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91ST CONCERT SEASONOCTOBER 2015 - MARCH 2016

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Welcome to the BrightonPhilharmonic Orchestra’s 91st Concert Season

Following a hugely successful 90th season,during which we saw a growth of 6% inaudience numbers, we are looking forward toan exciting 91st season which I am delightedto introduce to you here. Performed by ourwonderful professional orchestra and an arrayof talented soloists, we will again present eightorchestral concerts in Brighton Dome ConcertHall, six of which will be conducted by ourConductor Laureate, Barry Wordsworth.

The Friends of the Philharmonic continue to behugely supportive of the orchestra, for whichwe are most grateful. We depend onindividual donations from our supporters for ourprogramming, which this season will featureold favourites by Beethoven, Tchaikovsky andSchubert as well as lesser-known works byKalinnikov, Bruckner, Bernstein and WilliamAlwyn. Opportunities to sponsor individualmusicians or whole concerts help to ensurethat we can continue to present interestingand attractive programmes to the city ofBrighton & Hove. For information on how tojoin the Friends, make a donation or support usin other ways, please go to our newly re-designed website: brightonphil.org.uk

If you cannot wait until October to hear ourmusicians perform, we are again presenting"Brighton Connections", our Summer Season, inBrighton Unitarian Church between June andAugust featuring works by local composers, aswell as chamber music by Haydn, Schubertand Frank Bridge.

We are confident that you will enjoy our 91stconcert season and look forward towelcoming you to our concerts.

Nicolas Chisholm, MBE

CHAIRMANBRIGHTON & HOVE PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY

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The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’s 91stseason opens with two works by Russiancomposers, one of which is well known in theWest while the other is rarely heard outsideRussia.

Tchaikovsky’s symphonic poem Francescada Rimini describes the tragic fate of theheroine of Dante’s Divine Comedy in ahighly dramatic style reminiscent of Liszt.

Kalinnikov, who died young of tuberculosis,was recognised for his talent by Tchaikovskyhimself who recommended him for the postof Director of the Moscow Theatre. Hisreputation was established by his tunefulSymphony No.1 written in 1895, although itwas only published after his early death.

Beethoven himself performed the solo pianoin his First Piano Concerto written in 1797. Itwas not Beethoven’s first attempt at a pianoconcerto as what became known as thesecond had been written ten years before!We welcome Stephen Hough as our soloist inwhat will be a wonderful start to ourorchestral season.

Sunday 11 October 2015 / 2.45pm

BARRY WORDSWORTHConductor

STEPHEN HOUGHPiano

TCHAIKOVSKYFrancesca da Rimini

BEETHOVENPiano Concerto No.1

KALINNIKOVSymphony No.1

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Our second concert of the season includesanother work by Tchaikovsky, writtenimmediately after his symphonic poemFrancesca da Rimini. His Variations on a RococoTheme is the closest Tchaikovsky ever came towriting a cello concerto. In style it harks back tothe classical era of Mozart and Haydn and itsseven variations show great virtuosity andcraftsmanship.

The opening work, Sanguine Fan, by Sir EdwardElgar was originally a one-act ballet written in1917 to raise money for war charities duringWorld War One. The music was revived by SirAdrian Boult in 1973 and it has been a concertfavourite ever since. The inspiration for the balletwas a scene painted in blood red (sanguine) ona fan depicting the Greek myth of Echo and Pan.

Schubert’s final symphony, the C MajorSymphony No.9 was written in 1825 and isunusually long for its time, lasting almost an hour.Its subtitle “The Great” refers to its majesticproportions. It is often considered to beSchubert’s greatest piece for orchestra and iscertainly one of his most innovative and exciting.

Sunday 8 November 2015 / 2.45pm


GEMMA ROSEFIELDCello

ELGARSanguine Fan

TCHAIKOVSKYVariations on a Rococo Theme

SCHUBERTSymphony No.9 (The Great)

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Sunday 6 December 2015 / 2.45pm

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DVOŘÁKOverture: In Nature’s Realm

STRAUSSHorn Concerto No.1

BRUCKNERSymphony No.4

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The third concert in our 91st season openswith Dvořák’s concert overture In Nature’sRealm, part of a trilogy of overtures depictingNature, Life and Love in his native Bohemia.

Richard Strauss wrote a number of works forsolo instruments and orchestra, and his twohorn concertos are among his most famous,remaining firm favourites in the standardrepertoire ever since. The Horn ConcertoNo.1 was written early in Strauss’s career andreflects the influence of Schumann andMendelssohn on the young composer.

Anton Bruckner’s Symphony No.4 is one of hismost popular works, and was nicknamed“The Romantic” by Bruckner himself. Itdepicts the bygone era of knights hunting inthe forest and life in a medieval city. Heworked on the piece for 14 years, constantlyrevising it and editing it.

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Thursday 31 December 2015 / 2.45pm


withSpecial Guest Soloistto be announced

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Our New Year’s Eve Viennese Gala concerttakes us on our traditional journey to Vienna –city of music and dreams.

This is one of our most popular concerts of theseason, with the wonderful waltzes, polkas andmarches of the Strauss family, who dominatedthe music scene in Vienna throughout the 19thcentury.

The full list of works will be published in theprogramme and on our website.

We are grateful to the John Carewe BrightonOrchestra Trust for their support of this concert.

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Sunday 31 January 2016 / 2.45pm


MATTHEW TRUSLERViolin

WEBEROverture: Oberon

PROKOFIEVViolin Concerto No.1

BRAHMSSymphony No.3

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Carl Maria von Weber was commissioned towrite “a Romantic Opera” to be performed inEnglish in London’s Covent Garden in 1826. Thestrain of the rehearsals away from homedestroyed his health and he died in Londononly two months after the first performance.The opera, Oberon, became hugely popular,though nowadays only the overture isperformed regularly.

In contrast Prokofiev’s Violin Concerto No.1 isan early work written when the composer wasonly 26. He had already developed areputation as a musical revolutionary, howeverhe felt stifled by the political revolution in Russiaand emigrated to the USA. His first violinconcerto was written at the same time as hisClassical Symphony which the BrightonPhilharmonic performed two seasons ago.

Symphony No.3 completes the orchestra’sperformances of all Brahms’ symphonies overrecent seasons. It was considered by thecontemporary music critic Hanslick to be “themost perfect” of Brahms’ symphonies. It hascertainly remained popular ever since and hasappeared on the soundtracks of several films.

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Our Valentine’s Day concert begins with Berlioz’sorchestral arrangement of Carl Maria von Weber’spiano piece Invitation to the Dance. It was used in aballet entitled Le Spectre de la Rose by Diaghilev for thefamous Ballet Russes.

Mascagni’s Intermezzo from his one-act operaCavalleria Rusticana contributed to the work’ssensational success from its first performance onwards.

Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.2 has been delightingaudiences with its frothy virtuosity and elegance since itsfirst performance in 1830. We are fortunate to welcomeMelvyn Tan, one of the foremost pianists of hisgeneration, to perform it for us.

Our romantic concert concludes with Rimsky-Korsakov’sbeautiful Scheherazade, based on the story of theArabian Nights. It quickly became Rimsky-Korsakov’smost popular work with its wonderful orchestral colours,enchanting melodies and oriental magic. Its rhythmicvitality has marked it out as one of the great works of the19th century and its romantic story has ensured itspopularity right up to the present day.

Sunday 14 February 2016 / 2.45pm


MELVYN TANPiano

BERLIOZ / WEBERSpectre de la Rose /Invitation to the Dance

MASCAGNIIntermezzo

CHOPINPiano Concerto No.2

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Another favourite by Brahms starts the seventhconcert in our 91st season. The orchestra isjoined by Howard Shelley to conduct theVariations on a Theme by Haydn, often knownas the St Anthony Variations. There are eightvariations on the original chorale.

Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No.2 wascomposed for his son’s 19th birthday in 1957.Uncharacteristically cheerful, it has becomeone of Shostakovich’s most popular works.

Mendelssohn’s famous Symphony No.3, knownas the “Scottish”, concludes our programme. Itwas begun following a walking holiday inScotland during his first visit to Britain in 1829, butnot completed until 1842. His equally famousHebrides Overture, which the orchestraperformed last season, was written as a result ofthe same tour to Scotland.

Sunday 6 March 2016 / 2.45pm

HOWARD SHELLEYDirector/Piano

BRAHMSVariations on a Theme by Haydn

SHOSTAKOVICHPiano Concerto No.2

MENDELSSOHNSymphony No.3 (Scottish)

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Our final concert begins with a short but scintillatingoverture by William Alwyn, a British composer whowrote many works, including over 70 film scores. Hisbustling overture Derby Day was written in 1960following a commission from the BBC. It was namedafter a famous painting by Frith and its brilliantscoring gallops to an exciting conclusion.

Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No.2 takes as itssubtitle “The Age of Anxiety” from a poem by WHAuden. Written in 1949 for orchestra and solo piano,its two movements mirror Auden’s text through 14variations. The energy and inventiveness is typicalof Bernstein’s original and creative imagination.

Vaughan Williams’ epic Symphony No.1 has beena perennial favourite since its first performance in1910. Setting poems by Walt Whitman, its largescale evokes the power and grandeur of the sea.Joining our orchestra, the Brighton Festival Chorusadds another dimension to our final concert of theseason.

Sunday 20 March 2016 / 2.45pm


ROB CLARKPiano

BRIGHTON FESTIVAL CHORUS

WILLIAM ALWYNOverture: Derby Day

BERNSTEINSymphony No.2 (The Age of Anxiety)

VAUGHAN WILLIAMSSymphony No.1(A Sea Symphony)

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91ST CONCERT SEASON 2015/16

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Conductor Laureate: Barry Wordsworth D.LITT

President: John Lill CBE

Vice-Presidents: John Carewe, Jackie Lythell OBE

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The Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society reserve the right tosubstitute artists and vary programmes if necessary.

Design: Mark Attwell ([email protected])

Presentation champagne is kindly donated by Neil Gershon.

The Steinway concert pianos chosen and hired for theseperformances are supplied and maintained by Steinway & Sons.

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AcknowledgementsThe Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra is grateful tothe following for their support in 2015/16: Friends, Patrons and Life Members of the Brighton& Hove Philharmonic Society, personal donors,concert sponsors and orchestral chair sponsors,the John Carewe Brighton Orchestra Trust and theFonthill Foundation.

The Brighton Philharmonic would like to thankthe Brighton Dome for their continued generosityand support, without which it would not bepossible to present this and future seasons.

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