Celebrating the centenary of the birth of British composer Benjamin Britten
Monday 7th October
‘ Benjamin Britten and His Festival’( 1967)
Northern Rock Foundation Hall, 7.30pm
To celebrate the centenary of the birth of Benjamin Britten, we are showing Tony Palmer’ s 1967 classic film- a behind the scenes look at the Aldeburgh Festival. Film duration: 53 minutes.
Tickets: £ 12 c
Joint ticket with‘ Nocturne( 2013)’: £ 20( not available online)
Tuesday 8th October
Late Mix: Britten
Hall Two, 9pm * Mark Edwards: Conductor Royal Northern Sinfonia Britten Sinfonietta
Thomas Macmillan A Thousand Plateaus *
Colin Matthews Oboe Quartet No. 1
Britten String Quartet No. 3 Tickets: £ 16
Thursday 17th October
Royal Northern Sinfonia: Illuminations
Hall One, 7.30pm
Thomas Zehetmair: Conductor Julie Fuchs: Soprano
Mozart Divertimento in D,‘ Salzburg Symphony No. 1’ Britten Les Illuminations
Britten( orch. Colin Matthews) Three Songs for Les Illuminations
Mozart Symphony No. 39 in E flat
With a post concert RNS Spotlight performance. Free to ticket holders.
Tickets: £ 10- £ 33 c b m c
Sunday 13th October
Hallé
Hall One, 7.30pm
Rory MacDonald: Conductor Andrew Tyson: Piano
Britten The Young Person’ s Guide to the Orchestra
Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini
Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 in F minor
With a pre-concert talk at 6.30pm. Free to ticket holders.
Tickets: £ 13- £ 36
julie fuchs c b m
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