, Op. 29

Concert 39 - Wednesday 6 June 2001 (RFH)

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Myung-Whun Chung, piano
Moray Welsh, cello

Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 40 - Thursday 12 July 2001 (St. Paul’s Cathedral)

Colin Davis, conductor
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
The Bach Choir
The Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, Florida

Berlioz    Requiem (Grande Messe des Morts), Op. 5, H 75

London Symphony Orchestra
2001-2002
88th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 30 September 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

 
Concert 2 - Monday 1 October 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 3 - Thursday 4 October 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 4 - Friday 5 October 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 5 - Saturday 20 October 2001

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet Overture, TH 42
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Orchestral Excerpts, Op. 17, H 79

Concert 6 - Sunday 21 October 2001

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet Overture, TH 42
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 7 - Thursday 25 October 2001

Daniel Harding, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor

Britten    Nocturne, Op. 60
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (ed. Deryck Cooke), GMW 58

Concert 8 - Wednesday 31 October 2001

Mariss Jansons, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone

Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38 
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 9 - Thursday 1 November 2001

Mariss Jansons, conductor
Thomas Hampson, baritone

Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38 
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 10 - Wednesday 7 November 2001

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Britten    The Prince of the Pagodas: Suite (arr. Mitchell/Cooke), Op. 57

Concert 11 - Sunday 11 November 2001

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Lutosławski    Piano Concerto (1988)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 12 - Thursday 15 November 2001

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Dubinushka, Op. 62
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 13 - Friday 30 November 2001

Richard Hickox, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano
Anne Schwanewilms, soprano
Dietrich Henschel, baritone
Susan Gritton, soprano

Humperdinck    Hänsel und Gretel (concert performance) (1893)

Concert 14 - Saturday 1 December 2001

Richard Hickox, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano
Anne Schwanewilms, soprano
Dietrich Henschel, baritone
Susan Gritton, soprano

Humperdinck    Hänsel und Gretel (concert performance) (1893)

Concert 15 - Wednesday 5 December 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Mozart    Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, K. 207
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211
Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

 
Concert 16 - Friday 7 December 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Mozart    Symphony No. 32 in G major, K. 318
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504

Concert 17 - Sunday 9 December 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Mozart    Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K. 364
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551

Concert 18 - Thursday 13 December 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Elgar    Symphony No. 3 (elaborated Anthony Payne), Op. 88

Concert 19 Friday 14 December 2001

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Elgar    Symphony No. 3 (elaborated Anthony Payne), Op. 88

Concert 20 - Wednesday 19 December 2001

Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Steven Isserlis, cello
Stephen Hough, piano

Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 21 - Thursday 20 December 2001

Ingo Metzmacher, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Steven Isserlis, cello
Stephen Hough, piano

Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 22 - Sunday 27 January 2002

Marin Alsop, conductor
Samuel West, actor
London Symphony Chorus

Walton    In Honour of the City of London, C. 31
Walton    Capriccio Burlesco, C. 80
Walton    Henry V: A Shakespeare Scenario (arr. Palmer), C. 48

Concert 23 - Wednesday 30 January 2002

André Previn, conductor
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
David Pyatt, horn

Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Britten    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Strauss, R.    Der Rosenkavalier: Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227

Concert 24 - Sunday 3 February 2002

André Previn, conductor
Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Previn, A.    Diversions (1999)
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 25 - Monday 4 February 2002

André Previn, conductor
Kyung-Wha Chung, violin

Previn, A.    Diversions (1999)
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 26 - Tuesday 19 February 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concert 27 - Wednesday 20 February 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concert 28 - Friday 22 February 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 29 - Sunday 24 February 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

 
Concert 30 - Thursday 28 February 2002

Mikko Franck, conductor
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano

Mahler    Kindertotenlieder, GMW 45
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 31 - Thursday 7 March 2002

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Christine Pendrill, cor anglais
Rod Franks, trumpet
Han-Na Chang, cello
London Symphony Chorus

Copland    Quiet City, S 32
Prokofiev    Sinfonia Concertante for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 125
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 32 - Thursday 14 March 2002

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Lithuanian National Ballet

Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet (complete ballet - concert staging), Op. 64

Concert 33 - Friday 15 March 2002

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Lithuanian National Ballet

Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet (complete ballet - concert staging), Op. 64

Concert 34 - Saturday 16 March 2002

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Lithuanian National Ballet

Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet (complete ballet - concert staging), Op. 64

Concert 35 - Tuesday 19 March 2002

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Denis Shapovalov, cello

Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

Concert 36 - Wednesday 20 March 2002

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Denis Shapovalov, cello

Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

Concert 37 - Saturday 13 April 2002

Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Tim Hugh, cello

Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
Concert 38 - Sunday 14 April 2002

Riccardo Chailly, conductor
Tim Hugh, cello

Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 39 - Sunday 5 May 2002

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96
Bartók    Dance Suite, Sz. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 40 - Wednesday 15 May 2002

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Bizet    Symphony in C major (1855)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 41 - Thursday 16 May 2002

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Bizet    Symphony in C major (1855)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 42 - Wednesday 22 May 2002

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor

Stravinsky    Petrushka (1911)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 43 - Thursday 6 June 2002

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Felicity Lott, soprano

Bernstein    Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) (1954)
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 44 - Friday 7 June 2002

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Felicity Lott, soprano

Bernstein    Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) (1954)
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 45 - Tuesday 11 June 2002

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Previn, A.    Violin Concerto (2001)
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

 
Concert 46 - Wednesday 12 June 2002

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Previn, A.    Violin Concerto (2001)
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 47 - Thursday 20 June 2002

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 48 - Sunday 23 June 2002

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Dolora Zajick, mezzo-soprano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 49 - Wednesday 26 June 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 50 - Thursday 27 June 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 51 - Sunday 30 June 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 52 - Sunday 14 July 2002

Andrew Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Stravinsky    Four Studies, EW 58
Goldmark    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

 
London Symphony Orchestra
2002-2003
89th Season

Concert 1 - Wednesday 25 September 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
Mstislav Rostropovich, cello
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Imogen Cooper, piano
Radu Lupu, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    The Trojans: Royal Hunt and Storm, H 133
Dvořák    Te Deum, Op. 103 (opening movement)
Villa-Lobos    Bachianas Brasileiras No. 1 (second movement) (1930)
Glazunov    Chant du ménestrel, Op. 71
Sarasate    Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Mozart    Concerto for Three Pianos and Orchestra in F major, K. 242
Janáček    Taras Bulba, JW VI/15

Concert 2 - Saturday 28 September 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 3 - Sunday 29 September 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 4 - Saturday 5 October 2002

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Sara Mingardo, contralto

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Benjamin, G.    Palimpsest (2002)
Debussy    Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien (1911)

Concert 5 - Wednesday 9 October 2002

Pierre Boulez, conductor

Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 6 - Friday 11 October 2002

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

Varèse    Intégrales (1925)
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

 
Concert 7 - Thursday 17 October 2002

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Scriabin    Le Poème de l'extase (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54
Szymanowski    Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra, Op. 6
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 8 - Sunday 3 November 2002

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 9 - Wednesday 6 November 2002

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Crawford Seeger, R.    Andante for Strings (1931)
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 10 - Thursday 7 November 2002

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Schoenberg    Theme and Variations, Op. 43b
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio, GMW 58
Berg    Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6

Concert 11 - Saturday 16 November 2002

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Lynn Harrell, cello

Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 12 - Sunday 17 November 2002

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 13 - Wednesday 20 November 2002

John Adams, conductor
Joanna MacGregor, piano

Adams, J.    Lollapalooza (1995)
Adams, J.    Century Rolls (1997)
Adams, J.    Harmonielehre (1985)

Concert 14 - Wednesday 27 November 2002

Mariss Jansons, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

 
Concert 15 - Thursday 28 November 2002

Mariss Jansons, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 16 - Wednesday 4 December 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano
Valdine Anderson, soprano

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 12 in A major, K. 414
Benjamin, G.    A Mind of Winter (1981)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 17 - Sunday 15 December 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
José Cura, tenor
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
Juha Uusitalo, baritone
John Relyea, bass
Robert Lloyd, bass
Mark Stone, baritone
Alasdair Elliott, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Saint-Saëns    Samson et Dalila (concert performance), Op. 47, R 288

Concert 18 - Tuesday 17 December 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
José Cura, tenor
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
Juha Uusitalo, baritone
John Relyea, bass
Robert Lloyd, bass
Mark Stone, baritone
Alasdair Elliott, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Saint-Saëns    Samson et Dalila (concert performance), Op. 47, R 288

Concert 19 - Thursday 19 December 2002

Colin Davis, conductor
José Cura, tenor
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
Juha Uusitalo, baritone
John Relyea, bass
Robert Lloyd, bass
Mark Stone, baritone
Alasdair Elliott, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Saint-Saëns    Samson et Dalila (concert performance), Op. 47, R 288

 
Concert 20 - Sunday 26 January 2003

Richard Hickox, conductor
Sara Mingardo, contralto
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Lorenzo Regazzo, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Pulcinella (Complete), EW 46
Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (Cantata), Op. 78

Concert 21 - Sunday 2 February 2003

Kent Nagano, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Robert Gambill, tenor

Stravinsky    Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol), EW 28
Benjamin, G.    Antara (1987)
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

Concert 22 - Sunday 9 February 2003

Emmanuel Krivine, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 23 - Sunday 16 February 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Tabea Zimmermann, viola

Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 24 - Monday 17 February 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Tabea Zimmermann, viola

Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 25 - Sunday 23 February 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Petra Lang, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Neill, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    La Damnation de Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 26 - Friday 28 February 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Sara Mingardo, contralto
Stuart Neill, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

 
Concert 27 - Saturday 15 March 2003

Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Linda Mabbs, soprano
Katarina Dalayman, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 28 - Sunday 16 March 2003

Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Linda Mabbs, soprano
Katarina Dalayman, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 29 - Friday 28 March 2003

Richard Hickox, conductor
Jane Eaglen, soprano
Matthew Best, baritone
Peter Bronder, tenor
Andrea Baker, mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist, tenor
Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano
Stephan Loges, bass-baritone
Mark Richardson, bass
Alasdair Elliott, tenor
Neil Jenkins, tenor
Christopher Gillett, tenor
Richard Roberts, tenor
Jeremy White, bass
Roderick Williams, baritone

Strauss, R.    Salome (concert performance), Op. 54, TrV 215

Concert 30 - Sunday 30 March 2003

Richard Hickox, conductor
Jane Eaglen, soprano
Matthew Best, baritone
Peter Bronder, tenor
Andrea Baker, mezzo-soprano
James Gilchrist, tenor
Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano
Stephan Loges, bass-baritone
Mark Richardson, bass
Alasdair Elliott, tenor
Neil Jenkins, tenor
Christopher Gillett, tenor
Richard Roberts, tenor
Jeremy White, bass
Roderick Williams, baritone

Strauss, R.    Salome (concert performance), Op. 54, TrV 215

Concert 31 - Thursday 3 April 2003

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 32 - Sunday 27 April 2003

Zubin Mehta, conductor
Midori, violin

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

Concert 33 - Sunday 4 May 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Alan Opie, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59
Benjamin, G.    Sometime Voices (1996)
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Orchestral Excerpts, Op. 17, H 79

Concert 34 - Thursday 8 May 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Paul Silverthorne, viola
Edward Vanderspar, viola

J.S. Bach    Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B flat major, BWV 1051
Benjamin, G.    Viola, Viola (1997)
Benjamin, G.    Three Inventions for Chamber Orchestra (1995)
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 35 - Saturday 17 May 2003

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Tim Hugh, cello

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 36 - Sunday 18 May 2003

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Tim Hugh, cello

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 37 - Wednesday 21 May 2003

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Brahms    Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 38 - Thursday 22 May 2003

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Brahms    Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

 
Concert 39 - Thursday 29 May 2003

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 40 - Thursday 5 June 2003

David Zinman, conductor
London Symphony Chorus

Ives    Orchestral Set No. 1: Three Places in New England, K. 1A/5
Benjamin, G.    Sudden Time (1993)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 41 - Sunday 8 June 2003

André Previn, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Strauss, R.    Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24, TrV 158
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 42 - Thursday 12 June 2003

André Previn, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 43 - Tuesday 17 June 2003

André Previn, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Franck    Symphonic Variations, FWV 46
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 44 - Wednesday 25 June 2003

André Previn, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Janice Watson, soprano
Rodney Gilfry, bass-baritone
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Jeffrey Lentz, tenor
Elizabeth Sikora, mezzo-soprano
Neil Jenkins, tenor

Previn, A.    A Streetcar Named Desire (semi-staged performance) (1998)

 
Concert 45 - Friday 27 June 2003

André Previn, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Janice Watson, soprano
Rodney Gilfry, bass-baritone
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Jeffrey Lentz, tenor
Elizabeth Sikora, mezzo-soprano
Neil Jenkins, tenor

Previn, A.    A Streetcar Named Desire (semi-staged performance) (1998)

London Symphony Orchestra
2003-2004
90th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 14 September 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Sibelius    The Oceanides, Op. 73
Lalo    Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 2 - Wednesday 24 September 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
Christine Pendrill, cor anglais

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
MacMillan, J.    The World’s Ransoming (1996)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 3 - Thursday 25 September 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin
Christine Pendrill, cor anglais

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
MacMillan, J.    The World’s Ransoming (1996)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 4 - Sunday 28 September 2003

Yuri Temirkanov, conductor

Stravinsky    Petrushka (1911)
Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker: Act 2 (1892)

Concert 5 - Wednesday 1 October 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin

Sibelius    Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

 
Concert 6 - Thursday 2 October 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin

Sibelius    Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

Concert 7 - Wednesday 22 October 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 8 - Thursday 23 October 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 9 - Monday 26 October 2003

André Previn, conductor
Moray Welsh, cello

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Strauss, R.    Symphonia Domestica, Op. 53, TrV 209

Concert 10 - Sunday 2 November 2003

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Peter Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Bruckner    Te Deum, WAB 45

Concert 11 - Tuesday 4 November 2003

Richard Hickox, conductor
Andreas Haefliger, piano

Vaughan Williams, R.    Norfolk Rhapsody No. 2 in D minor (1906)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Vaughan Williams, R.    A London Symphony (Symphony No. 2), K 102

Concert 12 - Saturday 8 November 2003

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Peter Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 13 - Sunday 9 November 2003

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Christine Goerke, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Anthony Dean Griffey, tenor
Peter Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 14 - Thursday 13 November 2003

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 15 - Friday 14 November 2003

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 16 - Thursday 20 November 2003

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 17 - Sunday 30 November 2003

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Paul Silverthorne, viola
Christopher Maltman, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Walton    Crown Imperial, Coronation March, C. 32
Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 18 - Wednesday 3 December 2003

Colin Davis, conductor

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Stravinsky    The Firebird Concert Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 19 - Thursday 10 December 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
Radu Lupu, piano

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Vaughan Williams, R.    The Lark Ascending, K 126
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 20 - Friday 11 December 2003

Colin Davis, conductor
Hilary Hahn, violin
Radu Lupu, piano

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Vaughan Williams, R.    The Lark Ascending, K 126
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 21 - Saturday 10 January 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Glenn Winslade, tenor (Peter Grimes)
Janice Watson, soprano (Ellen Orford)
Anthony Michaels-Moore, baritone (Balstrode)
Jill Grove, mezzo-soprano (Auntie)
Sally Matthews, soprano (Niece 1)
Alison Buchanan, soprano (Niece 2)
Christopher Gillett, tenor (Bob Boles)
James Rutherford, bass (Swallow)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano (Mrs. Sedley)
Ryland Davies, tenor (Rev. Horace Adams)
Nathan Gunn, baritone (Ned Keene)
Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone (Hobson)
London Symphony Chorus

Britten    Peter Grimes (concert performance), Op. 33

Concert 22 - Monday 12 January 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Glenn Winslade, tenor (Peter Grimes)
Janice Watson, soprano (Ellen Orford)
Anthony Michaels-Moore, baritone (Balstrode)
Jill Grove, mezzo-soprano (Auntie)
Sally Matthews, soprano (Niece 1)
Alison Buchanan, soprano (Niece 2)
Christopher Gillett, tenor (Bob Boles)
James Rutherford, bass (Swallow)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano (Mrs. Sedley)
Ryland Davies, tenor (Rev. Horace Adams)
Nathan Gunn, baritone (Ned Keene)
Jonathan Lemalu, bass-baritone (Hobson)
London Symphony Chorus

Britten    Peter Grimes (concert performance), Op. 33

Concert 23 - Sunday 1 February 2004

Antonio Pappano, conductor
David Pyatt, horn

Strauss, R.    Death and Transfiguration, Op. 24, TrV 158
Strauss, R.    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, TrV 283
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

 
Concert 24 - Wednesday 4 February 2004

Antonio Pappano, conductor
David Stark, treble
Dmitri Alexeev, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 25 - Thursday 5 February 2004

Antonio Pappano, conductor
David Stark, treble
Dmitri Alexeev, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 26 - Thursday 12 February 2004

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Tim Hugh, cello

Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Concert 27 - Sunday 15 February 2004

Franz Welser-Möst, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Pamela Helen Stephen, mezzo-soprano
Mark Padmore, tenor
Alfred Reiter, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Sibelius    Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63
Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626
Mozart    Ave verum corpus, K. 618

Concert 28 - Sunday 21 February 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 26 in D major, 'Coronation', K. 537

Concert 29 - Thursday 25 March 2004

Marin Alsop, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin
Didier Lockwood, violin
Roby Lakatos, violin

Brahms    Hungarian Dance No. 5 (1869)
Lockwood, D.    Electric Violin Concerto, 'Les Mouettes' (2004)
Massenet    Méditation from Thaïs (1894)
Rimsky-Korsakov    Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

 
Concert 30 - Wednesday 31 March 2004

Richard Hickox, conductor
Jennifer Larmore, mezzo-soprano

Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50
Elgar    Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 31 - Sunday 4 April 2004

Richard Hickox, conductor
Glenn Winslade, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Sally Matthews, soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Apostles, Op. 49

Concert 32 - Friday 16 April 2004

Harry Christophers, conductor
Stephen Roberts, baritone
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Malin Hartelius, soprano
Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
René Pape, bass
Bas Ramselaar, bass
London Symphony Chorus

J.S. Bach    St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Concert 33 - Sunday 18 April 2004

Harry Christophers, conductor
Stephen Roberts, baritone
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Malin Hartelius, soprano
Angelika Kirchschlager, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
René Pape, bass
Bas Ramselaar, bass
London Symphony Chorus

J.S. Bach    St. Matthew Passion, BWV 244

Concert 34 - Saturday 1 May 2004

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

Concert 35 - Sunday 2 May 2004

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 4 in C major (original), Op. 47
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
 
Concert 36 - Wednesday 5 May 2004

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Concert 37 - Thursday 6 May 2004

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 4 in C major (original), Op. 47
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 38 - Saturday 8 May 2004

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Concert 39 - Monday 17 May 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Alasdair Elliott, tenor
Michele Pertusi, bass
Anthony Mee, tenor
Darren Jeffrey, bass-baritone
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Ana Ibarra Nadal, soprano
Marina Domashenko, mezzo-soprano
Maria José Moreno, soprano
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor
Carlos Álvarez, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Falstaff (concert performance) (1893)

Concert 40 - Thursday 20 May 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Alasdair Elliott, tenor
Michele Pertusi, bass
Anthony Mee, tenor
Darren Jeffrey, bass-baritone
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Ana Ibarra Nadal, soprano
Marina Domashenko, mezzo-soprano
Maria José Moreno, soprano
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor
Carlos Álvarez, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Falstaff (concert performance) (1893)

 
Concert 41 - Sunday 23 May 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Alasdair Elliott, tenor
Michele Pertusi, bass
Anthony Mee, tenor
Darren Jeffrey, bass-baritone
Jane Henschel, mezzo-soprano
Ana Ibarra Nadal, soprano
Marina Domashenko, mezzo-soprano
Maria José Moreno, soprano
Bülent Bezdüz, tenor
Carlos Álvarez, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Falstaff (concert performance) (1893)

Concert 42 - Wednesday 26 May 2004

Andrew Davis, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 43 - Sunday 13 June 2004

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 44 - Wednesday 16 June 2004

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 45 - Thursday 17 June 2004

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 46 - Wednesday 7 July 2004

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin

Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 47 - Thursday 8 July 2004

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin

Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

 
Concert 48 - Sunday 11 July 2004

Marin Alsop, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano
Kim Criswell, vocals

Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Bernstein    Symphony No. 2, 'The Age of Anxiety' (1949)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)
Bernstein    West Side Story: 'I Feel Pretty' (1957)
Bernstein    West Side Story: 'Somewhere' (1957)
Bernstein    Candide: Overture (1956)
Bernstein    Candide: 'I Am Easily Assimilated' (1956)
Bernstein    Candide: 'Lament' (1956)
Bernstein    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes (1944)
Bernstein    On the Town: 'I Can Cook Too' (1944)
Bernstein    Wonderful Town: Overture (1953)
Bernstein    Wonderful Town: 'One Hundred Easy Ways' (1953)
Bernstein    Wonderful Town: 'A Little Bit in Love' (1953)
Bernstein    Trouble in Tahiti: 'Island Magic' (1952)

London Symphony Orchestra
2004-2005
91st Season

Concert 1 - Friday 23 September 2004 (St Paul's Cathedral)

Colin Davis, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Robert Gambill, tenor
David Pittsinger, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’, Op. 125

Concert 2 - Wednesday 29 September 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin
Roderick Franks, trumpet
David Pyatt, horn
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Bissill, R.    LSO Centenary Concertante (2004)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

Concert 3 - Thursday 30 September 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin
Roderick Franks, trumpet
David Pyatt, horn
Andrew Marriner, clarinet

Bissill, R.    LSO Centenary Concertante (2004)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

 
Concert 4 - Friday 8 October 2004

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano

Boulez    Livre pour cordes (1968)
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 5 - Wednesday 13 October 2004

Pierre Boulez, conductor

Boulez    Dérive 2 (1988)
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 6 - Tuesday 19 October 2004

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Bartók    Four Orchestral Pieces, Op. 12, Sz. 51
Rihm    Gesungene Zeit (1992)
Boulez    Notations I–IV (1945/1978)

Concert 7 - Wednesday 3 November 2004

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture (1842)
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 8 - Thursday 4 November 2004

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmila: Overture (1842)
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 9 - Thursday 11 November 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concert 10 - Sunday 14 November 2004

Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, ‘Emperor’, Op. 73

 
Concert 11 - Saturday 20 November 2004

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Tchaikovsky    Festival Coronation March, TH 50
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 12 - Wednesday 24 November 2004

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
John Williams, guitar
Horacio Duran, charango
Richard Harvey, flute

Ravel    Alborada del gracioso, M. 43a
Salinas, H.    Danzas peregrinas (2004)
Rodrigo    Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)

Concert 13 - Sunday 28 November 2004

Lorin Maazel, conductor

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, ‘Unfinished’, D. 759
Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 14 - Wednesday 1 December 2004

Lorin Maazel, conductor
Elisabeth Batiashvili, violin

Mendelssohn    The Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave'), Op. 26, MWV P 7
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’, Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 15 - Sunday 5 December 2004

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Tim Hugh, cello

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 16 - Wednesday 8 December 2004

Daniel Harding, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (ed. Deryck Cooke), GMW 58

Concert 17 - Sunday 12 December 2004

Bernard Haitink, conductor
David Pyatt, horn

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Strauss, R.    Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 11, TrV 117
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

 
Concert 18 - Sunday 19 December 2004

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 96 in D major, 'Miracle', Hob. I:96
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 19 - Sunday 9 January 2005

Daniel Harding, conductor
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Lisa Milne, soprano

Schumann    Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 20 - Sunday 6 February 2005

Colin Davis, conductor
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Gareth Davies, flute
John Alley, piano
Neil Percy, percussion

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 72 in D major, Hob. I:72
Jenkins, K.    LSO Centenary Concertante (2004)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 21 - Sunday 27 February 2005

Colin Davis, conductor
Timothy Jones, horn
Jonathan Lipton, horn
David Pyatt, horn
John Ryan, horn

Tippett    Sonata for Four Horns (1955)
Tippett    The Rose Lake (1993)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 22 - Thursday 10 March 2005

Colin Davis, conductor
Lang Lang, piano

Tippett    Suite for the Birthday of Prince Charles (1948)
Tippett    Piano Concerto (1953)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 23 - Sunday 20 March 2005

Richard Hickox, conductor
Tasmin Little, violin

Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 24 - Wednesday 23 March 2005

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Ayako Uehara, piano

Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Respighi    Fountains of Rome, P 106
Stravinsky    The Firebird Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 25 - Thursday 7 April 2005

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’, Op. 68
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 26 - Saturday 16 April 2005

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 27 - Sunday 17 April 2005

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Daniel Barenboim, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 28 - Sunday 24 April 2005

Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 29 - Thursday 28 April 2005

James DePreist, conductor
Moray Welsh, cello

Haydn, J.    Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb/1
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 30 - Thursday 5 May 2005

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Tilson Thomas, M.    Agnegram (1998)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 31 - Tuesday 10 May 2005

Colin Davis, conductor

Smetana    Má Vlast (complete), B. 110-120

Concert 32 - Sunday 15 May 2005

Colin Davis, conductor

Smetana    Má Vlast (complete), B. 110-120

 
Concert 33 - Wednesday 18 May 2005

Xian Zhang, conductor
Rachel Gough, bassoon
Gordon Nikolitch, violin
Bryn Lewis, harp

Verdi    The Force of Destiny: Overture (1862)
Watkins, H.    London Concerto (2005)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 34 - Friday 20 May 2005

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Han-Na Chang, cello

Bernstein    On the Waterfront: Symphonic Suite (1954)
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 35 - Thursday 2 June 2005

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Mayu Kishima, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 36 - Sunday 5 June 2005

Marin Alsop, conductor
Edward Phillips, treble
Jubilant Sykes, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Mass (1971)

Concert 37 - Thursday 9 June 2005

André Previn, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Korngold    The Sea Hawk: Suite (arr. Russ) (1940)
Previn, A.    Tango, Song and Dance (2005)
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 38 - Tuesday 14 June 2005

André Previn, conductor
André Previn, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 39 - Saturday 18 June 2005

André Previn, conductor
Tim Hugh, cello

Previn, A.    Cello Sonata (orch. Previn) (1953)
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 40 - Wednesday 22 June 2005

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Korngold    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 41 - Wednesday 6 July 2005

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Podgaits, E.    Symphony No. 2 (2005)

Concert 42 - Wednesday 13 July 2005 (St. Paul’s Cathedral)

Colin Davis, conductor
Tamar Iveri, soprano
Ildikó Komlósi, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Neill, tenor
Orlin Anastassov, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

London Symphony Orchestra
2005-2006
92nd Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 18 September 2005

Colin Davis, conductor
Monica Groop, soprano
Peter Mattei, baritone
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Sibelius    Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49
Sibelius    Kullervo Symphony, Op. 7

Concert 2 - Friday 23 September 2005

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 3 - Thursday 6 October 2005

Andrey Boreyko, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

 
Concert 4 - Sunday 9 October 2005

Colin Davis, conductor
Monica Groop, soprano
Peter Mattei, baritone
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Sibelius    Pohjola’s Daughter, Op. 49
Sibelius    Kullervo Symphony, Op. 7

Concert 5 - Saturday 15 October 2005

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Johannes Moser, cello

Schumann    Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 6 - Sunday 16 October 2005

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River) (orch. Shostakovich), O 194
Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Dance of the Persian Slave Girls (orch. Shostakovich), O 194
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 7 in C major, ‘Leningrad’, Op. 60

Concert 7 - Sunday 23 October 2005

Daniel Harding, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor

Britten    Nocturne, Op. 60
Mahler    Three Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 8 - Sunday 13 November 2005

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Vladimir Feltsman, piano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Dreams', Op. 13, TH 24

Concert 9 - Wednesday 16 November 2005

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

Beethoven    Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 10 - Thursday 17 November 2005

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

Beethoven    Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

 
Concert 11 - Monday 21 November 2005

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 12 - Tuesday 22 November 2005

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 13 - Saturday 26 November 2005

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Gordon Nikolitch, violin
Tim Hugh, cello
Lars Vogt, piano

Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 14 - Sunday 27 November 2005

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Gordon Nikolitch, violin
Tim Hugh, cello
Lars Vogt, piano

Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 15 - Thursday 1 December 2005

Marin Alsop, conductor
James Ehnes, violin

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Bernstein    Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) (1954)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 16 - Sunday 4 December 2005

Colin Davis, conductor
Midori, violin

Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 17 - Sunday 11 December 2005

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

 
Concert 18 - Tuesday 13 December 2005

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Ben Heppner, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 19 - Thursday 5 January 2006

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 20 - Sunday 8 January 2006

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 21 - Tuesday 24 January 2006

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 22 - Wednesday 25 January 2006

Mstislav Rostropovich, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 23 - Sunday 5 February 2006

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Mozart    Symphony No. 36 in C major, 'Linz', K. 425
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Concert 24 - Sunday 19 February 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Sara Mingardo, contralto
Pavol Breslik, tenor
Franz-Josef Selig, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

 
Concert 25 - Tuesday 21 February 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Soile Isokoski, soprano
Sara Mingardo, contralto
Pavol Breslik, tenor
Franz-Josef Selig, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

Concert 26 - Sunday 26 February 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Sara Mingardo, contralto
John Mark Ainsley, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Posthorn Serenade, K. 320
Beethoven    Mass in C major, Op. 86

Concert 27 - Tuesday 28 February 2006

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Yundi Li, piano

Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 28 - Friday 3 March 2006

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 29 - Sunday 2 April 2006

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture, D. 644
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 30 - Thursday 6 April 2006

Donald Runnicles, conductor
Andreas Haefliger, piano

Elgar    Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 31 - Thursday 13 April 2006

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Vladimir Ognovenko, bass

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 14, Op. 135

 
Concert 32 - Wednesday 19 April 2006

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Beethoven    Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 33 - Thursday 20 April 2006

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Beethoven    Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 34 - Monday 24 April 2006

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 35 - Tuesday 25 April 2006

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Beethoven    Fidelio: Overture, Op. 72
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 36 - Saturday 29 April 2006

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Twyla Robinson, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
John MacMaster, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 37 - Sunday 30 April 2006

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Twyla Robinson, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
John MacMaster, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 38 - Thursday 4 May 2006

Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Concert Suite (arr. Temirkanov) (1936)

Concert 39 - Sunday 7 May 2006

Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
Elisabeth Batiashvili, violin

Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 40 - Tuesday 23 May 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Oleg Bryjak, bass-baritone (Pizarro)
John MacMaster, tenor (Florestan)
Christine Brewer, soprano (Leonore)
Sally Matthews, soprano (Marzelline)
Andrew Kennedy, tenor (Jaquino)
Darren Jeffrey, bass-baritone (Don Fernando)
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Fidelio (concert performance), Op. 72

Concert 41 - Thursday 25 May 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Oleg Bryjak, bass-baritone (Pizarro)
John MacMaster, tenor (Florestan)
Christine Brewer, soprano (Leonore)
Sally Matthews, soprano (Marzelline)
Andrew Kennedy, tenor (Jaquino)
Darren Jeffrey, bass-baritone (Don Fernando)
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Fidelio (concert performance), Op. 72

Concert 42 - Sunday 4 June 2006

Richard Hickox, conductor
Moray Welsh, cello
Susan Gritton, soprano
Gerald Finley, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    The Wasps: Overture, K 82
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Vaughan Williams, R.    A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1), K 80

Concert 43 - Thursday 8 June 2006

Thomas Adès, conductor
Mary Plazas, soprano (Duchess)
Daniel Norman, tenor (Electrician)
Valdine Anderson, soprano (Maid)
Stephen Richardson, bass (Hotel Manager)

Adès, T.    Powder Her Face (concert performance) (1995)

Concert 44 - Thursday 15 June 2006

Yakov Kreizberg, conductor
Stephen Hough, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

 
Concert 45 - Sunday 25 June 2006

Paavo Järvi, conductor
Lilli Paasikivi, contralto
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 46 - Tuesday 27 June 2006 (St. Paul’s Cathedral)

Tadaaki Otaka, conductor
Hiromi Omura, soprano
Christopher Maltman, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 47 - Sunday 2 July 2006

Ilan Volkov, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 48 - Wednesday 5 July 2006

Roland Boer, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
Julian Rachlin, viola

Mozart    Serenata notturna in D major, K. 239
Mozart    Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola in E flat major, K. 364
Mozart    Idomeneo: Ballet Music, K. 367
Mozart    Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201

London Symphony Orchestra
2006-2007
93rd Season

Concert 1 - Saturday 23 September 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 2 - Sunday 24 September 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 3 - Wednesday 27 September 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Berlioz    Les Francs-juges, Overture, Op. 3, H 23
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

 
Concert 4 - Thursday 28 September 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Berlioz    Les Francs-juges, Overture, Op. 3, H 23
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 5 - Sunday 1 October 2006

Xian Zhang, conductor
Synergy Vocals

Reich    The Desert Music (arr. Alan Pierson) (1984)
Reich    Three Movements (1986)
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 6 - Thursday 9 November 2006

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Martinů    Concerto for Double String Orchestra, Piano and Timpani, H 271
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 7 - Saturday 11 November 2006

Richard Hickox, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 8 - Sunday 12 November 2006

Richard Hickox, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 9 - Sunday 19 November 2006

David Zinman, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 10 - Sunday 26 November 2006

Marin Alsop, conductor

Adams, J.    Fearful Symmetries (1988)
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

 
Concert 11 - Sunday 3 December 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Matthew Rose, bass
Peter Rose, bass
Tenebrae Choir

Berlioz    The Childhood of Christ, Op. 25, H 130

Concert 12 - Sunday 10 December 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Susan Gritton, soprano
Sara Mingardo, contralto
Mark Padmore, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
Tenebrae Choir

Handel    The Messiah, HWV 56

Concert 13 - Tuesday 12 December 2006

Colin Davis, conductor
Susan Gritton, soprano
Sara Mingardo, contralto
Mark Padmore, tenor
Alastair Miles, bass
Tenebrae Choir

Handel    The Messiah, HWV 56

Concert 14 - Sunday 17 December 2006

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Tchaikovsky    Francesca da Rimini, Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 32, TH 46
Saint-Saëns    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22, R 190
Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Concert 15 - Sunday 6 January 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 16 - Monday 7 January 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

 
Concert 17 - Saturday 13 January 2007

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Gubaidulina    Fairytale Poem (1971)
Gubaidulina    Offertorium (1980)
J.S. Bach    Partita No. 2 in D minor: Sarabande, BWV 1004
Gubaidulina    Pro et Contra (1989)

Concert 18 - Tuesday 23 January 2007

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Alexander Toradze, piano
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    The King of the Stars (Zvezdoliki), EW 16
Prokofiev    Scythian Suite, Op. 20
Stravinsky    Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, EW 51
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 19 - Sunday 28 January 2007

John Adams, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
London Symphony Chorus
New London Children’s Choir

Adams, J.    Slonimsky’s Earbox (1996)
Adams, J.    The Dharma at Big Sur (2003)
Adams, J.    On the Transmigration of Souls (2002)

Concert 20 - Thursday 1 February 2007

John Adams, conductor
Midori, violin

Adams, J.    Short Ride in a Fast Machine (1986)
Adams, J.    Violin Concerto (1993)
Adams, J.    Naïve and Sentimental Music (1998)

Concert 21 - Sunday 18 February 2007

Mark Elder, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Janáček    Jealousy (Zárlivost), JW VI/10
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Janáček    The Fiddler’s Child, JW VI/14
Janáček    Taras Bulba, JW VI/15

Concert 22 - Wednesday 21 February 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

MacMillan, J.    The Confession of Isobel Gowdie (1990)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

 
Concert 23 - Thursday 22 February 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 13 in C major, K. 415
Dvořák    Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112

Concert 24 - Saturday 3 March 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Musicians from Guildhall School of Music and Drama

MacMillan, J.    The Confession of Isobel Gowdie (1990)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 25 - Tuesday 6 March 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Musicians from Guildhall School of Music and Drama

MacMillan, J.    Stomp (with Fate Be Smiling) (2007)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 26 - Friday 9 March 2007

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ian Bousfield, trombone
Sally Matthews, soprano

Reich    Variations for Winds, Strings and Keyboards (1979)
Dove, J.    Stargazer (2006)
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 27 - Sunday 11 March 2007

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 28 - Thursday 22 March 2007

Daniel Harding, conductor

Rameau    Hippolyte et Aricie: Suite (1733)
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 29 - Sunday 25 March 2007

Daniel Harding, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

Dvořák    The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109, B. 197
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

 
Concert 30 - Thursday 29 March 2007

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Avgust Amonov, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Symphonies of Wind Instruments, EW 44
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Prokofiev    Seven, They are Seven, Cantata, Op. 30
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 31 - Thursday 12 April 2007

Daniel Harding, conductor
Lang Lang, piano

Boulez    Mémoriale (1985)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 32 - Tuesday 8 May 2007

Ion Marin, conductor
Angela Gheorghiu, soprano

Verdi    Overture to Nabucco (1842)
Giordani    Caro mio ben (1783)
Handel    Rinaldo: Aria 'Lascia ch’io pianga', HWV 7a
Mascagni    Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo (1890)
Leoncavallo    Pagliacci: 'Stridono lassù' (1892)
Puccini    La rondine: Aria 'Ch’il bel sogno di Doretta' (1917)
Puccini    Manon Lescaut: Aria 'In quelle trine morbide' (1893)
Bizet    Carmen: Habanera (1875)
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Puccini    Gianni Schicchi: Aria 'O mio babbino caro' (1918)
Puccini    Madama Butterfly: Aria 'Un bel dì, vedremo' (1904)

Concert 33 - Thursday 9 May 2007

Daniel Harding, conductor

Rihm    In-Schrift (1995)
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 34 - Sunday 13 May 2007

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Simon Callow, narrator
Zlata Bulycheva, mezzo-soprano
Oleg Balashov, tenor
Yevgeny Nikitin, bass
Fedor Kuznetsov, bass
Alexander Timchenko, tenor
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Prokofiev    The Gambler: Four Portraits and Denouement, Op. 49
Debussy    Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien: Symphonic Fragments (1911)
Stravinsky    Oedipus Rex, EW 53

 
Concert 35 - Monday 14 May 2007

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Symphony in C, EW 71
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite, Op. 64

Concert 36 - Thursday 24 May 2007

Myung-Whun Chung, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 37 - Sunday 3 June 2007

Richard Hickox, conductor
Anna Larsson, mezzo-soprano
Philip Langridge, tenor
Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

Concert 38 - Wednesday 13 June 2007

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Debussy    Préludes (orch. C. Matthews) (1910)
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1911)

Concert 39 - Thursday 14 June 2007

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Irina Vasilieva, soprano
Olga Savova, mezzo-soprano
Andrei Ilyushnikov, tenor
Gennady Bezzubenkov, bass
Members of the Mariinsky Chorus
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Les Noces (1923 version), EW 33
Debussy    Première rhapsodie (Clarinet Rhapsody), L 116
Prokofiev    October Cantata, Op. 74

 
Concert 40 - Tuesday 26 June 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Gregory Kunde, tenor (Benvenuto Cellini)
Laura Claycomb, soprano (Teresa)
Darren Jeffery, bass-baritone (Balducci)
Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone (Fieramosca)
Andrew Kennedy, tenor (Francesco)
Isabelle Cals, mezzo-soprano (Ascanio)
Jacques Imbrailo, baritone (Bernardino)
John Relyea, bass-baritone (Pope Clement VII)
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone (Pompeo)
Alasdair Elliott, tenor (Innkeeper)
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini (concert performance), H 76

Concert 41 - Friday 29 June 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Gregory Kunde, tenor (Benvenuto Cellini)
Laura Claycomb, soprano (Teresa)
Darren Jeffery, bass-baritone (Balducci)
Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone (Fieramosca)
Andrew Kennedy, tenor (Francesco)
Isabelle Cals, mezzo-soprano (Ascanio)
Jacques Imbrailo, baritone (Bernardino)
John Relyea, bass-baritone (Pope Clement VII)
Andrew Foster-Williams, bass-baritone (Pompeo)
Alasdair Elliott, tenor (Innkeeper)
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini (concert performance), H 76

Concert 42 - Tuesday 3 July 2007

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Dutilleux    Métaboles (1964)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b


London Symphony Orchestra
2007-2008
94th Season

Concert 1 - Monday 24 September 2007

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Anna Larsson, contralto
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 2 - Thursday 27 September 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

 
Concert 3 - Sunday 30 September 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Marie Arnet, soprano
Anna Stéphany, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Kennedy, tenor
Darren Jeffery, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626 (compl. Süssmayr)

Concert 4 - Wednesday 3 October 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Gidon Kremer, violin
Marie Arnet, soprano
Anna Stéphany, mezzo-soprano
Andrew Kennedy, tenor
Darren Jeffery, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626 (compl. Süssmayr)

Concert 5 - Sunday 7 October 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Dietrich Henschel, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    The Creation, Hob. XXI/2

Concert 6 - Thursday 11 October 2007

Michal Dworzynski, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Dvořák    Othello, Overture, Op. 93, B. 174
Dvořák    Piano Concerto in G minor, Op. 33, B. 63
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 7 - Sunday 14 October 2007

Daniel Harding, conductor
Angela Denoke, soprano
Elizabeth Connell, soprano
Christopher Ventris, tenor
David Kuebler, tenor

Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18
Janáček    Jenůfa: Act 2 (1904)

Concert 8 - Saturday 27 October 2007

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Gubaidulina    In Tempus Praesens (Violin Concerto No. 2) (2007)
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

 
Concert 9 - Sunday 4 November 2007

Marin Alsop, conductor
Evelyn Glennie, percussion

Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (arr. for Percussion and Chamber Orchestra) (1961)
Rouse    Der gerettete Alberich (1997)
Copland    Symphony No. 3 (1946)

Concert 10 - Thursday 8 November 2007

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Wayne Marshall, piano

Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)
Gershwin    Piano Concerto in F major (1925)
Adams, J.    Harmonielehre (1985)

Concert 11 - Sunday 11 November 2007

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Wayne Marshall, piano

Ives    Central Park in the Dark, K. 1B/32
Gershwin    Rhapsody in Blue (1924)
Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Varèse    Amériques (1929)

Concert 12 - Wednesday 14 November 2007

Ilan Volkov, conductor
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Bartók    Viola Concerto, Sz. 120
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 13 - Saturday 17 November 2007

Richard Hickox, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Barry Banks, tenor
Christopher Maltman, baritone
Jesus Duque, treble
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)
Barber    Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 14 - Sunday 18 November 2007

Richard Hickox, conductor
Laura Claycomb, soprano
Barry Banks, tenor
Christopher Maltman, baritone
Jesus Duque, treble
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)
Barber    Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

 
Concert 15 - Thursday 22 November 2007

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Tim Hugh, cello

Tishchenko    Cello Concerto No. 1 (orch. Shostakovich), Op. 23
Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 16 - Friday 7 December 2007

Daniel Harding, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor (Captain Vere)
Nathan Gunn, baritone (Billy Budd)
John Relyea, bass (Claggart)
Neal Davies, baritone (Mr Redburn)
Jonathan Lemalu, bass (Mr Flint)
Matthew Rose, bass (Lt Ratcliffe)
Alasdair Elliott, tenor (Red Whiskers)
Daniel Teadt, baritone (Donald)
Matthew Best, bass-baritone (Dansker)
Andrew Kennedy, tenor (Novice)
Andrew Tortise, tenor (Squeak)
Mark Stone, baritone (Bosun)
Adam Green, baritone (First Mate)
Darren Jeffery, bass-baritone (Second Mate)
Andrew Staples, tenor (Maintop)
Roderick Williams, baritone (Novice's Friend)
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus
Members of LSO St. Luke’s Youth Choir

Britten    Billy Budd (concert performance), Op. 50

Concert 17 - Sunday 9 December 2007

Daniel Harding, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor (Captain Vere)
Nathan Gunn, baritone (Billy Budd)
John Relyea, bass (Claggart)
Neal Davies, baritone (Mr Redburn)
Jonathan Lemalu, bass (Mr Flint)
Matthew Rose, bass (Lt Ratcliffe)
Alasdair Elliott, tenor (Red Whiskers)
Daniel Teadt, baritone (Donald)
Matthew Best, bass-baritone (Dansker)
Andrew Kennedy, tenor (Novice)
Andrew Tortise, tenor (Squeak)
Mark Stone, baritone (Bosun)
Adam Green, baritone (First Mate)
Darren Jeffery, bass-baritone (Second Mate)
Andrew Staples, tenor (Maintop)
Roderick Williams, baritone (Novice's Friend)
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus
Members of LSO St. Luke’s Youth Choir

Britten    Billy Budd (concert performance), Op. 50

Concert 18 - Wednesday 12 December 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne Schwanewilms, soprano
Tabea Zimmermann, viola

Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 19 - Sunday 16 December 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Lang Lang, piano
Indra Thomas, soprano 
Mihoko Fujimura, contralto
Steve Davislim, tenor
Matthew Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Tippett    Piano Concerto (1953)
Tippett    A Child of Our Time (1941)

Concert 20 - Tuesday 18 December 2007

Colin Davis, conductor
Indra Thomas, soprano
Mihoko Fujimura, contralto
Steve Davislim, tenor
Matthew Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36
Tippett    A Child of Our Time (1941)

Concert 21 - Thursday 20 December 2007

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
James Galway, flute
Bryn Lewis, harp
Daniel Roth, organ

Dukas    L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (1897)
Mozart    Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C major, K. 299
Saint-Saëns    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ', Op. 78, R 176

Concert 22 - Saturday 12 January 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Laura Claycomb, soprano

Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 23 - Sunday 13 January 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Schoenberg    Pelleas and Melisande, Op. 5
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 24 - Tuesday 22 January 2008

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

 
Concert 25 - Thursday 7 February 2008

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 26 - Sunday 10 February 2008

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Measha Brueggergosman, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton, tenor
Matthew Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163
Janáček    Glagolitic Mass, JW III/9

Concert 27 - Wednesday 13 February 2008

Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Ayako Uehara, piano

Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 28 - Thursday 21 February 2008

Leif Segerstam, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 29 - Sunday 24 February 2008

Yuri Temirkanov, conductor
Sayaka Shoji, violin
Sergei Leiferkus, bass
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar', Op. 113

Concert 30 - Sunday 2 March 2008

Xian Zhang, conductor
Anna Stéphany, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Prokofiev    Alexander Nevsky (film score accompanying film), Op. 78

Concert 31 - Thursday 6 March 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Karetnikov    Symphony No. 4 (1963)
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

 
Concert 32 - Friday 7 March 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Schoenberg    Chamber Symphony No. 1 in E major, Op. 9
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 33 - Thursday 27 March 2008

Daniel Harding, conductor
Olga Sergeeva, soprano
Sergei Leiferkus, bass

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 14, Op. 135
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 34 - Sunday 30 March 2008

Daniel Harding, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin
Susan Gritton, soprano
Sarah Connolly, contralto
Mark Padmore, tenor
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 35 - Thursday 3 April 2008

Daniel Harding, conductor
Midori, violin

Rushton    Everything goes so Fast
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Stravinsky     The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 36 - Sunday 6 April 2008

Daniel Harding, conductor
Midori, violin

Britten    Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 37 - Sunday 20 April 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Elena Mosuc, soprano
Zlata Bulycheva, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Strauss, R.    Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 38 - Monday 21 April 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Elena Mosuc, soprano
Zlata Bulycheva, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Strauss, R.    Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 39 - Sunday 27 April 2008

Colin Davis, conductor
Christopher Maltman, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

MacMillan, J.    St. John Passion (2008)

Concert 40 - Wednesday 30 April 2008

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano
Tamara Stefanovich, piano
Neil Percy, percussion
Nigel Thomas, timpani/percussion

Bartók    Concerto for Two Pianos, Percussion and Orchestra, Sz. 115
Schoenberg    Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16
Stravinsky    Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol), EW 28
Boulez    Notations (1945)

Concert 41 - Sunday 11 May 2008

Pierre Boulez, conductor
Michelle DeYoung, mezzo-soprano
Peter Fried, bass
BBC Singers

Schoenberg    Die glückliche Hand, Op. 18
Pintscher    Osiris (2005)
Bartók    Bluebeard’s Castle (concert performance), Op. 11, Sz. 48

Concert 42 - Thursday 15 May 2008

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

Concert 43 - Friday 23 May 2008

Colin Davis, conductor

Schubert    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 44 - Sunday 1 June 2008

Colin Davis, conductor

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concert 45 - Thursday 5 June 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio, GMW 10
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

 
Concert 46 - Sunday 8 June 2008

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 47 - Tuesday 10 June 2008

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Alfred Brendel, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 48 - Sunday 15 June 2008

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Felicity Lott, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Strauss, R.    Lieder: Das Rosenband, Freundliche Vision, Ruhe, meine Seele!, Wiegenlied, Die heiligen drei Könige (1898-1906)
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 49 - Tuesday 17 June 2008

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Felicity Lott, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183
Strauss, R.    Lieder: Das Rosenband, Freundliche Vision, Ruhe, meine Seele!, Wiegenlied, Die heiligen drei Könige (1898-1906)
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 50 - Sunday 22 June 2008

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Mozart    Serenade No. 13 in G major, 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik', K. 525
Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 51 - Sunday 29 June 2008

Colin Davis, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Sibelius    The Oceanides, Op. 73
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

Concert 52 - Wednesday 2 July 2008

Colin Davis, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Sibelius    The Oceanides, Op. 73
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63

 
London Symphony Orchestra
2008-2009
95th Season

Concert 1 - Saturday 20 September 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Alexei Volodin, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 2 - Sunday 21 September 2008 (aft)

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 1 in D minor, Op. 13
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

Concert 3 - Sunday 21 September 2008 (eve)

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Alexei Volodin, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 4 - Wednesday 24 September 2008

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 38 in D major, 'Prague', K. 504
Elgar    Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, K 219

Concert 5 - Sunday 28 September 2008

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 6 - Tuesday 30 September 2008

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Peter Coleman-Wright, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Walton    Belshazzar’s Feast, C. 24

Concert 7 - Wednesday 8 October 2008

Daniel Harding, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano

Boulez    Livre pour cordes (1968)
Messiaen    Poèmes pour Mi (1937)
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

 
Concert 8 - Sunday 12 October 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Alexei Volodin, piano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 4 in B flat major (Left Hand), Op. 53
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 4 in C major, Op. 47

Concert 9 - Sunday 19 October 2008

Daniel Harding, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 10 - Sunday 26 October 2008

Xian Zhang, conductor
Olga Sergeeva, soprano

Piper, C.    The Twittering Machine (2008)
Mussorgsky    Songs and Dances of Death (orch. Shostakovich), O 211
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 11 - Thursday 13 November 2008

Marin Alsop, conductor
Jean-Yves Thibaudet, piano

Bartók    The Wooden Prince, Suite, Op. 13, Sz. 60
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 12 - Friday 21 November 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet (complete ballet), Op. 64

Concert 13 - Sunday 23 November 2008

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet (complete ballet), Op. 64

Concert 14 - Sunday 14 December 2008

Daniel Harding, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano

Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Thomas, A.R.    Helios Choros II (Sun God Dancers) (1995)
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

 
Concert 15 - Thursday 18 December 2008

Daniel Harding, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin

Bartók    Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 16 - Sunday 21 December 2008

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Roman Patkolo, double bass

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, 'London', Hob. I:104
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Previn, A.    Double Concerto for violin, contrabass and orchestra (2007)
Strauss, R.    Der Rosenkavalier: Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227

Concert 17 - Sunday 11 January 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Neill, tenor
John Relyea, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 18 - Wednesday 14 January 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Neill, tenor
John Relyea, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 19 - Tuesday 20 January 2009

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Carel Kraayenhof, bandoneon

Ginastera    Estancia: Dances, Op. 8a
Piazzolla    Aconcagua (Concerto for Bandoneon) (1979)
Revueltas    La Noche de los Mayas (1939)

Concert 20 - Sunday 25 January 2009

Donald Runnicles, conductor
Christine Brewer, soprano

Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio, GMW 10
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

 
Concert 21 - Tuesday 27 January 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Katarina Dalayman, soprano
Willard White, bass-baritone

Bartók    Bluebeard’s Castle (concert performance), Op. 11, Sz. 48
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 22 - Thursday 29 January 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Katarina Dalayman, soprano
Willard White, bass-baritone

Prokofiev    The Love for Three Oranges: Suite, Op. 33a
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73
Bartók    Bluebeard’s Castle (concert performance), Op. 11, Sz. 48

Concert 23 - Wednesday 4 February 2009

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Beethoven    King Stephen: Overture, Op. 117
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 24 - Tuesday 17 February 2009

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Beethoven    Namensfeier, Overture, Op. 115
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 25 - Sunday 22 February 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
Colin Lee, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Berlioz    Te Deum, Op. 22, H 118

Concert 26 - Monday 23 February 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Richard Goode, piano
Colin Lee, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Berlioz    Te Deum, Op. 22, H 118

Concert 27 - Thursday 26 February 2009

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Midori, violin

Bernstein    Candide: Suite (1956)
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

 
Concert 28 - Friday 6 March 2009

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 29 - Sunday 8 March 2009

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 30 - Thursday 12 March 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Tim Hugh, cello
Sergey Semishkur, tenor (Parsifal)
Robert Holl, bass (Gurnemanz)
Evgeny Nikitin, bass-baritone (Amfortas)
London Symphony Chorus

Dutilleux    Tout un monde lointain... (Cello Concerto) (1970)
Wagner    Parsifal: Act 3 (complete), WWV 111

Concert 31 - Monday 20 April 2009

Daniel Harding, conductor
Lang Lang, piano

Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Bruckner    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, WAB 105

Concert 32 - Tuesday 21 April 2009

Daniel Harding, conductor
Tan Dun, conductor
Lang Lang, piano

Tan Dun    Internet Symphony ‘Eroica’ (2008)
Tan Dun    Piano Concerto, ‘The Fire’ (2008)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 33 - Thursday 7 May 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Schoenberg    Violin Concerto, Op. 36
Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Concert 34 - Friday 8 May 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Korngold    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

 
Concert 35 - Sunday 24 May 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Elgar    Introduction and Allegro for Strings, Op. 47
Stravinsky    Orpheus, EW 83
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 36 - Thursday 11 June 2009

Yan Pascal Tortelier, conductor
Susan Graham, mezzo-soprano

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Ravel    Shéhérazade (Song Cycle), M. 41
Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 37 - Wednesday 17 June 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Concert 38 - Sunday 21 June 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Nelson Freire, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K. 550
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 39 - Thursday 25 June 2009

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Debussy    Images (1912)
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Villa-Lobos    Chôros No. 10, A 209

Concert 40 - Tuesday 30 June 2009

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Ives    From the Steeples and the Mountains, K. 2A/1
Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 41 - Sunday 5 July 2009

Daniel Harding, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, violin

Schumann    Manfred, Overture, Op. 115
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

 
London Symphony Orchestra
2009-2010
96th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 20 September 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Dutilleux    L’Arbre des songes (Violin Concerto) (1985)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 2 - Tuesday 22 September 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Joyce DiDonato, soprano
Michael Schade, tenor
Willard White, bass-baritone
Florian Boesch, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    La Damnation de Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 3 - Thursday 24 September 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 4 - Thursday 1 October 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Nielsen    Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97

Concert 5 - Sunday 4 October 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Radu Lupu, piano

Mozart    Symphony No. 34 in C major, K. 338
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Nielsen    Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97

Concert 6 - Thursday 8 October 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Arabella Steinbacher, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

 
Concert 7 - Sunday 11 October 2009

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano
Robert Gambill, tenor

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

Concert 8 - Tuesday 13 October 2009

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano
Robert Gambill, tenor

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

Concert 9 - Saturday 17 October 2009

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Christine Schäfer, soprano

Schubert    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 10 - Sunday 1 November 2009

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Ole Edvard Antonsen, trumpet

Grieg    Lyric Suite, Op. 54
MacMillan, J.    Epiclesis (1993)
Sibelius    Lemminkäinen Suite (Four Legends), Op. 22

Concert 11 - Thursday 5 November 2009

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 12 - Sunday 8 November 2009

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Matthias Goerne, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture and Two Entr'actes, D. 797
Mahler    Six Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38
Mahler    Blumine from Symphony No. 1 in D major (original version), GMW 11
Berg    Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6

Concert 13 - Thursday 12 November 2009

Daniel Harding, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Widmann, J.    Violin Concerto (2007)
Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

 
Concert 14 - Friday 20 November 2009

Daniel Harding, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (ed. Deryck Cooke), GMW 58

Concert 15 - Thursday 3 December 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Simon O'Neill, tenor (Otello)
Gerald Finley, baritone (Iago)
Allan Clayton, tenor (Cassio)
Lukas Jakobski, bass (Herald)
Anne Schwanewilms, soprano (Desdemona)
Eufemia Tufano, mezzo-soprano (Emilia)
Ben Johnson, tenor (Roderigo)
Alexander Tsymbalyuk, bass (Lodovico)
Matthew Rose, bass (Montano)
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Otello (concert performance) (1887)

Concert 16 - Sunday 6 December 2009

Colin Davis, conductor
Simon O'Neill, tenor (Otello)
Gerald Finley, baritone (Iago)
Allan Clayton, tenor (Cassio)
Lukas Jakobski, bass (Herald)
Anne Schwanewilms, soprano (Desdemona)
Eufemia Tufano, mezzo-soprano (Emilia)
Ben Johnson, tenor (Roderigo)
Alexander Tsymbalyuk, bass (Lodovico)
Matthew Rose, bass (Montano)
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Otello (concert performance) (1887)

Concert 17 - Sunday 13 December 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Emanuel Abbühl, oboe

Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Debussy    Jeux, L 126
Strauss, R.    Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292
Stravinsky    Jeu de cartes, EW 67
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

Concert 18 - Friday 18 December 2009

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Debussy    Jeux, L 126
Dutilleux    Symphony No. 2, 'Le Double' (1959)
Stravinsky    Jeu de cartes, EW 67
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81

 
Concert 19 - Tuesday 12 January 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet, soprano (Elektra)
Angela Denoke, soprano (Chrysothemis)
Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano (Klytemnestra)
Matthias Goerne, baritone (Orest)
Ian Storey, tenor (Aegistus)
Ekaterina Popova, soprano (Overseer/Confidante)
Olga Legkova, mezzo-soprano (First Maid)
Ekaterina Sergeeva, mezzo-soprano (Second Maid/Trainbearer)
Varvara Solovieva, mezzo-soprano (Third Maid)
Tatiana Kravtsova, soprano (Fourth Maid)
Lia Shevtsova, soprano (Fifth Maid)
Andrey Popov, tenor (Young Servant)
Vuyani Mlinde, bass (Old Servant/Orestes’ Companion)
London Symphony Chorus

Strauss, R.    Elektra (concert performance), Op. 58, TrV 223

Concert 20 - Thursday 14 January 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Jeanne-Michèle Charbonnet, soprano (Elektra)
Angela Denoke, soprano (Chrysothemis)
Felicity Palmer, mezzo-soprano (Klytemnestra)
Matthias Goerne, baritone (Orest)
Ian Storey, tenor (Aegistus)
Ekaterina Popova, soprano (Overseer/Confidante)
Olga Legkova, mezzo-soprano (First Maid)
Ekaterina Sergeeva, mezzo-soprano (Second Maid/Trainbearer)
Varvara Solovieva, mezzo-soprano (Third Maid)
Tatiana Kravtsova, soprano (Fourth Maid)
Lia Shevtsova, soprano (Fifth Maid)
Andrey Popov, tenor (Young Servant)
Vuyani Mlinde, bass (Old Servant/Orestes’ Companion)
London Symphony Chorus

Strauss, R.    Elektra (concert performance), Op. 58, TrV 223

Concert 21 - Sunday 7 February 2010

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Rebecca Evans, soprano
Wilke te Brummelstroete, mezzo-soprano
Steve Davislim, tenor
Vuyani Mlinde, bass-baritone
Monteverdi Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 22 - Tuesday 9 February 2010

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

 
Concert 23 - Thursday 11 February 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Radovan Vlatkovic, horn

Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Strauss, R.    Horn Concerto No. 2 in E flat major, TrV 283
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 24 - Saturday 13 February 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Ligeti    Atmosphères (1961)
Dutilleux    Mystère de l'Instant (1989)
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1911)

Concert 25 - Wednesday 24 February 2010

Colin Davis, conductor
Midori, violin

Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 26 - Sunday 28 February 2010

Colin Davis, conductor
Christopher Maltman, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

MacMillan, J.    St. John Passion (2008)

Concert 27 - Thursday 4 March 2010

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Katia Labèque, piano
Marielle Labèque, piano

Bernstein    Symphonic Dances from West Side Story (1960)
Gershwin    Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé) (1924)
Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Concert 28 - Sunday 7 March 2010

John Adams, conductor

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Adams, J.    Doctor Atomic Symphony (2007)

Concert 29 - Thursday 11 March 2010

John Adams, conductor

Ravel    Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
Stravinsky    Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, EW 51
Debussy    Préludes (orch. C. Matthews), L 117/123
Adams, J.    City Noir (2009)

 
Concert 30 - Friday 25 March 2010

Robin Ticciati, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Sibelius    King Kristian II Suite, Op. 27
Grieg    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16
Lindberg, M.    Chorale (2002)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 31 - Sunday 28 March 2010

Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano

Dvořák    Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 32 - Sunday 25 April 2010

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Barbara Bonney, soprano

Copland    Appalachian Spring (Suite), S 35
Barber    Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 33 - Thursday 29 April 2010

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Liadov    The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40
Copland    Symphony No. 3 (1946)

Concert 34 - Thursday 6 May 2010

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 97 in C major, Hob. I:97
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Nielsen    Symphony No. 4, 'The Inextinguishable', Op. 29, FS 76

Concert 35 - Sunday 9 May 2010

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 97 in C major, Hob. I:97
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Nielsen    Symphony No. 4, 'The Inextinguishable', Op. 29, FS 76

Concert 36 - Wednesday 12 May 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Vadim Repin, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Stravinsky    Symphony in C, EW 71
MacMillan, J.    Violin Concerto (2010)
Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59

Concert 37 - Thursday 13 May 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Sergei Babayan, piano
Joanna MacGregor, piano
Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot

Lutosławski    Piano Concerto (1988)
Messiaen    Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948)

Concert 38 - Wednesday 19 May 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Stravinsky    Symphony in C, EW 71
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Stravinsky    Symphony of Psalms, EW 59

Concert 39 - Thursday 20 May 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Joanna MacGregor, piano
Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot

Dutilleux    Métaboles (1964)
Messiaen    Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948)

Concert 40 - Sunday 23 May 2010

Daniel Harding, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major, K. 467
Suk    Symphony No. 2, 'Asrael', Op. 27

Concert 41 - Thursday 3 June 2010

Daniel Harding, conductor
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet

Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Gruber, H.K.    Aerial (Concerto for Trumpet and Orchestra) (1999)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 42 - Sunday 6 June 2010

Thomas Adès, conductor
Barbara Hannigan, soprano
Zoltán Kocsis, piano

Adès, T.    ...but all shall be well, Op. 10
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 1, Sz. 83
Adès, T.    These Premises are Alarmed, Op. 16
Barry, G.    La Plus Forte (2007)
Adès, T.    Powder Her Face: Dances, Op. 14

Concert 43 - Thursday 10 June 2010

Mark Elder, conductor
Daniel Hope, violin

Dvořák    Scherzo Capriccioso, Op. 66, B. 131
Britten    Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Concert 44 - Monday 16 June 2010

Xian Zhang, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Vladimir Feltsman, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Poulenc    Gloria, FP 177

Concert 45 - Monday 20 June 2010

Peter Eötvös, conductor
Maurizio Pollini, piano

J.S. Bach    Ricercare a 6 (from The Musical Offering, orch. Webern), BWV 1079
Lachenmann    Double (Grido II) (2005)
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 46 - Monday 27 June 2010

Colin Davis, conductor
Miah Persson, soprano
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    The Seasons (Die Jahreszeiten), Hob. XXI/3

Concert 47 - Thursday 1 July 2010

Daniel Harding, conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin

Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 48 - Thursday 8 July 2010

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Previn, A.    Violin Concerto (2001)
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 49 - Sunday 11 July 2010

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Previn, A.    Violin Concerto (2001)
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 50 - Thursday 14 July 2010

Andrew Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Stravinsky    Four Studies, EW 58
Goldmark    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 28
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

 
London Symphony Orchestra
2010-2011
97th Season

Concert 1 - Saturday 25 September 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano

Bizet    Carmen Suite (arr. Shchedrin), WD 31
Shchedrin    Piano Concerto No. 5 (1999)
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 2 - Sunday 26 September 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Andrew Marriner, clarinet
Rachel Gough, bassoon

Shchedrin    Concerto for Orchestra No. 1, 'Naughty Limericks' (1963)
Strauss, R.    Duett-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, TrV 293
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 3 - Thursday 30 September 2010

Andris Nelsons, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

Concert 4 - Tuesday 5 October 2010

Colin Davis, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 5 - Sunday 10 October 2010

Colin Davis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano
Anna Stephany, mezzo-soprano
Simon O'Neill, tenor
Martin Snell, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Janáček    Glagolitic Mass, JW III/9

 
Concert 6 - Tuesday 12 October 2010

Colin Davis, conductor
Michael Francis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Krassimira Stoyanova, soprano
Anna Stephany, mezzo-soprano
Simon O'Neill, tenor
Martin Snell, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Siem, S.    Trickster (2010)
Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Janáček    Glagolitic Mass, JW III/9

Concert 7 - Tuesday 26 October 2010

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
James Ehnes, violin

Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Concert 8 - Thursday 28 October 2010

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Stravinsky    Violin Concerto in D major, EW 61
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 9 - Sunday 7 November 2010

Daniel Harding, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano
Tabea Zimmermann, viola
Synergy Vocals

Berio    Sinfonia (1968)
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 10 - Wednesday 10 November 2010

Colin Davis, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56
Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61

Concert 11 - Friday 19 November 2010

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Olli Mustonen, piano

Shchedrin    Piano Concerto No. 4, 'Sharp Keys' (1991)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

 
Concert 12 - Sunday 5 December 2010

Marin Alsop, conductor
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 3 (orch. Mahler), Op. 72b
Mahler, A.    Seven Lieder (arr. Colin and David Matthews) (1910)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 (orch. Mahler), Op. 92

Concert 13 - Thursday 9 December 2010

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Dukas    L’Apprenti sorcier (The Sorcerer's Apprentice) (1897)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Pärt    Fratres (1977)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 14 - Wednesday 15 December 2010

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Midori, violin

Ligeti    Concert Românesc (1951)
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 15 - Tuesday 21 December 2010

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Weber    Der Freischütz: Overture, J. 277
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

Concert 16 - Thursday 6 January 2011

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Liszt    Mazeppa, S. 100
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 17 - Sunday 16 January 2011

André Previn, conductor
Tim Hugh, cello

Strauss, R.    Don Quixote, Op. 35, TrV 184
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244

Concert 18 - Tuesday 18 January 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Sergey Khachatryan, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Dreams', Op. 13, TH 24

 
Concert 19 - Sunday 23 January 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Sergey Khachatryan, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 1 in G minor, 'Winter Dreams', Op. 13, TH 24

Concert 20 - Sunday 30 January 2011

Mark Elder, conductor
Cheryl Barker, soprano
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Stuart Skelton, tenor
Iain Paterson, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Kingdom, Op. 51

Concert 21 - Thursday 10 February 2011

Daniel Harding, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 22 - Thursday 17 February 2011

Daniel Harding, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Wagner    Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

Concert 23 - Wednesday 2 March 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Mario Brunello, cello

Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 24 - Thursday 3 March 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio, GMW 10

Concert 25 - Monday 7 March 2011

Simon Rattle, conductor

Messiaen    Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum (1964)
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

 
Concert 26 - Sunday 13 March 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Clemens Schuldt, conductor
Jonathan Biss, piano

Maistorovici, V.    Halo (2009)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 27 - Sunday 20 March 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano

Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 28 - Wednesday 23 March 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Shchedrin    Lithuanian Saga (2009)
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17, TH 25

Concert 29 - Thursday 24 March 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Shchedrin    Lithuanian Saga (2009)
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17, TH 25

Concert 30 - Sunday 3 April 2011

Xian Zhang, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano
Alexei Tanovitsky, bass
Robert Heap, narrator
London Symphony Chorus

Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Prokofiev    Ivan the Terrible (Oratorio), Op. 116

Concert 31 - Thursday 7 April 2011

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin

Nielsen    Aladdin: Suite, Op. 34, FS 89
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Grieg    Peer Gynt: Suite No. 1, Op. 46

Concert 32 - Sunday 17 April 2011

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Vadim Gluzman, violin

Falla, M. de    El amor brujo (1915)
Daugherty, M.    Fire and Blood (2003)
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 33 - Thursday 5 May 2011

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Tim Garland, saxophone
Neil Percy, percussion
Wayne Marshall, piano

Gershwin    Cuban Overture (1932)
Garland, T.    Concerto for Percussion, Saxophone and Orchestra (2010)
Gershwin    Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé) (1924)
Copland    Billy the Kid, Suite, S 29

Concert 34 - Thursday 12 May 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Philip Cobb, trumpet

Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 3 in D major, 'Polish', Op. 29, TH 26

Concert 35 - Sunday 15 May 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Philip Cobb, trumpet

Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 3 in D major, 'Polish', Op. 29, TH 26

Concert 36 - Thursday 26 May 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 99 in E flat major, Hob. I:99
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Nielsen    Symphony No. 6, 'Sinfonia semplice', Op. 116, FS 116

Concert 37 - Thursday 2 June 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 99 in E flat major, Hob. I:99
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Nielsen    Symphony No. 6, 'Sinfonia semplice', Op. 116, FS 116

 
Concert 38 - Sunday 5 June 2011

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Andrew Staples, tenor (Candide)
Kiera Duffy, soprano (Cunegonde)
Kim Criswell, mezzo-soprano (Old Lady)
Jeremy Huw Williams, baritone (Pangloss/Martin)
David Robinson, baritone (Governor/Vanderdendur/Ragotski)
Marcus DeLoach, baritone (Maximilian/Captain)
Kristy Swift, soprano (Paquette)
Jeffrey Tucker, bass (Bear Keeper/Inquisitor/Tzar Ivan)
Matthew Morris, baritone (Cosmetic Merchant/Inquisitor/Charles Edward)
Jason Switzer, baritone (Doctor/King Stanislaus)
Michael Scarcelle, baritone (Junkman/Inquisitor/Hermann Augustus/Croupier)
Peter Tantsits, tenor (Alchemist/Inquisitor/Sultan Achmet/Crook)
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide (concert performance) (1989)

Concert 39 - Tuesday 14 June 2011

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 40 - Thursday 16 June 2011

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 41 - Thursday 23 June 2011

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Sarah-Jane Brandon, soprano
Daniela Lehner, mezzo-soprano
Thomas Allen, narrator
Eltham College Boys' Choir

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye (complete ballet), M. 62
Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M 13

London Symphony Orchestra
2011-2012
98th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 25 September 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Nelson Freire, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 2 - Sunday 2 October 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92
Nielsen    Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7, FS 16
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concert 3 - Tuesday 4 October 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 92 in G major, 'Oxford', Hob. I:92
Nielsen    Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 7, FS 16
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Concert 4 - Sunday 9 October 2011

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Sabina Cvilak, soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Britten    War Requiem, Op. 66

Concert 5 - Tuesday 11 October 2011

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Sabina Cvilak, soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Britten    War Requiem, Op. 66

Concert 6 - Saturday 15 October 2011

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Steve Reich, percussion
Neil Percy, percussion
Synergy Vocals

Reich    Clapping Music (1972)
Reich    The Four Sections (1987)
Reich    Three Movements (1986)
Reich    The Desert Music (1984)

Concert 7 - Sunday 30 October 2011

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
Saleem Abboud Ashkar, piano

Wagner    Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Prelude Act 1, WWV 96
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

 
Concert 8 - Friday 4 November 2011

Marin Alsop, conductor
Amira Casar, speaker (Jeanne)
Klara Ek, soprano (La Vierge)
Katherine Broderick, soprano (Marguerite)
Kelley O'Connor, mezzo-soprano (Catherine)
Paul Nilon, tenor (Porcus)
Jonathan Lemalu, bass
David Wilson-Johnson, speaker (Frère Dominique)
Nicolas Dorian, speaker (Speaker / L’Appariteur / Héraut III / Duc de Bedford / Jean de Luxembourg / Heurtebise)
Mark Antoine, speaker (Regnault de Chartres / Guillaume de Flavy / Un Paysan / Un Prêtre)
Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot
London Symphony Chorus
New London Children's Choir

Honegger    Jeanne d’Arc au bûcher (concert performance), H 99

Concert 9 - Wednesday 9 November 2011

Xian Zhang, conductor
Gareth Davies, flute

Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73
Nielsen    Flute Concerto, FS 119
Zemlinsky    Die Seejungfrau (The Mermaid) (1903)

Concert 10 - Friday 24 November 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Geir Draugsvoll, bayan

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Gubaidulina    Fachreak (2009)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 11 - Sunday 27 November 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Gubaidulina    In Tempus Praesens (Violin Concerto No. 2) (2007)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

Concert 12 - Wednesday 30 November 2011

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Liadov    The Enchanted Lake, Op. 62
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Rihm    Lichtes Spiel (2010)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Concert 13 - Sunday 4 December 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 98 in B flat major, Hob. I:98
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Nielsen    Symphony No. 2, 'The Four Temperaments', Op. 16, FS 29

 
Concert 14 - Tuesday 6 December 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 98 in B flat major, Hob. I:98
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Nielsen    Symphony No. 2, 'The Four Temperaments', Op. 16, FS 29

Concert 15 - Sunday 11 December 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Lucy Hall, soprano
Marcus Farnsworth, baritone

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93
Nielsen    Symphony No. 3, 'Sinfonia Espansiva', Op. 27, FS 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 16 - Tuesday 13 December 2011

Colin Davis, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano
Lucy Hall, soprano
Marcus Farnsworth, baritone

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 93 in D major, Hob. I:93
Nielsen    Symphony No. 3, 'Sinfonia Espansiva', Op. 27, FS 60
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 17 - Thursday 15 December 2011

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Rebecca Evans, soprano
Wilke te Brummelstroete, mezzo-soprano
Michael Spyres, tenor
Vuyani Mlinde, bass-baritone
Monteverdi Choir

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 18 - Tuesday 10 January 2012

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, viola

Adès, T.    Powder Her Face: Dances, Op. 14
Walton    Viola Concerto, C. 22
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 19 - Sunday 15 January 2012

Thomas Adès, conductor
Nicolas Hodges, piano
Toby Spence, tenor

Coll, F.    Hidd'n Blue (2011)
Adès, T.    In Seven Days (2008)
Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn: GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38
Adès, T.    Tevot (2007)

 
Concert 20 - Thursday 24 January 2012

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Nelson Freire, piano

Debussy    Préludes (orch. C. Matthews), L 117/123
Debussy    Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra, L 73
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 21 - Thursday 2 February 2012

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano
Bryn Lewis, harp
Synergy Vocals

Debussy    Danse sacrée et danse profane, L 103
Weill    The Seven Deadly Sins (Die sieben Todsünden) (1933)
Debussy    En blanc et noir (orch. Holloway), L 134
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 22 - Thursday 9 February 2012

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Eddie Daniels, clarinet

Adams, J.    The Chairman Dances (1985)
Bernstein    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes (1944)
Copland    Clarinet Concerto (1948)
Milhaud    La création du monde, Op. 81
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Ellington    Harlem (1950)

Concert 23 - Wednesday 15 February 2012

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Rachmaninov    The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
Korngold    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 24 - Sunday 19 February 2012

André Previn, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Yuri Bashmet, viola

Copland    Appalachian Spring (Suite), S 35
Previn, A.    Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra (2009)
Harbison    Symphony No. 3 (1990)

Concert 25 - Tuesday 21 February 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

 
Concert 26 - Thursday 23 February 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Sarah Chang, violin

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 27 - Thursday 15 March 2012

Robin Ticciati, conductor
Christopher Maltman, baritone

Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Mahler    Kindertotenlieder, GMW 45
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 28 - Sunday 25 March 2012

Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin

Glinka    Ruslan and Ludmilla: Overture (1842)
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 29 - Sunday 1 April 2012

Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 30 - Thursday 12 April 2012

Daniel Harding, conductor
Nicholas Angelich, piano

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major, WAB 106

Concert 31 - Thursday 19 April 2012

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephan Loges, bass-baritone (Ottokar/Zamiel)
Martin Snell, bass (Kuno)
Christine Brewer, soprano (Agathe)
Sally Matthews, soprano (Ännchen)
Lars Woldt, bass (Kaspar)
Simon O’Neill, tenor (Max)
Gidon Saks, bass (Hermit)
Marcus Farnsworth, baritone (Kilian)
Lucy Hall, soprano (Bridesmaid)
Malcolm Sinclair, narrator
London Symphony Chorus

Weber    Der Freischütz (concert performance), J. 277

 
Concert 32 - Saturday 21 April 2012

Colin Davis, conductor
Stephan Loges, bass-baritone (Ottokar/Zamiel)
Martin Snell, bass (Kuno)
Christine Brewer, soprano (Agathe)
Sally Matthews, soprano (Ännchen)
Lars Woldt, bass (Kaspar)
Simon O’Neill, tenor (Max)
Gidon Saks, bass (Hermit)
Marcus Farnsworth, baritone (Kilian)
Lucy Hall, soprano (Bridesmaid)
Malcolm Sinclair, narrator
London Symphony Chorus

Weber    Der Freischütz (concert performance), J. 277

Concert 33 - Sunday 29 April 2012

Peter Eötvös, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Szymanowski    Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Scriabin    The Poem of Ecstasy (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54

Concert 34 - Tuesday 8 May 2012

Peter Eötvös, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Steve Davislim, tenor
London Symphony Chorus

Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Szymanowski    Symphony No. 3, 'Song of the Night', Op. 27

Concert 35 - Friday 11 May 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Maud Millar, soprano
Chloë Treharne, mezzo-soprano
Alessandro Fisher, tenor
Matthew Sandy, tenor
Oskar Palmblad, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    Mass, EW 84
Stravinsky    Violin Concerto in D major, EW 61
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 36 - Monday 14 May 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Zlata Bulycheva, mezzo-soprano (Jocasta)
Sergei Semishkur, tenor (Oedipus)
Ilya Bannik, bass (Creon)
Alexei Tanovitsky, bass (Tiresias)
Alexander Timchenko, tenor (Shepherd)
Simon Callow, narrator
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20
Stravinsky    Oedipus Rex, EW 53

Concert 37 - Sunday 27 May 2012

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
Llŷr Williams, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 38 - Thursday 31 May 2012

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano
Gil Shaham, violin

Berg    Chamber Concerto, H. 172
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 39 - Sunday 3 June 2012

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 40 - Sunday 10 June 2012

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Purcell    Chacony in G minor, Z. 730
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 41 - Thursday 14 June 2012

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Purcell    Funeral Music for Queen Mary (arr. Stucky) (1695)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 42 - Thursday 21 June 2012

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Angela Denoke, soprano

Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Berg    Three Fragments from Wozzeck, Op. 7
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 43 - Sunday 15 July 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Renée Fleming, soprano

Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Dutilleux    Le temps l’horloge (2007)
Ravel    Shéhérazade (Song Cycle), M. 41
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1911), EW 18

 
London Symphony Orchestra
2012-2013
99th Season

Concert 1 - Saturday 22 September 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Szymanowski    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 15
Szymanowski    Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 2 - Sunday 23 September 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Szymanowski    Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 3 - Thursday 27 September 2012

Martyn Brabbins, conductor
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Sally Matthews, soprano

Mozart    Symphony No. 35 in D major, 'Haffner', K. 385
Strauss, R.    Four Last Songs, TrV 296
Elgar    Symphony No. 3 (elaborated Anthony Payne), Op. 88

Concert 4 - Thursday 4 October 2012

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano
Ian Bostridge, tenor

Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, 'Jupiter', K. 551
Mahler    Lieder aus Des Knaben Wunderhorn, GMW 21-29, 32-36, 38 

Concert 5 - Thursday 11 October 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Szymanowski    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 15
Szymanowski    Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 6 - Saturday 13 October 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Brahms    Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Szymanowski    Symphony No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 7 - Thursday 18 October 2012

Vasily Petrenko, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

 
Concert 8 - Sunday 25 November 2012

Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 9 - Thursday 29 November 2012

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Sunwook Kim, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 10 - Wednesday 5 December 2012

Robin Ticciati, conductor
Timothy Redmond, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin

Maxwell Davies, P.    Fanfare: Her Majesty’s Welcome (1977)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Elgar    Enigma Variations (Variations on an Original Theme), Op. 36

Concert 11 - Sunday 9 December 2012

Osmo Vänskä, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 12 - Tuesday 11 December 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Szymanowski    Symphony No. 3, 'Song of the Night', Op. 27

Concert 13 - Wednesday 12 December 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Szymanowski    Symphony No. 4, 'Symphonie Concertante', Op. 60
Szymanowski    Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 14 - Tuesday 18 December 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
London Symphony Chorus

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Szymanowski    Symphony No. 3, 'Song of the Night', Op. 27

 
Concert 15 - Wednesday 19 December 2012

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Szymanowski    Symphony No. 4, 'Symphonie Concertante', Op. 60
Szymanowski    Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 16 - Sunday 13 January 2013

Yutaka Sado, conductor
Tim Hugh, cello
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
Daniela Lehner, mezzo-soprano
Maximilian Schmitt, tenor
Andrew Foster-Williams, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Mozart    Requiem Mass, K. 626

Concert 17 - Thursday 17 January 2013

John Adams, conductor
Dawn Upshaw, soprano

Bartók    Dance Suite, Sz. 77
Debussy    Le Livre de Baudelaire (orch. Adams), L 64
Adams, J.    Harmonielehre (1985)

Concert 18 - Sunday 27 January 2013

John Adams, conductor
St Lawrence String Quartet

Ives    Country Band March, K. 1D/11
Copland    Appalachian Spring (Suite), S 35
Carter    Variations for Orchestra (1955)
Adams, J.    Absolute Jest (2012)

Concert 19 - Tuesday 5 February 2013

Daniel Harding, conductor
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet

Sibelius    Tapiola, Op. 112
Turnage, M.A.    From the Wreckage (Trumpet Concerto) (2005)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 20 - Thursday 7 February 2013

Daniel Harding, conductor
Lars Vogt, piano

Sibelius    The Oceanides, Op. 73
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Turnage, M.A.    Speranza (2013)

 
Concert 21 - Tuesday 12 February 2013

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 22 - Sunday 17 February 2013

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 23 - Thursday 21 February 2013

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 24 - Sunday 24 March 2013

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 25 - Tuesday 26 March 2013

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77

Concert 26 - Saturday 30 March 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Christopher Maltman, bass
Kostas Smoriginas, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Szymanowski    Stabat Mater, Op. 53
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 27 - Sunday 31 March 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo-soprano
Christopher Maltman, bass
Kostas Smoriginas, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Szymanowski    Stabat Mater, Op. 53
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

 
Concert 28 - Thursday 4 April 2013

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, K. 503
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 29 - Saturday 13 April 2013

François-Xavier Roth, conductor

Webern    Passacaglia, Op. 1
Boulez    Notations I–IV (1945/1978)
Matthews, C.    Panufnik Variations (2013)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 30 - Tuesday 16 April 2013

Richard Farnes, conductor
Andrew Kennedy, tenor (Narrator/Peter Quint)
Katherine Broderick, soprano (Miss Jessel)
Sally Matthews, soprano (Governess)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano (Mrs. Grose)
Lucy Hall, soprano (Flora)
Michael Clayton-Jolly, treble (Miles)

Britten    The Turn of the Screw (concert performance), Op. 54

Concert 31 - Thursday 18 April 2013

Richard Farnes, conductor
Andrew Kennedy, tenor (Narrator/Peter Quint)
Katherine Broderick, soprano (Miss Jessel)
Sally Matthews, soprano (Governess)
Catherine Wyn-Rogers, mezzo-soprano (Mrs. Grose)
Lucy Hall, soprano (Flora)
Michael Clayton-Jolly, treble (Miles)

Britten    The Turn of the Screw (concert performance), Op. 54

Concert 32 - Thursday 25 April 2013

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Jennifer Johnston, mezzo-soprano (Jocaste)
Stuart Skelton, tenor (Oedipus)
Gidon Saks, bass-baritone (Creon)
Fanny Ardant, narrator
Gentlemen of the Monteverdi Choir

Stravinsky    Apollon musagète, EW 57
Stravinsky    Oedipus Rex, EW 53

Concert 33 - Thursday 16 May 2013

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

 
Concert 34 - Sunday 19 May 2013

Antonio Pappano, conductor

Lutosławski    Concerto for Orchestra (1954)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 35 - Wednesday 22 May 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Alexander Toradze, piano
Ekaterina Semenchuk, mezzo-soprano (Didon)
Sergei Semishkur, tenor (Aeneas)
Ed Lyon, tenor (Hylas/Iopas)
Lukas Jakobski, bass (Panthee/Narbal)
Claudia Huckle, contralto (Anna)
Duncan Rock, baritone (1st soldier)
Gary Griffiths, baritone (2nd soldier)
Grace Durham, soprano (Ghost of Cassandre)
James Platt, bass (Ghost of Priam)
Szymon Komasa, baritone (Ghost of Chorebus)
Rick Zwart, bass (Ghost of Hector)
London Symphony Chorus

Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Paganini    Violin Concerto No. 2 in B minor, Op. 7: Third Movement ('La Campanella')
Ravel    Tzigane, M. 76
Sarasate    Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20
Berlioz    The Trojans: Act 5 (concert performance), H 133

Concert 36 - Sunday 9 June 2013

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Copland    Orchestral Variations (1957)
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Copland    Short Symphony (Symphony No. 2), S 18
Britten    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34

Concert 37 - Tuesday 11 June 2013

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Copland    Quiet City, S 32
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 2, Op. 126
Britten    The Prince of the Pagodas: Suite (arr. Mitchell/Cooke), Op. 57a

Concert 38 - Wednesday 12 June 2013

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yo-Yo Ma, cello

Copland    Inscape, S 94
Britten    Cello Symphony, Op. 68
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

 
Concert 39 - Sunday 16 June 2013 (Memorial concert for Colin Davis)

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor/director
Joseph Wolfe, conductor
Patrick Harrild, trumpet
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Students from the Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School
London Symphony Chorus

Strauss, R.    Festmusik der Stadt Wien, TrV 286
Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Brahms    Nänie, Op. 82

Concert 40 - Tuesday 18 June 2013 (Memorial concert for Colin Davis)

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor/director
Joseph Wolfe, conductor
Patrick Harrild, trumpet
Gordan Nikolitch, violin
Students from the Royal Academy of Music and Guildhall School
London Symphony Chorus

Strauss, R.    Festmusik der Stadt Wien, TrV 286
Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Brahms    Nänie, Op. 82

London Symphony Orchestra
2013-2014
100th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 15 September 2013

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Dimitri Platanias, baritone (Rigoletto)
Desirée Rancatore, soprano (Gilda)
Saimir Pirgu, tenor (Duke of Mantua)
Gábor Bretz, bass (Sparafucile)
Julien Dran, tenor (Matteo Borsa)
Jean-Luc Ballestra, baritone (Marullo)
Josè Maria Lo Monaco, mezzo-soprano (Maddalena)
Madeleine Shaw, mezzo-soprano (Giovanna)
Matthew Hargreaves, baritone (Count Ceprano/Usher)
Susana Gaspar, soprano (Countess Ceprano/Page)
Wojtek Smilek, bass (Count Monterone)
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Rigoletto (concert performance) (1851)

Concert 2 - Thursday 19 September 2013

Robin Ticciati, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K. 453
Dvořák    Symphony No. 5 in F major, Op. 76, B. 54

 
Concert 3 - Sunday 29 September 2013

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Concert 4 - Thursday 3 October 2013

Daniel Harding, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (1886)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 5 - Thursday 10 October 2013

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Concert 6 - Tuesday 15 October 2013

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 27 in B flat major, K. 595
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 7 - Thursday 31 October 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano

Berlioz    Waverley, Overture, Op. 1, H 26
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 8 - Friday 1 November 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Antoine Tamestit, viola

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, H 76
Berlioz    La Mort de Cléopâtre, H 36
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 9 - Sunday 3 November 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano (Marguerite)
Michael Spyres, tenor (Faust)
Mirco Palazzi, bass (Mephistopheles)
Florian Boesch, baritone (Brander)
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    La Damnation de Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

 
Concert 10 - Wednesday 6 November 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Evgeny Nikitin, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

Concert 11 - Thursday 7 November 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano (Marguerite)
Michael Spyres, tenor (Faust)
Mirco Palazzi, bass (Mephistopheles)
Florian Boesch, baritone (Brander)
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    La Damnation de Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 12 - Tuesday 12 November 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Antoine Tamestit, viola

Berlioz    Benvenuto Cellini: Overture, H 76
Berlioz    La Mort de Cléopâtre, H 36
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

Concert 13 - Wednesday 13 November 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Olga Borodina, mezzo-soprano
Kenneth Tarver, tenor
Evgeny Nikitin, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

Concert 14 - Thursday 14 November 2013

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano

Berlioz    Waverley, Overture, Op. 1, H 26
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 15 - Wednesday 20 November 2013

Daniel Harding, conductor
Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano

Schubert    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D. 485
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

 
Concert 16 - Thursday 28 November 2013

Daniel Harding, conductor
Iréne Theorin, soprano (Isolde)
Peter Seiffert, tenor (Tristan)
Christianne Stotijn, mezzo-soprano (Brangäne)
Matti Salminen, bass (King Marke)
Mark Stone, baritone (Melot/Kurwenal)

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Act 2 (concert performance), WWV 90

Concert 17 - Thursday 5 December 2013

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 18 - Thursday 12 December 2013

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Liszt    Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 110
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 19 - Thursday 19 December 2013

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    Dubinushka, Op. 62
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 20 - Sunday 12 January 2014

Richard Egarr, conductor
Marlis Petersen, soprano
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    The Creation, Hob. XXI/2

Concert 21 - Tuesday 21 January 2014

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Mendelssohn    The Hebrides Overture ('Fingal's Cave'), Op. 26, MWV P 7
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, 'Scottish', Op. 56, MWV N 18

Concert 22 - Thursday 30 January 2014

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Maxwell Davies, P.    Fanfare: Her Majesty’s Welcome (1977)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 23 - Sunday 2 February 2014

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Maxim Vengerov, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    In the South (Alassio), Overture, Op. 50
Britten    Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Maxwell Davies, P.    Symphony No. 10, Op. 327 (2013)

Concert 24 - Wednesday 5 February 2014

Michael Francis, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Panufnik, A.    Sinfonia Sacra (Symphony No. 3) (1963)
Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Panufnik, A.    Lullaby (1947)
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 25 - Sunday 9 February 2014

Jaap van Zweden, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 26 - Thursday 13 February 2014

James Gaffigan, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé: Suites 1 & 2, M. 57

Concert 27 - Thursday 20 February 2014

Daniel Harding, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1947 suite), EW 18

Concert 28 - Sunday 23 February 2014

Daniel Harding, conductor
Adam Walker, flute

Watkins, H.    Flute Concerto (2013)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 29 - Sunday 23 March 2014

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin

Mendelssohn    Ruy Blas Overture, Op. 95
Schumann    Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 4 in A major, 'Italian', Op. 90

 
Concert 30 - Thursday 10 April 2014

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano
London Symphony Chorus

Messiaen    L’Ascension (1933)
Scriabin    Prometheus: The Poem of Fire (Symphony No. 5), Op. 60
Scriabin    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, Op. 29

Concert 31 - Sunday 13 April 2014

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano

Messiaen    Les Offrandes oubliées (1930)
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Scriabin    Symphony No. 3, ‘The Divine Poem’, Op. 43

Concert 32 - Sunday 27 April 2014

Daniele Gatti, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 33 - Thursday 1 May 2014

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin
Tim Hugh, cello

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 34 - Sunday 4 May 2014

Mark Elder, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

Strauss, R.    Serenade for Winds in E flat major, Op. 7, TrV 106
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Strauss, R.    Macbeth, Op. 23, TrV 163
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171

Concert 35 - Thursday 8 May 2014

Mark Elder, conductor
Anne Schwanewilms, soprano (Marschallin)
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano (Octavian)
Lucy Crowe, soprano (Sophie)

Mozart    Symphony No. 39 in E flat major, K. 543
Strauss, R.    Der Rosenkavalier: Excerpts, Op. 59, TrV 227

Concert 36 - Wednesday 14 May 2014

Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin

Ravel    Alborada del gracioso, M. 43a
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93

 
Concert 37 - Tuesday 20 May 2014

Daniel Harding, conductor
Paul Lewis, piano

Birtwistle, H.    Earth Dances (1986)
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 38 - Sunday 1 June 2014

Simon Rattle, conductor
Veronika Eberle, violin
Anna Prohaska, soprano

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Henze    Being Beauteous (1963)
Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 39 - Friday 6 June 2014

Leonidas Kavakos, conductor
Tim Hugh, cello
Enrico Pace, piano

Beethoven    The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture, Op. 43
Beethoven    Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 40 - Thursday 12 June 2014

Mark Elder, conductor
Ben Gernon, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin

Putt, A.    Spiral (2014)
Bruch    Scottish Fantasy, Op. 46
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 41 - Thursday 19 June 2014

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Lise de la Salle, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 42 - Sunday 22 June 2014

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Christiane Oelze, soprano
Anna Stéphany, mezzo-soprano
Timothy Oliver, tenor
Matthew Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190
Beethoven    Mass in C major, Op. 86

Concert 43 - Sunday 29 June 2014

Jonathan Nott, conductor
Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot
Steven Osborne, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Messiaen    Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948)

London Symphony Orchestra
2014-2015
101st Season

Concert 1 - Tuesday 15 September 2015

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K. 491
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 2 - Sunday 20 September 2015

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Murray Perahia, piano
Anna Lucia Richter, soprano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 3 - Wednesday 23 September 2015

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

Purcell    Funeral Music for Queen Mary (arr. Stucky) (1695)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

Concert 4 - Thursday 9 October 2015

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Bartók    Dance Suite, Sz. 77
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 5 - Saturday 11 October 2015

Valery Gergiev, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Stravinsky    Symphony in C, EW 71
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 6 - Thursday 18 October 2015

Valery Gergiev, conductor

Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin (Concert Suite), Sz. 73
Stravinsky    Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol), EW 28
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 7 - Friday 29 October 2015

John Adams, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Ravel    Pavane pour une infante défunte, M. 19
Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye (complete ballet), M. 62
Adams, J.    Scheherazade.2 (2015)

Concert 8 - Friday 6 November 2015

James Gaffigan, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin
Chris Richards, clarinet
Ben Hill, boy treble
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Marsalis, W.    Violin Concerto in D (2015)
Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78
Bernstein    Chichester Psalms (1965)

Concert 9 - Friday 12 November 2015

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor
Anne Schwanewilms, soprano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Strauss, R.    Capriccio: Closing Scene, Op. 85, TrV 279

Concert 10 - Friday 19 November 2015

Manfred Honeck, conductor
Hélène Grimaud, piano

Janáček    Jenůfa: Suite (1904)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, 'From the New World', Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 11 - Monday 6 December 2015

Daniel Harding, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Moriarty, J.    Windows (2015)
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 9 in E flat major, 'Jeunehomme', K. 271
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 12 - Wednesday 16 December 2015

Daniel Harding, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 13 - Sunday 9 January 2016

Simon Rattle, conductor
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano (Mélisande)
Christian Gerhaher, baritone (Pelléas)
Gerald Finley, baritone (Golaud)
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano (Geneviève)
Franz-Josef Selig, bass (Arkel)
Joshua Bloom, bass (The Doctor/The Shepherd)
Elias Mädler, treble (Yniold)
London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    Pelléas et Mélisande (semi-staged performance), L 88

 
Concert 14 - Monday 10 January 2016

Simon Rattle, conductor
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano (Mélisande)
Christian Gerhaher, baritone (Pelléas)
Gerald Finley, baritone (Golaud)
Bernarda Fink, mezzo-soprano (Geneviève)
Franz-Josef Selig, bass (Arkel)
Joshua Bloom, bass (The Doctor/The Shepherd)
Elias Mädler, treble (Yniold)
London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    Pelléas et Mélisande (semi-staged performance), L 88

Concert 15 - Thursday 13 January 2016

Simon Rattle, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin
Julia Bullock, soprano

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Dutilleux    L’Arbre des songes (Violin Concerto) (1985)
Delage    Quatre poèmes hindous (1912)
Dutilleux    Métaboles (1964)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 16 - Monday 17 January 2016

Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello

Tchaikovsky    The Tempest, Fantasia, Op. 18, TH 44
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 17 - Friday 21 January 2016

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Camilla Tilling, soprano

Wagner    Parsifal: Prelude to Act 1, WWV 111
Berg    Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder), H. 136
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 18 - Monday 24 January 2016

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin

Webern    Im Sommerwind (1904)
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 19 - Monday 31 January 2016

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Lise de la Salle, piano

Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Respighi    Feste Romane, P 157
Respighi    Fountains of Rome, P 106
Respighi    The Pines of Rome, P 141

 
Concert 20 - Tuesday 16 February 2016

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Ceri-Lyn Cissone, actor (Titania)
Frankie Wakefield, actor (Oberon)
Alexander Knox, actor (Puck)
Jessica Cale, soprano (1st fairy)
Sarah Denbee, soprano (2nd fairy)
Charlotte Ashley, soprano (3rd fairy)
Rebecca Hardwick, soprano (4th fairy)
Monteverdi Choir

Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 1 in C minor (1824)
Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Op. 61, MWV M 13

Concert 21 - Thursday 25 February 2016

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Smetana    Richard III, Symphonic Poem, Op. 11, B. 106
Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major, S. 125
Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Strauss, R.    Macbeth, Op. 23, TrV 163

Concert 22 - Sunday 28 February 2016

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 2 in C sharp minor, Op. 129
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Orchestral Excerpts, Op. 17, H 79

Concert 23 - Wednesday 9 March 2016

Thomas Adès, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin
Samuel Dale Johnson, baritone

Adès, T.    Polaris (2011)
Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Adès, T.    Brahms (2001)
Adès, T.    Tevot (2007)

Concert 24 - Sunday 13 March 2016

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Synergy Vocals

Ligeti    Atmosphères (1961)
Ogonek, E.    Sleep & Unremembrance (2015) 
Berio    Sinfonia (1968)

Concert 25 - Wednesday 16 March 2016

Thomas Adès, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Adès, T.    Asyla, Op. 17
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Franck    Symphony in D minor, FWV 48

 
Concert 26 - Sunday 20 March 2016

Daniel Harding, conductor
Christian Gerhaher, baritone (Faust)
Christiane Karg, soprano (Gretchen)
Olivia Vermeulen, mezzo-soprano (Noth)
Alastair Miles, bass (Mephistopheles)
Andrew Staples, tenor (Ariel)
Tara Erraught, mezzo-soprano (Mangel)
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Matthew Rose, bass
London Symphony Chorus
Choir of Eltham College

Schumann    Scenes from Goethe's Faust, WoO 3

Concert 27 - Sunday 3 April 2016

Alan Gilbert, conductor
Joshua Bell, violin

Nielsen    Maskarade: Overture, FS 39
Sibelius    Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52
Hillborg, A.    Exquisite Corpse (2002)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59

Concert 28 - Thursday 7 April 2016

Alan Gilbert, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano

Sibelius    En Saga, Op. 9
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Nielsen    Symphony No. 4, 'The Inextinguishable', Op. 29, FS 76

Concert 29 - Thursday 14 April 2016

Simon Rattle, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Messiaen    Couleurs de la cité celeste (1963)
Bruckner    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, WAB 108

Concert 30 - Sunday 17 April 2016

Simon Rattle, conductor
Monika Eder, soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Florian Boesch, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    The Seasons (Die Jahreszeiten), Hob. XXI/3

Concert 31 - Sunday 24 April 2016

Mark Elder, conductor
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Elgar    The Dream of Gerontius, Op. 38

 
Concert 32 - Thursday 28 April 2016

Mark Elder, conductor
Louise Alder, soprano
Cédric Tiberghien, piano

Butterworth    A Shropshire Lad, Rhapsody (1913)
Vaughan Williams, R.    A Pastoral Symphony (Symphony No. 3), K 156
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 33 - Sunday 8 May 2016

Claus Peter Flor, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
Bruckner    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, WAB 103

Concert 34 - Thursday 12 May 2016

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Christine Rice, mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence, tenor
Iain Paterson, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 35 - Thursday 19 May 2016

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Viktoria Mullova, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 36 - Sunday 29 May 2016

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 37 - Sunday 5 June 2016

Daniel Harding, conductor
Miah Persson, soprano
Anna Larsson, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 38 - Thursday 9 June 2016

Daniel Harding, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Dvořák    Othello, Overture, Op. 93, B. 174
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 39 - Sunday 26 June 2016

Simon Rattle, conductor
Mark Stone, baritone (The Hogboon)
Sebastian Exall, treble (Magnus)
Katherine Broderick, soprano (Mother)
Claudia Huckle, contralto (Good Witch)
Peter Auty, tenor (Earl of Orkney)
Capucine Daumas, soprano (The Cat)
Lauren Lodge-Campbell, soprano (Princess)
LSO Discovery Choirs
London Symphony Chorus
Guildhall School Semi-Chorus
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra

Maxwell Davies, P.    The Hogboon (2016)
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 40 - Thursday 30 June 2016

Simon Rattle, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Ives    The Unanswered Question, K. 1B/31
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

London Symphony Orchestra
2016-2017
102nd Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 18 September 2016

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Erika Grimaldi, soprano
Daniela Barcellona, mezzo-soprano
Francesco Meli, tenor
Michele Pertusi, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 2 - Tuesday 20 September 2016

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Erika Grimaldi, soprano
Daniela Barcellona, mezzo-soprano
Francesco Meli, tenor
Michele Pertusi, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Verdi    Messa da Requiem (1874)

Concert 3 - Thursday 22 September 2016

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Philip Cobb, trumpet

Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Haydn, J.    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, Hob. VIIe/1
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47

 
Concert 4 - Sunday 25 September 2016

Daniel Harding, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin
Christiane Karg, soprano

Sheen, J.    Lung (2016)
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 5 - Sunday 16 October 2016

Simon Rattle, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Jurgita Adamonytė, mezzo-soprano
Michael Spyres, tenor
Monteverdi Choir

Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 2, 'Lobgesang' (Symphony-Cantata), Op. 52, MWV A 18

Concert 6 - Thursday 20 October 2016

Simon Rattle, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Jurgita Adamonytė, mezzo-soprano
Michael Spyres, tenor
Monteverdi Choir

Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Mendelssohn    Symphony No. 2, 'Lobgesang' (Symphony-Cantata), Op. 52, MWV A 18

Concert 7 - Sunday 6 November 2016

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Synergy Vocals

Reich    Daniel Variations (2006)
Reich    You Are (Variations) (2004)
Reich    The Desert Music (1984)

Concert 8 - Thursday 10 November 2016

Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Schumann    Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

Concert 9 - Friday 11 November 2016

Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Schumann    Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
Dvořák    Symphony No. 8 in G major, Op. 88, B. 163

 
Concert 10 - Thursday 24 November 2016

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin

Rossini    William Tell: Overture (1829)
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 11 - Tuesday 29 November 2016

Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Concert 12 - Wednesday 30 November 2016

Thomas Søndergård, conductor
Barry Douglas, piano

Tchaikovsky    Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy Overture, TH 42
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Concert 13 - Sunday 4 December 2016

John Adams, conductor
Joélle Harvey, soprano
Jennifer Johnson Cano, mezzo-soprano
Daniel Bubeck, counter-tenor
Brian Cummings, counter-tenor
Nathan Medley, counter-tenor
Davóne Tines, bass
London Symphony Chorus
London Youth Choir

Adams, J.    El Niño (2000)

Concert 14 - Thursday 8 December 2016

John Adams, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Bartók    Hungarian Sketches, Sz. 97
Stravinsky    Orpheus, EW 83
Adams, J.    Scheherazade.2 (2015)

Concert 15 - Wednesday 14 December 2016

Fabien Gabel, conductor
James Ehnes, violin

Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Taplin, M.    Ebbing Tides (2016)
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

 
Concert 16 - Sunday 18 December 2016

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor/violin

Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 1 in B flat major, K. 207
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, K. 218
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 17 - Saturday 14 January 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Peter Sellars, director
Peter Hoare, tenor (Piet the Pot)
Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano (Amando)
Elizabeth Watts, soprano (Amanda)
Pavlo Hunka, bass-baritone (Nekrotzar)
Frode Olsen, bass (Astradamors)
Heidi Melton, soprano (Mescalina)
Audrey Luna, soprano (Venus/Gepopo)
Anthony Roth Costanzo, counter-tenor (Prince Go-Go)
Peter Tantsits, tenor (White Minister)
Joshua Bloom, bass (Black Minister)
Christian Valle, bass (Ruffiack)
Fabian Langguth, baritone (Schobiak)
Benson Wilson, baritone (Schabernack)
London Symphony Chorus

Ligeti    Le Grand Macabre (semi-staged performance) (1977)

Concert 18 - Sunday 15 January 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Peter Sellars, director
Peter Hoare, tenor (Piet the Pot)
Ronnita Miller, mezzo-soprano (Amando)
Elizabeth Watts, soprano (Amanda)
Pavlo Hunka, bass-baritone (Nekrotzar)
Frode Olsen, bass (Astradamors)
Heidi Melton, soprano (Mescalina)
Audrey Luna, soprano (Venus/Gepopo)
Anthony Roth Costanzo, counter-tenor (Prince Go-Go)
Peter Tantsits, tenor (White Minister)
Joshua Bloom, bass (Black Minister)
Christian Valle, bass (Ruffiack)
Fabian Langguth, baritone (Schobiak)
Benson Wilson, baritone (Schabernack)
London Symphony Chorus

Ligeti    Le Grand Macabre (semi-staged performance) (1977)

Concert 19 - Thursday 19 January 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 6 in A minor, GMW 46

Concert 20 - Thursday 26 January 2017

Alpesh Chauhan, conductor
Benjamin Grosvenor, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Brahms    Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

 
Concert 21 - Sunday 5 February 2017

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Sibelius    The Oceanides, Op. 73
Bernstein    Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) (1954)
Nielsen    Symphony No. 4, 'The Inextinguishable', Op. 29, FS 76

Concert 22 - Wednesday 8 February 2017

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Jonas Kaufmann, tenor
Karita Mattila, soprano
Eric Halfvarson, bass

Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude, WWV 90
Wagner    Wesendonck Lieder (orch. Mottl/Wagner), WWV 91
Wagner    Die Walküre: Act 1 (concert performance), WWV 86B

Concert 23 - Wednesday 15 February 2017

John Wilson, conductor
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet

Turnage, M.A.    Håkan (2016)
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 24 - Sunday 12 March 2017

Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 25 - Thursday 16 March 2017

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Igor Levit, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 26 - Sunday 19 March 2017

Fabio Luisi, conductor
Julia Kleiter, soprano
Simon Keenlyside, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 27 - Thursday 23 March 2017

Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Gautier Capuçon, cello
London Symphony Chorus

Prokofiev    Overture on Hebrew Themes, Op. 34
Shostakovich    Cello Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, Op. 107
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

 
Concert 28 - Thursday 30 March 2017

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Debussy    Jeux, L 126
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 29 - Thursday 6 April 2017

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 30 - Sunday 23 April 2017

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, viola

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Bartók    Viola Concerto, Sz. 120
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 31 - Sunday 7 May 2017

Mark Elder, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 32 - Sunday 14 May 2017

Nikolaj Znaider, conductor/violin

Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 33 - Thursday 18 May 2017

Mark Elder, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin
Tim Hugh, cello
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Vaughan Williams, R.    Five Variants of Dives and Lazarus (1939)
Brahms    Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 34 - Tuesday 23 May 2017

Bernard Haitink, conductor

Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

 
Concert 35 - Sunday 28 May 2017

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Sally Matthews, soprano
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano
Eric Cutler, tenor
Alessandro Spina, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Bruckner    Te Deum, WAB 45
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 36 - Tuesday 30 May 2017

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 37 - Thursday 1 June 2017

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109

Concert 38 - Sunday 4 June 2017

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Stravinsky    Scènes de Ballet, EW 77
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 39 - Thursday 8 June 2017

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Nielsen    Symphony No. 5, Op. 50, FS 97

Concert 40 - Sunday 25 June 2017

Robert Trevino, conductor
Anna Larsson, contralto
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

 
Concert 41 - Sunday 9 July 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Robert Murray, tenor (Georges)
Iwona Sobotka, soprano (Queen)
Sophia Burgos, soprano (Eoa) 
Eline Vandenheede, soprano (Moon Woman 1)
Olivia Sjoberg, soprano (Moon Woman 2)
Andrew Hamilton, baritone (Moon Man 1)
Adam Maxey, baritone (Moon Man 2)
Ella De Jongh, mezzo-soprano (Professor Barbenfouillis)
Regina Freire, soprano (Micromegas)
James Edwards, tenor (Omega)
Zachary West, baritone (Alcofrisbas)
Ilar Rees-Davies, baritone (Nostradamus)
Matthew Healy, bass (Parafaragaramus)
Guildhall School Musicians
LSO Discovery Choirs
LSO Community Choir

Norman, A.    A Trip to the Moon (2017)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 42 - Tuesday 11 July 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, piano

Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Haydn, J.    An Imaginary orchestral journey (arr. Simon Rattle), Hob. I:various

Concert 43 - Wednesday 12 July 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Denis Kozhukhin, piano

Wagner    Tristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod, WWV 90
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 2, Sz. 95
Haydn, J.    An Imaginary orchestral journey (arr. Simon Rattle), Hob. I:various

London Symphony Orchestra
2017 – 2018
103rd Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 14 September 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Grime, H.    Fanfare (2017)
Adès, T.    Asyla, Op. 17
Birtwistle, H.    Violin Concerto (2009)
Knussen, O.    Symphony No. 3, Op. 18
Elgar    Variations on an Original Theme, 'Enigma', Op. 36

 
Concert 2 - Sunday 17 September 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano (Marguerite)
Bryan Hymel, tenor (Faust)
Christopher Purves, bass-baritone (Mephistopheles)
Gábor Bretz, bass (Brander)
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
Tiffin Children's Chorus
Tiffin Girls' Choir

Berlioz    La Damnation de Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 3 - Tuesday 19 September 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano (Marguerite)
Bryan Hymel, tenor (Faust)
Christopher Purves, bass-baritone (Mephistopheles)
Gábor Bretz, bass (Brander)
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir
Tiffin Children's Chorus
Tiffin Girls' Choir

Berlioz    La Damnation de Faust (complete/concert), Op. 24, H 111

Concert 4 - Thursday 21 September 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor

Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1947 suite), EW 18
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 5 - Sunday 24 September 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor

Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1947 suite), EW 18
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 6 - Thursday 5 October 2017

Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Britten    Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 7 - Tuesday 10 October 2017

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Brahms    Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

 
Concert 8 - Sunday 15 October 2017

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Veronika Eberle, violin

Adès, T.    Three Studies from Couperin (2006)
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 9 - Thursday 19 October 2017

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Veronika Eberle, violin

Adès, T.    Three Studies from Couperin (2006)
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 10 - Sunday 29 October 2017

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27

Concert 11 - Sunday 5 November 2017

Marin Alsop, conductor
Adam Walker, flute
Claire Bloom, narrator
Laura Claycomb, soprano
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Bernstein    Halil (1981)
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major: Adagio, GMW 10
Bernstein    Symphony No. 3, 'Kaddish' (1963)

Concert 12 - Wednesday 8 November 2017

Marin Alsop, conductor
Jamie Barton, mezzo-soprano

Bernstein    Symphony No. 1, ‘Jeremiah’ (1942)
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 13 - Sunday 26 November 2017

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano
Brenden Gunnell, tenor
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus

Liszt    Sposalizio (orch. Sciarrino) (1849)
Liszt    Totentanz, S. 126
Liszt    A Faust Symphony, S. 108

Concert 14 - Wednesday 13 December 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Simon O’Neill, tenor
Christian Gerhaher, baritone

Strauss, R.    Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

Concert 15 - Saturday 16 December 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Danielle de Niese, soprano (Eileen)
Alysha Umphress, mezzo-soprano (Ruth)
Nathan Gunn, baritone (Bob Baker)
Duncan Rock, baritone (Wreck)
David Butt Philip, tenor (Lonigan)
Ashley Riches, baritone (Guide/First Editor/Frank)
Michael Baxter, baritone (Fourth Cop)
Kevin Brewis, tenor (Third Cop/First Man/Cadet/Villager)
Stephen John Davis, bass (First Cop)
Flora Dawson, soprano (Violet)
Soophia Foroughi, soprano (Second Woman)
Andrew Keelan, baritone (Second Cop/Second Man)
Jane Quinn, soprano (First Woman)
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Symphony No. 2, 'The Age of Anxiety' (1949)
Bernstein    Wonderful Town (concert version) (1953)

Concert 16 - Sunday 17 December 2017

Simon Rattle, conductor
Simon O’Neill, tenor
Christian Gerhaher, baritone

Strauss, R.    Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde, GMW 49

Concert 17 - Thursday 11 January 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano

Schubert    Symphony No. 8 in B minor, 'Unfinished', D. 759
Mahler    Rückert-Lieder, GMW 39-43
Handel    Agrippina: Aria (1709)
Handel    Ariodante: Aria (1735)
Rameau    Les Boréades: Suite (1763)

Concert 18 - Saturday 13 January 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor
Helen McCrory, narrator
Simon Callow, narrator
Rodney Earl Clarke, narrator
Sara Kestelman, narrator
London Symphony Chorus

Schoenberg    Genesis Suite: Prelude (1945)
Shilkret, N.    Genesis Suite: Creation (1945)
Tansman, A.    Genesis Suite: Adam and Eve (1945)
Milhaud    Genesis Suite: Cain and Abel (1945)
Castelnuovo-Tedesco    Genesis Suite: The Flood (Noah’s Ark) (1945)
Toch, E.    Genesis Suite: The Rainbow (The Covenant) (1945)
Stravinsky    Genesis Suite: Babel (1945) 
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

 
Concert 19 - Sunday 14 January 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin

Janáček    From the House of the Dead: Overture (1928)
Carter, E.    Instances (2012)
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 20 - Sunday 21 January 2018

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Edgar Moreau, cello

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture, WWV 70
Lalo    Cello Concerto in D minor (1877)
Debussy    Première Suite (1884)
Massenet    Le Cid: Ballet Suite (1885)

Concert 21 - Thursday 25 January 2018

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Cédric Tiberghien, piano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Debussy    Fantaisie for Piano and Orchestra, L 73
Debussy    Jeux, L 126
Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91

Concert 22 - Sunday 4 February 2018

Semyon Bychkov, conductor
Christiane Karg, soprano
Anna Larsson, contralto
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 23 - Thursday 8 February 2018

Mark Elder, conductor
Francesco Piemontesi, piano

Janáček    Schluck und Jau, Incidental Music (1928)
Bartók    Piano Concerto No. 3, Sz. 119
Elgar    Symphony No. 1 in A flat major, Op. 55

Concert 24 - Sunday 11 February 2018

Mark Elder, conductor
Nikolaj Znaider, violin

Dvořák    Othello, Overture, Op. 93, B. 174
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 25 - Sunday 18 February 2018

Daniel Harding, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Grime, H.    Virga (2007) 
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Strauss, R.    An Alpine Symphony, Op. 64, TrV 233

Concert 26 - Thursday 22 February 2018

Lionel Bringuier, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Dutilleux    Métaboles (1964)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 27 - Sunday 11 March 2018

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Ann Hallenberg, mezzo-soprano

Schumann    Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81
Berlioz    Les nuits d’été, Op. 7, H 81
Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 28 - Thursday 15 March 2018

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin

Schumann    Overture, Scherzo and Finale, Op. 52
Schumann    Violin Concerto in D minor, WoO 23
Schumann    Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81
Schumann    Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120

Concert 29 - Sunday 25 March 2018

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Renaud Capuçon, violin

Boulez    Livre pour cordes (1968)
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Campbell, E.    Frail Skies (2018)
Stravinsky    Song of the Nightingale (Le Chant du rossignol), EW 28
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 30 - Sunday 8 April 2018

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nikolai Lugansky, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 8 in C minor, Op. 65

Concert 31 - Sunday 15 April 2018

Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Daniel Müller-Schott, cello

Giguère, P.    Revealing (2018)
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 32 - Thursday 19 April 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor

Grime, H.    Woven Space (2018)
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

 
Concert 33 - Sunday 22 April 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor

Tippett    The Rose Lake (1993)
Mahler    Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (ed. Deryck Cooke), GMW 58

Concert 34 - Thursday 26 April 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor

Grime, H.    Woven Space (2018)
Mahler    Symphony No. 9 in D major, GMW 50

Concert 35 - Thursday 17 May 2018

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Ray Chen, violin

Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105

Concert 36 - Sunday 20 May 2018

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Camilla Tilling, soprano
Sasha Cooke, mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence, tenor
Luca Pisaroni, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Mass in D major, 'Missa solemnis', Op. 123

Concert 37 - Sunday 3 June 2018

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Yefim Bronfman, piano

Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 38 - Sunday 24 June 2018

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin

Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 10 in E minor, Op. 93 
London Symphony Orchestra
2018-2019
104th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 16 September 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor
Philip Cobb, trumpet
Gábor Tarkövi, trumpet
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys'/Children's/Girls' Choirs

Birtwistle, H.    Donum Simoni MMXVIII (2018)
Holst, G.    Egdon Heath, Op. 47, H 172
Turnage, M.A.    Dispelling the Fears (1995)
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 2 - Tuesday 18 September 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys'/Children's/Girls' Choirs

Dvořák    Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 (selections), B. 147
Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18
Britten    Spring Symphony, Op. 44

Concert 3 - Wednesday 19 September 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Janáček    Sinfonietta, JW VI/18
Szymanowski    Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Sibelius    Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82

Concert 4 - Sunday 14 October 2018

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor

Smetana    Má Vlast (complete), B. 110-120

Concert 5 - Sunday 21 October 2018

Jaime Martín, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Falla, M. de    The Three Cornered Hat: Suites Nos. 1 and 2, G. 53
Lalo    Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21
Stravinsky    The Firebird Suite (1945), EW 15B

Concert 6 - Thursday 25 October 2018

Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, conductor
Philippe Jordan, conductor

Mussorgsky    A Night on the Bare Mountain (arr. Rimsky-Korsakov), O 191
Szymanowski    Violin Concerto No. 2, Op. 61
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 7 - Thursday 1 November 2018

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Peter Moore, trombone

Kodály    Dances of Galánta (1933)
MacMillan, J.    Trombone Concerto (2018)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Concert 8 - Sunday 4 November 2018

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Ian Bostridge, tenor
London Symphony Chorus
National Youth Brass Band of Great Britain

MacMillan, J.    All the Hills and Vales Along (2017)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

Concert 9 - Sunday 11 November 2018

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Ligeti    Lontano (1967)
Bartók    Hungarian Sketches, Sz. 97
Haydn, J.    Mass No. 12 in B flat major, 'Theresienmesse', Hob. XXII/12

Concert 10 - Wednesday 14 November 2018

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Jean-Guihen Queyras, cello

Debussy    Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, L 86
Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 11 - Thursday 29 November 2018

Kristjan Järvi, conductor
Simone Dinnerstein, piano

Coleman, C.    Drenched (2018)
Coleman, C.    Bach Inspired (2018)
Glass, P.    Piano Concerto No. 3 (2017)
Järvi, K.    Too hot to Handel (2018)
Reich    Music for Ensemble and Orchestra (2018)

Concert 12 - Saturday 8 December 2018

Marin Alsop, conductor
Garnett Bruce, director
Leonardo Capalbo, tenor (Candide)
Jane Archibald, soprano (Cunegonde)
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (The Old Lady)
Thomas Allen, baritone (Dr Pangloss/Narrator)
Thomas Atkins, tenor
Marcus Farnsworth, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide (semi-staged performance) (1989)

 
Concert 13 - Sunday 9 December 2018

Marin Alsop, conductor
Garnett Bruce, director
Leonardo Capalbo, tenor (Candide)
Jane Archibald, soprano (Cunegonde)
Anne Sofie von Otter, mezzo-soprano (The Old Lady)
Thomas Allen, baritone (Dr Pangloss/Narrator)
Thomas Atkins, tenor
Marcus Farnsworth, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Bernstein    Candide (semi-staged performance) (1989)

Concert 14 - Thursday 13 December 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor
Edgaras Montvidas, tenor
Chris Richards, clarinet
Katia Labèque, piano
Marielle Labèque, piano
Gonzalo Grau, Latin percussion
Raphael Seguinier, Latin percussion
London Symphony Chorus

Bartók    Hungarian Peasant Songs, Sz. 100
Szymanowski    Harnasie, Op. 55
Stravinsky    Ebony Concerto, EW 76
Golijov, O.    Nazareno for two pianos and orchestra (arr. Gonzalo Grau) (2002)
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)

Concert 15 - Sunday 16 December 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Debussy    Images (1912)
Enescu    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11

Concert 16 - Tuesday 18 December 2018

Simon Rattle, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Debussy    Images (1912)
Enescu    Roumanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11

Concert 17 - Thursday 10 January 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor
Barbara Hannigan, soprano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Abrahamsen, H.    let me tell you (2013)
Nielsen    Symphony No. 4, 'The Inextinguishable', Op. 29, FS 76

Concert 18 - Sunday 13 January 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor

Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major (ed. Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs), WAB 106

 
Concert 19 - Sunday 20 January 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor

Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Bruckner    Symphony No. 6 in A major (ed. Benjamin-Gunnar Cohrs), WAB 106

Concert 20 - Thursday 7 February 2019

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano

Weber    Euryanthe: Overture, J. 291
Mendelssohn    Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Orchestra in D minor, MWV O 4
Schumann    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Rhenish', Op. 97

Concert 21 - Sunday 10 February 2019

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano

Schumann    Manfred, Overture, Op. 115
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Schumann    Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, 'Spring', Op. 38

Concert 22 - Sunday 17 February 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano

Rameau    Les Indes galantes: Suite (1735)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Jolas, B.    A Little Summer Suite (2015)
Poulenc    Les Biches, Suite, FP 36b
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 23 - Thursday 28 February 2019

Lahav Shani, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Weill    Symphony No. 2 (1934)
Rachmaninov    Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1947 suite), EW 18

Concert 24 - Sunday 3 March 2019

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Benjamin Bernheim, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Ponchielli    Elegia (1883)
Verdi    String Quartet in E minor (arr. for string orchestra) (1873)
Puccini    Messa di Gloria (1880)

Concert 25 - Sunday 10 March 2019

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Till Fellner, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

 
Concert 26 - Thursday 14 March 2019

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Sally Matthews, soprano

Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 27 - Sunday 17 March 2019

Barbara Hannigan, conductor/soprano

Ligeti    Concert Românesc (1951)
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86
Berg    Lulu: Suite (1935)
Gershwin    Girl Crazy: Suite (arr. Hannigan & Elliot) (1930)

Concert 28 - Thursday 21 March 2019

Bernard Haitink, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin
Sally Matthews, soprano

Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 29 - Thursday 28 March 2019

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Seong-Jin Cho, piano

Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Balakirev    Islamey (orch. Casella) (1869)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

Concert 30 - Sunday 31 March 2019

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Diana Damrau, soprano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Bell, I.    The Hidden Place (2009)
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Strauss, R.    Capriccio: Closing Scene, Op. 85, TrV 279

Concert 31 - Sunday 14 April 2019

Mark Elder, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Ives    Symphony No. 2, K. 1A/2

Concert 32 - Thursday 25 April 2019

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Isabelle Druet, mezzo-soprano (Concepcion)
Jean-Paul Fouchécourt, tenor (Torquemada)
Thomas Dolié, baritone (Ramiro)
Edgaras Montvidas, tenor (Gonzalve)
Nicolas Cavallier, bass (Don Inigo Gomez)

Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Ravel    Boléro, M. 81
Ravel    L’Heure espagnole (concert performance), M. 52

Concert 33 - Friday 26 April 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor

Stravinsky    Symphonies of Wind Instruments, EW 44
Birtwistle, H.    The Shadow of Night (2001)
Adams, J.    Harmonielehre (1985)

Concert 34 - Sunday 5 May 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor

Adams, J.    Harmonielehre (1985)
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 35 - Wednesday 8 May 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor

Britten    Sinfonia da Requiem, Op. 20
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 36 - Thursday 30 May 2019

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Julia Fischer, violin

Cage    The Seasons (1947)
Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 37 - Sunday 2 June 2019

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Felix Mildenberger, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Samuel West, narrator
London Symphony Chorus

Ives    A Symphony: New England Holidays, K. 1A
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 38 - Sunday 9 June 2019

Elim Chan, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano

Mattison, L.    Violet (2019)
Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Rimsky-Korsakov    Scheherazade, Op. 35

Concert 39 - Sunday 16 June 2019

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano
Philip Cobb, trumpet
Antoine Tamestit, viola

Beethoven    Egmont, Overture, Op. 84
Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor, Op. 35
Berlioz    Harold in Italy, Op. 16, H 68

 
Concert 40 - Thursday 20 June 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor
Guildhall School Musicians

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Grainger    Lincolnshire Posy (1937)
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic', WAB 104

Concert 41 - Thursday 27 June 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor
Peter Sellars, director
Lucy Crowe, soprano (Vixen)
Gerald Finley, baritone (Forester)
Sophia Burgos, soprano (Fox/Chocholka)
Peter Hoare, tenor (Schoolmaster/Cock/Mosquito)
Jan Martiník, bass (Badger/Parson)
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone (Haraschta)
Paulina Malefane, soprano (Forester's Wife/Owl/Woodpecker)
Anna Lapkovskaja, mezzo-soprano (Mrs. Pasek/Dog)
Jonah Halton, tenor (Pasek)
Irene Hoogveld, soprano (Jay)
London Symphony Chorus
LSO Discovery Voices

Janáček    The Cunning Little Vixen (semi-staged performance), JW I/9

Concert 42 - Saturday 29 June 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor
Peter Sellars, director
Lucy Crowe, soprano (Vixen)
Gerald Finley, baritone (Forester)
Sophia Burgos, soprano (Fox/Chocholka)
Peter Hoare, tenor (Schoolmaster/Cock/Mosquito)
Jan Martiník, bass (Badger/Parson)
Hanno Müller-Brachmann, bass-baritone (Haraschta)
Paulina Malefane, soprano (Forester's Wife/Owl/Woodpecker)
Anna Lapkovskaja, mezzo-soprano (Mrs. Pasek/Dog)
Jonah Halton, tenor (Pasek)
Irene Hoogveld, soprano (Jay)
London Symphony Chorus
LSO Discovery Voices

Janáček    The Cunning Little Vixen (semi-staged performance), JW I/9

London Symphony Orchestra
2019-2020
105th Season

Concert 1 - Saturday 14 September 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Howard, E.    Antisphere (2019)
Matthews, C.    Violin Concerto (2019)
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 2 - Sunday 15 September 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor

Messiaen    Éclairs sur l’Au-delà… (1991)

Concert 3 - Wednesday 18 September 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 4 - Thursday 19 September 2019

Simon Rattle, conductor
Emanuel Ax, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 5 - Thursday 10 October 2019

Alain Altinoglu, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Mussorgsky    Sorochintsy Fair: Introduction (orch. Liadov) (1880)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Mussorgsky    Pictures at an Exhibition (orch. Ravel), O 216

Concert 6 - Sunday 13 October 2019

Kazushi Ono, conductor
Lucie Vagenknechtová, soprano
Lucie Hilscherová, alto
Aleš Briscein, tenor
Jan Martiník, bass
Peter Solomon, organ
London Symphony Chorus

Janáček    The Ballad of Blaník, JW VI/16
Dvořák    The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109, B. 197
Janáček    Glagolitic Mass (1927 version, ed. Paul Wingfield), JW III/9

Concert 7 - Thursday 24 October 2019

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Truls Mørk, cello

Dvořák    Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104, B. 191
Suk    Symphony No. 2, 'Asrael', Op. 27

Concert 8 - Thursday 31 October 2019

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano

Britten    Peter Grimes: Four Sea Interludes, Op. 33a
Britten    Peter Grimes: Passacaglia, Op. 33b
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 16
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, Op. 54

Concert 9 - Sunday 3 November 2019

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Denis Matsuev, piano

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Invisible City of Kitezh: Suite (1907)
Prokofiev    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C major, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 10 - Sunday 10 November 2019

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Phan, tenor
Nicolas Courjal, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette (complete), Op. 17, H 79

Concert 11 - Thursday 14 November 2019

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin

Tilson Thomas, M.    Agnegram (1998)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

Concert 12 - Sunday 17 November 2019

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Rimsky-Korsakov    The Invisible City of Kitezh: Suite (1907)
Bruch    Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 13 - Thursday 5 December 2019

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Khatia Buniatishvili, piano

Tchaikovsky    Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23, TH 55
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 7 in C major, ‘Leningrad’, Op. 60

Concert 14 - Thursday 12 December 2019

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Karen Cargill, mezzo-soprano

Tippett    Concerto for Double String Orchestra (1939)
Elgar    Sea Pictures, Op. 37
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, K 219

Concert 15 - Thursday 19 December 2019

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Alisa Weilerstein, cello
London Symphony Chorus

Poleva, V.    Spellbound Tableaux (2019)
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin (complete ballet), Op. 19, Sz. 73

Concert 16 - Thursday 9 January 2020

Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin

Wagner    Tannhäuser: Overture and Venusberg Music, WWV 70
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Brahms    Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68

 
Concert 17 - Thursday 16 January 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor
Dorothea Röschmann, soprano

Berg    Seven Early Songs (Sieben frühe Lieder), H. 136
Berg    Passacaglia (completed by Christian von Borries) (1913)
Berg    Three Orchestral Pieces, Op. 6
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 18 - Sunday 19 January 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Elsa Dreisig, soprano
Pavol Breslik, tenor
David Soar, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Beethoven    Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op. 85

Concert 19 - Thursday 30 January 2020

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 3 in G major, K. 216
Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70

Concert 20 - Sunday 9 February 2020

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 1 in D major, 'Classical', Op. 25
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19
Mussorgsky    Khovanshchina: Prelude (Dawn on the Moscow River), O 194
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 9 in E flat major, Op. 70

Concert 21 - Thursday 13 February 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
Elsa Dreisig, soprano
Pavol Breslik, tenor
David Soar, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Beethoven    Christ on the Mount of Olives, Op. 85

Concert 22 - Sunday 16 February 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor
Iwona Sobotka, soprano
Anna Stéphany, mezzo-soprano
Robert Murray, tenor
Florian Boesch, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Berg    Lulu: Suite, H. 233
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 23 - Thursday 27 February 2020

James Albany Hoyle, conductor
Karina Canellakis, conductor
Cédric Tiberghien, piano

Hoyle, J.A.    Thymiaterion (2020)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30
Ogonek, E.    All These Lighted Things (2017)
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 24 - Sunday 8 March 2020

Karina Canellakis, conductor
Cédric Tiberghien, piano

Strauss, R.    Die Frau ohne Schatten: Symphonic Fantasy, Op. 65, TrV 234a
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 25 - Thursday 12 March 2020

Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Gil Shaham, violin

Dvořák    Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53, B. 108
Saariaho, K.    Laterna Magica (2008)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 26 - Sunday 15 March 2020

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Vilde Frang, violin

Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84
Britten    Violin Concerto, Op. 15
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 6 in E minor, K 265


London Symphony Orchestra
2020-2021
106th Season
(played both at Jerwood Hall and Barbican Hall with or without an audience due to COVID)


Concert 1 - Sunday 6 September 2020

Duncan Ward, conductor

Bernstein    On the Town: Three Dance Episodes (1944)
Fauré    Dolly Suite (arr. Rabaud), Op. 56
Berlioz    Roméo et Juliette: Scène d'amour, Op. 17, H 79
Gershwin    Promenade (The Real McCoy; Walking the Dog) (arr. Berkowitz) (1937)
Gershwin    Overture: Strike up the Band (arr. Rose) (1927)

Concert 2 - Wednesday 9 September 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Richard Watkins, horn

Knussen, O.    Songs and a Sea Interlude from ‘Where the Wild Things Are’, Op. 20a
Turnage, M.A.    Last Song for Olly (2020)
Britten    Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings, Op. 31

Concert 3 - Sunday 13 September 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor

Milhaud    La Création du monde, Op. 81
Walker, G.    Sinfonia No. 4, ‘Strands’ (1985)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’, Op. 68

Concert 4 - Wednesday 23 September 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor
Peter Donohoe, piano

Dvořák    Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83
Tippett    Piano Concerto (1953)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 5 - Wednesday 30 September 2020

Jonathon Heyward, conductor

Stravinsky    Pulcinella Suite (1922), EW 45
Dvořák    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, ‘From the New World’, Op. 95, B. 178

Concert 6 - Wednesday 7 October 2020

Kerem Hasan, conductor

Strauss, R.    Le bourgeois gentilhomme Suite, Op. 60, TrV 228c
Kendall, H.    The Spark Catchers (2017)
Bartók    Dance Suite, Sz. 77

Concert 7 - Wednesday 28 October 2020

Kevin John Edusei, conductor

Mendelssohn    A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Incidental Music), Op. 61, MWV M 13
Boulanger, L.    D’un matin de printemps (1918)
Schumann    Symphony No. 1 in B flat major, ‘Spring’, Op. 38

Concert 8 - Thursday 5 November 2020

Stephanie Childress, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin

Sibelius    En Saga, Op. 9
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Saariaho, K.    Lumière et Pesanteur (2009)
Sibelius    Cassazione, Op. 6

Concert 9 - Wednesday 11 November 2020

Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin
Carmine Lauri, violin

Schnittke    Concerto Grosso No. 1 for Two Solo Violins, Harpsichord, Prepared Piano and Strings (1977)
Siem, S.    Ojos Del Cielo (2020)
Mozart    Symphony No. 41 in C major, ‘Jupiter’, K. 551

 
Concert 10 - Tuesday 17 November 2020

Paavo Järvi, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin
Olivier Stankiewicz, oboe
Rebecca Gilliver, cello
Daniel Jemison, bassoon

Bacewicz, G.    Concerto for String Orchestra (1948)
Haydn, J.    Sinfonia concertante in B flat major, Hob. I:105
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 11 - Wednesday 25 November 2020

Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, conductor

Weinberg    Symphony No. 2 for string orchestra, Op. 30 (1946)
Bizet    Carmen Suite (arr. Shchedrin), WD 31

Concert 12 - Tuesday 15 December 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor

Stravinsky    Octet for Wind Instruments, EW 52
Stravinsky    Symphonies of Wind Instruments, EW 44
Stravinsky    Orpheus, EW 83
Stravinsky    Four Norwegian Moods, EW 73
Stravinsky    Suite No. 1, EW 50
Stravinsky    Suite No. 2, EW 54

Concert 13 - Saturday 5 December 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Concert 14 - Wednesday 9 December 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Concert 15 - Sunday 13 December 2020

Simon Rattle, conductor
Krystian Zimerman, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73

Concert 16 - Thursday 14 January 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'The Great', D. 944

 
Concert 17 - Thursday 21 January 2021

John Wilson, conductor

Bennett, R.R.    Partita for Orchestra (1995)
Gershwin    Lullaby (1919)
Dutilleux    Le loup (1953)

Concert 18 - Thursday 28 January 2021

Marin Alsop, conductor
Eric Lu, piano

Tower, J.    Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman (Part I) (1987)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Barber    Symphony No. 1 in One Movement, Op. 9

Concert 19 - Thursday 4 February 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor

Dvořák    Serenade for Wind Instruments in D minor, Op. 44, B. 77
Ginastera    Variaciones concertantes, Op. 23
Gerhard    Dances from Don Quixote (1941)
Dvořák    Suite in A major, 'American', Op. 98b, B. 190

Concert 20 - Thursday 11 February 2021

Duncan Ward, conductor
Juliana Koch, oboe

Bacewicz, G.    Music for Strings, Trumpets and Percussion (1958)
Strauss, R.    Oboe Concerto in D major, TrV 292
Schreker    Chamber Symphony (1916)

Concert 21 - Thursday 18 February 2021

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor

Bartók    Dance Suite, Sz. 77
Ligeti    Concert Românesc (1951)
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, ‘London’, Hob. I:104

Concert 22 - Saturday 6 March 2021

Thomas Adès, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano

Sibelius    Symphony No. 6 in D minor, Op. 104
Adès, T.    In Seven Days (Piano Concerto with Moving Image) (2008)

Concert 23 - Sunday 21 March 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor
Barbara Hannigan, soprano

Barber    Knoxville: Summer of 1915, Op. 24
Harrison, L.    Song of Quetzalcoatl (1941)
Varèse    Offrandes (1921)
Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye (complete ballet), M. 62

 
Concert 24 - Wednesday 24 March 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor

Grieg    Holberg Suite: Prelude, Op. 40
Puccini    Crisantemi (1890)
Herrmann, B.    Psycho: A Narrative for String Orchestra (1960)
Barber    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84

Concert 25 - Thursday 8 April 2021

John Wilson, conductor

Bennett, R.R.    Partita for Orchestra (1995)
Ravel    Valses nobles et sentimentales, M. 61
Gershwin    Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Picture (arr. Russell Bennett) (1942)

Concert 26 - Thursday 15 April 2021

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Chris Richards, clarinet
Rachel Gough, bassoon

Strauss, R.    Duett-Concertino for Clarinet and Bassoon, TrV 293
Liszt    Orpheus (Symphonic Poem No. 4), S. 98
Rota    Symphony No. 3 in C major (1957)

Concert 27 - Thursday 29 April 2021

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin

Simpson, M.    Violin Concerto (2021)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 28 - Sunday 9 May 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor
Magdalena Kožená, soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor

Mahler    Das Lied von der Erde (arr. Glen Cortese) (1911)

Concert 29 - Tuesday 18 May 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor

Britten    The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Fauré    Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Op. 80, N 159
Dvořák    Slavonic Dances, Op. 46, B. 83

Concert 30 - Wednesday 26 May 2021

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Grieg    Two Elegiac Melodies: The Last Spring, Op. 34 No. 2
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

 
Concert 31 - Thursday 27 May 2021

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Grieg    Two Elegiac Melodies: The Last Spring, Op. 34 No. 2
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 32 - Sunday 30 May 2021

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Copland    Our Town (1940)
Shostakovich    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major, Op. 102
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Little Russian', Op. 17, TH 25

Concert 33 - Sunday 30 May 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor

Grieg    Holberg Suite: Prelude, Op. 40
Puccini    Crisantemi (1890)
Herrmann, B.    Psycho: A Narrative for String Orchestra (1960)
Barber    Adagio for Strings, Op. 11
Vaughan Williams, R.    Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis, K 84

Concert 34 - Sunday 13 June 2021

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin

Piper, C.    Flēotan (2021)
Jolas, B.    Well Met Suite (2016)
Coll, F.    Violin Concerto (2019)
Witter-Johnson, A.    Fairtrade? (2021)

London Symphony Orchestra
2021-2022
107th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 16 September 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano

Adámek, O.    Where are You? (2021)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, ‘Pastoral’, Op. 68

Concert 2 - Sunday 19 September 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor

Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic' (Discarded Scherzo and Finale 'Volksfest'), WAB 104
Bruckner    Symphony No. 4 in E flat major, 'Romantic' (1878/80 version), WAB 104

Concert 3 - Wednesday 6 October 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, viola

Martinů    Rhapsody-Concerto for Viola and Orchestra, H 337
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 1 in F minor, Op. 10

 
Concert 4 - Sunday 10 October 2021

Daniel Harding, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin

Boulanger, L.    D’un matin de printemps (1918)
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Dvořák    The Wild Dove (The Wood Dove), Op. 110, B. 198
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 5 - Thursday 28 October 2021

Robin Ticciati, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, viola

Walton    Viola Concerto (1962 version) (1929/1962)
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 6 - Sunday 31 October 2021

Daniel Harding, conductor
Antoine Tamestit, viola

Widmann, J.    Viola Concerto (2015)
Dvořák    In Nature's Realm, Overture, Op. 91, B. 168
Dvořák    The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109, B. 197

Concert 7 - Thursday 11 November 2021

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Bertrand Chamayou, piano

Gossec    Symphonie à 17 parties in F major (1776)
Saint-Saëns    Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22, R 190
Beethoven    Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, 'Eroica', Op. 55

Concert 8 - Thursday 25 November 2021

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
Martin Fröst, clarinet

Beamish, S.    Distans: Concerto for Violin and Clarinet (2021)
Prokofiev    Romeo and Juliet: Suite (1936)

Concert 9 - Thursday 9 December 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin

Rózsa    Violin Concerto, Op. 24
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 10 - Thursday 16 December 2021

Simon Rattle, conductor
Lucy Crowe, soprano

Debussy    King Lear: Fanfare and Le Sommeil de Lear, L 107
Berlioz    King Lear, Overture, Op. 4, H 53
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

 
Concert 11 - Thursday 6 January 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Leonidas Kavakos, violin

Chin, U.    Violin Concerto No. 2, ‘Scherben der Stille’ (2021)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 12 - Sunday 9 January 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Siobhan Stagg, soprano

Anderson, J.    Exiles (Suite) (2021)
Mahler    Blumine from Symphony No. 1 in D major (original version), GMW 11
Rott    Symphony in E major: Scherzo (1880)
Webern    Six Pieces for Orchestra (1928 version), Op. 6
Dvořák    Symphony No. 7 in D minor, Op. 70, B. 141

Concert 13 - Thursday 27 January 2022

Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Alina Ibragimova, violin

Ravel    Le Tombeau de Couperin, M. 68a
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 14 - Thursday 3 February 2022

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Elena Stikhina, soprano
Vitalij Kowaljow, bass

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 14, Op. 135
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 15 - Sunday 13 February 2022

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Beatrice Rana, piano

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 15 in A major, Op. 141

Concert 16 - Thursday 17 February 2022

Barbara Hannigan, conductor/soprano

Copland    Music for the Theatre (1925)
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 90 in C major, Hob. I:90
Offenbach    Gaîté Parisienne (arr. Rosenthal) (1938)
Weill    Youkali (arr. Elliot) (1934)
Weill    Lost in the Stars (arr. Elliot) (1949)

Concert 17 - Thursday 24 February 2022

Barbara Hannigan, conductor/soprano

Strauss, R.    Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Poulenc    La voix humaine (1958)

 
Concert 18 - Thursday 3 March 2022

Harry Christophers, conductor
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    The Creation (Die Schöpfung) (sung in English), Hob. XXI/2

Concert 19 - Sunday 6 March 2022

Harry Christophers, conductor
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Andrew Staples, tenor
Roderick Williams, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Haydn, J.    The Creation (Die Schöpfung) (sung in English), Hob. XXI/2

Concert 20 - Wednesday 9 March 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Kendall, H.    The Spark Catchers (2017)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72

Concert 21 - Thursday 10 March 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Nicole Cabell, soprano

Dvořák    Suite in A major, 'American', Op. 98b, B. 190
Walker, G.    Lilacs for Voice and Orchestra (1996)
Schumann    Symphony No. 2 in C major, Op. 61

Concert 22 - Sunday 3 April 2022

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet

Järventausta, J.    Sunfall (2022)
Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Grime, H.    Trumpet Concerto: night-Stravinsky-blue (2022)
Coll, F.    Violin Concerto (2019)
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

Concert 23 - Sunday 10 April 2022

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Stevenson, G.    Vanishing City (2022)
Tchaikovsky    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35, TH 59
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100

 
Concert 24 - Sunday 24 April 2022

Xian Zhang, conductor
Peter Moore, trombone

Ravel    Ma Mère l'Oye Suite, M. 60
Howard, D.    Trombone Concerto (2021)
Chen, Q.    L’Éloignement (2003)
Stravinsky    The Firebird Suite (1919), EW 15A

Concert 25 - Thursday 28 April 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano (Anna)
Andrew Staples, tenor (Father/Family)
Alessandro Fisher, tenor (Brother/Family)
Ross Ramgobin, baritone (Brother/Family)
Florian Boesch, bass-baritone (Mother/Family)

Weill    Little Threepenny Music (Kleine Dreigroschenmusik) (1929)
Weill    Death in the Forest (Der vom Tod im Wald), Op. 23
Weill    Street Scene: Lonely House (1946)
Weill    Four Walt Whitman Songs: Beat! Beat! Drums! / Dirge for Two Veterans (1942)
Weill    The Seven Deadly Sins (Die sieben Todsünden) (1933)

Concert 26 - Sunday 8 May 2022

Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Baiba Skride, violin

Gubaidulina    Offertorium (1980)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 27 - Sunday 15 May 2022

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Lukáš Vondráček, piano

Liszt    Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major, S. 124
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 28 - Wednesday 18 May 2022

Marta Gardolińska, conductor
Gareth Davies, flute

Boulanger, L.    D’un matin de printemps (1918)
Dalbavie, M.A.    Flute Concerto (2006)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36, TH 27
Silvestrov    Prayer for Ukraine (2014)

Concert 29 - Thursday 2 June 2022

Antonio Pappano, conductor

Gabrieli    Canzona for Brass (c. 1597)
Vivaldi    Concerto for Four Violins in B minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580
Petrassi    Concerto for Orchestra No. 5 (1955)
Puccini    Capriccio sinfonico (1883)
De Sabata    Juventus (1919)

 
Concert 30 - Sunday 5 June 2022

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Ángeles Blancas Gulín, soprano (Mother)
Eric Greene, baritone (Prisoner)
Stefano Secco, tenor (Gaoler / Grand Inquisitor)
Egor Zhuravsky, tenor (First Priest)
Chuma Sijeqa, bass (Second Priest)
London Symphony Chorus

Respighi    Church Windows (Vetrate di chiesa), P 150
Dallapiccola    Il prigioniero (1948)

Concert 31 - Sunday 12 June 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Imogen Cooper, piano

Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 86 in D major, Hob. I:86
Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 18 in B flat major, K. 456
Gershwin    Cuban Overture (1932)
Adams, J.    I Still Dance (2019)
Gershwin    An American in Paris (1928)

Concert 32 - Thursday 16 June 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet
Roger Muraro, piano

Ligeti    Atmosphères (1961)
Wagner    Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 1, WWV 75
Jolas, B.    Histoires vraies (2015)
Brahms    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73

Concert 33 - Thursday 30 June 2022

John Eliot Gardiner, conductor
Maria João Pires, piano

Beethoven    Fidelio: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

London Symphony Orchestra
2022-2023
108th Season

Concert 1 - Sunday 11 September 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor

Kidane, D.    Sunday Poem (2022)
Bridge, F.    Enter Spring (1927)
Elgar    Symphony No. 2 in E flat major, Op. 63

Concert 2 - Thursday 15 September 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Peter Moore, trombone

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Takemitsu    Fantasma/Cantos II (1994)
Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Sibelius    Symphony No. 7 in C major, Op. 105
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 3 - Sunday 18 September 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor

Sibelius    The Oceanides, Op. 73
Sibelius    Tapiola, Op. 112
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 4 - Thursday 27 October 2022

Kevin John Edusei, conductor
Roman Simovic, violin

Moussa, S.    Crimson (2015)
Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 2, Sz. 112
Stravinsky    Petrushka (1947 version), EW 18

Concert 5 - Sunday 6 November 2022

André J Thomas, conductor
Ben Thomson, tuba
Willard White, narrator
ESKA, narrator

Thompson, J.    To Awaken the Sleeper (2018)
Marsalis, W.    Tuba Concerto (2021)
Simon, C.    Portrait of a Queen (2019)
Simon, C.    Amen! (2020)

Concert 6 - Thursday 10 November 2022

Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano

Franck    Le Chasseur maudit, FWV 44
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 7 - Thursday 24 November 2022

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano

Drewett, L.    The Daymark (2022)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 11, ‘The Year 1905’, Op. 103

Concert 8 - Wednesday 30 November 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Mitsuko Uchida, piano

Schumann    Genoveva: Overture, Op. 81
Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 44

Concert 9 - Thursday 1 December 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor

Sibelius    The Oceanides, Op. 73
Sibelius    Tapiola, Op. 112
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

 
Concert 10 - Wednesday 14 December 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Anna Lapkovskaja, mezzo-soprano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Stravinsky    Stravinsky Journey (arr. Simon Rattle) (2022)

Concert 11 - Thursday 15 December 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Evgeny Kissin, piano
Anna Lapkovskaja, mezzo-soprano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major, K. 488
Stravinsky    Stravinsky Journey (arr. Simon Rattle) (2022)

Concert 12 - Saturday 17 December 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Iwona Sobotka, soprano
Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano
Florian Boesch, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Szymanowski    Stabat Mater, Op. 53
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 13 - Sunday 18 December 2022

Simon Rattle, conductor
Iwona Sobotka, soprano
Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano
Florian Boesch, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Szymanowski    Stabat Mater, Op. 53
Brahms    Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op. 45

Concert 14 - Wednesday 11 January 2023

Simon Rattle, conductor
Amanda Majeski, soprano (Katya)
Simon O’Neill, tenor (Boris)
Katarina Dalayman, soprano (Kabanicha)
Andrew Staples, tenor (Tichon)
Ladislav Elgr, tenor (Kudrjas)
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano (Varvara)
John Tomlinson, bass (Dikoj)
Sarah Pring, soprano (Glasha & Feklusha)
Lukáš Zeman, baritone (Kuligin)
London Symphony Chorus

Janáček    Katya Kabanova (concert performance), JW I/5

 
Concert 15 - Friday 13 January 2023

Simon Rattle, conductor
Amanda Majeski, soprano (Katya)
Simon O’Neill, tenor (Boris)
Katarina Dalayman, soprano (Kabanicha)
Andrew Staples, tenor (Tichon)
Ladislav Elgr, tenor (Kudrjas)
Magdalena Kožená, mezzo-soprano (Varvara)
John Tomlinson, bass (Dikoj)
Sarah Pring, soprano (Glasha & Feklusha)
Lukáš Zeman, baritone (Kuligin)
London Symphony Chorus

Janáček    Katya Kabanova (concert performance), JW I/5

Concert 16 - Thursday 26 January 2023

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Concert 17 - Sunday 29 January 2023

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Beethoven    Coriolan, Overture, Op. 62
Sibelius    Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 6 in E flat minor, Op. 111

Concert 18 - Thursday 2 February 2023

Ryan Wigglesworth, conductor
James Fountain, trumpet

Hummel    Trumpet Concerto in E flat major, S. 49
Ngwenyama, N.    Primal Message (2018)
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64, TH 29

Concert 19 - Thursday 9 February 2023

Marin Alsop, conductor
Eric Lu, piano

Weill    Symphonic Nocturne from Lady in the Dark (arr. Bennett) (1942)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Concert 20 - Sunday 12 February 2023

Antonio Pappano, conductor

Coleridge-Taylor    Ballade in A minor, Op. 33
Liszt    Die Ideale, S. 106
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

 
Concert 21 - Thursday 16 February 2023

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin

Ligeti    Macabre Collage (arr. Howarth) (2009)
Ligeti    Violin Concerto (1992)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Concert 22 - Sunday 19 February 2023

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Olivier Stankiewicz, oboe
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Adèle Charvet, mezzo-soprano
Cyrille Dubois, tenor
William Thomas, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Schubert    Rosamunde: Overture and Suite, D. 797
Zimmermann, B.A.    Oboe Concerto (1952)
Schubert    Mass No. 5 in A flat major, D. 678

Concert 23 - Thursday 23 February 2023

Rafael Payare, conductor
Vilde Frang, violin

Gubaidulina    Fairytale Poem (1971)
Shostakovich    Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, Op. 77
Stravinsky    The Firebird (Complete Ballet), EW 15

Concert 24 - Thursday 2 March 2023

Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Veronika Eberle, violin
Aphrodite Patoulidou, soprano

Bach, J.S.    Contrapunctus XIX (from The Art of Fugue, arr. Berio), BWV 1080
Berg    Violin Concerto, H. 234
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 44 in E minor, 'Trauer', Hob. I:44
Vivier, C.    Lonely Child (1980)

Concert 25 - Sunday 12 March 2023

Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Aphrodite Patoulidou, soprano

Messiaen    L’Ascension (1933)
Mahler    Symphony No. 4 in G major, GMW 37

Concert 26 - Thursday 30 March 2023

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Beethoven    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, Op. 44

 
Concert 27 - Sunday 2 April 2023

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano
Vitalij Kowaljow, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 13, 'Babi Yar', Op. 113

Concert 28 - Thursday 20 April 2023

Simon Rattle, conductor

Adams, J.    Harmonielehre (1985)
Debussy    La Mer, L 109
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé, Suite No. 2, M. 57b

Concert 29 - Sunday 23 April 2023

Simon Rattle, conductor
BBC Singers

Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47
Poulenc    Figure humaine, FP 120

Concert 30 - Wednesday 17 May 2023

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Sunwook Kim, piano

Brahms    Serenade No. 2 in A major, Op. 16
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Concert 31 - Sunday 21 May 2023

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Brahms    Serenade No. 1 in D major, Op. 11

Concert 32 - Thursday 25 May 2023

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Lindberg, M.    Piano Concerto No. 3 (2011)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 6 in F major, 'Pastoral', Op. 68

Concert 33 - Sunday 28 May 2023

François-Xavier Roth, conductor

Kinoshi, C.    Fanfares (2023)
Boulanger, L.    D’un soir triste (1918)
Woolgar, J.    Symphonic Message: “Wach auf!” (2023)
Bartók    Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz. 106
Matthews, C.    Mosaics (2023)

 
Concert 34 - Sunday 4 June 2023

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Christian Tetzlaff, violin
Jenny Daviet, soprano
Anaïk Morel, mezzo-soprano
Sebastian Kohlhepp, tenor
Mika Kares, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Widmann, J.    Violin Concerto No. 1 (2007)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, 'Choral', Op. 125

Concert 35 - Wednesday 14 June 2023

Simon Rattle, conductor
Faustine de Monès, soprano
Peter Donohoe, piano
Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot

Jolas, B.    Ces belles années… (2023)
Messiaen    Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948)

Concert 36 - Thursday 15 June 2023

Simon Rattle, conductor
Faustine de Monès, soprano
Peter Donohoe, piano
Cynthia Millar, ondes martenot

Jolas, B.    Ces belles années… (2023)
Messiaen    Turangalîla-Symphonie (1948)

London Symphony Orchestra
2023-2024
109th Season

Concert 1 - Thursday 14 September 2023

Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano

Ligeti    Ramifications, for string orchestra (1968)
Vivier, C.    Wo bist du Licht! (1981)
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 26 in D minor, 'Lamentatione', Hob. I:26
Nono    Djamila Boupacha (1962)
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

Concert 2 - Sunday 17 September 2023

Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano

Ligeti    Ramifications, for string orchestra (1968)
Vivier, C.    Wo bist du Licht! (1981)
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 26 in D minor, 'Lamentatione', Hob. I:26
Nono    Djamila Boupacha (1962)
Strauss, R.    Tod und Verklärung, Op. 24, TrV 158

 
Concert 3 - Thursday 21 September 2023

Barbara Hannigan, conductor
Fleur Barron, mezzo-soprano
Charles Sy, tenor
Douglas Williams, bass-baritone

Stravinsky    Pulcinella (Complete Ballet), EW 46
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 64 in A major, 'Tempora mutantur', Hob. I:64
Stravinsky    Symphony in Three Movements, EW 78

Concert 4 - Wednesday 4 October 2023

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano

Kendall, H.    O flower of fire (2023)
Liszt    Totentanz, S. 126
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 5 - Thursday 5 October 2023

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Alice Sara Ott, piano

Kendall, H.    O flower of fire (2023)
Liszt    Totentanz, S. 126
Strauss, R.    Also sprach Zarathustra, Op. 30, TrV 176

Concert 6 - Sunday 8 October 2023

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin

Ravel    La Valse, M. 72
Say, F.    Violin Concerto, '1001 Nights in the Harem', Op. 25
Rachmaninov    Symphonic Dances, Op. 45

Concert 7 - Thursday 12 October 2023

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano

Bartók    Divertimento for Strings, Sz. 113
Adès, T.    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra (2019)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 8 - Thursday 23 November 2023

Duncan Ward, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin

Bartók    Violin Concerto No. 1, Sz. 36
Janáček    Taras Bulba, JW VI/15
Chausson    Poème, Op. 25
Debussy    La Mer, L 109

Concert 9 - Thursday 30 November 2023

Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Sopranos & Altos of the London Symphony Chorus

Benjamin, G.    Concerto for Orchestra (2021)
Hindemith    Symphony: Mathis der Maler (1934)
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Concert 10 - Sunday 3 December 2023

Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano
Sopranos & Altos of the London Symphony Chorus

Debussy    Three Nocturnes, L 91
Ravel    Piano Concerto for the Left Hand in D major, M. 82
Scriabin    The Poem of Ecstasy (Symphony No. 4), Op. 54

Concert 11 - Thursday 7 December 2023

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
Tchaikovsky    Symphony No. 6 in B minor, 'Pathétique', Op. 74, TH 30

Concert 12 - Sunday 10 December 2023

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Simon Trpčeski, piano

Prokofiev    Symphony No. 4 in C major (revised), Op. 112
Brahms    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Concert 13 - Thursday 11 January 2024

Simon Rattle, conductor
Agneta Eichenholz, soprano (Jenůfa)
Katarina Karnéus, mezzo-soprano (Kostelnička)
Aleš Briscein, tenor (Laca)
Nicky Spence, tenor (Steva)
Jan Martiník, bass (Starek/Foreman/Mayor)
Carole Wilson, mezzo-soprano (Grandmother Buryjovka)
Claire Barnett-Jones, mezzo-soprano (Barena/Herdswoman)
Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano (Rychtarka)
Erika Baikoff, soprano (Jano)
Evelin Novak, soprano (Karolka)
London Symphony Chorus

Janáček    Jenůfa (concert performance), JW I/5

Concert 14 - Sunday 14 January 2024

Simon Rattle, conductor
Agneta Eichenholz, soprano (Jenůfa)
Katarina Karnéus, mezzo-soprano (Kostelnička)
Aleš Briscein, tenor (Laca)
Nicky Spence, tenor (Steva)
Jan Martiník, bass (Starek/Foreman/Mayor)
Carole Wilson, mezzo-soprano (Grandmother Buryjovka)
Claire Barnett-Jones, mezzo-soprano (Barena/Herdswoman)
Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano (Rychtarka)
Erika Baikoff, soprano (Jano)
Evelin Novak, soprano (Karolka)
London Symphony Chorus

Janáček    Jenůfa (concert performance), JW I/5

 
Concert 15 - Sunday 28 January 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, soprano
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mendelssohn    Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A 25

Concert 16 - Wednesday 31 January 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, soprano
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano
Allan Clayton, tenor
Gerald Finley, bass-baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Mendelssohn    Elijah, Op. 70, MWV A 25

Concert 17 - Sunday 4 February 2024

Dima Slobodeniouk, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Wennäkoski, L.    Om fotspår och ljus (Of Footprints and Light – Helsinki Variations) (2019)
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, 'Emperor', Op. 73
Sibelius    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43

Concert 18 - Thursday 8 February 2024

Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano

Mozart    Piano Concerto No. 22 in E flat major, K. 482
Bruckner    Symphony No. 7 in E major, WAB 107

Concert 19 - Sunday 11 February 2024

Nathalie Stutzmann, conductor
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Anna Stéphany, mezzo-soprano
Robin Tritschler, tenor
Alexander Tsymbalyuk, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Bruckner    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, WAB 109
Bruckner    Te Deum, WAB 45

Concert 20 - Thursday 29 February 2024

Simon Rattle, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin

Brahms    Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 4 in C minor, Op. 43

 
Concert 21 - Sunday 3 March 2024

Simon Rattle, conductor
Kirill Gerstein, piano

Gershwin    Let 'Em Eat Cake: Overture (arr. Rose) (1933)
Gershwin    Piano Concerto in F major (ed. Freeze) (1925)
Harris, R.    Symphony No. 3 (1939)
Adams, J.    Frenzy (2024)
Gershwin    Strike Up the Band: Overture (arr. Rose) (1927)

Concert 22 - Thursday 14 March 2024

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Bertrand Chamayou, piano

Beethoven    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Chin, U.    Piano Concerto (1997)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Concert 23 - Sunday 24 March 2024

Daniel Harding, conductor
Håkan Hardenberger, trumpet

Widmann, J.    Towards Paradise (Labyrinth VI) (2021)
Mahler    Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor, GMW 44

Concert 24 - Sunday 7 April 2024

François-Xavier Roth, conductor
Rebecca Gilliver, cello

Eötvös, P.    Per Luciano Berio (2010)
Drew, C.    Aquarium Drifter (2024)
Chin, U.    SPIRA (2019)
Shin, D.    Nachtergebung (Cello Concerto) (2024)
Conner, S.    Hateful Grace (2024)
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 25 - Thursday 11 April 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Alison Balsom, trumpet
Tenebrae

Marsalis, W.    Trumpet Concerto (2022) 
Ravel    Daphnis et Chloé (complete ballet), M. 57

Concert 26 - Sunday 14 April 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin

Boulanger, L.    D’un matin de printemps (1918)
Barber    Violin Concerto, Op. 14
Rachmaninov    Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27

Concert 27 - Thursday 18 April 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Bertrand Chamayou, piano

Raksin, D.    The Bad and the Beautiful, Suite (1952)
Ravel    Piano Concerto in G major, M. 83
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244

Concert 28 - Sunday 12 May 2024

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 29 - Thursday 16 May 2024

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
Ladies of the London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Mahler    Symphony No. 3 in D minor, GMW 31

Concert 30 - Thursday 30 May 2024

Thomas Adès, conductor
Anne-Sophie Mutter, violin

Stravinsky    Orpheus, EW 83
Lutosławski    Partita for Violin and Orchestra (1984)
Adès, T.    Air – Homage to Sibelius for Violin and Orchestra (2022)
Stravinsky    Agon, EW 98

Concert 31 - Thursday 20 June 2024

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Janine Jansen, violin
Martin Fröst, clarinet

Beethoven    Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Beamish, S.    Distans: Concerto for Violin and Clarinet (2021)
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 7 in C sharp minor, Op. 131

Concert 32 - Sunday 23 June 2024

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Christina Poulitsi, soprano
Sunnyboy Dladla, tenor
Elliot Madore, baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 3, ‘The First of May’, Op. 20
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

Concert 33 - Tuesday 25 June 2024

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Christina Poulitsi, soprano
Sunnyboy Dladla, tenor
Elliot Madore, baritone
London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys’ Choir

Shostakovich    Symphony No. 3, ‘The First of May’, Op. 20
Orff    Carmina Burana (1937)

 
London Symphony Orchestra
2024-2025
110th Season

Concert 1 - Wednesday 11 September 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor

Nielsen    Helios Overture, Op. 17, FS 32
MacMillan, J.    Concerto for Orchestra, ‘Ghosts’ (2024)
Sibelius    Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39

Concert 2 - Thursday 12 September 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Vilde Frang, violin
Tenebrae

Elgar    Violin Concerto in B minor, Op. 61
Holst, G.    The Planets, Suite, Op. 32, H 125

Concert 3 - Sunday 15 September 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano
Anna Lapwood, organ

Berlioz    Le Carnaval romain, Overture, Op. 9, H 95
Rachmaninov    Piano Concerto No. 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1
Saint-Saëns    Symphony No. 3 in C minor, 'Organ', Op. 78, R 176

Concert 4 - Thursday 19 September 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Yuja Wang, piano

Szymanowski    Concert Overture, Op. 12
Chopin    Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Mahler    Symphony No. 1 in D major, GMW 11

Concert 5 - Sunday 20 October 2024

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Siobhan Stagg, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 6 - Wednesday 23 October 2024

Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Siobhan Stagg, soprano
Alice Coote, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus

Mahler     Symphony No. 2 in C minor, ‘Resurrection’, GMW 30

Concert 7 - Thursday 31 October 2024

Thomas Adès, conductor
Isabelle Faust, violin

Beethoven    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Adámek, O.    Follow Me (Concerto for Violin and Orchestra) (2024)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Concert 8 - Thursday 7 November 2024

Daniele Rustioni, conductor
Francesca Dego, violin

Liszt    Les Préludes, S. 97
Mendelssohn    Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64, MWV O 14
Schubert    Symphony No. 9 in C major, 'Great', D. 944

Concert 9 - Sunday 10 November 2024

Klaus Mäkelä, conductor
Andrej Power, violin

Sibelius    Tapiola, Op. 112
Prokofiev    Violin Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 63
Stravinsky    The Rite of Spring, EW 20

Concert 10 - Thursday 28 November 2024

Ilan Volkov, conductor
LSO Horns

Lachenmann, H.    My Melodies (Music for Eight Horns and Orchestra) (2012)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Concert 11 - Tuesday 10 December 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Carolina López Moreno, soprano (Magda)
Serena Gamberoni, soprano (Lisette)
Michael Fabiano, tenor (Ruggero)
Paul Appleby, tenor (Prunier)
Ashley Riches, bass-baritone (Rambaldo)
London Symphony Chorus

Puccini    La rondine (concert performance) (1917)

Concert 12 - Thursday 12 December 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Carolina López Moreno, soprano (Magda)
Serena Gamberoni, soprano (Lisette)
Michael Fabiano, tenor (Ruggero)
Paul Appleby, tenor (Prunier)
Ashley Riches, bass-baritone (Rambaldo)
London Symphony Chorus

Puccini    La rondine (concert performance) (1917)

Concert 13 - Sunday 15 December 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
David Cohen, cello

Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 9 in E minor, K 266
Elgar    Cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85
Bax, A.    Tintagel (1919)

 
Concert 14 - Wednesday 18 December 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Frank Dupree, piano
Sérgio Pires, clarinet
Obi Jenne, drum kit

Gershwin    Girl Crazy: Overture (1930)
Kapustin, N.    Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 56
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker: Suite, Op. 71a (arr. Tyzik), TH 35
Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker: Selections, Op. 71, TH 14
Anderson, L.    Sleigh Ride (1948)

Concert 15 - Thursday 19 December 2024

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Frank Dupree, piano
Sérgio Pires, clarinet
Obi Jenne, drum kit

Gershwin    Girl Crazy: Overture (1930)
Kapustin, N.    Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 56
Bernstein    Prelude, Fugue and Riffs (1949)
Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker: Suite, Op. 71a (arr. Tyzik), TH 35
Tchaikovsky    The Nutcracker: Selections, Op. 71, TH 14
Anderson, L.    Sleigh Ride (1948)

Concert 16 - Thursday 9 January 2025

Simon Rattle, conductor
Barbara Hannigan, soprano

Boulez    Éclat (1965)
Benjamin, G.    Lessons in Love and Violence: Interludes and Aria (2025)
Brahms    Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98

Concert 17 - Sunday 12 January 2025

Simon Rattle, conductor
John Scofield, guitar

Tippett    The Midsummer Marriage: Ritual Dances (1952)
Turnage, M.A.    Sco – Guitar Concerto (2025)
Vaughan Williams, R.    Symphony No. 5 in D major, K 244

Concert 18 - Sunday 26 January 2025

Maxime Pascal, conductor

Debussy    Images: Gigues, L 122/1
Neuwirth, O.    Tombeau II (Hommage à Pierre Boulez) (2025)
Debussy    Images: Ibéria, L 122/2
Arcaro, R.M.    invention in language of child (2025)
Agar, L.    suntime bedtime moontime (2025)
Debussy    Images: Rondes de printemps, L 122/3
Boulez    Notations I, II, III, IV & VII (1945/1999)

Concert 19 - Sunday 2 February 2025

Daniel Harding, conductor
Daniil Trifonov, piano

Schumann    Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Mahler    Symphony No. 7 in E minor, GMW 47

Concert 20 - Thursday 6 February 2025

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Carolin Widmann, violin

Walker, G.    Sinfonia No. 5, ‘Visions’ (2016)
Bernstein    Serenade (after Plato's Symposium) (1954)
Walton    Symphony No. 1 in B flat minor, C. 27

Concert 21 - Sunday 9 February 2025

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Rebecca Gilliver, cello
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, soprano
Will Liverman, baritone
London Symphony Chorus

Maconchy, E.    Nocturne for Orchestra (1950)
Walton    Cello Concerto, C. 64
Vaughan Williams, R.    A Sea Symphony (Symphony No. 1), K 80

Concert 22 - Thursday 13 March 2025

Barbara Hannigan, conductor & soprano
Stéphane Degout, baritone

Roussel    Le festin de l’araignée (The Spider's Feast), Op. 17
Ravel    Histoires naturelles (arr. Girard), M. 50
Britten    Les Illuminations, Op. 18
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 104 in D major, ‘London’, Hob. I:104

Concert 23 - Saturday 15 March 2025

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis

Ellington, D.    Selections
Marsalis, W.    Symphony No. 4, ‘The Jungle’ (2023)

Concert 24 - Thursday 20 March 2025

Barbara Hannigan, conductor & soprano
Gareth Davies, flute

Khayam, G.    Je ne suis pas une fable à conter (2017)
Haydn, J.    Symphony No. 39 in G minor, Hob. I:39
Vivier, C.    Orion (1979)
Debussy    Syrinx for Solo Flute, L 129
Sibelius    Luonnotar, Op. 70
Bartók    The Miraculous Mandarin, Suite, Sz. 73

Concert 25 - Sunday 23 March 2025

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha, soprano
J’Nai Bridges, mezzo-soprano
Sean Panikkar, tenor
Soloman Howard, bass
London Symphony Chorus

Tippett    A Child of Our Time (1941)
Beethoven    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, ‘Choral’, Op. 125

 
Concert 26 - Thursday 3 April 2025

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Nicola Benedetti, violin

Shostakovich    Festive Overture, Op. 96
MacMillan, J.    Violin Concerto No. 2 (2018)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 12, ‘The Year 1917’, Op. 112

Concert 27 - Thursday 10 April 2025

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano

Schubert    Overture: Die Zauberharfe ('Rosamunde'), D. 644
Beethoven    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Prokofiev    Symphony No. 2 in D minor, Op. 40

Concert 28 - Sunday 13 April 2025

Gianandrea Noseda, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin
London Symphony Chorus

Schnittke    Violin Concerto No. 1 (1957)
Shostakovich    Symphony No. 2, ‘To October’, Op. 14
Brahms    Schicksalslied, Op. 54

Concert 29 - Sunday 4 May 2025

Simon Rattle, conductor
Peter Hoare, tenor (Brouček)
Aleš Briscein, tenor (Mazal/Blankytný/Petřík)
Lucy Crowe, soprano (Málinka/Etherea/Kunka)
Gyula Orendt, baritone (Sakristán/Svatopluk/Lunobor/Domšík)
Lukáš Zeman, baritone (Würfl/Čaroskvoucí/Ratsherr)
Doubravka Novotná, soprano (Číšníček/Wunderkind/Student)
Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano (Kedruta)
Arttu Kataja, baritone (Básník/Harfoboj/Miroslav)
Stephan Rügamer, tenor (Artist/Dohuslav/Vojta)
Linard Vrielink, tenor (Skladatel/Harfoboj/Miroslav)
London Symphony Chorus
Tenebrae

Janáček    The Excursions of Mr Brouček (concert performance), JW I/7

Concert 30 - Tuesday 6 May 2025

Simon Rattle, conductor
Peter Hoare, tenor (Brouček)
Aleš Briscein, tenor (Mazal/Blankytný/Petřík)
Lucy Crowe, soprano (Málinka/Etherea/Kunka)
Gyula Orendt, baritone (Sakristán/Svatopluk/Lunobor/Domšík)
Lukáš Zeman, baritone (Würfl/Čaroskvoucí/Ratsherr)
Doubravka Novotná, soprano (Číšníček/Wunderkind/Student)
Hanna Hipp, mezzo-soprano (Kedruta)
Arttu Kataja, baritone (Básník/Harfoboj/Miroslav)
Stephan Rügamer, tenor (Artist/Dohuslav/Vojta)
Linard Vrielink, tenor (Skladatel/Harfoboj/Miroslav)
London Symphony Chorus
Tenebrae

Janáček    The Excursions of Mr Brouček (concert performance), JW I/7

 
Concert 31 - Wednesday 14 May 2025

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor
Marina Rebeka, soprano

Strauss, R.    Don Juan, Op. 20, TrV 156
Ravel    Shéhérazade (Song Cycle), M. 41
Ravel    Rapsodie espagnole, M. 54
Strauss, R.    Der Rosenkavalier: Suite, Op. 59, TrV 227

Concert 32 - Sunday 18 May 2025

Susanna Mälkki, conductor
Leila Josefowicz, violin

Perry, J.    A Short Piece for Large Orchestra (1952)
Stravinsky    Violin Concerto in D major, EW 61
Bartók    Concerto for Orchestra, Sz. 116

Concert 33 - Thursday 22 May 2025

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Berlioz    Le Corsaire, Overture, Op. 21, H 101
Szymanowski    Violin Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
Berlioz    Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14, H 48

Concert 34 - Sunday 25 May 2025

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Lisa Batiashvili, violin

Strauss, R.    Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche, Op. 28, TrV 171
Mozart    Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219
Strauss, R.    Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40, TrV 190

Concert 35 - Friday 11 July 2025

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Asmik Grigorian, soprano (Salome)
Michael Volle, baritone (Jochanaan)
Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano (Herodias)
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, tenor (Herod)
Niamh O’Sullivan, mezzo-soprano (Page of Herodias)
John Findon, tenor (Narraboth)
Liam James Karai, bass-baritone (First Nazarene)
Alex Otterburn, baritone (Second Nazarene)
James Kryshak, tenor (First Jew)
Michael J Scott, tenor (Second Jew)
Aled Hall, tenor (Third Jew)
Oliver Johnston, tenor (Fourth Jew)
Jeremy White, bass (Fifth Jew)
Barnaby Rea, bass (First Soldier)
William Thomas, bass (Second Soldier)
Hannah McKay, soprano (A Slave)
Redmond Sanders, baritone (Cappadocian)

Strauss, R.    Salome (concert performance), Op. 54, TrV 215

 
Concert 36 - Sunday 13 July 2025

Antonio Pappano, conductor
Asmik Grigorian, soprano (Salome)
Michael Volle, baritone (Jochanaan)
Violeta Urmana, mezzo-soprano (Herodias)
Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke, tenor (Herod)
Niamh O’Sullivan, mezzo-soprano (Page of Herodias)
John Findon, tenor (Narraboth)
Liam James Karai, bass-baritone (First Nazarene)
Alex Otterburn, baritone (Second Nazarene)
James Kryshak, tenor (First Jew)
Michael J Scott, tenor (Second Jew)
Aled Hall, tenor (Third Jew)
Oliver Johnston, tenor (Fourth Jew)
Jeremy White, bass (Fifth Jew)
Barnaby Rea, bass (First Soldier)
William Thomas, bass (Second Soldier)
Hannah McKay, soprano (A Slave)
Redmond Sanders, baritone (Cappadocian)

Strauss, R.    Salome (concert performance), Op. 54, TrV 215