Excursions 2011-2012

Each Season Berkhamsted Music organises a number of excursions especially for members to venues in London to hear orchestral concerts, or visits to other venues such as Oxford and Milton Keynes. These start from Berkhamsted in comfortable coaches and are usually planned for 4- 7 times a year.

To find out more about these excursions, contact Ian Fyfe telephone 01442-862682 email addressexcursions@berkhamstedmusic.co.uk

Friday October 21st at the Queen Elizabeth Hall

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment conducted by Trevor Pinnock

Haydn Symphony No.6 in D Le matin
Boccherini Cello Concerto in G played by Jonathan Manson
Haydn Overture for an English Opera
Salomon Romance for Violin and Orchestra, soloist Kati Debretzeni
Haydn Symphony No.93 in D

Thursday November 24th The New Theatre Oxford in conjunction with Sin’Assle Theatre Club

Welsh National Opera conducted by Simon Phillippo

Rossini The Barber of Seville
Directed by Giles Havergal with Clive Bayley as Basilio, Eric Roberts as Bartolo, Jaques Imbrailo as Figaro, Christine Rice as Rosina and Andrew Kennedy as Count Almaviva.

Sunday January 29th at the Royal Festival Hall

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Sir Andrew Davis

Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
Delius Cello Concerto played by Julian Lloyd Webber
Delius Brigg Fair
Elgar Enigma Variations

Sunday February 26th at the Royal Festival Hall

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Vasily Petrenko

Hindemith Symphonic Metamorphosis of themes by Weber
Sibelius Violin Concerto played by James Ehnes
Rachmaninov Symphonic Dances

Monday March 26th at the Banqueting House

Chamber Ensemble of London directed by Peter Fisher

Buffet Lunch followed by Music for the Olympics, including
Vivaldi L’olimpiade suite             Mozart Musical Joke
Satie Gymnopédie No.1              Elgar Serenade
Fauré Pavane

Tuesday April 24th at the Royal Festival Hall

The Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leif Segerstam

Sibeluis Night Ride & Sunrise
Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 played by Dennis Matsuev
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6, Pathetique

Sunday May 27th at the Barbican

The London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas

Beethoven piano concerto No.3 played by Yefim Bronfman
Mahler Symphony No.4

Thursday June 14th at the Royal Festival Hall

The Philharmonia Orchestra  conducted by András Schiff

Mozart Symphony No. 29
Mozart Piano Concerto No.20 played by András Schiff
Mozart Symphony No. 41, Jupiter