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Purcell Room
Monday 22 March 2010
Acclaimed Venezuelan pianist Clara Rodriguez presents joropos, waltzes and merengues in a programme of lively, piquant music from inspiring landscapes with strong traditions.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thursday 25 March 2010
This young Russian pianist has been lauded worldwide for his sensitivity, originality and imagination
Purcell Room
Saturday 27 March 2010
Imagine an acoustic piano that is no longer restricted to 'western tuning'.
Royal Festival Hall
Thursday 8 April 2010
Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade is one of his most popular works.
Royal Festival Hall
Sunday 11 April 2010
Dvorak composed his Eighth Symphony in a simple rustic retreat in his beloved Bohemian countryside.
Purcell Room
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Monday 12 April 2010
A recital by pianist Alexander Karpeyev, an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Royal Festival Hall
Tuesday 13 April 2010
The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra concludes its celebration of Russian masterworks with a programme including three of the most popular works in the repertoire.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wednesday 14 April 2010
Chopin has been at the centre of this superb Russian pianist's career for many years; tonight he performs some of the lesser-known works, including the Bolero and the virtuosic Variations on Mozart's La ci darem la mano.
Royal Festival Hall
Thursday 15 April 2010
Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring was premiered in Paris on 29 May 1913, a date made famous by one of the most notorious riots in musical history.
Purcell Room
Saturday 24 April 2010
Pianist, collaborator and Blank Canvas curator, Will Dutta is noted for his unique and intelligent programming skills, connecting the dots between modern dance music and classical, contemporary and experimental art music
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Thursday 29 April 2010
Pascal Roge, one of today’s best-loved French pianists, links the worlds of Chopin, Debussy, Faure, Ravel and Poulenc in an original and enchanting programme.
Purcell Room
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Tuesday 4 May 2010
A recital by violinist Mathieu van Bellen, an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund.
Royal Festival Hall
Saturday 8 May 2010
Robert Schumann's Piano Concerto was coolly received at its premiere, perhaps due in part to its understated virtuosity rather than the dazzling showmanship so often heard in works for piano and orchestra.
Royal Festival Hall
Saturday 15 May 2010
Concluding the Philharmonia's Rachmaninov Cycle, Nikolai Lugansky brings his virtuosity and impeccable musicianship to bear on Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tuesday 18 May 2010
Britten Sinfonia’s acclaimed cycle of Beethoven Concerti with Imogen Cooper which has received glowing reviews and audience praise comes to its grand finale this season.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Wednesday 26 May 2010
The distinguished pianist Andreas Haefliger from Switzerland makes a welcome return to the International Piano Series with a programme contrasting the heady power of Wagner with the classical ethos of Mozart and the transcendent music of Schubert's Piano Sonata in B flat major.
Queen Elizabeth Hall
Louis Lortie, Augustin Dumay, Quatuor Ebene
Thursday 27 May 2010
Pianist Louis Lortie is joined by violinist Augustin Dumay and the Quatuor Ebene quartet for a Gallic-inspired programme of Romantic works by Ravel, Franck and Chausson.
Purcell Room
Sunday 30 May 2010
Piotr Wylezol is one of the leading pianists in the new generation of Polish jazz musicians.
Royal Festival Hall
Nigel Kennedy's Chopin Super Group
Monday 31 May 2010
No festival celebrating Polish music would be complete without featuring the music of Poland's most celebrated composer - Chopin.
Purcell Room
Philharmonia Orchestra: Martin Musical Scholarship Fund
Tuesday 1 June 2010
A recital by the Wu String Quartet, an award-winner of the Martin Musical Scholarship Fund