Ludovic Morlot, Music Director of the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra, conducts the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in their first concert of the academic year.
RazazMother
MozartSymphony No 41, Jupiter
Lili BoulangerD’un matin de printemps
DebussyRhapsody for Saxophone and Orchestra
PoulencGloria
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
Guildhall Symphony Chorus
Ludovic Morlotconductor
Linnhe Robertson chorus trainer
Alannah Makonisaxophone
Seohyun Gosoprano
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Theatre & dance
Guildhall School: Loveplay
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Moira Buffini’s Loveplay captures 2,000 years of love and lust, and the power of human relationships.
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Theatre & dance
Guildhall School: No Particular Order
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Human nature is in a crisis. A despot has come to power, spreading chaos and fear. But in amid the oppression, there are some who dare to resist.
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Classical musicTheatre & dance
Guildhall School: Die Fledermaus
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150 years after its first performance in Vienna, Johann Strauss II’s Die Fledermaus arrives at Silk Street Theatre this Autumn.
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Contemporary music
Guildhall School & Birmingham Conservatoire Big Band
The second performance in a new collaboration between Guildhall School of Music & Drama and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire.
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Contemporary music
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra with Billy Childs
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra presents a collaboration with one of the most important contemporary American composers marrying jazz with Western neoclassical music, Billy Childs.
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra
Billy Childscomposer and pianist
Nikki Ilesdirector
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Classical music
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra: The Planets
Principal Guest Conductor of the Düsseldorfer Symphoniker and Music Director of Birmingham Opera Company Alpesh Chauhan leads Guildhall Symphony Orchestra in an out-of-this-world programme.
Thomas AdèsPolaris: Voyage for Orchestra
Kaija SaariahoOrion
Gustav HolstThe Planets
Colin MatthewsPluto, the Renewer
Guildhall Symphony Orchestra
Alpesh Chauhanconductor
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Classical musicTheatre & dance
Guildhall School: The Nutcracker & I
A pianist, a ballerina, state-of-the-art animations and digital effects. The Nutcracker for the 21st century.
Alexandra Dariescuperformer and producer
Nick Hilleldirector
Adam Smithart director and director of animation
Jenna Leechoreographer
Imogen Ashballerina
Sander Loonentechnical producer
Yeast Culturevideo design
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Classical music
Guildhall School: Autumn Opera Scenes
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Outstanding performers from the first year of Guildhall School’s Opera Course present classical and contemporary operatic excerpts with piano accompaniment.
Martin Lloyd-Evansdirector
Peiyao Wangdesigner
Elizabeth Rowemusic director
Eli Huntlighting designer
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Contemporary music
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra and Choir
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra and Choir proudly present a performance featuring the inimitable British-Nigerian singer-songwriter Ola Onabulé.
Guildhall Jazz Orchestra
Guildhall Jazz Choir
Ola Onabulésinger-songwriter
Scott Stromandirector
Clare Wheeler director
Flora Medlicottdirector
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Contemporary music
Guildhall Studio Ensemble feat Bill Laurance
Pianist, keyboardist and composer Bill Laurance leads the inaugural performance of the Guildhall Studio Ensemble.
Guildhall Studio Ensemble
Bill Laurancepianist, keyboardist and composer
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Classical music
Junior Guildhall Symphony Orchestra and String Ensemble
Two Junior Guildhall ensembles – the Symphony Orchestra and String Ensemble – take to the stage to perform pieces by Nino Rota, Finzi, Strauss and Borodin.