Shell Classic International 2008/09
Every year we strive to bring audiences the most exhilarating and dynamic series of international orchestral performances. For the 2008/09 season we have two unique projects to announce. Pierre Boulez, perhaps the greatest conductor of contemporary music world wide, conducts the Paris-based Ensemble Intercontemporain in two centenary concerts in December and a residency with the hottest orchestral ticket in the world, the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela, conducted by the sensational young Venezuelan music director, Gustavo Dudamel.
Continuing relationships with Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Budapest Festival Orchestra and Zurich Opera help form a season that celebrates youth and maturity in equal measure. We hope you will enjoy the Shell Classic International season and look forward to welcoming you to Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, and indeed the entire Southbank Centre.
Series Savings:
Book 2-3 concerts and save 10%
Book 4-6 concerts and save 15%
Book 7 or more concerts and save 20%
Please note: if you are booking online for more than one series, you will need to book each series in separate transactions in order to receive the appropriate series discount. Alternatively, please call the Ticket Office on 0871 663 2500.
events in this series
Royal Festival Hall
Budapest Festival Orchestra
Wednesday 1 October 2008
Ivan Fischer returns to Royal Festival Hall with his outstanding Budapest Festival Orchestra in a early 20th-century Viennese programme with mezzo-soprano Christianne Stotijn and tenor Robert Dean Smith
£38 £30 £24 £18 £14 £11 £9 Premium seats £50
Royal Festival Hall
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
Saturday 4 October 2008
Following last year's two acclaimed Brahms concerts, Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique conclude their exploration of Brahms' work.
£38 £30 £24 £18 £14 £11 £9 Premium seats £50
Royal Festival Hall
Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
Sunday 5 October 2008
Sir John Eliot Gardiner and his Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique examine Brahms' love of early music.
£38 £30 £24 £18 £14 £11 £9 Premium seats £50
Royal Festival Hall
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Monday 24 November 2008
The dynamic partnership of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe and pianist Mitsuko Uchida returns in a programme of Mozart piano concertos.
£38 £30 £24 £18 £14 £11 £9 Premium seats £50
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Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Saturday 29 November 2008
Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra return to Southbank Centre in a programme of Mozart and Bruckner.
£42 £35 £28 £22 £17 £12 £9 Premium seats £55
Royal Festival Hall
Messiaen Centenary Concert
Wednesday 10 December 2008
Messiaen Festival Artistic Director Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Pierre Boulez and the Paris-based Ensemble intercontemporain pay tribute on Messiaen's 100th birthday.
£30 £23 £18 £13 £10
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Ensemble Intercontemporain
Thursday 11 December 2008
On the 100th birthday of the remarkable Elliott Carter, Pierre Boulez and Ensemble intercontemporain celebrate this prodigious composer with a programme including a brand new solo piano work performed by Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
£22 £17 £13 £8
Royal Festival Hall
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Thursday 19 February 2009
Zubin Mehta conducts the renowned Vienna Philharmonic in a programme of Haydn and Bruckner.
£65 £55 £45 £35 £24 £17 £11 Premium seats £75
Royal Festival Hall
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Sunday 29 March 2009
Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra are joined by soprano Anja Harteros for a programme including Strauss' Four Last Songs.
£42 £35 £28 £22 £17 £12 £9 Premium seats £55
Royal Festival Hall
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra
Tuesday 14 April 2009
Described as one of the most exciting orchestras in the world today, the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and their dynamic young Music Director Gustavo Dudamel perform a programme including Bartok's Concerto for Orchestra.
£38 £30 £24 £18 £14 £11 £9 Premium seats £50
Royal Festival Hall
Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela
Saturday 18 April 2009
The incredible Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra of Venezuela and their talented Music Director Gustavo Dudamel bring their intense energy to bear on Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring.
£38 £30 £24 £18 £14 £11 £9 Premium seats £50
Royal Festival Hall
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Tuesday 21 April 2009
Pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe perform a programme of Beethoven's first three piano concertos.
£38 £30 £24 £18 £14 £11 £9 Premium seats £50
Royal Festival Hall
Zurich Opera
Sunday 17 May 2009
Zurich Opera return to Southbank Centre's Royal Festival for a concert performances of Handel's Aggripina.
£42 £35 £28 £22 £17 £12 £9 Premium seats £55
Royal Festival Hall
Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Friday 29 May 2009
The Chamber Orchestra of Europe are joined by conductor Yuri Temirkanov and pianist Denis Matsuev for diverse programme of works by Debussy, Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Bizet.
£38 £30 £24 £18 £14 £11 £9 Premium seats £50
