London for Christmas

Christmas Galore
Featuring Chris Hollins
18 December 2011, 15.00
Barbican Hall
£17.00-£39.50

Rimsky-Korsakov Christmas Eve Polonaise
Mozart Alleluia from Exsultate, Jubilate
Puccini O soave fancuilla
Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker
Adam O Holy Night

London Concert Orchestra
Fraser Goulding conductor
Chris Hollins host
Rhian Lewis soprano
Adrian Dwyer tenor
Johann Strauss Dancers

TV personality Chris Hollins introduces an afternoon crammed full of festive delights. Christmas cheer is promised, with songs such as: It’s the most wonderful time of the year, Sleigh Ride, White Christmas, Joy to the World and Carol of the Bells.

Enjoy carols for all, with seasonal favourites: O come, all ye faithful, O little town of Bethlehem and Hark! the Herald Angels sing.

Santa himself will also be making a special musical visit!

Lee Mead's Merry Christmas
With very special guest Laura Wright
22 December 2011, 19.30
Barbican Hall
£17.00-£39.50

Programme to include:
Any Dream Will Do
Anthem
If I Can Dream
Close Every Door
When The Stars Go Blue

As well as seasonal classics:
The Christmas Song
Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
Baby It's Cold Outside, Blue Christmas
I'll Be Home For Christmas

Lee Mead and band
Laura Wright

Star of the West End and TV’s ‘Any Dream Will Do’, Lee Mead and his band perform all your favourite songs!

The Joy of Christmas
23 December 2011, 19.30
Barbican Hall
£17.00-£39.50

Bach Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring
Franck Panis Angelicus
Haydn Trumpet Concerto - Last Movement
Berlioz The Shepherds’ Farewell
Gounod Ave Maria
Handel Zadok the Priest
Adams The Holy City
Head The Little Road to Bethlehem
Stanley Trumpet Voluntary
Handel Worthy is the Lamb
Adam O Holy Night
Vivaldi Gloria - First Movement

London Concert Orchestra
David Hill conductor
Thomas Walker tenor
Crispian Steele-Perkins trumpet
The Bach Choir
New London Children’s Choir

This concert of joyous seasonal and traditional music perfectly captures the true spirit of Christmas.

Enjoy carols for all, including: While shepherds watched, Hark! the Herald angels sing, Once in royal David’s city, Good King Wenceslas, O come, all ye faithful and The First Nowell.

Mozart by Candlelight
Staged in full 18th-Century costume
27 December 2011, 15.00
Barbican Hall
£16.50-£38.50

Mozart Don Giovanni Overture
Mozart Clarinet Concerto
Mozart Eine kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart Piano Concerto No 21
Mozart Symphony No 41 ‘Jupiter’

Mozart Festival Orchestra (in full period costume)
Stephen Devine conductor
Christopher Swann clarinet
Daniel de Borah piano

A sublime afternoon of Mozart masterpieces performed in an evocative candle-lit style setting.

Last Night of the Christmas Proms
27 December 2011, 19.30
Barbican Hall
£17.00-£39.50

Programme to include:
Ravel Bolero
Mussorgsky Great Gate at Kiev
Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever
Elgar Nimrod
Grieg In the Hall of the Mountain King
Rossini Largo al factotum
Bizet Duet from The Pearlfishers
Holst Jupiter from The Planets
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Waltz
Dvorak Slavonic Dance No 8

London Concert Orchestra
Anthony Inglis conductor
James Edwards tenor
Kevin Greenlaw baritone

An unforgettable programme of rousing classics featuring all your Proms favourites with a flag waving finale, including Nessun Dorma, Rule, Brittania! and Land of Hope and Glory.

The Sound of Musicals
With special guest Jessie Buckley
28 December 2011, 15.00
Barbican Hall
£17.00-£42.00

London Concert Orchestra
David Shrubsole conductor
Jessie Buckley

with glittering stars from London's West End:

Alison Jiear
Deborah Myers
James Graeme
Tim Howar

Back by popular demand with a new programme of show-stopping songs from the greatest Broadway and West End musicals, including: Les Misérables, Anything Goes, South Pacific, The Sound of Music, Sweet Charity, The Phantom of the Opera, Wicked, The Wizard of Oz, Grease, Love Never Dies, Cats and Carousel.

Opera Gala
28 December 2011, 19.30
Barbican Hall
£19.50-£42.50

Bizet Duet from The Pearlfishers
Puccini Nessun dorma from Turandot
Bizet Flower Song & Song of the Toreador from Carmen
Verdi Sempre Libera, Prelude to Act 1 from La Traviata
Gounod Soldiers' Chorus & Avant de Quitter from Faust
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavakkerua Rusticana
Puccini Ah, Mimi & Act 1 Finale from La Boheme
Wagner O star of Eve from Tannhauser
Verdi Grand March, Ritorna Vincitor from Aida
Puccini Un be di & The Humming Chorus from Madam Butterfly
Rossini Overture & Largo al factotum from The Barber of Seville

London Concert Orchestra
Highgate Choral Union
Fanfare Trumpeters of the Welsh Guards
Claire Rutter soprano
John Hudson tenor
David Kempster baritone

Three distinguished soloists perform favourite arias from the world's best-loved operas.

Johann Strauss Gala
An invitation to the Viennese Ball
29 December 2011, 15.00
Barbican Hall
£16.50-£38.50

Programme to include:
Tritsch Tratsch Polka
The Blue Danube Waltz
Radetzky March
Die Fledermaus Overture
Wiener Blut
Voices of Spring
Thunder and Lightning Polka
Pizzicato Polka
Perpetuum Mobile
The Laughing Song from Die Fledermaus

Johann Strauss Orchestra
David Juritz director (from the violin, in traditional Viennese manner)
Amy Freston soprano
Johann Strauss dancers (in glorious costumes of the period)

The acclaimed Johann Strauss Dancers and Orchestra return with an enchanting new show for 2011, as the stage is set for the magic of their Viennese Ball.

Guaranteed to put a smile on your face and a spring in your step!

Beethoven's Ninth
29 December 2011, 19.30
Barbican Hall
£22.50-£52.00

Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 'Emperor'
Beethoven Symphony No 9 ‘Choral’

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Christopher Warren–Green conductor
Alexandra Dariescu piano
Mairéad Buike soprano
Jennifer Johnston mezzo-soprano
Daniel Norman tenor
Njabulo Madlala bass
Members of the London Philharmonic Choir and the Royal Choral Society

An unmissable all-Beethoven concert with the monumental ‘Choral Symphony’ and its climactic ‘Ode to Joy’.

Movie Music Classics
Featuring Virginia McKenna
30 December 2011, 19.30
Barbican Hall
£17.50-£42.00

London Concert Orchestra
Paul Bateman conductor

Join the acclaimed and much loved British Actress Virginia McKenna as she introduces a magical concert of timeless scores from some of the most famous films of all time, including: Murder on the Orient Express, Ben Hur, Gladiator, The Great Escape, Dr. Zhivago, Lawrence of Arabia, Lord of the Rings, Star Wars and Breakfast at Tiffany's.

Plus a special tribute to the late John Barry, featuring hits such as: Born Free, Out of Africa, Goldfinger, Diamonds are Forever and Dances with Wolves.

Music and Dance from the Ballet
Featuring soloists from the Russian State Ballet of Siberia
31 December 2011, 15.00
Barbican Hall
£16.50-£38.50

Dance:
Tchaikovsky Black Swan Pas de deux from Swan Lake
Adam Pas de deux from Giselle
Minkus Pas de deux from Don Quixote
Tchaikovsky White Swan from Swan Lake
Chopin Waltz from Chopiniana
Tchaikovsky Pas de deux from The Nutcracker

Music:
Tchaikovsky Excerpts from The Nutcracker
Delibes Prelude & Mazurka from Coppelia
Tchaikovsky Excerpts from Swan Lake
Weber Invitation to the Dance
Tchaikovsky Sleeping Beauty Waltz

London Concert Orchestra
Benjamin Pope conductor
soloists from The Russian State Ballet of Siberia

Stunning music and beautifully performed dance from some of the most loved ballets of all time.

Viennese New Year's Eve Gala
A Barbican tradition for over 25 years!
31 December 2011, 19.30
Barbican Hall
£19.50-£42.50

Lehar Vilya
Von Suppe Trinklied from Beautiful Galathea
Waldteufel Skater’s Waltz
Lehar Gold and Silver Waltz

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
John Georgiadis director (from the violin in the traditional Viennese manner)
Ana James soprano

What better way to usher in the New Year than with an evening of all your favourites from the Strauss family and friends. Including The Blue Danube Waltz, Champagne Polka, Tritsch Tratsch Polka, Pizzicato Polka, Radetsky March, Old England Forever! and Ohne Sorgen Polka. As well as much loved other Viennese music.

New Year's Day Gala
All your New Year’s Day favourites
1 January 2012, 15.00
Barbican Hall
£19.50-£42.50

Programme to include:

Strauss The Blue Danube Waltz
Verdi Brindisi
Rossini The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Denza Funiculi, funicula
Tchaikovsky Swan Lake Finale
Sousa Liberty Bell March
Verdi Sempre Libera
Bizet Farandole from L’Arlesienne Suite
Puccini O soave fanciulla from La Boheme
Mascagni Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

London Concert Orchestra
Anthony Inglis conductor
Sarah Redgwick soprano
Philip O’Brien tenor

Start your New Year with a superb concert of timeless classic after classic after classic to welcome in 2012, including: 633 Squadron, Jerusalem, Hornpipe, Nessun Dorma, Dambuster's March and Land of Hope and Glory.

Enjoy a complimentary New Year Drink! (Conditions apply and excludes standby. One Barbican Bar voucher with each ticket.)

The Pirates of Penzance
Featuring Alistair McGowan
2 January 2012, 15.00
Barbican Hall
£16.50-£42.50

Gilbert and Sullivan The Pirates of Penzance

London Concert Orchestra
Richard Balcombe conductor
Gilbert & Sullivan Chorus
Simon Butteriss Major General
Alistair McGowan The Pirate King
Mark Evans Samuel
Oliver White Frederic
Charlotte Page Mabel
Abigail Iveson Edith
Anna Lowe Isabel
Rosie Bell Kate
Beverley Klein Ruth
Bruce Graham Sergeant of Police

An all-star cast of Savoyards led by Alistair McGowan perform a semi-staged concert performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s hilarious masterpiece. Orphaned pirates, flat footed policemen and a bevy of blushing maidens are the ingredients of this much loved masterpiece, which overflows with brilliant wit and memorable music, including:

A Policeman's Lot is Not a Happy One; I Am a Pirate King; Hail, Poetry; The Modern Major General; With Cat-Like Tread; Poor Wandering One; Here's A First Rate Opportunity and Climbing Over Rocky Mountain.

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