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2008/2009 - 86th Season (this season)
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
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Saturday 15 November 2008 at 7.30pm Rimsky Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnole Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2 Conductor: Pavel Kotla Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm Retiring collection for the Lord Mayor's appeal |
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Saturday 14 February 2009 at 7.30pm "Aspects of Love" - a celebration of St Valentine's Day Conductor: Roland Melia Soprano: Katerina Mina Tenor: James Edwards Poet: Richard Douglas Pennant Piano: Natasha Tyrimos Favourite orchestral music, love songs and arias from stage and screen, featuring Nessun Dorma, Carmen, Titanic, West Side Story, Romeo and Juliet, Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto and many more. Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm |
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Saturday 6 June 2009 7.30pm Borodin: Prince Igor: Overture Moniuszko: Bajka (The Fairy Tale) Sibelius: Finlandia (Choral)* Beethoven: Symphony No.9 "Choral" * Conductor: Pavel Kotla *with the Leicester Philharmonic Choir Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm Retiring collection for Coping with Cancer, a Rutland/Leicestershire local charity |
2007/2008 - 85th Season
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
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Saturday 17th November 2007 at 7.30pm Hofmeyr: Ingoma Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 2 Holst: The Planets Clarinet: Mark Simpson (BBC Young Musician of the Year 2006) Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm on the theme of the planets in association with the National Space Centre |
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Saturday 16th February 2008 at 7.30pm "At last the 1977 New Year's Day Concert" As part of the Leicester Comedy Festival the LSO will once again be joined by Radio 4 and Classic FM comedian Rainer Hersch. The great capitals of the world are famous for welcoming the start of a brand new year with music. Vienna, Berlin, New York - each packs their fine concert halls with orchestras and audiences celebrating the turn of the calendar with waltzes, polkas and marches by the Strauss family. Not only has Leicester consistently failed to attract this glittering spectacle, in 1977 it forgot to welcome the new year at all...apparently. After their great success at the 2005 Comedy Festival, Radio 4's crown prince of musical comedy, Rainer Hersch, leads the Leicester Symphony Orchestra in a glorious return to put the matter right. Whether you are a music professor or couldn't tell one end of a violin from the other - 'At Last the 1977 New Year's Day Concert' will set you up with a smile on your face and a spring in your step to last a whole twelve months. Guaranteed. The programme will include (all arr. Hersch): Johann Strauss II: Die Fledermaus Overture Tchaikovsky: Waltz of the Flowers Strausses: Pizzicato Polka Johann Strauss II: Thunder and Lightning Polka Smetana: Dance of the comedians Johann Strauss II: Blue Danube Plus many many others. |
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Saturday 26th April 2008 at 7.30pm Brahms: Academic Festival Overture Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto Elgar: Variations on an original theme (Enigma) Violin: Charles Siem Pre-concert talk at 6.45pm with Charles Siem Retiring collection for the Lord Mayor's appeal |
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2006/2007 - 84th Season
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
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Saturday 18th November 2006 at 7.30pm "A Night at the Movies" featuring music from:- Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Schindler's List, Death in Venice, Dances with Wolves, The Mission, The Big County etc. An evening not to be missed! A selection of music from your favourite movies - a great night out for the whole family. Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm with the LSO's new conductor Pavel Kotla. |
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Saturday 3rd March 2007 at 7.30pm Wagner: Overture Rienzi Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez Shostakovitch: Symphony No.10 Guitar: Gary Ryan Rodrigo's all time favourite concerto exudes the warm Mediterranean atmosphere of Spain. It is contrasted with Wagner's evocation of ancient Rome and Shostakovitch's masterly 10th symphony which journeys to the heart of Soviet Russia. Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm with Gary Ryan. Retiring collection for the Lord Mayor's 'Caring for People' Charity Appeal - Loros and Heart Link. |
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Saturday 9th June 2007 at 7.30pm Elgar: Violin Concerto Brahms: Symphony No.4 Violin: Katharine Gowers "It's good! Awfully emotional! Too emotional, but I love it." Elgar's own description of his romantic masterpiece cannot be bettered. We celebrate the 150th anniversary of Elgar's birth. Alongside Brahms's 4th symphony, the crowning achievement of his career as a symphonist, this will be a double celebration of the romantic tradition. Free pre-concert talk at 6.45pm with Katharine Gowers. |
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2005/2006 - 83rd Season
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
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Saturday 12th November 2005 at 7.45pm "A Night with Evelyn Glennie" Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man Vivaldi: Piccolo Concerto No.11 in C major (arr. for vibraphone by Glennie)* Bach: Toccata & Fugue in D minor (arr. Thornley) Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture Masson: Konzertstuck for Snare Drum and Orchestra* Sibelius: Karelia Suite Saint-Saens: Danse Macabre (violin Mike Shaw) Maxwell Davies: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise* *Percussion: Evelyn Glennie Pre-concert talk at 7pm with Evelyn Glennie Sadly this will be Nicholas Daniel's last concert conducting the LSO Special Offer: Buy two or more tickets for this concert from Liz Gotts (0116 2418384) and mention "percussion" to receive a voucher for a free programme |
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Friday 17th February 2006 at 7.45pm "All classical music explained!" As part of the Leicester Comedy Festival the LSO will let their hair down with a hilarious performance under the baton of Radio 4 and Classic FM comedian Rainer Hersch. Is the triangle hard? What do conductors actually do? What did Mozart steal from ABBA? It's all here plus the world's most beautiful music as only the LSO know how. "Rainer Hersch is a wickedly funny man, who needs nothing more than a piano and his own wit to leave you desperate for more" - Edinburgh Evening News. "Victor Borge for a new generation" - Sunday Times. The programme will include: Rossini: William Tell Overture (arr. Hersch) Pachelbel: Canon (arr. Hersch) Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream (Scherzo) Mozart: Symphony No.40 (arr. Hersch) Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" (tutti from First Movement) Mozart: Piano Concerto No.21 "Elvira Madigan" (Adagio) J Strauss Snr: Radetzky March Star Trek Theme (arr. Hersch) Gershwin: "Summertime" from Porgy and Bess Mozart: Cosi Fan Tutte (Recitative and Aria "come scoglio") Coates: Calling All Workers Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 Bizet: L'Arlesienne Suite No.1 (Adagietto) Bizet: Carmen Overture (arr. Hersch) |
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Saturday 10th June 2006 at 7.45pm Weber: Overture to Oberon Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.6 (Pathetique) Piano: Min-Jung Kym Pre-concert talk at 7pm with Min-Jung Kym This will be Pavel Kotla's first concert conducting the LSO Retiring collection for the Lord Mayor's appeal |
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