This glorious programme will include the music of Richard Addinsell, William Alwyn, Richard Rodney Bennett, Arthur Bliss, Benjamin Britten, Vaughan Williams and William Walton alongside awardwinning scores by tonight’s composer/conductors.
Nigel Hess composed the timeless soundtrack to Ladies in Lavender and has won two Ivor Novello Awards for his many memorable television scores, while Christopher Gunning, known for his music for Agatha Christie’s Poirot , has won three Ivor Novello Awards and four BAFTA s, including one for the Edith Piaf biopic, La Vie en Rose .
Thursday 6 October 2011, 7.30pm
Freddy Kempf embarks on an epic exploration of Beethoven's magnificent Piano Concertos, starting with Concertos Nos. 1-3.
Thursday 13 October 2011, 7.30pm
Sibelius' En Saga, Bruch's Violin Concerto, with soloist Tasmin Little, and Brahms' Fourth Symphony
Tuesday 25 October 2011, 7.30pm
Music by Szymanowski, Lutosławski and Górecki, with soloists Jakob Kullberg, cello, and Giovanni Guzzo, violin.
Tuesday 22 November 2011, 7.30pm
Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings and Second Symphony frame Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody, with soloist Roustem Saitkoulov.
Tuesday 29 November 2011, 7.30pm
Music by American composer Michael Colina coupled with Górecki's hugely popular 'Symphony of Sorrowful Songs'.
Sunday 4 December 2011, 3.30pm
A magical programme, suitable for all the family, with special Christmas favourites and a star-studded cast.
Wednesday 21 and Friday 23 December 2011, 3pm & 7.30pm
A delightful evening of festive musical gems to fill you with good cheer, featuring guest vocalists.
Tuesday 21 February 2012, 7.30pm
Excerpts from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Mozart's Clarinet Concerto and Dvorak's Symphony No. 8.
Tuesday 28 February 2012, 7.30pm
Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with soloist Yoon-Hee Kim and Brahms' Symphony No. 1, conducted by Alessandro Fabrizi.
Tuesday 13 March 2012, 7.30pm
Grzegorz Nowak conducts Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 3, with Roustem Saitkoulov, and Tchaikovsky's First Symphony.
Wednesday 4 April 2012, 7.30pm
Yuki Miyagi conducts Weber's Der Freischütz Overture, Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2 and Brahms' Symphony No. 2.
Tuesday 17 April 2012, 7.30pm
An irresistible programme boasting three gems of the repertoire: Strauss' Don Juan, Elgar Cello Concerto and Sibelius' Fifth Symphony.
Thursday 26 April 2012, 7.30pm
Sibelius' Finlandia, Poulenc's sparkling Concerto for Two Pianos and Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, conducted by Josep Caballé-Domenech.
Sunday 13 May 2012, 7pm
Freddy Kempf concludes his Beethoven Piano Concertos series with Concertos Nos. 4 and 5.
Thursday 17 May 2012, 7.30pm
An evening of sublime choral and orchestral music featuring the music from Paul Mealor’s best-selling CD alongside works by Elgar, Parry and Holst.
Thursday 12 July 2012, 7.30pm
A screening of the 1922 film accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra performing John Scott’s colourful score.
