13 December 2008 Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra(web page >>) Sheffield, UK
Honneger - Pacific 231
Lumbye - Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop
Wagner - The Flying Dutchman Overture
Delius - The Walk to the Paradise Garden
Rimsky-Korsakov - Tale of the Tsar Saltan: Suite op 57
Villa-Lobos - Bachianas Brasileiras No 2 (The Little Train of the Capira)
Venue:
3.00pm, St. Andrew's, Psalter Lane
Sheffield, UK
7 December 2008 Hallé Youth Orchestra(web page >>) Manchester, UK
Purcell - Abdelazer
Brittten - The Young Person's Guide to the orchestra
Dean - Komarov's Fall
Shostakovich - Symphony No 9
Venue:
3.00pm, The Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
6 December 2008 Junior RNCM Chamber Orchestra(web page >>) Manchester, UK
Liebermann - Concerto for flute and orchestra
Mendelssohn - Italian Symphony
Soloist: Jessica Wilkes
Venue:
Haden Freeman Concert Hall
RNCM, Manchester
28 November 2008 Hallé Orchestra(web page >>) Blackburn, UK
Beethoven - Overture: Egmont, Op.84
Mozart - Flute and Harp Concerto, K. 299 (297c)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 in B minor (Pathétique), Op. 74
Soloists: Katherine Baker (Flute), Marie Leenhardt (Harp)
Venue:
7.30pm, King George's Hall
Blackburn, UK
23 November 2008 Crosby Symphony Orchestra(web page >>) Crosby, UK
Verdi - Overture: The Force of Destiny
Janacek - Taras Bulba
Sibelius - Symphony No. 2
Venue:
7.30pm, St Faith's Great Crosby
Crosby, UK
15 November 2008 Chester Philharmonic Orchestra(web page >>) Chester, UK
Larsson - Saxophone Concerto
Bernstein - On the Town: Three Dance Episodes
Dvořák - Symphony No 9 in E Minor Op 95, 'From the New World'
Soloist: Jonathan Radford (Saxophone)
Venue: 7.30pm, Chester Cathedral
Chester, UK
8 November 2008 Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra(web page >>) Sheffield, UK
Verdi - Overture: Nabucco
Respighi - Ancient Airs and Dances
Berlioz - Harold in Italy
Soloist: Robin Ireland
Venue:
7.30pm, Victoria Hall, Norfolk Street
Sheffield, UK
24 October 2008 Hallé Orchestra(web page >>) Bradford, UK
Beethoven - Overture: Egmont, Op.84
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 6 in B minor (Pathétique), Op. 74
Venue:
8.30pm, Size Zero Music Theatre
Riverside Studios
Crisp Road, London
W6 9RL
13 July 2008 Hallé Orchestra(web page >>) Manchester, UK
Hallé Promenade Concerts at The Bridgewater Hall
Summer Romance
Tchaikovsky - Fantasy Overture: Romeo and Juliet
Mozart - Flute and Harp Concerto, K.299
Saint-Saëns - Symphony No.3 in C minor (Organ)
Soloists: Katherine Baker (Flute), Marie Leenhardt (Harp), Jonathan Scott (Organ)
Venue:
7.30pm, Bridgewater Hall
Manchester, UK
5 July 2008 Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra(web page >>) Sheffield, UK
"Classical In the Gardens"
The Sheffield Rotary Club event
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espanol
Sibelius - Finlandia
Tchaikovsky - Excerpts from 'Nutcracker'
Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia
Dvorak - Excerpts from 'Symphony for the New World'
Venue:
7.00pm, Sheffield Botanical Gardens
Sheffield, UK
28 June 2008 North Staffs Symphony Orchestra Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Liszt - Les Preludes
Sammartini - Recorder Concerto
Mussorgsky - Night on A Bare Mountain
Arutunian - Trumpet Concerto
Khachaturian - Masquerade Suite
Soloists: Alan Holder (Trumpet), Anna Bradburn (Recorder)
Venue:
7.30pm, Jubilee Hall
Stoke-on-Trent
27 June 2008 Hallé Orchestra(web page >>) Manchester, UK
The Hallé Taj Festival
Khan - Concerto for Sarod and String Orchestra (MB)
Khan - trio
Bannister - Freedom of the Soul (ES)
24 April 2008 RNCM Brand New Orchestra(web page >>) Manchester, UK
Brand new pieces by young composers from Royal Northern College of Music:
Salma Alam
Laura Bowler
Avner Hanani
Michael Edwards
Piers Tattersall
Gillian Menichino
Ben Gaunt
Conducted by: Gordon Bragg, Craig Burns and Ewa Strusińska
Venue
7.30pm, Haden Freeman Concert Hall
RNCM, Manchester
18 April 2008 RNCM students St. Joseph's College, Stoke on Trent, UK
Laura J. Bowler "My Friend Annie" 3 mvt music theatre work for 11 piece chamber ensemble and mezzo soprano solo
Venue
7.30pm, St. Joseph's College , Stoke on Trent, Trentvale.
Tickets
Adults £8 under 18s £5
12 April 2008 Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra Sheffield, UK
Mozart - Requiem
[Choral Concert With Escafeld Chorale]
14 March 2008 RNCM Symphony Orchestra Messiaen - Les Offrandes Oubliées
Rautavaara - Piano Concerto No 1
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique
André de Ridder, Ewa Strusińska - conductors
Venue
7.30pm Haden Freeman Concert Hall
RNCM, Manchester
13 March 2008 RNCM Symphony Orchestra Messiaen - Les Offrandes Oubliées
Rautavaara - Piano Concerto No 1
Berlioz - Symphonie Fantastique
André de Ridder, Ewa Strusińska - conductors
Venue
Lancaster University, UK
1 March 2008 Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra (UK) In the Steppes of Central Asia - Borodin
2nd Piano Concerto in C minor - Rachmaninoff
Soloist: Alexandra Dariescu Tchaikovski - Symphony No. 4
Venue:
Firth Hall, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2EN
24 February 2008 Hofer Symphoniker (Germany) Ravel - La Valse
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello with small orchestra, Op. 33
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", Op. 55
23 February 2008 Hofer Symphoniker (Germany) Ravel - La Valse
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello with small orchestra, Op. 33
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", Op. 55
22 February 2008 Hofer Symphoniker (Germany) Ravel - La Valse
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme for cello with small orchestra, Op. 33
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 "Eroica", Op. 55
25 January 2008 RNCM Opera Scenes II (Manchester, UK) Bruntwood Theatre - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
RNCM Opera Scenes II - excerpts from: Britten - The Rape of Lucretia
Debussy - Pelleas et Melisande
17 January 2008 The Marriage of Figaro (Lancaster, UK) RNCM Opera / RNCM Opera Orchestra / RNCM Chorus
Stefan Janski - director
Bethan Rhys-Wiliam - choreography
Adam Wiltshire - set & costume design
Philip L Edwards - lighting design
12 January 2008 The Marriage of Figaro (RNCM, UK) RNCM Opera / RNCM Opera Orchestra / RNCM Chorus
Stefan Janski - director
Bethan Rhys-Wiliam - choreography
Adam Wiltshire - set & costume design
Philip L Edwards - lighting design
16 December 2007 Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra (UK) The Fairy Tale - Moniuszko
The Golden Spinning Wheel - Dvorak
My Mother Goose - Ravel
The Fantastic Toyshop - Rossini/Respighi
Venue: St. Andrew's, Psalter Lane, Sheffield S11 8YL
12 December 2007 The Marriage of Figaro (RNCM, UK) RNCM Opera / RNCM Opera Orchestra / RNCM Chorus
Stefan Janski - director
Bethan Rhys-Wiliam - choreography
Adam Wiltshire - set & costume design
Philip L Edwards - lighting design
10 December 2007 The Marriage of Figaro (RNCM, UK) RNCM Opera / RNCM Opera Orchestra / RNCM Chorus The Covers' Performance - Ticekts FREE, no ticket required
Stefan Janski - director
Bethan Rhys-Wiliam - choreography
Adam Wiltshire - set & costume design
Philip L Edwards - lighting design
8 December 2007 Junior RNCM Chamber Orchestra Junior RNCM Performance Day
Mendelssohn - The Hebrides (Fingal's Cave)
Wieniawski – Violin Concerto No. 2 in d minor, Op. 22
Soloist: Molly Cockburn - violin
7 December 2007 The Marriage of Figaro (RNCM, UK) RNCM Opera / RNCM Opera Orchestra / RNCM Chorus The Covers' Dress - Ticekts FREE, no ticket required
Stefan Janski - director
Bethan Rhys-Wiliam - choreography
Adam Wiltshire - set & costume design
Philip L Edwards - lighting design
18 November 2007 Crosby Symphony Orchestra (UK) Sibelius - Finlandia
Stravinsky - Firebird Suite (1919)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4
17 November 2007 Chester Philharmonic Orchestra Chester, UK Sibelius - Finlandia Op 26
Saint Saëns - Cello Concerto No1 in A Minor Op 33
Rachmaninoff - Symphony No 2 in E Minor Op 27
15 November 2007 RNCM Concert Orchestra Manchester, UK Brahms - Double Concerto for viloin and cello in A minor, Op. 102 Marije Ploemacher violin
Nathaniel Boyd cello
A lunchtime concert performance of Brahms' angular, unsettled and fiery concerto features two members of the Navarra String Quartet.
14 July 2007 Sheffield Philharmonic Orchestra Classical in the Gardens
The Botanical Gardens, Sheffield
I La Gazza ladra overture - Rossini
Capriccio Italian - Tchaikovsky
Arias & Suite No. 1 from Carmen - Bizet Soloist: Diane Hatfield Habanera - "L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"
Michaela's aria - "Je dis que rien ne m'espouvante"
Seguedille
II Slavonic Dances 1, 10 & 15 - Dvorak
Vltava (Symphonic Poem) - Smetana
Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor - Borodin
Nearly 2.000 people attended the open air concert given in aid of Rotary charities in Sheffield Botanical Gardens - 14/07/2007 (Photo by David Oakley)
Claccisal in the Gardens with Ewa Strusińska - 14/07/2007
6 July 2007 Imperial War Museum North Imperial War Museum North
/Manchester, UK/
Shattered Sounds
musical responses and reflections to war
24 June 2007 RNCM Viola Day RNCM Concert Orchestra
Brett Dean – Testament for twelve violas
21 June 2007 RNCM Opera Scenes IV Mozart - Idomeneo
Handel - Ariodante
15 June 2007 RNCM Opera Scenes III Britten - A Midsummer Night's Dream
12 June 2007 RNCM Opera Scenes II Britten - Midsummer night’s dream
Handel - Serse
19 May 2007 Junior RNCM Performance Day Bartok – Romanian Folk Dances
Holst – Brook Green Suite
23 April 2007 (until 28 April 2007) International Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition
/Bamberg, Germany/
Programme Gustav Mahler - Symphony Nr. 1 in D major (“The Titan”)
Gustav Mahler - a selection from the song-cycle “Des Knaben Wunderhorn”
Franz Schubert - Symphony Nr. 6 in C Major D589
Mark-Anthony Turnage - Asteroids for orchestra
24 March 2007 North Staffs Symphony Orchestra Jubilee Hall
/Stoke on Trent, UK/
Vaughan Williams - Overture: The Wasps
Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 2 (London)
Ewa Strusińska - guest conductor
Paul Sellers - soloist
15 March 2007 RNCM Concert Orchestra Haden Freeman Concert Hall - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
Sergei Prokofiev - Suite No 2 ‘Romeo and Juliet’
Ewa Strusińska, Jerry Hou - conductors
10 February 2007 Junior RNCM Open Day Haden Freeman Concert Hall - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
Ewa Strusińska - conductor
1 February 2007 RNCM Wind Orchestra Royal Northern College of Music
/Manchester, UK/
Paul Hindemith - Symphony in B flat major
Ewa Strusińska, Baldur Brönnimann - conductors
25 January 2007 RNCM Concert Orchestra Haden Freeman Concert Hall - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
Bela Batok - Piano Concerto No 3
Ewa Strusińska - conductor
Andrew Dunlop - piano
25 January 2007 RNCM Opera Scenes II Bruntwood Theatre - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
RNCM Opera Scenes II - excerpts from: Mozart - Don Giovanni
Donizetti - The Elixir of Love
Rossini - The Italian Girl in Algiers
Massenet - Cendrillon
Britten - The Rape of Lucretia
Stravinsky - The Rake’s Progress
Menotti - The Consul
22 January 2007 RNCM Opera Scenes I Bruntwood Theatre - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
RNCM Opera Scenes I - excerpts from: Mozart - Magic Flute
Massenet - Cendrillon
Beethoven - Fidelio
Stravinsky - The Rake’s Progress
Menotti - The Consul
17 January 2007 RNCM Composers’ Focus Day Haden Freeman Concert Hall - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
RNCM Composers’ Focus Day
Ewa Strusińska, Gordon Bragg, Matthew Wood - conductors
12 January 2007 RNCM Chamber Music Festival Lord Rhodes Room - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
RNCM Chamber Music Festival ‘Intimate Letters from Eastern Europe’
5 January 2007 WTS Choir and Baroque Ensemble Magnificat – Old Time Christmas Warsaw, Poland
Warsaw Stage Society Choir and Baroque Ensemble
Olga Myslowska (soprano), Piotr Olech (alto),
Aleksander Kunach (tenor), Marcin Sobczyk (bass)
Heinrich Schütz - Magnificat zu fünf Chören SWV 468
Bartłomiej Pękiel - Magnum nomen domini
Adam Jarzębski – Concerto a due
Bartłomiej Pękiel – Resonet in laudibus
Heinrich Schütz - Bone Jesu SWV 313
Anonym (16th cent., Łowicz) - Magnificat
14 December 2006 RNCM Concert Orchestra Haden Freeman Concert Hall - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
Beethoven - Overture ‘Fidelio’
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 3
Ewa Strusińska, Matthew Wood - conductors
Mikhail Shilyaev - piano
12 December 2006 The Cunning Little Vixen Studio Theatre - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
RNCM Opera, RNCM Chamber Ensamble
Stefan Janski - director/designer
Bethan Rhys-William - choreographer
Elaine Needham - costume design
Philip L Edwards - lighting design
10 December 2006 The Cunning Little Vixen Studio Theatre - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
RNCM Opera, RNCM Chamber Ensamble
Stefan Janski - director/designer
Bethan Rhys-William - choreographer
Elaine Needham - costume design
Philip L Edwards - lighting design
4 December 2006 The Cunning Little Vixen Studio Theatre - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
RNCM Opera, RNCM Chamber Ensamble
Stefan Janski - director/designer
Bethan Rhys-William - choreographer
Elaine Needham - costume design
Philip L Edwards - lighting design
3 November 2006 RNCM Symphony Orchestra Haden Freeman Concert Hall - RNCM
/Manchester, UK/
Antonin Dvorák - Carnival Overture
Richard Strauss - Oboe Concerto
Gustav Mahler - Kindertötenlieder
Leos Janácek - Sinfonietta
Ewa Strusińska, Mark Shanahan - conductors
Xiaodi Liu - oboe
Mariele Neudecker - film
