Welcome to the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra’s 92nd Concert Season

I am delighted to present our 2016/17 concert season at Brighton Dome where we will be joined by an array of talented soloists and guest conductors. Barry Wordsworth,

our Conductor Laureate, will be at the helm for the opening and closing concerts of the season,a season which features firm favourites by Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn as well as lessfamiliar works by Scriabin, Enescu, Liszt and Korngold.

To single out any concert for special mention is difficult given the variety of programming anddepth of talent, but I must mention how pleased we are to join forces once again with theBrighton Festival Chorus, under their Music Director James Morgan, for a performance ofBrahms’s Ein Deutches Requiem in November, and to welcome back conductor RichardBalcombe who, together with our Concert Manager Ian Brignall, has put together a memorableconcert of classic British film music for us to enjoy in December.

We are most grateful for the continued support of all our Friends. We depend on donationsfrom our many supporters to maintain our wonderful professional orchestra. Opportunities stillexist to sponsor individual musicians or whole concerts in our main season at Brighton Domeand our Summer Season of chamber music at Brighton Unitarian Church. For information onhow to become a Friend of the Philharmonic, make a donation or support us in other ways, please see: www.brightonphil.org.uk/support

Nicolas Chisholm, MBE

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As a Friend of the Brighton Philharmonic you will benefit from:• Discounts on Season Tickets of up to 25%

• Exclusive Friends’ Priority Booking opportunities to secure your seat for the following season

• One free ticket in each season under our ‘Friend of a Friend’ scheme

• Discounted tickets for the Summer Season

• Free access to orchestral rehearsals throughout the year

• Regular newsletters

Patrons of the Brighton Philharmonic share all Friends’ benefits, plus:• Annual Sponsors’ reception

• Two free tickets in each season under our ‘Friend of a Friend’ scheme

• Credit in the programme and on our website

Become a Friend or Patron of the BPO

For details on becoming a Friend or Patron, and tofind out about other ways of supporting the BPO,such as sponsoring a concert or a position in theorchestra, or leaving a bequest in your will to theBrighton & Hove Philharmonic Society(Registered Charity No. 250921)please contact the BPO.

WITHOUT ITS FRIENDS,BRIGHTONPHILHARMONICORCHESTRAWOULDN’TSURVIVE AT THE HEART OF THE CITY’SMUSIC-MAKING.WITH YOURSUPPORT WECAN HELP TOKEEP IT THERE.

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TYPE OF MEMBERSHIP ANNUAL RATE

Individual Friend £25

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Student Friend £10

Individual Patron £140

Joint Patron £160

Life Friend £300

The Brighton Philharmonic is one of the leading professionalorchestras on the south coast, yet it is one of the fewremaining British orchestras to survive without any publicfunding. Ticket sales for our concerts, however good, make upless than 50% of our income and in order to present suchexciting programmes the orchestra needs to raise sufficientsponsorship to make up the difference.

We are seeking sponsorship for our 92nd concert season atBrighton Dome and for our Summer Season of chambermusic at Brighton Unitarian Church. There are opportunitiesto sponsor orchestral chairs, a specific concert or simply tocontribute to the concert season as a whole, as an individualor joining with others as part of a consortium.

For further details about all forms of sponsorship pleasecontact us on: 01273 622900 or email our Chairman,Nicolas Chisholm MBE at:nicolaschisholm@brightonphil.org.uk

What better way to open our 92nd season than withwhat is arguably the first symphonic tone poem everwritten, the dramatic Les Préludes by the everinnovative composer Franz Liszt, with BarryWordsworth at the helm of our magnificent orchestra.

Sir William Walton was 27 when he wrote his ViolaConcerto for Lionel Tertis at the suggestion of SirThomas Beecham. The first performance was a hugesuccess and established Walton as one of theforemost composers of his generation. Today’ssoloist is the Ukranian violist Andriy Viytovych,Principal Viola of the Orchestra of the Royal OperaHouse, Covent Garden.

Tchaikovsky’s monumental and justifiably popularSymphony No.5 concludes the concert.

Sunday 9 October 2016 / 2.45pm

BARRY WORDSWORTHConductor

ANDRIY VIYTOVYCH Viola

LISZT Les Préludes (Symphonic Poem No.3)

WALTON Viola Concerto

TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No.5 in E Minor Op.64

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The Brighton Festival Chorus and their Music Director JamesMorgan join forces with the orchestra and guest soloistsSarah Tynan and Leigh Melrose to perform Brahms’s longestwork Ein Deutches Requiem. The seven movements werewritten between 1865 and 1868 following the death ofBrahms’s mother, and were highly influenced by the earlierdeath of his great friend Robert Schumann. The Requiem isbased on words from the German Lutheran Bible rather thanthe more usual Latin text, which Brahms put togetherhimself, wanting a Requiem for the living, not the dead. Itsfirst performance in 1868 with Brahms himself conductingwas a huge success and marked a turning point in his career.

Schicksalslied is considered, along with Ein DeutchesRequiem, one of Brahms’s finest choral works; firstperformed in 1870, it is also his shortest.

Sunday 6 November 2016 / 2.45pm

JAMES MORGAN Conductor

BRIGHTON FESTIVAL CHORUS

SARAH TYNAN Soprano

LEIGH MELROSEBaritone

BRAHMS Schicksalslied (Song of Destiny)

BRAHMS Ein Deutsches Requiem Op.45

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Sunday 4 December 2016 / 2.45pm

RICHARD BALCOMBE Conductor

THE BEST OF BRITISH FILM SCORES

Britain has provided us with some of the mosticonic films ever made, many now consideredclassics, and part of what makes these wonderfulfilms so powerful is some of the best film musicever written. In this concert we visit some ofBritain’s greatest film composers in aprogramme full of memorable tunes andamazing orchestral writing.

Music by Ron Goodman for Those MagnificentMen in their Flying Machines; Sir William Waltonfor Henry V; Eric Coates for The Dam Busters;Nigel Hess for Ladies in Lavender; RalphVaughan Williams for 49th Parallel and JohnIreland for The Overlanders will recreate thoseamazing images we have all enjoyed so much.We will also perform the beautiful but rarely-heard suite from Captain Horatio Hornblower RNby Robert Farnon.

Full programme details can be viewed at:www.brightonphil.org.uk/concerts

Richard Balcombe returns to Brighton toconduct what promises to be a hugely popularprogramme of great British film music so makesure you get your ticket early.

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Dam Busters March by Eric Coates

1.45pm | Pre-Concert InterviewON STAGE IN BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALLPeter Back in conversation with Richard Balcombe

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Saturday 31 December 2016 / 2.45pm

STEPHEN BELL Conductor

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Stephen Bell returns to Brighton to take us onour annual pilgrimage around the salons ofVienna in the early 19th century - a journey oflaughter, champagne and intrigue.

The orchestra will be joined by sopranoRebecca Bottone, in whose company we willexplore the magical musical world of theStrauss family and their many famous waltzes,polkas and marches, alongside dances by theircontemporary, Franz Lehár.

At last year’s Gala Barry Wordsworthintroduced a small number of lighter works byBritish composers, and by popular request ourprogramme this year will include a few morehighly enjoyable pieces written in the early 20thcentury.

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Sunday 15 January 2017 / 2.45pm

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JOSEPH MOOG Piano

ROSSINIOverture: Barber of Seville

GRIEGPiano Concerto in A Minor Op.16

DVOŘÁKSymphony No.8 in G Major Op.88

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Our first concert of 2017 welcomes two of Britain’s mosttalented young artists to Brighton.

Ben Gernon won the internationally acclaimed Nestléand Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award in2013, and in the same year became a Dudamel Fellowwith the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. He madehis BBC Prom debut in 2014 and has since worked withall the major London and BBC orchestras.

Ben is joined by the 2015 Gramophone Young Artist ofthe Year, Joseph Moog, to play the ever popular GreigPiano Concerto.

Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony, written in 1889, waspremiered the following year with Dvořák conducting; itis renowned as a lyrical and cheerful work inspired bythe folk music of his country home in Bohemia.

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Conductor and cellist Thomas Carroll makes a welcomereturn to Brighton exploring more late Classical and earlyRomantic music. Initially a student at the Yehudi MenuhinSchool, Thomas went on to study with Heinrich Schiff inAustria, becoming a highly sought-after soloist, chambermusician and, more recently, conductor. Thomas isArtistic Director of the Orpheus Sinfonia.

The programme opens with Mozart’s sunny andeffervescent Symphony No.29, written when Mozart wasjust 18 and one of his most popular early symphonies.

The Haydn Cello Concerto in D Major was written in1783 for a cellist in the Prince of Esterhazy Orchestra andis a very relaxed and lyrical concerto.

Mendelssohn’s ‘Italian’ Symphony No.4 was written in1833. He was on tour in Italy, aged 24, when he sketchedout the work, completing it after a request for a symphonyby the Royal Philharmonic Society in London.

Sunday 5 February 2017 / 2.45pm

THOMAS CARROLL Conductor/Cello

MOZART Symphony No.29 in A Major K201

HAYDN Cello Concerto No.2 in D Major

MENDELSSOHN Symphony No.4 in A Major Op.90 (Italian)

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1.45pm | Pre-Concert InterviewON STAGE IN BRIGHTON DOME CONCERT HALLPeter Back in conversation with Thomas Carroll

The highly respected Romanian conductor CristianMandeal opens this programme with his fellowcountryman George Enescu’s Romanian RhapsodyNo.1 – a feast of vivid folk tunes and rhythms from theirnative Romania. Written when Enescu was 19, it is fullof youthful energy and enthusiasm.

Virtuoso violinist Chloë Hanslip is the soloist inMoravian American Erich Korngold’s Violin Concerto. A prolific Hollywood film composer, Korngold wrotethe concerto, dedicated to Alma Mahler, in the late1940’s and it was first performed by Jascha Heifetz tohuge acclaim.

Sir Edward Elgar wrote his First Symphony in 1908 anddedicated it to the Austrian conductor Hans Richter. Itwas a huge success and by the end of the year hadbeen performed over a hundred times worldwide,which was unprecedented for a symphony.

Sunday 5 March 2017 / 2.45pm

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ENESCU Romanian Rhapsody No.1 Op.11

KORNGOLD Violin Concerto in D Major Op.35

ELGAR Symphony No.1 in Ab Major Op.55

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Our season finale opens with another work highly influencedby its composer’s homeland. Zoltan Kodály was commissionedto celebrate the Budapest Philharmonic Society’s 80thanniversary in 1933, writing a highly evocative piece based onfolk tunes from his native Galanta, now part of Slovakia.

Martin Roscoe plays Schumann’s Piano Concerto in AMinor, completed in 1854 and first performed the followingyear by Clara Schumann, the composer’s wife. The concertomay have influenced Grieg and Rachmaninov, whose pianoconcerti were both written in A minor.

Alexander Scriabin’s Second Symphony was written in1901 and premiered in St Petersburg the following year.Heavily influenced by Tchaikovsky, Strauss and Wagner, itis very conventional in its structure – a brilliant work for a largesymphony orchestra and a fitting conclusion to an excitingseason.

Sunday 26 March 2017 / 2.45pm

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MARTIN ROSCOE Piano

KODÁLY Dances of Galanta

SCHUMANNPiano Concerto in A Minor Op.54

SCRIABINSymphony No. 2 in C Minor Op.29

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Registered disabled customers are entitled to one free ticket for their access assistant orcompanion.

Family tickets allow up to two children (under 16) at a charge of £1 each when bookedsimultaneously with a full price adult ticket.

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BOOKING INFORMATION

FRIENDS’ PRIORITY BOOKINGDeadline for Friends’ Priority Booking for:

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MONDAY 4 JULY 2016 at 5pm

All tickets are dispatched in late August.

For all enquiries on Friends’ Priority Bookingplease contact the BPO Office: 01273 622900or mail@brightonphil.org.uk

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ProgrammesPart-season programmes will be available atBrighton Dome from 9 October and 31 December(Friends may pre-order from the BPO) at £4.00.Complete with programme notes and performers’biographies, they provide an in-depth look ateach of the concerts. Previous concertprogrammes can be viewed in our online archiveat www.brightonphil.org.uk

Acknowledgements

The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra is grateful to thefollowing for their support in 2016/17:

Friends, Patrons and Life Members of the Brighton &Hove Philharmonic Society, personal donors, concertsponsors and orchestral chair sponsors and the JohnCarewe Brighton Orchestra Trust.

The Brighton Philharmonic would like to thank theBrighton Dome for their continued generosity andsupport, without which it would not be possible topresent this and future seasons.

2016/17 CONCERT SEASON

The Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra is managed and promotedby the Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society Ltd (Registered Charity No. 250921)

Conductor Laureate: Barry Wordsworth D.LITT

President: John Lill CBE

Vice-Presidents: John Carewe, Jackie Lythell OBE

Ronald Power MBE, David House, Karen Platt

Chairman: Nicolas Chisholm MBE

Honorary Treasurer: Sue McHughConcert Manager: Ian BrignallGeneral Administrator: Catherine SteadLibrarian: Charles StricklandAccounts & Renewals Administrator: Glynis Leaney

The Brighton & Hove Philharmonic Society reserve the right tosubstitute artists and vary programmes if necessary.

Presentation champagne is kindly donated by Neil Gershon.

The Steinway concert pianos chosen and hired for theseperformances are supplied and maintained by Steinway & Sons.

Pre-Concert InterviewsEnhance your enjoyment of theconcert by joining Peter Back for anenlightening and fascinating interviewwith our guest soloists/conductorsimmediately prior to theirperformance*. Discover thepersonalities behind the performersand learn about their musicalbackgrounds, careers and the musicthey are about to perform.(Tickets £3.75 each)

*except 31 December

Early booking is advisable for interviews on 15 January & 26 Marchwhen venue capacity is limited to 40.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

TravelBrighton Dome is on Church Street in centralBrighton, 15 minutes’ walk from Brighton Station.

Parking

The NCP Theatre Car Park on Church Street,just two minutes from Brighton Dome (seemapP4), offers a reduced rate of £6 forBrighton Philharmonic Orchestra attendeesparking between 1pm & 6pm on concertdays. Voucher available on day of concert.

Details correct at time of going to press.

The Lanes underground Car Park, Black LionStreet (see map P1) and Trafalgar Street CarPark (see map P2) are operated by Brighton &Hove City Council, and have both beenawarded a Park Mark for safer parking.

Low tariff pay & display on-street parking canbe found in the Edward Street area (see mapP3) seven days a week between 9am-8pm.

Street signs and road markings indicate whereon-street pay & display parking is in operation,please check signs for operation times andexact prices.

For more information on Brighton & Hove carparks, on-street pay & display zones andparking tariffs, visit www.brighton-hove.gov.uk

To use PayByPhone parking please registeron-line in advance.

Door TimesSundays: 1.15pm New Year’s Eve: 2.00pm Latecomers will not be admitted until a suitablebreak in the performance. Some performancescontain no suitable breaks until the interval.

RefreshmentsBrighton Dome’s Café–bar opens at 10am forspeciality teas and coffees, cakes and lightrefreshments.

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CloakroomA free cloakroom facility is available at allBPO concerts.

AccessThe Concert Hall has specially designedseat positions, lift access and toiletfacilities for wheelchair users.

There is a Sennheiser radio frequencyassisted hearing system in the ConcertHall. Please ask for your unit on arrival,allowing plenty of time before theperformance.

Guide dogs are welcome.

To discuss your requirements prior to yourvisit please contact Brighton DomeAccess Line on 01273 261541.