Open Rehearsal, London

London The Warehouse, Theed Street

Saturday 27 September 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Jacqueline Shave violin

Miranda Dale violin

Catherine Musker viola

Caroline Dearnley cello

Stephen Williams double bass

Stephen Layton conductor

Handel Messiah

Stephen Layton, acclaimed conductor of Polyphony, works with Britten Sinfonia’s principal strings – Jacqueline Shave leader/violin; Miranda Dale violin; Catherine Musker violin; Caroline Dearnley cello; and Stephen Williams double bass on Handel’s remarkable oratorio. Read more

Thisevent is free and un-ticketed, you can simply arrive on the evening. You can move in and out of the event, but please be aware the musicians will be working and choose an appropriate juncture to exit.
For more information or if you wish to coordinate bringing a large group please call 01223 300795 or email info@brittensinfonia.co.uk

Venue Details
The Warehouse
13 Theed Street
South Bank
London
SE1 8ST

Nearest tube: Waterloo

Family Music Days

Norwich The King's Centre

Saturday 11 October 11.00am

Cambridge West Road Concert Hall

Sunday 12 October 11.00am

Our 1 8ST

annual Family Music Days in Cambridge and Norwich have been hugely popular with audiences over the past few years. With instrument-building and percussion workshops, as well as plenty of opportunities to hear Britten Sinfonia perform, these action-packed days are not to be missed. Booking for the 2008 Family Music Days will open in July with more details to follow shortly.

‘Great fun and lots of good ideas from an enthusiastic and inspiring team’ Parent, Cambridge

Booking information can be found on the concert page.

Night Music

Cambridge West Road Concert Hall
Thursday 23 October 8.00pm

Norwich Theatre Royal
Friday 24 October 7.30pm

London Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall book online
Monday 27 October 7.30pm

Southampton Turner Sims Concert Hall
Tuesday 28 October 8.00pm
Booking opens 26 August

Mark Padmore tenor/director*
Maxim Rysanov viola
Jacqueline Shave leader/director
Katie Mitchell stage director

Stravinsky Fanfare for a New Theatre
Harrison Birtwistle Prologue
Britten Lachrymae
Handel ‘Thus when the Sun’ and ‘Total Eclipse’ (Samson)
John Woolrich Ulysses Awakes
Britten Nocturne*

Fêted British tenor Mark Padmore joins Britten Sinfonia in a ravishing programme exploring the theme of night in this dramatically-treated performance directed by Katie Mitchell. Fresh from his acclaimed realisation of Bach’s St John Passion, Mark Padmore performs this unique, unconducted interpretation of Britten’s Nocturne, while also beguiling us with two gems of arias from Handel’s Samson, intensely evocative settings of Milton’s glorious poetry, including the poignant meditation on Samson’s blindness, ‘Total Eclipse’. Exceptionally talented violist Maxim Rysanov takes the leading role in Britten’s interpretation of Dowland’s Lachrymae and John Woolrich’s Ulysses Awakes, a moving reworking of Monteverdi.

‘... one achingly beautiful stanza succeeds the other, and the purity of Padmore's delivery here is a thing of wonder.’
The Independent

In conversation
Free pre-concert talk with Mark Padmore
Cambridge 7.00pm
Norwich 6.30pm (admission free but please book in Norwich)
Southampton 7.00pm

Cambridge West Road Concert Hall
Box Office +44 (0)1223 357851
Tickets £29, £24, £15 balcony (may be restricted view)
Concessions £5 to sit in any price band. Applies to under 18s, full-time students*, Leisurecard A holders* and Jobseekers*

Patrons with disabilities*: 50% off full price tickets for patrons with access requirements and a companion. Limited space for wheelchair users.

Norwich Theatre Royal
Box Office +44 (0)1603 630000
Book online www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk
Tickets £25, £22, £19, £12, £6
Concessions £5 to sit in any price band, excludes £6 tickets. Applies to under 18s, full-time students*, Go4Less* and Jobseekers*

Patrons with disabilities*: 50% off full price tickets for patrons with access requirements and a companion.
* Must show ID on booking or collection on door
Sponsored by Steeles Law

London Southbank Centre's Queen Elizabeth Hall
Box Office +44 (0)871 663 2500 book online
Tickets £30, £25, £20, £15, £10
Concessions 50% off (limited availability). Applies to jobseekers, income support, 16 & under, full-time students

Patrons with a disability should join the free Access List. By registering you may be eligible for tickets at concessionary prices. For a form email: accesslist@southbankcentre.co.uk
or call 0871 663 2587. Access List concessions are not available online.
Sponsored by National Express

Southampton Turner Sims Concert Hall
Box Office +44 (0)23 8059 5151
Tickets £26
Concessions £25, Friends £24, Students £13
Booking opens 26 August

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