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07 October 2008
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Royal Festival Hall

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South Bank Centre,
Belvedere Road,
South Bank,
London,
SE1 8XX

0870 380 4300 


All Listings for Royal Festival Hall

Art Garfunkel
The legendary singer-songwriter performs his hit songs.
When
Oct 7, 8pm
Genre
Gigs - rock
Cost
£32.50-£37.50
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Masur
Music by Schubert, Mendelssohn and Dvorak, conducted by Kurt Masur and featuring pianist Louis Lortie.
When
Oct 8, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£9-£55
Philharmonia Orchestra/Bronnimann: Music Of Today
Baldur Bronnimann conducts two works by Dutch contemporary composer Michel Van Der Aa; Mask For Ensemble And Soundtrack and Here [In Circles] For Soprano And Ensemble.
When
Oct 9, 6pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
free
Philharmonia Orchestra/Mackerras
Mozart's Symphony No 39, K 543, Bruch's Violin Concerto No 1 In G Minor, featuring Sergey Khachatryan, and Dvorak's Symphony No 7, conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras.
When
Oct 9, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£8-£45
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Nezet-Seguin
Yannick Nezet-Seguin leads the Southbank residents as they perform Ravel's La Valse, Mozart's Trombone Concerto, featuring Christian Lindberg, and works by Sandstrom and Mussorgsky.
When
Oct 10, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£9-£55. Free pre-concert discussion, 6.15pm
The Stroman-Jonsson International Project
A new improv sextet from US trombonist Scott Troman and swedish saxophonist Cennet Jonsson.
When
Oct 10, 1pm
Genre
Gigs - jazz
Cost
free
John Cale: Life Along The Borderline: A Tribute To Nico
The Welsh composer and Velvet Underground member presents a tribute to 1960s icon and Velvet Underground vocalist, Nico. Features Mark Linkous, Fiery Furnaces, Peter Murphy, Lisa Gerrard, Mark Lanegan, James Dean Bradfield, Liz Green and Nick Franglen.
When
Oct 11, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - rock
Cost
£20-£35
Chantage
James Davey leads the BBC Choir Of The Year 2006.
When
Oct 12, 1.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
free
Global Harmony
The Leicestershire-based choir performs three and four-part harmonies from around the world.
When
Oct 12, 3pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
free
Philharmonia Orchestra/Mackerras
Alfred Brendel makes his final London appearance as he joins the orchestra under Sir Charles Mackerras for a performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No 9 In E Flat, K271. Works by Haydn and Dvorak complete the programme.
When
Oct 12, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£8-£45
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Saraste
Jukka-Pekka Saraste leads the Southbank residents as they perform Sibelius's Pohjola's Daughter and Symphony No 5 and Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No 3, featuring Alexander Toradze.
When
Oct 15, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£9-£55
Philharmonia Orchestra/Nagano
Kent Nagano conducts Messiaen's La Transfiguration De Notre Seigneur Jesus-Christ For Chorus And Orchestra. With pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard, the BBC Symphony Chorus and Philharmonia Voices.
When
Oct 16, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£8-£45
Celebration Of Life: Alison Hinds, Peter Hunnigale
The Metropolitan Black Police Association with a night featuring Caribbean soca singer Alison Hinds, Peter Hunnigale, Roachford, Tawiah and more.
When
Oct 17, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - rock
Cost
£15, concs £10
The Park Lane Group Young Artists Trailers
Acclaimed young musicians perform a varied programme.
When
Oct 17, 1pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
free
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Eschenbach
Soprano Anne Schwanewilms, mezzo-soprano Annette Jahns and others join Christoph Eschenbach as he conducts Beethoven's Mass In D (Missa Solemnis).
When
Oct 18, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£9-£55
Billingshurst Choral Society And The Angmering Chorale
The two choirs perform music from Bach to the Beatles.
When
Oct 19, 1.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
free
Glen Campbell
The veteran Grammy-award winning American country singer and guitarist best known for his hit Rhinestone Cowboy performs.
When
Oct 19, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - rock
Cost
£27-£35
Philharmonia Orchestra/Benjamin
The orchestra under George Benjamin performs his Sudden Time, Xenakis's Pithoprakta, Ligeti's Atmospheres and Messiaen's Chronochromie.
When
Oct 21, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£8-£45
London Philharmonic Orchestra/Jurowski
Vladimir Jurowski takes the baton as the orchestra performs Stravinsky's ballet score The Fairy's Kiss and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 1 (Winter Daydreams).
When
Oct 22, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£9-£55
Philharmonia Orchestra/Cambreling
Sylvain Cambreling conducts Debussy's Prelude A L'Apres-Midi D'un Faune, and works by Messiaen and Scriabin. With pianist Roger Muraro and soprano Lauren Flanigan.
When
Oct 23, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
£8-£45
Adrian Varela And The Philharmonia Orchestra Chamber Ensemble
The violinist leads the players as they perform his tango and samba-inflected compositions.
When
Oct 24, 1pm
Genre
Gigs - class
Cost
free
Video Games Live Concert
Video Games Live Concert
When
24 October 2008 -
24 October 2008 16:00 & 20:00
Genre
Live Music -
Cost
£22.50+
Herbie Hancock
The electo-pop and jazz maestro, whose career has evolved from experimental jazz in the 1960s, returns with his dance grooves in light of his recent award-winning album.
When
Nov 15, 7pm
Genre
Gigs - jazz
Cost
£10-£40
Julian Cope, Pete Burns
The post-punk singer-songwriter plays an acoustic solo show.
When
Nov 18, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - rock
Cost
£17.50 & £20
Lost and Found Tickets
See Stomp's new show, an orchestra made up of found sounds.
When
19 December 2008 -
11 January 2009 2.30pm and 7.30pm
Genre
Arts -
Cost
£14.00 - £55.00
Ether 09: David Byrne
The innovative pop songwriter, formerly of Talking Heads plays tracks from his new album, Everything That Happens Will Happen Today, co-written with Brian Eno as well as past favourites.
When
Apr 12 & 13, 7.30pm
Genre
Gigs - rock
Cost
£35-£45
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