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Concerts in Exeter
The list below makes no claim to be comprehensive. More details are available via the links or from the respective organisations
2008 |
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| Friday June 13 for 2 weeks Exeter Summer Festival |
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| Friday June 13 from 10am to 11am on Exeter Cathedral Green Exeter Summer Festival grand opening Admission free |
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| Saturday June 14 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Cathedral London Mozart Players Mendelssohn: Overture ‘Fingal’s Cave’ Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 in G Beethoven: Symphony No 3 in E flat ‘Eroica’ Tickets: £22, £20, £15* (£18, £16, £12*) (*side aisles, restricted view). Tickets are available from the Exeter Exeter Northcott 01392 493493.There is the opportunity to meet the artist in the Quire at 6.45pm. There is an additional charge of £2 on the door on the concert night. |
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| Monday June 16 at 7.30 pm Exeter Barnfield Contemporary Consort Carla Rees- flute/alto flute, Sarah Thurlow - clarinet, Alexandra Wood- violin, Oliver Wilson - viola, Sarah Suckling - cello, Huw Watkins - piano/composer, Charles Wiffen - piano Music by Thomas Ades, Judith Weir, Judith Bailey, Tansy Davies and John Woolrich Tickets £14 (Concessions £12) |
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| Wednesday June 18 at 1pm at Southernhay United Reformed Church Nicholas Walker - piano Schubert : Impromptus D. 899 (Op. 90, No. 1- 4) Chopin: Ballade No 1 Chopin/Balakirev: Romanza from the piano concerto no.1 in E minor. Op.11 by Chopin Balakirev: Réminiscences de l'opera "La vie pour le Czar" de Michel Glinka, Balakirev: Fantasie pour piano Tickets £8 (£5) Unreserved the Exeter Northcott 01392 493493. |
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| Thursday June 19 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Cathedral Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment Corelli : Concerto Grosso in D Op. 6 No.4 Matthew Locke: The Tempest Suite J.S. Bach: Cantata No 51 Biber: Sonata for Trumpet, Violin, 2 Violas and Basso Continuo Works by Handel which include: Concerto Grosso in B minor Op 6 No 12 Let the Bright Seraphim Arias for soprano and orchestra Tickets: £22, £20, £15 * (£18, £16, £12*) (*unreserved side aisle seats, restricted view). There will be the opportunity to meet in the Quire at 6.45pm there is an additional fee of £2 for this. Tickets are available from the Exeter Northcott 01392 493493. |
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| Saturday June 21 at 12 noon in the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral Summer Lunchtime Concert This concert will be given by the Devon County Junior Choir, which was formed in September 2007 as part of Exeter Cathedral’s Music Outreach Programme. Price: FREE, with a retiring collection to go towards the Maintenance of the Cathedral and its worship. |
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| Saturday June 21 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Cathedral Exeter Cathedral Choir Concert The Girls, Boys and Gentlemen of Exeter Cathedral Choir will perform a feast of sacred choral music from several centuries. Works will include Goss, Stainer, Walmisley and S.S. Wesley Tickets: £18, £14, £10 * (£14, £10, £7 *) (* unreserved side aisle seats, restricted view). Tickets are available from the Exeter Northcott 01392 493493. |
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| Sunday June 22 at 4pm in the Chapter House, Exeter Cathedral Dante Quartet - with Champagne and Strawberries! Haydn: String Quartet No 1 in G major Op 77 Beethoven: String Quartet No 13 in B flat major Op 130 Tickets: £15 (£12) –unreserved. Tickets are available from the Exeter Northcott 01392 493493. |
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| Tuesday June 24 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Northcott Opera a la Carte present Donizetti's Don Pasquale Tickets £18, £16 (concessions £16, £14) from the Exeter Northcott 01392 493493. |
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| Wednesday June 25 at Southernhay United Reformed Church Sarah Williamson - clarinet with Catherine Milledge - Piano Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano No.1 in F minor Op.120 Finzi: Five Bagatelles Weber: Grand Duo Concertante Messager: Solo de Concours. Tickets £8 (£5) the Exeter Northcott 01392 493493. |
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| Wednesday June 25 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Cathedral Acoustic Triangle Tickets: £15 (£12). Tickets are available from the Exeter Northcott 01392 493493. |
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| Friday June 27 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Northcott Tasmin Little - Violin with John Lenehan - Piano Schubert: Fantasy for Violin and Piano Grieg: Sonata for violin and piano in G Op.13 Tchaikovsky: Tchaikovskiana arr. Little and Lenehan Tickets £17, £15 (concessions £15, £13) from Exeter Northcott 01392 493493. |
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| Saturday June 28 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Cathedral Exeter Festival Chorus with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra conductor Nigel Perrin, with Yvonne Fontane - Mezzo Soprano, Wynne Evans - Tenor, Gerard O'Conner - Bass and choirs from Rennes (France), Bad Homburg and Hanau (Germany) Verdi: Requiem Tickets: £22, £20, £15 * (£18, £16, £12 *) (* side aisle unreserved seats, restricted view). Tickets are available from the Exeter Northcott 01392 493493 and Exeter Tickets. |
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Saturday July 5 at 2 pm at Exeter Cathedral |
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| Saturday July 5 at 3.30pm at South Street Baptist Church , Exeter
Exeter Young Strings Adults £2 Children free |
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| Saturday July 12 at 7.30pm at Mint Methodist Church, Fore Street, Exeter Exeter Symphony Orchestra, Samantha Ward - piano Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Stravinsky: Firebird Suite Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 Tickets £10 from Exeter Tickets, Tourist Information, Dix's Field Civic Centre (01392 211080) and on the door. Accompanied children under 18 free. |
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| Saturday July 12 at 7.30pm at St. Margaret's Church Topsham The Trumpeters of Devon Brass Ensemble "The Trumpet Shall Sound". A superb selection of music for up to 8 trumpets Biber sonatas for 7 and 8. Smaller works by Gabrieli, Arias by Bach and Handel (including the work of the title), and organ works with a trumpeting theme. Tickets £8, £5 Concession. Reductions for groups of 10 and over. Contact 01392 490387 or book on-line at www.devonbrassensemble.co.uk St. Margaret's in the summer is a delightful venue for a summer concert. Beautiful music, a glass of wine, and boats drifting past on the river. |
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Wednesday July 23 at 7.30 pm at Exeter Cathedral |
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| Friday October 10 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Cristian Mandeal, with Antonio Meneses - cello Enescu : Rhapsody No.1 Dvorak : Cello Concerto Brahms : Symphony No.4 Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Thursday October 23 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Cornelius Meister, with Kirill Gerstein - piano Weber : Der Freischutz Overture Mendelssohn : Piano Concerto No.1 Brahms : Symphony No.1 Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Friday November 7 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Duncan Riddell, with Duncan Riddell - violin Beethoven : Symphony No.2 Mozart : Violin Concerto No.3 Mendelssohn : Symphony No.4 "Italian" Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Thursday November 20 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Yan Pascal Tortelier, with Anthony Marwood - violin Rimsky-Korsakov : Capriccio Espagnol Prokofiev : Violin Concerto No.2 Ravel : Pavane for a Dead Princess Mussorgsky (arr Ravel) : Pictures at an Exhibition Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Friday December 19 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Gavin Sutherland Last Night of the Christmas Proms Tickets available from August 27 |
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2009 |
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| Friday January 2 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Gunther Bauer-Schenk, with Ailish Tynan - soprano New Year Viennese Gala Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Thursday January 15 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Olari Elts, with Benjamin Grosvenor - piano Stravinsky : Pulcinella Suite Mozart : Piano Concerto No.20 K466 Schumann : Symphony No.1 Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Friday February 6 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Mikhail Agrest, with Tasmin Little - violin Borodin : In The Steppes of Central Asia Sibelius : Violin Concerto Tchaikovsky : Symphony No.1 "Winter Dreams" Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Thursday February 26 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Kirill Karabits, with Steven Isserlis - cello Britten : Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes Kabalevsky : Cello Concerto No.2 Dvorak : Symphony No.8 Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Thursday March 12 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Gareth Jones, with Richard Stuart - baritone and Frances McCafferty - contralto Gilbert & Sullivan : An Acquired Taste Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Thursday March 19 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Hannu Lintu, with Paul Lewis - piano Hindemith : Mathis der Maler Beethoven : Piano Concerto No.2 Schumann : Symphony No.3 Tickets available from August 27 |
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| Thursday April 23 at 7.30 pm at Exeter University Great Hall Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka, with Steven Osborne - piano Brahms : Piano Concerto No.2 Stravinsky : Concerto in D "Basle" Schumann : Symphony No.4 Tickets available from August 27 |
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| BSO Pre-Concert Talks On the evening of most Great Hall concerts by the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, a talk on the works to be performed will be given by Ian Pillow and friends at 6.40 pm in the Lower Examination Hall, Devonshire House. All members of the public are welcome to attend. Admission is free. |
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Exeter Music Organisations "Concerts in the Cathedral" web page Exeter Festival Chorus holds concerts at venues in Exeter and elsewhere. Tickets available from 01626 336619 or via the EFC Ticket booking form on their website. Exmouth Concert Society holds concerts at Holy Trinity Church, Rolle Road, Exmouth. Concerts start at 7.30 pm and tickets cost £8 (students £2.50) at the door |
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