17 January 2008, 7.30pm. Royal Festival Hall, London
(www.philharmonia.co.uk) Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
Evgeny Kissin, piano Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, 'Classical
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'u faune
Roussel : Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2 20 January 2008, 11.30. Wigmore Hall, London
(www.wigmore-hall.org.uk) Boris Giltburg, piano J.S. Bach, arr. Busoni: Chaconne, Partita No. 2 in D minor
Schumann: Davidsbündlertanz
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 3 22 January 2008, 7.30pm. Symphony Hall, Birmingham
(www.philharmonia.co.uk) Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
Evgeny Kissin, piano Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'u faune
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Roussel : Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition 24 January 2008, 7.30pm. Royal Festival Hall, London
(www.philharmonia.co.uk) Philharmonia Orchestra / Vladimir Ashkenazy
Evgeny Kissin, piano Roussel : Bacchus et Ariane, Suite No. 2
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3
Prokofiev : Symphony No. 6 24 January 2008, 7.30pm. Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
25 January 2008, 7.30pm. City Halls, Glasgow
26 January 2008, 7.30pm. Music Hall, Aberdeen
(www.sco.org.uk) Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Olli Mustonen, piano Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1, 'Classical'
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3
Mozart: Symphony No. 39 30 January 2008, 7.30pm. Royal Festival Hall, London
(www.lpo.co.uk) London Philharmonic Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski
Benedetto Lupo, piano Turnage: Evening Songs
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 17 February 2008, 7.30pm. Theatre Royal, Bath
(01225 448844) John Lill, piano
Mozart: Sonata No. 12 in F
Schumann: Faschingsschwank aus Wien
Prokofiev: Toccata Op. 11
Brahms: 3 Intermezzi Op. 117
Beethoven: Sonata No. 23, 'Appassionata' 21 February 2008, 7.30pm. Symphony Hall, Birmingham
(www.cbso.co.uk) City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra / Kazushi Ono
Christopher Yates, viola
Eduardo Vassallo, cello Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 3
Strauss: Don Quixote 23 February 2008, 7.30pm. Barbican Hall, London
(www.barbican.org.uk) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra / Valery Gergiev
Yefim Bronfman, piano Verdi: Overture, La forza del destino
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 6 Pathetique 24 February 2008, 7.30pm. Barbican Hall, London
(www.lso.co.uk) London Symphony Orchestra / Yuri Temirkanov
Syaka Shoji, violin
Sergey Leiferkus, bass
Gentlemen of the London Symphony Chorus Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 13 2 March 2008, 7.30pm. Barbican Hall, London
(www.lso.co.uk) London Symphony Orchestra / Xian Zhang
Anna Stéphany, mezzo-soprano
London Symphony Chorus Alexander Nevsky
(Prokofiev's score for Alexander Nevsky performed live to the film) 4 March 2008, 7.30pm. Wigmore Hall, London
(www.wigmore-hall.org.uk) Simon Trpceski, piano Chopin: Sonata No. 2
Debussy: Children's Corner Suite
Prokofiev: Tales of an Old Grandmother
Prokofiev: Toccata Op. 11
Prokofiev: Sonata No. 7 4 March 2008, 7.45pm. The Anvil, Basingstoke
(01256 844244) Ralph Kirshbaum, cello
Peter Jablonski, piano Debussy: Sonata for cello and piano in D minor
Prokofiev: Sonata for cello and piano in C major
Rakhmaninov, arr. Brandukov: Vocalise
Shostakovich: Sonata for cello and piano in D minor 30 March 2008, 7.30pm. Barbican Hall, London
(www.lso.co.uk) London Symphony Orchestra / Daniel Harding
Viktoria Mullova, violin
Susan Gritton, soprano;
Sarah Connolly, alto;
Mark Padmore, tenor London Symphony Chorus
Tiffin Boys' Choir Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Britten: Spring Symphony 12 April 2008, 7.30pm. Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
(0113 224 3801) Orchestra of Opera North / Frédéric Chaslin
Evgenia Rubinova, piano Shostakovich: Festive Overture
Chopin: Piano Concerto No. 1
Prokofiev: Symphony No. 5 24 April 2008, 7.30pm. Royal Concert Hall, Nottingham
(www.rpo.co.uk) Royal Philharmonic Orchestra / Leonard Slatkin
So-Ock Kim, violin
Ladies of Brighton Festival Chorus Elgar: Cockaigne Overture
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 2
Holst: The Planets 7 May 2008. Royal Academy of Music, London
(www.ram.ac.uk) 8 May 2008. Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Cardiff
(www.rwcmd.ac.uk) Boris Berman will present all-Prokofiev piano recitals in connection with the publication of his book 'Prokofiev's Piano Sonatas' (Yale University Press). 8 May 2008, 7.45pm. The Anvil, Basingstoke
(01256 844244) Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Mark Gorenstein
Dmitri Alexeev, piano Prokofiev: Suite from Love for Three Oranges
Skriabin: Piano Concerto
Rakhmaninov: Symphony No. 2 10 May 2008, 7.30pm. Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
(0113 224 3801) Russian State Symphony Orchestra / Mark Gorenstein
Dmitri Alexeev, piano Musorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain
Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 2
Tchaikovsky: The Seasons (excerpts)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 10 May 2008. Goldsmiths, University of London
(www.sprkfv.net / www.rma.ac.uk) Study day organised by the Serge Prokofiev Archive and the Royal Musical Association. Papers will be given by postgraduate students, and a guest lecture by Professor Simon Morrison, Princeton University. Full programme to follow. 17 May 2008, 7.30pm. Leeds Town Hall, Leeds
(0113 224 3801) BBC Philharmonic Orchestra / Simon Wright
Leeds Festival Chorus
Leeds Philharmonic Chorus
Sara Fulgoni, mezzo-soprano Elgar: The Music Makers
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky 17 May 2008, 7.30pm. Royal Festival Hall, London
(www.philharmonia.co.uk) Philharmonia Orchestra / Tugan Sokhiev
Emanuel Ax, piano Debussy: Pelleas et Melisande, concert suite
Chopin : Piano Concerto No. 2
Prokofiev : Symphony No. 5 6 and 12 June 2008, 7.15pm. Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff 19 June 2008, 7.15pm. Birmingham Hippodrome.
(www.wno.org.uk) Welsh National Opera / Carlo Rizzi
Enkelejda Shkosa Errollyn Wallen: Carbon 12 - A Choral Symphony (World première)
Prokofiev: Alexander Nevsky 13 June 2008, 7.30pm. Royal Festival Hall, London
(www.lpo.org.uk) London Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductors from The International Conductors' Academy of the Allianz Cultural Foundation
Yossif Ivanov, violin Ravel: Mother Goose
Prokofiev: Violin Concerto No. 1
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