Forthcoming Events The Soldier’s Tale/
Belshazzar’s Feast 24 September
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and Chamber Ensemble
Martyn Brabbins, conductor, Christian Burgess, narrator, Gary Griffiths baritone
Festen 8, 9,11,12 October
The story of an affluent family who gather for a black-tie dinner to celebrate the patriarch’s 60th birthday. Before dinner is over, the family’s lives are changed forever.
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
(DNA) 18, 19, 20, 21 October A group of teenagers do something bad, really bad, then panic and cover the whole thing up. DNA is a poignant and, sometimes, hilarious tale with a very dark heart.
Guildhall Symphony
Orchestra 25 October Sir Colin Davis, conductor Lauren Reeve-Rawlings, horn
Programme includes Bruckner’s Symphony No. 7 in E
Spinalba 4, 6, 8, 10 November
Spinalba’s libretto involves false identities, love scenes and madness, while Almeida’s appealing and expressive music concentrates on the sentimental rather than the comic possibilities.
Faculty Artist Series 8 November
Alasdair Tait Head of Chamber Music, cello
Ronan O’Hora Head of Advanced Performance, piano
17 November Adrian Thompson Professor of Voice, tenor
Badenheim 1939 26, 27, 29, 30 November, 1 December
Based on Aharon Appelfeld’s novel, Badenheim 1939 is an allegorical satire that tells the story of a Jewish resort in Austria that hosts a yearly arts festival.
Music Masterclasses
Tuesday 21 September • 10am/2pm Maria Radicheva Violin Masterclass
Tuesday 21 September • 6pm / Wednesday 22 September • 10am/2pm
Arni Edisdon Double Bass Jazz Masterclass
Friday 1 October • 2.30pm Viktoria Mullova
Centre for Orchestra Artist in Conversation
Monday 11 October • 2.30pm Howard Shelley Piano Masterclass
Monday 25 October • 4pm Stephen Hough Piano Masterclass
Thursday 4 November • 2.30pm Gerald Finley Voice Masterclass
Saturday 6 November • 2.30pm Tabea Zimmermann
Centre for Orchestra Viola Masterclass
Monday 8 November • 2.30pm Takács Quartet String Quartet Masterclass
Thursday 11 November • 10am Susan Tomes
Piano and Chamber Music Masterclass
Monday 15 November • 11am/2pm, Tuesday 16 November • 11am/2pm Dominique Merlet Piano Masterclass
Saturday 20 November • 11am Olli Mustonen
Centre for Orchestra Piano Masterclass
Drama Platforms
Tuesday 30 November • 6pm Christian Burgess and Julian Philips in conversation
Tuesday 7 December • 7.30pm Patsy Rodenburg on Shakespeare in the Present
For further details and booking information see
www.gsmd.ac.uk/events
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For further information about any Guildhall School event, please go to
www.gsmd.ac.uk/events GUILDHALL SCHOOL NEWS • AUTUMN / WINTER 2010
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