Future concerts you're excited to have tickets for.....

[verismissimo]

Alissa Firsova's debut composing, playing, conducting the ECO at Cadogan Hall, 9 October:

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 23 in A, K. 488
Alissa Firsova Serenade for Strings (world premiere)
Tchaikovsky Variations on a Rococo Theme
David Matthews Symphony No. 4

Alissa Firsova conductor/piano
Michael Petrov cello

[Petrushka]

I see that Bernard Haitink is conducting the LSO on my 60th birthday. Love to be there but I suppose the day will have to be one for family and friends (and quite right too). Nevertheless, what a treat that would be! I've mentioned it to family but it means little to them so doubt if the hint will be taken.

[teamsaint]

I see that Bernard Haitink is conducting the LSO on my 60th birthday. Love to be there but I suppose the day will have to be one for family and friends (and quite right too). Nevertheless, what a treat that would be! I've mentioned it to family but it means little to them so doubt if the hint will be taken.

whose birthday is it ??!!

went to see Wilko Johnson on my 47th. Mrs TS came along and was pleasantly surprised.
well surprised, at any rate.

[David-G]

I shall be going to the first week of the Edinburgh Festival. I am particularly looking forward to Les Musiciens du Louvre Grenoble with Marc Minkowski playing Schubert symphonies in the Usher Hall, and the Chiaroscuro Quartet playing Mozart and Schubert at the Queen's Hall. I shall be going to Fidelio with the Opera de Lyon with some apprehension, with "the story unfolding aboard the doomed spacecraft Aniara as it hurtles towards infinity".

[Il Grande Inquisitor]

I'm especially looking forward to Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the LPO in Shostakovich's Symphony No.13 'Babi Yar' in October.

I'm also making my first trip to Snape Maltings for Opera North's Death in Venice in November, with Alan Oke (superb as Grimes at Aldeburgh) as Aschenbach.

[Stanfordian]

The world class Henschel Quartet playing two recitals at Kendal Parish Church on Tuesday 13th August and Saturday 17th August as part of the Lake District Summer Music International Festival.

[teamsaint]

Anybody going to Sao Paolo/Alsop at the RFH in October? Guarnieri/Berio on the menu.
Tix much more expensive than usual though.
And the balcony seems to be sold out , or not open?

Really fancy this....but the Tchaik Manfred /Stravinsky Violin Concerto a week earlier is tempting too, and cheaper.

[pastoralguy]

Going to London to hear Chailly and Leipzig Gewandhaus play Brahms on October 30th in the Barbican. Should be good!

[verismissimo]

Christoph Prégardien and Roger Vignoles

Mahler: Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn and songs by Schubert, Brahms, Mendelssohn

Friday, 25 October 2013 at Holywell Music Room, Oxford

(With pre-concert talk by Richard Stokes.)

[amateur51]

Just looked at the Barbican website and I was surprised and delighted to find that I can still buy cheap seats (£10 each) in the Balcony for two LSO/Haitink/Ax concerts on 10 and 15 October - Mozart piano concertos no 9 and 27 respectively, plus Shostakovich symphony 4 and symphony no 15 respectively.

Who's a lucky boy then?

[Barbirollians]

Just looked at the Barbican website and I was surprised and delighted to find that I can still buy cheap seats (£10 each) in the Balcony for two LSO/Haitink/Ax concerts on 10 and 15 October - Mozart piano concertos no 9 and 27 respectively, plus Shostakovich symphony 4 and symphony no 15 respectively.

Who's a lucky boy then?

I imagine the Shostakovich will be good . I am afraid I think Emanuel Ax is very overrated .

[Nick Armstrong]

This seemed a long way off when I posted.... it's already this coming week!

25 September, Barbican, 7.30
R Strauss: Burleske for piano & orchestra
Mahler: Symphony No 6
Barry Douglas, piano
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor
London Symphony Orchestra

[amateur51]

This seemed a long way off when I posted.... it's already this coming week!

Looks a good 'un, Caliban - I look forward to reading your review

[Petrushka]

This seemed a long way off when I posted.... it's already this coming week!

Wasn't Sir Colin Davis originally down to conduct this concert? It would have been fascinating to have heard him in Mahler 6.

[teamsaint]

I may be in the smoke on October 25.

is the RFH Beethoven PC4/Sym 7 concert likely to be a good 'un?

not many tix sold...............

Incidentally, I just checked out an LSO St Luke's concert. £10 ticket, £3.50 phone booking fee.
That is, pro rata, the highest booking fee in the history of ever....unless of course....