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Supported by Boldfield

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Welcome from our Series sponsor

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Andy Irvine, Managing Director of our Series sponsor, Boldfield Computing talks about why he has chosen to support the Classical Series:

It is partly the fact that I love classical music and have done for many years. It is something to do with the fact that every single classical series performance this season is going to be sensational – without exception.

But it’s more than that. Our sponsorship of the Classical Series not only ensures Cambridge Live can continue to bring the world’s best orchestras and artists to the City, it also supports the Create educational programme, giving younger people the opportunity to become involved in classical music in new and exciting ways (see page 17 for more information). It’s no wonder that we’re so passionate about the Classical Series and so proud to be the Series sponsor.

WelcomeThis season showcases some of the amazing young talent that is emerging on the international classical music stage, alongside established artists performing at the very peak of their creative powers.

Our artist in residence this year is fantastic young violinist Esther Yoo. I was blown away by her performance of the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra last year and by her incredibly generous commitment to the education project we presented at that concert. She was an obvious choice for this role this season and I’m really excited about the projects with young people that we’re planning around her residency. Esther will also introduce us to two of her fellow BBC New Generation artists both of whom, like her, have gone on to enjoy major international solo careers.

Our composer in residence Jay Richardson, whose laulan was premiered with such brilliance by Esther Yoo last year, will continue his residency throughout 2017/18.

You will also get the opportunity to hear two exciting young soloists. Pianist Daniel Kharitonov will play Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and last year’s BBC Young Musician of the Year winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason will play Haydn’s Cello Concerto No. 1 with the European Union Chamber Orchestra.

We’re thrilled to be welcoming back the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra for the first time since 2010. They will be conducted by their sensational new Music Director Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla who has been electrifying audiences since taking up the role last year.

In what is sure to be a major highlight of the series, the Philharmonia Orchestra will bring their inspirational Principal Conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen to the Corn Exchange for the very first time.

We are delighted that Boldfield Computing have agreed to continue their Series sponsorship for a second consecutive year as their Managing Director, Andy Irvine, shares with us an abiding passion for bringing the very best classical music from around the world into the city’s landmark venue.

Steve Bagnall,Managing Director, Cambridge Live

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Introducing our Artist in Residence

Esther Yoo…

I am very excited and honoured to be the Artist in Residence at Cambridge Corn Exchange. I have great memories from performing there last year with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Maestro Ashkenazy. The audience was very warm and I also enjoyed the opportunity to premiere a wonderful contemporary work, ‘laulan’ by Jay Richardson, alongside some very talented young musicians in collaboration with the Cambridgeshire Music Service.

I look forward to returning for more projects and to connect with the Cambridge audiences again!

Esther Yoo

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Monday 2 Oct 2017 | 7.30pm

The Z.E.N Trio With Corn Exchange Artist in Residence Esther YooHaydn | Piano Trio No. 10 in E flat major, Hoboken XV:10 Brahms | Piano Trio No. 1 in B major, Op. 8

Dvorák | Piano Trio op.90 ‘Dumky Trio’

As a special addition to the 2017/18 Cambridge Classical Concert Series, we are delighted to introduce our new Artist in Residence Esther Yoo performing alongside one of Europe’s most exciting and dynamic trios.

The Z.E.N. Trio, formed with fellow BBC New Generation Artists, Zhang Zuo (piano) and Narek Hakhnazaryan (cello) first came together in 2015. Since then we have performed several times together and have also recorded an album. We are greatly looking forward to performing in Cambridge on October 2, especially as this will be the first concert of our first tour together in the UK and China.Esther Yoo

Tickets: £25.50/£20.50Students and Under 16s: £12.50Under 26s: £12.50 in zones B & C

This performance is free of charge to anyone taking out a full series (8 concert) subscription.

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Wednesday 11 Oct 2017 | 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Orchestra in Residence

Daniel Kharitonov performs Beethoven

Conductor | Christoph Altstaedt Piano | Daniel Kharitonov

Mendelssohn | A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture

Beethoven | Piano Concerto No. 4Dvorák | Symphony No. 7

This is a programme to capture the imagination, as Mendelssohn

transports you to Shakespeare’s mythical, magical land with his A Midsummer Night’s Dream Overture. Beethoven’s Concerto draws you in with its delicate opening building to its climactic

finish leading to Dvořák’s emotional Seventh Symphony, in which audiences can feel the nostalgia and love

Dvořák felt for his Czech homeland.

James Williams, RPO Managing Director

Thursday 2 Nov 2017 | 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestra in Residence

Janina Fialkowska performs Chopin

Conductor | Barry WordsworthPiano | Janina Fialkowska

Beethoven | Coriolan OvertureChopin | Piano Concerto No. 2Vaughan Williams | The Wasps Overture

Elgar | ‘Enigma’ Variations

Imagine a boy of eighteen in love for the first time...then add to the fact that this boy happens to be a musical genius and you get the Chopin F minor Piano Concerto. This is a piece of total perfection, full of drama, full of technical wizardry, and full of melodies to melt your heart. To play this piece, so full of emotion and excitement, is a dream come true for a pianist. For the audience it will hopefully be a total delight.

Janina Fialkowska, soloist

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Photo: Julien Faugère

Pre-concert talk:6pm at Cambridge University Press Bookshop Free to concert ticket holders. See page 16

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Meet the Musicians:6.45 - 7.15pm – Corn Exchange foyer

Free to concert ticket holders. See page 16

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Tuesday 20 Feb 2018 | 7.30pm

European Union Chamber OrchestraDirector | Hans-Peter HofmannCello | Sheku Kanneh-Mason

Handel | Suite Water MusicHaydn | Cello Concerto No. 1 in CDelius | Two AquarellesMozart | Symphony No. 29

This is opportunity to hear the latest wonderfully talented BBC Young Musician of the Year in Haydn’s virtuoso first cello concerto alongside Handel’s ever-uplifting suite from his Water Music. There’s a distinctly watery touch too in Delius’ atmospheric Two Aquarelles followed by Mozart’s brilliant Symphony No.29.

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Thursday 18 Jan 2018 | 7.30pm

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Conductor | Mirga Gražinyte-TylaViolin | Ning Feng

Haydn | Symphony No. 7 (Le Midi)

Bruch | Scottish FantasyBartok | Concerto for Orchestra

For our first visit to Cambridge in over seven years, we wanted to bring something brilliant and exciting that shows off the

whole orchestra. Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra does this superbly, and is one of the most thrilling rides in 20th century music. Bartok was heavily influenced by folk music of his native Hungary, so we thought it would

be fun to precede this with Bruch’s colourful Scottish Fantasy, which also plays around

with folk tunes.

Stephen Maddock OBE, Chief Executive, CBSO

Pre-concert talk:6pm at Heffers Bookshop

Free to concert ticket holders. See page 16

Pre-concert talk:6pm at Millers Music Shop Free to concert ticket holders. See page 16

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Wednesday 7 Mar 2018 | 7.30pm

Russian State Philharmonic

Conductor | Valery PolyanskyPiano | Valentina Lisitsa

Tchaikovsky | Sleeping Beauty SuiteRachmaninov | Piano Concerto No. 3

Tchaikovsky | Symphony No. 4

Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3 began to overshadow its more famous older brother when the film ‘Shine’ (about pianist

David Helfgott) was released. This intensely physical (for the soloist!) piece is joined by Tchaikovsky’s romantic Sleeping Beauty suite and his emotional and profoundly personal 4th symphony with its ebullient final movement harking back to

his nationalistic enthusiasm for Russia’s folk heritage.

Steve Bagnall, Cambridge Live Managing Director

Saturday 5 May 2018 | 7.30pm

Royal Philharmonic OrchestraOrchestra in ResidenceEsther Yoo performs Glazunov

Conductor | Michal Nesterowicz Violin | Esther Yoo

Grieg | Holberg SuiteGlazunov | Violin ConcertoBrahms | Symphony No. 1 I have such great memories of performing at the Cambridge Corn Exchange last year alongside the Philharmonia Orchestra and Maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy. I am very excited to return in May 2018 as Artist-in-Residence of both the venue and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom I will be performing a concerto that is very special to me, the Glazunov Violin Concerto, which I also recorded for my début album last year.

Esther Yoo, soloist and Corn Exchange Artist in Residence

Pre-concert talk:6pm at Heffers Bookshop

Free to concert ticket holders. See page 16

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Classical Late:Join us for a post-concert event at Cambridge Union. Free to concert ticket holders. Pre-booking strongly recommended.

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Photo: Gilbert Francois

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Sunday 20 May 2018 | 7.30pm

Dresden PhilharmonicConductor | Michael Sanderling

Violin | Jennifer Pike

Weber | Euryanthe OvertureTchaikovsky | Violin Concerto

Beethoven | Symphony No. 5

For his 5th symphony, Beethoven composed five striking opening bars that have become iconic and yet there’s so much more to the piece than those instantly recognisable notes. The euphoric finale is every

bit as exciting as the opening. Tchaikovsky’s dazzling Violin Concerto is one of the foremost concertos of the Romantic era and is packed

full of explosive violin pyrotechnics which Jennifer Pike performs with consummate skill.

Steve Bagnall, Cambridge Live Managing Director

Sunday 24 Jun 2018 | 7.30pm

Philharmonia OrchestraConductor | Esa-Pekka SalonenHorn Soloist | Katy Woolley

Beethoven |Overture, NamensfeierMozart | Horn Concerto No. 4, K495Beethoven | Symphony No. 2

We’re delighted to be bringing our Principal Conductor, Esa-Pekka Salonen to Cambridge for the first time. His take on core Classical repertoire is influenced by both European and American heritage as well as his own work as a composer. This concert therefore promises fresh and exciting accounts of Beethoven’s Namensfeier Overture and his Second Symphony. It is also a great pleasure to give an opportunity for the audience to hear the unrivalled playing of our Principal Horn, Katy Woolley, as soloist in Mozart’s best known horn concerto.

Jonathan Mayes, Director Residencies and Regional Concerts

Classical Late:Join us for a post-concert event at Cambridge Union. Free to concert ticket holders. Pre-booking strongly recommended.

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Pre-concert talk:6pm at Millers Music Shop

Free to concert ticket holders. See page 16

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Create

Cambridge Classical Series education programme

Through Create, we, along with Create partner Millers Music, want to open up the world of Classical music to younger people in Cambridge and the surrounding areas. What greater gift could we give to young aspiring musicians in this city than the opportunity to perform alongside, and learn from, the world class musicians that perform as part of our Classical Series.

Through Create we aim to:

help nurture emerging musical talent

give young musicians the opportunity to perform alongside professional artists and to take part in a variety of inspiring creative workshops

provide a platform for young people to engage with classical music for the first time

Previous opportunities have included a large-scale percussion project, where school children from Cambridge worked with Dame Evelyn Glennie to create a piece of music that was then performed in the Corn Exchange.

This year, young brass players got the chance to perform alongside Alison Balsom in front of a 1000 strong audience. Whether we introduce young people to classical music for the first time, or help them take the next step in developing their musical talents, these ambitious projects make a huge difference to these young people and help secure the future of classical music.

Become a Create Supporter Donate as you book and make a difference every time you book a ticket for a Classical concert

A donation of £100 or more will make a significant contribution to our education project featuring Artist in Residence, Esther Yoo

To find out more please contact Elaine Midgley, Business Development Director on 01223 791752 or elaine.midgley@cambridgelivetrust.co.uk

If you pay tax, you can also Gift Aid your donation, increasing its value by 25% at no additional cost to you.

Registered Charity Number 1159593

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Feedback from the Evelyn Glennie project in 2016:

Thank you for giving us the great opportunity to perform with you all at the Corn Exchange, it has been an eye-opening experience and given me a lot more confidence to perform! 2016 workshop participant. ’‘

Feedback from the Alison Balsom project in 2017:

Thank you and all the staff that made this event possible. My daughter Anya had a most wonderful and positive brass experience. Sophie StaffordParent to Anya Stafford, Cornet, age 9

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with Cambridge Live on the Create Programme. Together we will provide more young people the opportunity to learn and play classical music and be inspired by world renowned artists coming to Cambridge this series.

Simon Pollard, Managing Director of Millers Music

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Why become a Create Supporter?

Create allows young and aspiring musicians to learn from the world-class artists that Cambridge Live bring to our City. I believe that this education work is at the heart of

the Classical Series, and, as Series sponsor, I want to show my support for this:

Would you like to have a chat about the future of classical music here in Cambridge and your business needs?’

Would you like to support the future of Classical music here in Cambridge?

If so, then I’d love to hear from you... all you need to do is to get in touch and arrange a meeting with me to discuss your organisation’s IT requirements.

The best bit? I will then donate £100 to Create in your name.

I hope our sponsorship and support helps in a small way to promote the love and enjoyment of music throughout the Cambridge area, and, through the

Create programme brings this joy to the next generation.

Find out more www.boldfield.com

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A word from Andy Irvine, Managing Director of Boldfield, the Cambridge Classical Series sponsor and Create supporter

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Boldfield also proudly supplies IT support to Cambridge Live

Pre- and post-concert eventsWhy not make a night of it and come along to one of our pre or post-concert events, giving you the chance to learn more about the music and the people who perform it.

Times and venues can be found on individual concert pages.

Pre-concert talksHeld in venues close to the Corn Exchange these talks are a great way to start your evening of Classical Music.

Venues:

Heffers Bookshop, Trinity StreetMillers Music, Sussex StreetCambridge University Press Bookshop, Trinity Street

Classical LatesNew for the 2017-18 series these are informal sessions held after the concert at The Cambridge Union. You’ll have the chance to grab a beer and round off your evening by finding out a bit more about the music you’d just been listening to.

Venue: The Cambridge Union, Bridge Street

Meet the PlayersCome and meet the players before they go on stage and find out what it is really like to be a professional musician.

Venue: Corn Exchange Foyer

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Andy Irvine,

Managing Director

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DonateCambridge Live is a registered charity that inspires shared cultural experiences. Please consider donating 10% of your booking total to help us to support:

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Hundreds of people each year are becoming full series (all 8 concerts) subscribers and enjoying the benefits below.

Why not join them?

Savings of up to £122! A free ticket to Esther Yoo’s performance with the Z.E.N Trio on 2 Oct 2017

An exclusive opportunity to reserve the same seats next year

An exclusive priority booking period

You can also make big savings by booking 3 or more concerts:

Full series (all 8 concerts): Zone A £ 220

Zone B £ 196

Zone C £ 156

Plus a FREE ticket to Esther Yoo’s Z.E.N Trio performance 2 Oct 2017

7 concerts: Zone A £ 196

Zone B £ 175

Zone C £ 140

6 concerts: Zone A £ 171

Zone B £ 153

Zone C £ 126

Individual concert ticket prices: Zone A £ 42 (£45 for 18 Jan CBSO and 24 Jun Philharmonia Orchestra)

Zone B £ 38

Zone C £ 32

No view £ 17

Students and Under 16s: £12.50Under 26s: £12.50 available in zones B & C

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GroupsGroups of 10 and more receive 10% off

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Booking dates:Booking for 6, 7 or all 8 concerts opens on Wednesday 17 May 2017.

Wednesday 17 May to Wednesday 7 June 2017:

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Tuesday 13 June 2017:

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