Performances in 201012/01/2010, 7.45pm -- String Quartet No.10
Part of the Park Lane Group Young Artists New Year Series.
Wu String Quartet | Purcell Room
Work details: String Quartet No.10, Op.84
27/01/2010 -- Concerto in Azzurro
Guy Johnson, cello | Conducted by Jac Van Steen | Hoddinott Hall, Cardiff
Work details: Concerto in Azzurro, Op.87
26/02/2010, 6pm -- CD Launch Concert: Complete String Quartets, Volume One
Launch of Volume One of Toccata Classics' recording of David's complete string quartets. Introduced by David. Free, no booking required.
Kreutzer Quartet | David Josefowitz Recital Hall, Royal Academy of Music
28/02/2010, 6pm -- The Flaying of Marsyas
Pre-concert talk at 5.30pm.
Christopher Redgate, oboe | Kreutzer Quartet | Wilton's Music Hall
Work details: The Flaying of Marsyas, Op.42
07/03/2010, 11.30am -- The Story of Babar, Poulenc arr. Matthews
Eleanor Bron, narrator | Nash Ensemble | Wigmore Hall
Work details: The Story of Babar (Poulenc arr. Matthews)
14/03/2010, 7.30pm -- Les Nuits d'été, Berlioz arr. Matthews
Pre-concert talk with the Conductor at 6.45pm.
Elizabeth Watts | City of London Sinfonia | Conducted by Douglas Boyd | All Saint's High Wycombe
Work details: Summer Nights, Op.7 (Berlioz arr. Matthews)
20/03/2010, 7.30pm -- Les Nuits d'été, Berlioz arr. Matthews
Elizabeth Watts | City of London Sinfonia | Conducted by Douglas Boyd | Wigmore Hall
Work details: Summer Nights, Op.7 (Berlioz arr. Matthews)
23/03/2010, 7.30pm -- Munro’s Song
Commissioned by Fuse Arts for the Goin' Home - Southwark Walks project, two evenings of newly commissioned classical music in response to a series of walks in Southwark.
Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin | South London Gallery, 65 Peckham Road, London, SE5 8UH
Work details: Four Australian Birds, Op.84a
23/04/2010, 7.45pm -- Happiness
Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano | John Turner, recorder | Sittingbourne Music Society, Tunstall Parish Church
Work details: Happiness, Op.110
24/04/2010, 7.30pm -- World premiere: Symphony No.7
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BBC Philharmonic Orchestra | Conducted by Gianandrea Noseda | Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Work details: Symphony No.7, Op.109
26/04/2010 -- Reviews of Symphony No.7 World Premiere
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David was marooned in Australia and unable to attend the premiere due to the volcanic ash crisis. However the performance was very well received - read review excerpts from The Guardian, The Times, and The Daily Telegraph. The symphony will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Monday 17th May in the 'Performance on 3' programme.
Work details: Symphony No.7, Op.109
01/05/2010, 7pm -- Happiness
Admission free (need ticket) with refreshments in the Parish Hall after the concert. For tickets phone Wilmslow Parish Office on: 01625 520 309.
Lesley-Jane Rogers, soprano | John Turner, recorder | St. Bartholomew's Church, Wilmslow
Work details: Happiness, Op.110
04/05/2010, 1pm -- World Premiere: Actaeon
Counterpoise | Eleanor Bron, narrator | Pavilion Theatre, Brighton
Work details: Actaeon, Op.113
10/06/2010, 6pm -- Free Rush Hour Concert - Aubade & Symphony No.5
Southbank Sinfonia | Conducted by Nicholas Cleobury | St John's Waterloo, Waterloo Road, London
Work details: Aubade, Op.83 | Symphony No.5, Op.78
15/06/2010 -- Journeying Songs
Gemma Rosefield, cello | Bargello, Florence, Italy
Work details: Journeying Songs, Op.95
16/06/2010, 7.30pm -- Duos and Three Chants
David's violin duos will be performed by Peter Sheppard Skaerved and his son Marius in the third of a six concert cycle of Tartini violin sonatas. Admission: £12 (£6 concessions).
Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin | St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield | More cycle details
17/06/2010, 1pm -- Eight Duos for Two Violins
Phillipa Mo, Harriet Mackenzie | Bedford Park Festival, London
Work details: Eight Duos, Op.79
20/06/2010, 7.30pm -- World Premiere: Overture to The Bartered Bride, Smetana arr. Matthews
Nash Ensemble | Ian Brown, piano | Wigmore Hall, London
Work details: Overture to The Bartered Bride (Smetana arr. Matthews)
18/07/2010, 2.30pm -- Fanfares and Flowers
National Youth Wind Ensemble of Great Britain | Conducted by Philip Scott | Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester | Booking info
Work details: Fanfares and Flowers, Op.103
25/07/2010 -- Four Australian Birds
Peter Sheppard Skaerved, violin | 'Weg Durch das Land' Festival, Paderborn, Gemany
Work details: Four Australian Birds, Op.84a
11/08/2010, 5pm -- World Premiere: Piano Concerto
Helen Reid, piano | Trinity College of Music String Ensemble | Conducted by Nic Pendlebury | Dartington International Summer School | Booking info
Work details: Piano Concerto, Op.111
26/08/2010, 7.30pm -- World Premiere: Elgar String Quartet, arr. Matthews
Presteigne Festival Orchestra | Conducted by George Vass | St Andrew's Church, Presteigne | Booking info
Work details: String Quartet, Op.83 (Elgar arr. Matthews)
28/08/2010, 11.30am -- Clarinet Quartet
Catriona Scott, Thomas Gould, Sarah-Jane Bradley, Marie Macleod | Church of St Mary Magdalene, Leintwardine, Presteigne Festival | Booking info
Work details: Clarinet Quartet, Op.35
05/09/2010, 2.30pm -- World Premiere: Dark Pastoral
Based on a surviving fragment of the slow movement from the unfinished Cello Concerto by Vaughan Williams.
Steven Isserlis, cello | BBC Concert Orchestra | Conducted by Paul Daniel | BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London | Booking info
Work details: Dark Pastoral, Op.112
17/09/2010 -- Voyages
Francois le Roux, baritone | Per Enoksson, violin | Martti Rousi, cello | David Selig, piano | 'Consonances' Festival, St-Nazaire, France
Work details: Voyages (4 songs), Op.96
18/09/2010 -- White Nights
Philippe Graffin, violin | Marisa Gupta, piano | 'Consonances' Festival, St-Nazaire, France
Work details: White Nights (violin, chamber ensemble), Op.26a
18/09/2010 -- Chaconne pour la ville de St-Nazaire
Per Enoksson (violin), Jeroen Reuling (cello) | 'Consonances' Festival, St-Nazaire, France
Work details: Chaconne pour la ville de St-Nazaire
16/10/2010, 3pm -- Song for Gemma from Journeying Songs
Gemma Rosefield, cello | St John's Church, Little Missenden Festival
Work details: Journeying Songs, Op.95
17/10/2010, 6.30pm -- Piano Trio No. 2
Sitkovetsky Piano Trio | Hall One, King's Place, London
Work details: Piano Trio No.2, Op.61
19/10/2010, 7.30pm -- Symphony No.7
Kensington Symphony Orchestra | Conducted by Russell Keable | St John’s, Smith Square, London | Book online
Work details: Symphony No.7, Op.109
25/10/2010, 8pm -- Actaeon, Adonis
London premiere of Actaeon.
Counterpoise Ensemble | Kings Place, London
Work details: Actaeon, Op.113 | Adonis, Op.105
07/11/2010, 2.30pm -- Adonis
Alexandra Wood, violin | Iain Farrington, piano | Fellowship House, 136a Willifield Way NW11 | Box office 020 8455 9840
Work details: Adonis, Op.105
11/11/2010, 8pm -- Eight Duos for two violins
Andrew Watkinson and Sara Trickey | Kettle's Yard, Cambridge
Work details: Eight Duos, Op.79
16/11/2010, 7.30pm -- String Quartet No.10
Carducci String Quartet | University of Cardiff
Work details: String Quartet No.10, Op.84
21/11/2010, 7.30pm -- 'In valleys green and still', Song no. 3 from the Three Housman Songs
Felicity Lott with the Nash Ensemble | Wigmore Hall | Please book early
Work details: Three Housman Songs, Op.69b
05/12/2010, 7.30pm -- Seven Lieder, arr Colin and David Matthews
Sarah Connolly, mezzo-soprano | London Symphony Orchestra | Conducted by Marin Alsop | Barbican, London
Work details: Seven Songs (Alma Mahler arr. Matthews)
Other News from 201022/02/2010, 2pm -- BBC Radio3 Broadcast of Concerto in Azzurro and Symphony No.6
The broadcast will be introduced by David.
Guy Johnston, cello | BBC NOW | Conducted by Jac van Steen
Work details: Concerto in Azzurro, Op.87 | Symphony No.6, Op.100
22/03/2010 -- CD out now: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 6
Performed by BBC NOW under Jac van Steen. Available on the Dutton record label.
Work details: Symphony No.2, Op.17 | Symphony No.6, Op.100
22/03/2010 -- CD out now: David Matthews - Complete String Quartets, Vol. One
Performed by The Kreutzer Quartet. Available on the Toccata Classics record label.
Work details: Adagio (string quartet), Op.56a | String Quartet No.4, Op.27 | String Quartet No.6, Op.56 | String Quartet No.10, Op.84
17/05/2010 -- BBC Broadcast of Symphony No.7
The premiere of the symphony, performed on 24th April at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester, will be broadcast in the 'Performance on 3' programme.
Work details: Symphony No.7, Op.109
05/06/2010 -- At the World Premiere of a BBC Commission by Anthony Payne
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Photos from the concert at which David joined Anthony Payne and the critic Lynne Walker for a pre-concert talk on Mahler's 10th Symphony.
09/06/2010 -- At a Rehearsal of Symphony No.5 and Aubade
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Photos from a rehearsal for the performance given on 10th June.
Work details: Aubade, Op.83 | Symphony No.5, Op.78
28/06 - 18/08/2010 -- Summer Recordings
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Over the summer months the following works will be recorded: String Quartet No.5, The Flaying of Marsyas, Violin Concerto No.1, Oboe Concerto, After Sunrise, Fifteen Fugues.
11/08/2010 -- World Premiere of Piano Concerto at Dartington Summer School
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Soloist Helen Reid performed David's Piano Concerto under Nic Pendlebury.
Work details: Piano Concerto, Op.111
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