Events
EVENTS
- In addition to the events listed
below there is also a series of free talks and concerts.
- Find out more about the composers, performers and the music.
Listen to Vladimir Jurowski's recent interview with journalist Edward Seckerson in which he discusses Revealing Tchaikovsky in more depth (mp3). - Read Tchaikovsky
specialist David Nice's fascinating preview of the entire Festival (pdf).
Wednesday 22 October 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
STRAVINSKY: The
Fairy's Kiss (complete)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.1, Winter Daydreams
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pre-concert talk
6.15pm-6.45pm, Royal Festival
Hall
Vladimir Jurowski talks to Edward Seckerson about Revealing Tchaikovsky.
Stravinsky: The Fairy's Kiss [fact sheet]
[Scene 1] [Pas de deux - Entree] [Pas de deux - Adagio] [Pas de deux - Coda]
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No.1 [fact sheet]
[1st mvmt, exc.1] [1st mvmt, exc.2] [2nd mvmt] [3rd mvmt] [4th mvmt]
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Saturday 25 October 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
TCHAIKOVSKY: Iolanta (concert performance)
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
London Philharmonic
Orchestra
Follow the link for cast list
Pre-concert talk
6.15pm-6.45pm, Royal Festival
Hall
Dr Marina Frolova-Walker discusses the evening’s performance of Iolanta.
Tchaikovksy: Iolanta [fact sheet]
[exc.1] [exc.2] [exc.3] [exc.4] [exc.5]
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Sunday 26 October 4.30pm-5.45pm Royal Festival Hall
Tchaikovsky’s Heroes
A rollercoaster tour of inspiration and comparison, pairing excerpts from some of the music Tchaikovsky loved best with fragments of his own work, and illuminated by readings from his revealing and vividly written letters.
Simon
Callow narrator
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
London Philharmonic
Orchestra
Download the event leaflet (pdf)
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Sunday 26 October 7.30pm Queen Elizabeth Hall
Tchaikovsky’s Settings of Russian Orthodox Chants
Tchaikovsky: An angel crying
Tchaikovsky: Legend
Tchaikovsky: Excerpts from Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom
Tchaikovsky: Cherubim's Song in F (from 9 Sacred pieces)
Tchaikovsky: We sing to thee (from 9 Sacred pieces)
Tchaikovsky: Vesper service
Boris Tevlin conductor
Moscow
Conservatory Chamber Choir
Pre-concert talk
6.15pm-6.45pm, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Noelle
Mann discusses Tchaikovsky's liturgical music.
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Tuesday 28 October 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
Tchaikovsky and Shakespeare: The Literary Connection
TCHAIKOVSKY: Fantasy Overture and Duet, Romeo
and Juliet
(original and revised versions)
TCHAIKOVSKY: Incidental Music, Hamlet (Dramatised by Gerard McBurney)
Vladimir
Jurowski conductor
Tatiana Monogarova soprano
Yevgeny Shapovalov
tenor
Maxim Mikhaikov bass
Rhys Meredith actor
Orchestra
of the Age of Enlightenment
Pre-concert talk
6.15pm-6.45pm, Royal Festival Hall
Vladimir
Jurowski explores Tchaikovsky’s Hamlet.
Fantasy Overture, Romeo and Juliet [factsheet]
[exc.1] [exc.2]
Overture, Hamlet [factsheet]
[exc.1]
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Wednesday 29 October 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV:
Suite, Le Coq d’or
TCHAIKOVSKY: Violin Concerto
TANEYEV: Symphony No.4
Neeme Järvi
conductor
Vadim Gluzman violin
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pre-concert
event
6.00pm-6.45pm, Royal Festival Hall
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.1
Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto [fact sheet]
[1st mvmt] [2nd mvmt] [3rd mvmt]
Taneyev: Symphony No.4 [fact sheet]
[1st mvmt] [2nd mvmt] [3rd mvmt] [4th mvmt]
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Friday 31 October 7.00pm Royal Festival Hall
Three
Generations at the Ballet
DELIBES: Fragments from Coppelia
TCHAIKOVSKY: Rococo Variations
ADAM:
Giselle, Act 2
TCHAIKOVSKY: Swan Lake, Act 4
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Alexander
Rudin cello
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
Pre-concert event
5.45pm-6.15pm, Venue tbc
Education event. Further information to be confirmed.
Delibes: Fragments from Coppelia [fact sheet]
Adam: Giselle [fact sheet]
[Valse] [Finale]
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Act 4 [fact sheet]
[exc.1]
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Friday 31 October 10.00pm Royal Festival Hall
The Night Shift
Informal late-night concert presenting Act 4 of Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, and his Romeo & Juliet Overture.
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Orchestra of the Age of
Enlightenment
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake, Act 4 [fact sheet]
[exc.1]
Fantasy Overture, Romeo and Juliet [fact sheet]
[exc.1] [exc.2]
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Saturday 1 November 11am and 2pm, Level 5 Function Room, Royal Festival Hall
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Study Day: Tchaikovsky
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Saturday 1 November 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV:
Suite, The Tale of Tsar Saltan
TCHAIKOVSKY: Piano Concerto No.3
(completed and orchestrated by Sergei Taneyev)
KALINNIKOV: Symphony No.1
Neeme Järvi conductor
Alexander Markovich
piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pre-concert event
6.00pm-6.45pm,
Royal Festival Hall
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.2
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.3 [fact sheet]
[exc.1] [exc.2] [exc.3]
Kalinnikov Symphony No.1 [fact sheet]
[1st mvmt] [2nd mvmt] [3rd mvmt] [4th mvmt]
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Wednesday 5 November 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
SCHUMANN:
Overture, Manfred
SHOSTAKOVICH: Cello Concerto No.2
TCHAIKOVSKY: Manfred Symphony
Vladimir Jurowski
conductor
Mario Brunello cello
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Pre-concert
event
6.00pm-6.45pm, Royal Festival Hall
Tchaikovsky String Quartet No.3
Shostakovich: Cello Concerto No.2 [fact sheet]
[1st mvmt] [2nd mvmt] [3rd mvmt]
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony [fact sheet]
[1st mvmt] [2nd mvmt] [3rd mvmt] [4th mvmt]
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Friday 7 November 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
TCHAIKOVSKY:
Piano Concerto No.2
TCHAIKOVSKY: Suite No.3
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky conductor
Viktoria
Postnikova piano
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.2 [fact sheet]
[1st mvmt, exc.1] [1st mvmt, exc.2] [2nd mvmt] [3rd mvmt]
Tchaikovsky: Suite No.3
[1st mvmt, exc.1] [1st mvmt, exc.2] [2nd mvmt] [3rd mvmt] [4th mvmt, exc.1] [4th mvmt, exc.2]
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RELATED EVENTS
The London Philharmonic Orchestra is performing other works by Tchaikovsky in its 2008-09 season. Follow the links below for full concert information and to book tickets.
Wednesday 26 November 2008 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.6 (Pathetique)
Friday 6 March 2009 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1
Wednesday 1 April 2009 7.30pm Royal Festival Hall
Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
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The concerts on the evenings of 25 and 26 October are
presented with kind support from the Russian Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography in collaboration with Russian ACT
No.5.
The London Philharmonic Orchestra gratefully acknowledges additional assistance from Pushkin House.
