At the heart of the Southbank Sinfonia programme lies the Rush Hour series.
These concerts are a great way to hear our young performers, without the formalities of an orchestral concert. What’s more these concerts are free, and all guests receive a glass of wine on arrival. So ask yourself the question:
Why wouldn’t you want to come?
Concerts take place at our home, St John’s Waterloo, adjacent to the IMAX and just opposite Waterloo Station.
THURSDAY 24 JANUARY 2013- 6.00PM
Concert supported by Anna Yallop
| Harvey de Souza violin
Simon Over conductor |
Mendelssohn Overture and Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream Mendelssohn Violin Concerto |
THURSDAY 31 JANUARY 2013- 6.00PM
| Simon Over conductor | Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5
An opportunity to experience the orchestra closer than ever before, in a special ‘in-the-round’ concert exploring Tchaikovsky’s great symphony. |
THURSDAY 7 FEBRUARY 2013- 6.00PM
| A chamber music concert | David Corkhill Entrance for Ensemble
Nielsen Serenata in vano Verdi String Quartet Bridge Divertimenti |
THURSDAY 21 FEBRUARY 2013 – 6.00PM
| Charles Hazlewood conductor | Haydn Symphony No.43 ‘Mercury’
Schnittke Moz-Art à la Haydn Prokofiev Classical Symphony |
THURSDAY 28 FEBRUARY 2013 – 6.00PM
| Ryan Wigglesworth conductor and piano | Mozart Piano Concerto No.9
Ryan Wigglesworth A Frist Book of Inventions Mendelssohn Symphony No.4 ‘Italian’ |
THURSDAY 7 MARCH – 6.00PM
| Paul Wynne Griffiths conductor Eva Petrarca violin Joseph Fisher viola |
Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for violin, viola and orchestra
Beethoven Symphony No.8 |
THURSDAY 14 MARCH 2013 – 5.30PM
NB early start time
| Philippe Aiche conductor | George Benjamin Canon & Fugue (after JS Bach)
Violeta Cruz Cyanea (world premiere) Schubert Symphony No.2 |
THURSDAY 21 MARCH 2013 – 6.00PM
| Simon Over conductor | Mozart Five Contradances
Mozart Symphony No.41 ‘Jupiter’ |
THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2013 – 6.00PM
| Southbank Sinfonia Baroque Adrian Butterfield director Susanne Simma bassoon |
Handel Overture from Alexander’s Feast
Correlli Concerto Grosso Op.6 No.7 Vivaldi Bassoon Concerto in B flat major Rameau Suite from Hyppolyte et Aricie |
THURSDAY 18 APRIL 2013 – 6.00PM
| Jonathan Berman conductor with Royal Opera Jette Parker Young Artist Justina Gringyte mezzo soprano |
Bruckner Three Pieces
Alexander Goehr Symphony No.6 Angus Barnacle Aureole – Ellipsis Wagner (arr. Henze) Wesendonck Lieder |
THURSDAY 25 APRIL 2013 – 6.00PM
| with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields | Mozart Overture from The Marriage of Figaro
Suk Serenade for Strings Haydn Symphony No.99 |
THURSDAY 2 MAY 2013 – 6.00PM
| Simon Over conductor | A programme that includes music written in the 19th century for Classical Orchestra, perfectly suited to Southbank Sinfonia’s core forces |
THURSDAY 23 MAY 2013 – 6.00PM
| Rebecca Miller conductor | Programme to include: Piazzolla Seasons from Buenos Aires Beethoven Symphony No.4 |
THURSDAY 6 JUNE 2013 – 6.00PM
| Scott Stroman conductor | As part of our ongoing exploration of jazz with the musicians of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama’s jazz department, join us for one of the most iconic and unforgettable works of the late 20th century
Mark-Anthony Turnage Blood on the Floor |
THURSDAY 4 JULY 2013 – 6.00PM
| Simon Over conductor | In our last Rush Hour before the summer holiday, Simon and the orchestra preview some of the works they will take to this year’s Anghiari Festival in Italy |
THURSDAY 19 SEPTEMBER 2013 – 6.00PM
| Nicholas Cleobury conductor | The first of two concerts paying tribute to Benjamin Britten whose centenary celebrations occur throughout 2013. In concerts in London and Oxford, we present the music of young Britten, written when – like Southbank Sinfonia’s players – he was a new talent setting out to conquer the world.
Programme to include: |
