Concerts 2010-2011

The Philharmonic 2009-2010 season is now finished. Below is our exciting programme for the 2010-2011 season. Further information about each programme will follow soon.

Saturday 6th November 2010, 7.30pm
St Andrew's Hall

To mark the 150th anniversary of Mahler's birth:
MAHLER Symphony No 2 'Resurrection'

Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra, together with members of other orchestras in the Norwich area
Norwich Philharmonic Choir
Catherine May, soprano, Diana Moore, contralto
conducted by Matthew Andrews

Saturday 4th December 2010, 7.30pm
St Andrew's Hall

BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BERLIOZ Te Deum

Nathalie Shaw, violin (Beethoven),
Ben Johnson, tenor (Berlioz)
Norwich Philharmonic Choir and Orchestra
conducted by Matthew Andrews and David Dunnett

Tuesday 21st December 2010, 7.30pm
St Andrew's Hall

FAMILY CHRISTMAS CONCERT
Including CAROLS FOR CHOIR AND AUDIENCE
Norwich Philharmonic Choir and guests
Norfolk Brass and CNS Chamber Choir
conducted by David Dunnett

Saturday 5th February 2011, 7.30pm
St Andrew's Hall

KODALY Peacock Variations
SHOSTAKOVITCH Piano Concerto No.2
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No 4

with Rupert Egerton-Smith, piano (Shostakovitch),
conducted by John Andrews

Saturday 19th March 2011, 7.30pm
St Andrew's Hall

BRAHMS A German Requiem
BRUCKNER Psalm 150

Sarah-Jane Davies, soprano and James Rutherford, baritone
Choir of the Musik-Institut, Koblenz
Norwich Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus
conducted by David Dunnett



Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in C minor, 'Resurrection'
is a wonderful work requiring huge resources:
4 Flutes/Piccolos, 4 Oboes/2 Cor Anglais, 3 Clarinets in B-flat/Bass Clarinet, 2 E-flat Clarinets, 4 Bassoons/2 Contrabassoons,
10 Horns in F, 8-10 Trumpets in F and C, 4 Trombones, Tuba, 7 Percussion players with 8 timpani, and 17 other percussion instruments, Organ, 2 Harps, Soprano and Mezzo-Soprano Soloists, Mixed Chorus and (stipulates the score) "The largest possible contingent of strings"!

To put on this performance, the Norwich Phil is joining forces with players from a number of other orchestras in the area, and the choir will be augmented too. In all, a total of around 260 people on the stage.

To our knowledge, Mahler 2 has never been performed in Norwich before, and this is likely to be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for both performers and audience alike.