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Russian Spectacular
Sat 27 Dec Symphony Hall
The passion, warmth and romance of Russia is vividly brought to life in this programme of timeless classics with the fiery 1812 Overture as a stunning finale. *1812 OVERTURE - A TRULY EXPLOSIVE FINALE*
Alexander Sitkovetsky _violin_ Stephen Bell _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra The Guards of the Moscow Militia
*Glinka* Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture *Borodin* Polovtsian Dances from Prince Igor *Tchaikovsky* Polonaise and Waltz from Eugene Onegin *Khachaturian* Adagio from Spartacus *Mussorgsky* Great Gate of Kiev *Tchaikovsky* Violin Concerto
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Last Night of the Christmas Proms Please note this performance is exactly the same as the previously named Christmas Festival Proms
Sun 28 Dec Symphony Hall
_Classic…after Classic…after Classic_
Wynne Evans _tenor_ Camilla Roberts _soprano_ John Pryce-Jones _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
*Rossini* The Thieving Magpie Overture *Sousa* Semper Fidelis *Khatchaturian* Masquerade Waltz *Grieg* Morning and In The Hall Of The Mountain King *Mussorgsky* Great Gate of Kiev *Suppé* Light Cavalry Overture *Strauss* Radetzky March *Elgar* Chanson de Matin *Puccini* O soave fanciulla *and all your proms favourites* _Those Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines_ _Hornpipe_ _Land of Hope and Glory_ _Nessun Dorma_ _Rule, Britannia_
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The Sound of the Musicals
Sun 28 Dec Symphony Hall
_Following last year’s huge success!_ Another selection of greatest hits from some of the most colourful shows from Broadway and the West End.
With dazzling stars from London’s West End Stage *Deborah Myers* *James Graeme* *Sally Ann Triplett* *Mike Sterling* Richard Balcombe _conductor_ Metro Voices London Concert Orchestra
Jesus Christ Superstar Phantom of the Opera The Sound of Music Annie Get Yer Gun Mack and Mabel West Side Story Guys and Dolls Les Miserables A Chorus Line Kiss Me Kate My Fair Lady High Society Oklahoma Carousel Cabaret Chicago Barnum Joseph Chess Evita
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Blockbusters! Music from the Movies
Mon 29 Dec Symphony Hall
_Music From The Movies_ *ROBERT POWELL* introduces an evening of unforgettable musical themes from award-winning films including
Paul Bateman _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
BATMAN *BEN-HUR* *PLATOON* *GLADIATOR* *JAMES BOND* *JURASSIC PARK* *INDIANA JONES* *HARRY POTTER* *DOCTOR ZHIVAGO* *THE DAM BUSTERS* *CHARIOTS OF FIRE* *THE DEER HUNTER* *LORD OF THE RINGS* *MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE* *DANCES WITH WOLVES* *THOSE MAGNIFICENT MEN IN THEIR FLYING MACHINES*
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Space Classics A Light and Laser Extravaganza
Tue 30 Dec Symphony Hall
_A Light and Laser Extravaganza_ A fantastic voyage in a galaxy of sight and sound through deep space and beyond! *WITH A DAZZLING LASER DISPLAY*
Anthony Inglis _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
*E.T.* *Star Trek* *Star Wars* *Superman* *Return of the Jedi * *Attack of The Clones * *The Phantom Menace* *Thunderbirds are Go!* *Mars, Jupiter and Mercury from The Planets* *The Empire Strikes Back* *Close Encounters of the Third Kind* *Sunrise from Also Sprach Zarathustra*
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New Year's Eve Concert
Wed 31 Dec Town Hall
A musical feast in the heart of Birmingham. Start your New Year’s celebrations early with this rousing concert of Proms favourites in the distinctive setting of Birmingham’s Town Hall. *CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR!*
_And all your Proms favourites_ *Fantasia on Greensleeves* *Rule, Britannia!* *Nessun dorma* *Land of Hope and Glory* John Hudson _tenor_ Richard Morrison _baritone_ Anthony Inglis _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
*Rossini* Galop from William Tell *Sousa* Liberty Bell March *Mussorgsky* Great Gate of Kiev *Waldteufel* The Skaters’ Waltz *Mendelssohn* The Hebrides Overture *Bizet* The Pearl Fishers Duet *Walton* Crown Imperial *Di Capua* O sole Mio *Suppé* Light Cavalry Overture *Rossini* Largo al factotum *Strauss* Radetzky March
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Strictly Strauss
CancelledWed 31 Dec Symphony Hall
Please note this event has now been cancelled. Please contact the Box Office for ticket returns. The same event will still take place on 1 January 2009, "click here":http://www.thsh.co.uk/view/strictly-strauss-09
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New Year's Eve Gala
Wed 31 Dec Symphony Hall
*SEE IN THE HOUR OF MIDNIGHT* Wiuth light-hearted fun from Special Guests *STRINGFEVER*
John Hudson _tenor_ Richard Morrison _baritone_ Anthony Inglis _conductor_ London Concert Orchestra
Symphony Hall’s annual celebration to greet the New Year with a burst of opera and an irresistible assortment of popular classics including: *Mendelssohn* The Hebrides Overture *Sousa* Liberty Bell March *Delibes* Prelude and Mazurka from Coppelia *Bizet* The Pearl Fishers Duet *Rossini* Largo al factotum *Walton* Crown Imperial *Vaughan Williams* Fantasia from Greensleeves *Di Capua* O sole Mio *Strauss* Thunder and Lightning Polka *Puccini* Nessun dorma *Elgar* Land of Hope and Glory *Arne* Rule, Britannia!
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Strictly Strauss
Thu 1 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
Superb music, enchanting dance and delightful songs from the Strauss family and friends will transport you back in time to the magnificent Viennese ballrooms of the 19th Century.
JOHANN STRAUSS ORCHESTRA directed from the violin in the traditional Viennese manner by *Daniel Rowland* with beautiful soprano *Elena Xanthoudakis* *JOHANN STRAUSS DANCERS* _in wonderful costumes of the period_ Choreography Christopher Hampson
_A host of great Strauss favourites from the original JOHANN STRAUSS GALA includes_ * Voices of Spring, Emperor Waltz, Radetzky March, Roses From The South, Anvil Polka, The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus, Tritsch Tratsch Polka and the glorious Blue Danube Waltz*
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Glenn Miller Orchestra
Fri 2 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
_Swing In The New Year_ Have yourself a classic forties celebration as Ray McVay directs the UK’s greatest Big Band in a nostalgic journey through Glenn Miller’s legendary hits and wartime chart toppers.
Jan Messeder, Colin Anthony, The Uptown Hall Gang, The Moonlight Serenaders _With very special guest International award-winning singing sensation_* Rosemary Squires* and *Lindy-hopping duo* *The Jumping Jack Jivers*
_All your favourites_ Moonlight Serenade In The Mood Adios American Patrol Little Brown Jug Kalamazoo St. Louis Blues March The Orchestra will perform the second half of the concert in the World War II uniforms of the US Army Air Force
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Bombay Baja Children's Event
Sat 3 Jan 2009 Town Hall
Come and join the UK’s leading Indian celebration band as they lead you on a musical journey to mystical India. Learn about the colourful history of the band and the different instruments they play. They invite you to bring your own percussion instrument (homemade is fine) and participate in this interactive workshop that will have everyone singing and dancing along. Recommended for children 7 and under. Adults £5, 60plus £4.50, under 16s £2.50, family ticket (4 people, minimum 1 adult and 1 child) £12
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Viennese New Year
Sat 3 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
Tap your toes into 2009 with the CBSO’s traditional Viennese concerts. With jubilant works by Mozart, and much-loved waltzes, polkas and arias by members of the Strauss family, let the CBSO whisk you off your feet to a world of dashing dancers and swirling ballgowns.
Carlos Kalmar - conductor Mary Hegarty - soprano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Mozart: La Clemenza di Tito - Overture Strauss: Acceleration Waltz Mozart: Exsultate Jubilate Strauss: Dragonfly Polka Strauss: Furioso Polka Suppé: Poet and Peasant Mozart: Idomeneo - Ballet Music Strauss: Village Swallows from Austria Strauss: Im Krapfenwaldl Strauss: Plappermäulchen! Strauss: Spial ich die Unschuld vom Lande (Fledermaus) Strauss: "Draussen in Sievering" (Die Tanzering Fanny Essler) Strauss: Anvil Polka Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz
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Viennese New Year
Sat 3 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
Tap your toes into 2009 with the CBSO’s traditional Viennese concerts. With jubilant works by Mozart, and much-loved waltzes, polkas and arias by members of the Strauss family, let the CBSO whisk you off your feet to a world of dashing dancers and swirling ballgowns.
*City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra* *Mary Hegarty* soprano *Carlos Kalmar* conductor
*Mozart*: La Clemenza di Tito - Overture *Strauss* Acceleration Waltz *Mozart* Exsultate Jubilate *Strauss* Dragonfly Polka *Strauss* Furioso Polka *Suppé* Poet and Peasant *Mozart* Idomeneo - Ballet Music *Strauss* Village Swallows from Austria *Strauss* Im Krapfenwaldl *Strauss* Plappermäulchen! *Strauss* _Spiel ich die Unschuld vom Lande_ (Fledermaus) *Strauss* _Draussen in Sievering_ (Die Tanzerin Fanny Elssler) Strauss: Anvil Polka Strauss: Blue Danube Waltz
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The Sleeping Beauty Irina Kolesnikova with St Petersburg Ballet Theatre
Sun 4 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
Irina Kolesnikova stars as Princess Aurora as this classic tale is brought to life on Symphony Hall stage. The cast of gifted young dancers hail from St Petersburg, the city where Tchaikovsky first presented this work to the public. The ballet contains the glorious _Rose Adagio_, and _Grand Pas de deux classique_, Tchaikovsky himself called his masterpiece ‘a dancing symphony’. “_Irina Kolesnikova embodies the role of Aurora almost perfectly_” *The Irish Times* £18, £25, £30, £35, £40
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Swan Lake Irina Kolesnikova with St Petersburg Ballet Theatre
Mon 5 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
The extraordinarily talented Irina Kolesnikova dances the dual role of Odette-Odile in the spellbinding story of the swan-princess. Both lyrical and dramatic, Swan Lake set to Tchaikovsky’s luscious score combines with consummate choreography to create an enthralling evening of classical ballet. £18, £25, £30, £35, £40
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National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Tue 6 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
There is nothing quite like the excitement of an orchestra of young musicians - many of these talented young performers are having their first encounters with great orchestral music, experiencing it onstage at Symphony Hall with a freshness and passion never to be recaptured. They start 2009 with an epic journey across Alpine landscapes with wonderful European conductor Semyon Bychkov, renowned for subtle and revelatory performances of Strauss. Discover Berio’s glorious vocal and orchestral collage, which pays tribute to many composers from Mahler to Bach and exuberantly captures the spirit of the 1960s when it was composed. Tickets £5-£37.50 *SPECIAL OFFER: YOUNG PEOPLE SEE THE NYO FOR A FIVER* £5 tickets available for under 25s. Proof of ID be will required on the night.Call THSH Box Office on 0121 780 333 and quote 'NYO for a fiver'. Offer subject to availability. Limit of 4 tickets per booker.
*Semyon Bychkov* conductor *London Voices*
*Berio* Sinfonia 27' *Strauss* An Alpine Symphony 47'
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Celebrating Nielsen: The Inextinguishable
Wed 7 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
After last season’s acclaimed cycle of Sibelius symphonies, this season we feature the equally impressive cycle by his exact contemporary Carl Nielsen. His varied output holds the same central place in Danish music as Sibelius does in Finland, and his six symphonies are full of struggle, reflection and strong emotion - just like real life. Principal guest conductor Sakari Oramo begins this series with a charming picture-postcard overture and the composer’s best-known work. Written at the height of the First World War, this symphony is a volcanic musical struggle between the forces of destruction and the energy of life itself, culminating in one of the most uplifting - and thrilling - endings in all music. 6.15pm Pre-concert talk - Nielsen: The Inextinguishable An introduction to the CBSO and the Hallé’s joint Nielsen Cycle and tonight’s concert.
Sakari Oramo - conductor Nikolai Lugansky - piano City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Nielsen: A Fantasy Trip to the Faroes 12’ Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2 32’ Nielsen: Symphony No. 4 (The Inextinguishable) 36’
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Sax In The City
Sat 10 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall Foyer Bars
Treat yourself to a couple of hours of superb FREE jazz once a month and let jazz legend Andy Hamilton help you chill out and beat those Saturday shopping blues at Symphony Hall. Lay back in the relaxed atmosphere of our Level 3 Bar with some irresistable music played by Andy, his band and a selection off the best young jazz artists. “Sumptuous, sensuous, gifted and mercurial, Hamilton’s sound is irresistable” The Guardian
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Celebrating Nielsen: The Four Temperaments
Sat 10 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
For Nielsen, music was all about exploring what it means to be human. And this second concert in the CBSO and the Hallé’s joint Nielsen Symphony Cycle does exactly that. Nielsen’s extraordinary Second Symphony, “The Four Temperaments”, is a musical attempt to paint an entire personality in wonderfully colourful music; his deceptively tuneful Sixth is a musical self-portrait as haunting and unforgettable as anything by Mahler. To these masterpieces Oramo adds Nielsen’s picturesque tribute to the sun, and Prokofiev’s equally warm-hearted violin concerto played by an outstanding soloist. 5.45pm Pre-concert talk - Nielsen: The Four Temperaments Find out more about tonight’s symphonies and overture by this great Dane.
Sakari Oramo - conductor Akiko Suwanai - violin City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
Nielsen: Helios Overture 12’ Nielsen: Symphony No. 6 (Semplice) 31’ Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1 22’ Nielsen: Symphony No. 2 (The Four Temperaments) 35’
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Lunchtime Organ Concert - Thomas Trotter
Mon 12 Jan 2009 Symphony Hall
More details to follow
*Thomas Trotter* organ
*Boëllmann* Suite Gothique *C.P.E.Bach* Sonata in G minor *Franck* Prélude, Fugue et Variation *Wammes* Miroir *Thomas* Overture to Mignon (arr. Evans)
