By Jo Johnson | May 20, 2013 at 9:00 pm | 3 comments
Regular readers of this blog will know that for some time Gareth Davies, our Principal Flute and blog author, has been working on a book based on his musings on this blog.
We're delighted to be able to tell you that the result, The Show Must Go On: on tour with the LSO in...
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By Jo Johnson | April 1, 2013 at 9:13 am | No comments
Here’s what you can enjoy on day 11 of the LSO St Luke’s 10th Birthday Festival:
10am to 2pm: Family Day
Aimed at families with children under 8, this Open Day celebrates a decade of Early Years Workshops and family events at LSO St Luke’s.
On Easter Monday the...
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By Jo Johnson | March 30, 2013 at 9:05 am | No comments
Here’s what you can enjoy on day 10 of the LSO St Luke’s 10th Birthday Festival:
10am to 6pm: Not(e) Perfect Orchestra
A unique opportunity to be part of an orchestra for a day. Not(e) Perfect is for those who wish they hadn’t given up playing their instruments. Paul...
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By Jo Johnson | March 29, 2013 at 9:41 am | No comments
Here’s what you can enjoy on day 9 of the LSO St Luke’s 10th Birthday Festival:
1pm: BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert with the Nash Ensemble
SCHUBERT Octet
Nash Ensemble:
Richard Hosford clarinet
Ursula Leveaux bassoon
Richard Watkins horn
Marianne Thorsen...
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By Jo Johnson | March 28, 2013 at 1:22 pm | No comments
At last night's 10th Birthday celebration, we screened a short 10 minute documentary about LSO St Luke's telling the story of the building, its origins and the inspiring work that now takes place inside. You can watch it...
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By Jo Johnson | March 28, 2013 at 9:57 am | No comments
Here’s what you can enjoy on day 8 of the LSO St Luke’s 10th Birthday Festival:
1pm: BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert with Nicholas Angelich
RAVEL Oiseaux tristes from ‘Miroirs’
RAVEL Valses nobles et sentimentales
MUSSORGSKY Pictures at an Exhibition
Tickets:...
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By Jo Johnson | March 27, 2013 at 9:15 am | No comments
Here’s what you can enjoy on day 7, our actual 10th birthday, of the LSO St Luke’s 10th Birthday Festival:
1pm: BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert with the LSO Strings
SCHOENBERG Verklärte Nacht
TCHAIKOVSKY Serenade for Strings
Led by Roman Simovic
Tickets: £10...
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By Jo Johnson | March 26, 2013 at 10:16 am | No comments
Here’s what you can enjoy on day 6 of the LSO St Luke’s 10th Birthday Festival:
1pm: BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concert with the Wihan Quartet
MOZART String Quartet in D minor, K421
DVORAK String Quartet in F major, Op 96 (‘American’)
Tickets: £10 (£9...
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By Jo Johnson | March 25, 2013 at 9:00 am | No comments
Here’s what you can enjoy on day 5 of the LSO St Luke’s 10th Birthday Festival:
12.30pm: LSO Discovery Friday Lunchtime Concert
DEBUSSY Syrinx
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Flight of the Bumblebee
EDDIE McGUIRE Celtic Knotwork
ELLINGTON arr Helen Wilson Caravan
ANJULA...
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By Jo Johnson | March 24, 2013 at 9:33 am | No comments
Here’s what you can enjoy on day 4 of the LSO St Luke’s 10th Birthday Festival:
10am–5.30pm: LSO Discovery Day – Brahms
The opening of LSO St Luke’s gave the LSO a springboard to hold composer focus days around the LSO’s orchestral season at the Barbican. LSO...
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