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 Saturday 3 October 7.30pm
MOZART Symphony No. 29 in A major, K201
MAHLER Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
MUSORGSKY Songs and Dances of Death
MARTINU Symphony No.1
Jiří Bĕlohlávek conductor
Gerald Finley bass-baritone
Bohuslav Martinů invested rich personal experience in his First Symphony, a work conceived in exile from Nazi-dominated Europe. Fifty years after the composer’s death, his fellow Czech and leading interpreter Jiří Bĕlohlávek opens the BBC Symphony Orchestra’s season with the first concert in a series devoted to the composer’s six symphonies. The Orchestra’s Chief Conductor is joined by the outstanding bass-baritone Gerald Finley in two essential works by Mahler and Musorgsky.
Pre-concert talk, 6.00pm
Fountain Room
An introduction to tonight’s concert
Free to ticket-holders for the evening concert. Limited capacity – please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
£24 £20 £16 £12 £8
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 Friday 9 October 7.00pm
MARTINU Symphony No. 2
R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs
MAHLER Adagio from Symphony No.10
R. STRAUSS Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche
Jiří Bĕlohlávek conductor
Anne Schwanewilms soprano
In the shocking aftermath of the Second World War, the octogenarian Richard Strauss increasingly sought refuge in nostalgic memories of times past. His richly romantic Four Last Songs, completed less than a year before his death, stands as the composer’s elegiac farewell to the world. They are sung tonight by Anne Schwanewilms, acclaimed among the finest of Strauss interpreters. Martinů’s Second Symphony dates from 1943, its effervescent music written to honour the defiant courage of Czechs living under Nazi oppression.
Pre-concert talk 6.00pm
Mozart Room
An introduction to tonight’s concert
Free to ticket-holders for the evening concert. Limited capacity – please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
BBC Family Music Intro concert
An introduction to concert-going for families with tickets at £5 each and a free Meet the Musicians Family event.
Full details of BBC SO Family Music Intro
£24 £20 £16 £12 £8
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 Friday 23 October
Royal Albert Hall
Monty Python presents:
Not the Messiah
(He's a very naughty boy)
A humorous oratorio based on Monty Python's Life of Brian
Starring Eric Idle with guest appearances by Michael Palin, Terry Jones and Terry Gilliam
William Feruson Brian
Shannon Mercer Judith
Rosalind Plowight Mandy
Christopher Purves Reg
John Du Prez conductor
BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
Tickets and full details available from the Royal Albert Hall.
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