Vaughan Williams: The Pioneering Pilgrim
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The website allows you to find out more about the music, through articles, films and online resources. The site will be evolving over the series, so do visit again soon. The concert series includes a complete symphony cycle and 2 semi-staged performances of his final opera The Pilgrim's Progress.
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Wed 21 May 2008, 7:30pm
Richard Attenborough Centre, University of Leicester Celebrate Vaughan Williams with a varied afternoon of music and lectures focusing on the composer and his contribution to English music.
Sat 17 May 2008 2:00pm
Richard Attenborough Centre, University of Leicester Celebrate Vaughan Williams with a varied afternoon of music and lectures focusing on the composer and his contribution to English music. Adults £10, Students £5 Sun 18 May 2008 2:00pm
Bedford Corn Exchange Harpur Suite 2-5pm Celebrate Vaughan Williams 50 years after his death with a varied afternoon of music and lectures focusing on the composer and his contribution to English music. Sun 18 May 2008 2:00pm
Bedford Corn Exchange Harpur Suite 2-5pm Celebrate Vaughan Williams 50 years after his death with a varied afternoon of music and lectures focusing on the composer and his contribution to English music. Adults £10, Students £5 Wed 21 May 2008, 7:30pm
Bedford Corn Exchange Richard Hickox conductor Symphony No. 8 Wed 21 May 2008, 7:30pm
Bedford Corn Exchange Richard Hickox conductor This concert features performances of Symphony No. 8, The Lark Ascending and the orginal version of Symphony No. 2, London
Thu 22 May 2008 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London Richard Hickox conductor Royal Festival Hall, London Symphony No. 7, Sinfonia Antarctica Thu 22 May 2008 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London Richard Hickox conductor This concert contains the marvelous Sinfonia Antarctica (Symphony No. 7) and the glorious Symphony No. 1, A Sea Symphony.
Fri 23 May 2008 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London Richard Hickox conductor Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture Fri 23 May 2008 7:30pm
De Montfort Hall, Leicester Richard Hickox conductor A concert to set Vaughan Williams in context, featuring Mendelssohn, Bruch and VW himself.
Sat 31 May 2008 10:30am
British Library, London The Philharmonia Orchestra joins forces with the British Library. more Royal Festival Hall, London Richard Hickox conductor Sat 31 May 2008 10:30am
British Library, London The Philharmonia Orchestra joins forces with the British Library to celebrate Vaughan Williams 50 years after his death with a varied day of music and lectures, including a keynote speech by artistic advisor Michael Kennedy, focusing on the man and his contribution to English music. Tickets £12 Sat 31 May 2008 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London Richard Hickox conductor Symphony No. 8 Sat 31 May 2008 7:30pm
Royal Festival Hall, London Richard Hickox conductor Concert features Symphony No. 8 the ever-popular The Lark Ascending and Symphony No. 2, London
Fri 20 Jun 2008 7:30pm
Sadler's Wells, London Richard Hickox conductor The Pilgrim's Progress Fri 20 Jun 2008 7:30pm
Sadler's Wells, London Richard Hickox conductor A semi-staged production of The Pilgrim's Progress
Sun 22 Jun 2008 4:00pm
Sadler's Wells, London Richard Hickox conductor The Pilgrim's Progress Sun 22 Jun 2008 4:00pm
Sadler's Wells, London Richard Hickox conductor A semi-staged production of The Pilgrim's Progress
Tue 8 Jul 2008 8:00pm
Chichester Cathedral, Chichester Richard Hickox conductor Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin Tue 8 Jul 2008 8:00pm
Chichester Cathedral, Chichester Richard Hickox conductor Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Wed 9 Jul 2008 7:30pm
Truro Cathedral, Truro Richard Hickox conductor Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin Wed 9 Jul 2008 7:30pm
Truro Cathedral, Truro Richard Hickox conductor Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin
Fi 11 Jul 2008 7:30pm
Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Richard Hickox conductor Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin Fri 11 Jul 2008 7:30pm
Tewkesbury Abbey, Tewkesbury Richard Hickox conductor Ravel - Le Tombeau de Couperin A semi-staged production of The Pilgrim's Progress
Sun 2 Nov 2008 3:00pm
Royal Festival Hall, London Richard Hickox conductor Fantasia on a Theme of Thomas Tallis Sun 2 Nov 2008 3:00pm
Royal Festival Hall, London Richard Hickox conductor An extensive programme featuring 'Fantasia..', Symphony No. 9, 'Three Shakespeare Sonnets' and
Thu 6 Nov 2008 7:30pm
Bedford Corn Exchange Richard Hickox conductor Dona nobis pacem Thu 6 Nov 2008 7:30pm
Bedford Corn Exchange Richard Hickox conductor We finish our concert cycle with a programme comprising of 'Dona nobis pacem', Symphony No. 3, ('Pastoral') and Symphony No. 4
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Welcome to the mini website which is part of the Philharmonia Orchestra's series commemorating the 50th anniversary of Vaughan Williams' death. Under artistic advisor Michael Kennedy and conductor Richard Hickox the series includes choral works, opera and a complete symphony cycle.
Vaughan Williams at War
Watch a film about the pieces Vaughan Williams wrote as a reaction to his experiences as a stretcher bearer in the First World War. |
The Pilgrim's Progress
We speak to The Pilgrim's Progress director David Edwards, Vaughan Williams expert Stephen Connock MBE and Revd. Christopher Damp about the opera. |
A London Symphony
Clarinettist Mark van de Wiel investigates Vaughan Williams' second symphony, 'London', on the streets that inspired the work almost a century before. |
