A Concert of Christmas Music
Vladimir Jurowski conductor
Lisa Milne soprano;
Ruxandra Donose mezzo soprano;
Andrew Staples tenor;
Christopher Maltman baritone
London Philharmonic ChoirNew London Children's ChoirMendelssohn Vom Himmel Hoch
Vaughan Williams The First Nowell
J S Bach Christen, ätzet diesen Tag, BWV63
Honegger Une cantate de Noël
A Christmas Celebration with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
Felix Mendelssohn was an artist of religious and cultural eclecticism, a man who crossed boundaries both physically, artistically and ethnically. For this, the 200th Christmas since Mendelssohn’s birth, Vladimir Jurowski marks the profound cultural and spiritual significance of the feast of Christmas with joyous, reflective, devotional and triumphant music that travels through Europe from east to west and from century to century, from the Leipzig of Mendelssohn and Bach to Honegger’s Paris and Vaughan Williams’ London. Despite their individualities, this is music that both ideologically and literally reaches across the continent in the celebration of hope and community.
FREE 6.00pm–6.45pm | Royal Festival Hall
A performance of Britten’s
A Ceremony of Carols by the New London Children’s Choir conducted by Ronald Corp, with Rachel Masters (harp).
To hear selected movements from this concert, select a track below to open the music file. (Windows Media Player required.)
Vaughan Williams: The First Nowell - Prelude: God rest you merry - The truth from above Vaughan Williams: The First NowellHonegger: Une Cantate de Noel: Laudate DominumTICKETS: £9 - £55 BOOK NOW >You may also like: 
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