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 DECEMBER 2012 |
 LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 7 December 2012
Venue: The Reform Club, London
Time: 19:00
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Reform Club with Endellion String Quartet
Andrew Watkinson and Ralph de Souza, Violins Garfield Jackson, Viola David Waterman, Cello
Programme:
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet
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NOVEMBER 2012 |
EAST TWICKENHAM |
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St. Margaret's
East Twickenham
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Michael Collins and David Quigley (piano)
Programme:
Weber: Grand Duo Concertante, J204
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E flat, Op. 120 No. 2 Saint-Saëns: Clarinet Sonata, Op. 167
Lutosławski: Dance Preludes
Poulenc: Clarinet Sonata, FP184
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BATH |
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Michael Collins, clarinet/director
with London Winds
Programme:
Mozart: Serenade in C minor K 388
Janáček: Mládí (Youth): suite for wind sextet
Ravel: Le Tombeau de Couperin (arranged for wind quintet)
Beethoven:Symphony No 7 (arranged for wind ensemble)
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HENGELO, Holland |
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Michael Collins plays and directs
WEBER: Clarinet concerto No2
with Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
Programme:
C. M. von Weber: Klarinetconcert nr. 2 R.
Strauss: Suite voor 13 blaasinstrumenten
I. Stravinsky: Symphony for winds
W. A. Mozart: Symfonie nr. 29
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CROYDON |
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Michael Collins plays Finzi: Clarinet Concerto
with BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC Symphony Chorus
John Wilson, Conductor
Programme:
Vaughan Williams: The Wasps: overture
Finzi: Clarinet Concerto
Elgar: The Music Makers for soloists chorus
and orchestra, Op.69
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LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday 6 November 2012
Venue: Middle Temple Hall
Time: 20:00
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Michael Collins plays
with the Elias Quartet
Programme:
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A, K581
ELGAR: String Quartet in E minor op.83
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CANTERBURY |
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New Marlowe Theatre
Canterbury
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Michael Collins plays
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A K622
with Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
Programme:
GRIEG: Peer Gynt Suite
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A K622
ELGAR: Enigma Variations
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ZWOLLE Holland |
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Michael Collins plays and directs
WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No.2
with Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
Programme:
WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E flat, op.74 STRAUSS: Suite, Op.4
STRAVINSKY: Symphony of Winds
MOZART: Symphony No.29 in A, K201
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| OCTOBER 2012 |
ENSCHEDE Holland |
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Michael Collins plays and directs
WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No.2
with Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
Programme:
WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E flat, op.74 STRAUSS: Suite, Op.4
STRAVINSKY: Symphony of Winds
MOZART: Symphony No.29 in A, K201
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ROCESTER |
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Michael Collins with Michael McHale (piano)
Programme:
MOZART: Sonata in Bb, arr from violin sonata BRAHMS: Sonata in E flat
DEBUSSY: Rhapsodie for Clarinet
SAINT-SAËNS: Clarinet Sonata Op.167
POULENC: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
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| LONDON |
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Michael Collins plays with and conducts
the City of London Sinfonia
Programme:
STRAVINSKY: Octet for Wind Instruments
ADAMS: Gnarly Buttons for clarinet and orchestra ADAMS: Grand Pianola Music
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PERTH, Western Australia |
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Michael Collins plays
Weber:
Clarinet Concerto No.1
Otto Tausk, conductor
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Programme:
MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides
WEBER Clarinet Concerto No.1
DEBUSSY Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra DVORAK Symphony No.9 From the New World
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PERTH, Western Australia |
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Michael Collins plays
Weber:
Clarinet Concerto No.1
Otto Tausk, conductor
West Australian Symphony Orchestra
Programme:
MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides
WEBER Clarinet Concerto No.1
DEBUSSY Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra DVORAK Symphony No.9 From the New World
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PERTH, Western Australia |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday 11 October 2012
Venue: Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts
Time: PM
further Information
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Michael Collins Masterclass
Frree Entry
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HOBART, Tasmania, Australia |
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Michael Collins plays with and conducts
the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Dreams & Dances Hobart
Programme:
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Overture
WEBER Clarinet Concerto No 1
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
BIZET Symphony in C
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LAUNCESTON, Tasmania, Australia |
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Michael Collins plays with and conducts
the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra
Dreams & Dances Launceston
Programme:
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Overture
WEBER Clarinet Concerto No 1
RAVEL Pavane pour une infante défunte
BIZET Symphony in C
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SEPTEMBER 2012 |
ADELAIDE, South Australia |
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Michael Collins plays
John Adams - Gnarly Buttons
with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Hannu Lintu
Master Series 9
Programme:
SIBELIUS: The Tempest Suite No 2
JOHN ADAMS: Gnarly Buttons
DEBUSSY: Premiere Rhapsody
STRAVINSKY: Le baiser de la fee (The Fairy's Kiss)
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Michael Collins plays
John Adams - Gnarly Buttons
with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra
conductor: Hannu Lintu
Master Series 9
Programme:
SIBELIUS: The Tempest Suite No 2
JOHN ADAMS: Gnarly Buttons
DEBUSSY: Premiere Rhapsody
STRAVINSKY: Le baiser de la fee (The Fairy's Kiss)
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ADELAIDE, South Australia |
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Michael Collins with Timothy Young (piano)
Recital Programme:
FINZI: 5 Bagatelles
DEBUSSY: Rhapsody
POULENC: Sonata
INTEVRAL
MARTINU: Sonatine
MUCCZYNSKI: Time Pieces
WEBER: Grand Duo Concertante
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BRADFORD on AVON |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 21September 2012
Venue: Wiltshire Music Centre,
Bradford on Avon
Time: 19:30
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City of London Sinfonia
Michael Collins, Director / Clarinet
Programme:
PROKOFIEV: Symphony no. 1 in D major "Classical", Op.25
CRUSELL: Clarinet Concert no. 2 in F minor BEETHOVEN: Symphony no. 4 in B flat major, Op.60
Bookings
Tickets On Sale on 09/07/12 9:00AM
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LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday 19 September 2012
Venue: Village Underground, London
Time: 19:30
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Programme:
STRAVINSKY: Concerto in D
PIAZZOLLA: Hommage à Liège
Guitar Duo compositions
COPLAND: Clarinet Concerto
Michael Collins conductor / clarinet
Katona Twins guitar duo
Tickets: £15 (includes one free drink)
Early Bird Tickets: There are 20 tickets available at £1 for each concert (drink not included) on a first come first served basis.* * Only bookable by phoning the box office on 020 7377 1362 and quoting Early Bird. Limited to two tickets per booker
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TROWBRIDGE, Wiltshire |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday 16 September 2012
Venue: Trowbridge Civic Centre
Time: am
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Michael Collins Masterclass (piano)
Trowbridge Arts Festival
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TROWBRIDGE, Wiltshire |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday 15 September 2012
Venue: Trowbridge Civic Centre
Time: 19:30
Box Office Link
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Michael Collins with Michael McHale (piano)
Trowbridge Arts Festival
Programme:
FINZI: Five Bagatelles
POULENC: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
WEBER: Grand Duo Concertante in E flat, Op. 48 GERSHWIN: Preludes
PIERNÉ: Canzonetta
MESSAGER: Solo de concours
BIZET: Carmen Fantasy
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INCHEON, South Korea |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 7 September 2012
Incheon Philharmonic Orchestra
Time: TBC
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Michael plays Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major
Programme:
MOZART: Symphony No. 28 in C
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A K622
INTERVAL
WEBER: Concertino
STRAVINSKY: Firebird Suite (1913)
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AUGUST 2012 |
LONDON |
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Royal Albert Hall, London |
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Prom 50: Beethoven, Mozart, Delius & Nielsen
Michael plays Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major
with BBC Symphony Orchestra / Osmo Vänskä
Programme:
Beethoven: Egmont – overture
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major
Delius: Eventyr (Once Upon a Time)
Nielsen: Symphony No. 5
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GREIN, Austria |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday 18 August 2012
Venue: Grein Stadt Theater
Time: 10:30
The Danube Festival Day 2
more details on Website
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Michael Collins and the Heath Quartet
Programme:
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A (K581)
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115.
with the Heath Quartet
Oliver Heath , violin
Cerys Jones, violin
Gary Pomeroy, viola
Christopher Murray, cello
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BERLIN, Germany |
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Michael Collins and the Heath Quartet
Programme:
Stravinsky: Concertino for String Quartet (TBC) Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A (K581)
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Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115.
with the Heath Quartet
Oliver Heath , violin
Cerys Jones, violin
Gary Pomeroy, viola
Christopher Murray, cello
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JULY 2012 |
PETWORTH, West Sussex |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday 22 July 2012
Venue: St. Mary's Church Petworth
Time: 19:30
Festival website
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Michael Collins with members of the City of London Sinfonia
Programme:
Strauss arr. Grainger:
Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet Op.115
Schubert: Octet
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JUNE 2012 |
GUILDFORD |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday 23 June 2012
Venue: The Electric Theatre, Onslow Street, Guildford
Time: 19:30
Theatre website
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Michael Collins and Surrey Mozart Players
Programme:
Mozart: Symphony No 36 - Linz
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No 1
Haydn: Symphony No 95 in C minor
Mozart Players website
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WINCHFIELD |
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Michael Collins and London Winds
Programme:
ROSSINI: Wind Quartet No.1 in F
MOZART: Sonata in Bb, arr from violin sonata
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BARBER: Summer Music for wind quintet
FARKAS: Antique Hungarian Dances
DVORAK: American Quartet, arr for wind
Michael Collins
Robin O’Neill
Richard Watkins
Gareth Hulse
Pippa Davies
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MAY 2012 |
MOSCOW, Russia |
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Grand Hall of the Conservatory |
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Michael Collins
and the Borodin String Quartet
Michael plays
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A, K581
Programme:
HAYDN: Quartet Op. 33/3 in C major 'The bird' MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A, K581
FRANCK: Piano Quintet in F minor
Borodin String Quartet website
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SWAFFHAM, Norfolk |
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Michael Collins and the Maggini Quartet
Magginis in Breckland
Michael plays:
Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A, K581
Programme:
Haydn: String Quartet no. 44 in E major,
Op.54 no.3, Hob III:59
Mendelssohn: String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, Op.13 Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A, K581
with the Maggini Quartet
Susanne Stanzeleit, violin
David Angel, violin
Martin Outram, viola
Michal Kaznowski, cello
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LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday 24 May 2012
Venue: Cadogan Hall, London
Time: 19:30
Tickets from £10
BOX OFFICE LINK
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Charity Gala Concert
in aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK, with the
City of London Sinfonia/Stephen Layton
Michael plays:
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A, K622
Programme:
Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A, K622
Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K626
with
Katherine Watson, Soprano
Louise Poole, Alto
Nicholas Mulroy, Tenor
Derek Welton,
Bass Holst Singers
Website information
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HIGH WYCOMBE |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday 20 May 2012
Venue: The Swan,
High Wycombe
Time: 19:30
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Michael Collins conducts
the City of London Sinfonia
Programme:
HAYDN: Symphony No.49 in F minor 'La Passione'
MOZART: Sinfonia Concertante K297b for 4 winds
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 1
More details and Booking Link
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UTRECHT, Holland |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday 13 May 2012
Venue: Vredenburg
Time: 20:00
GRANDE FINALE
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Michael Collins with the Utrecht String Quartet
Programme:
Mendelssohn - Quartet op.81
Berio - Sequenza for solo clarinet
Brahms - Quintet op.115
More details
Utrecht String Quartet
Eeva Koskinen, violin
Katherine Routley, violin
Joël Waterman, viola
Sebastian Koloski, cello
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BASEL, Switzerland |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday 13 May 2012
Venue: Stadt Casino
Time:11:00
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Michael Collins conducts
The Sinfonieorchester Basel
Nobuyuki Tsuji, piano
Matinée zum Muttertag (Mother's Day)
Programme:
Mozart: Sinfonie Nr. 39 Es-Dur, KV 543
Prokofiev: Klavierkonzert Nr. 3 C-Dur, op. 26
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JERSEY |
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday 09 May 2012
Venue: Jersey Opera House
Time: 20:00
Liberation Celebration, Jersey Opera House
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Michael Collins and Friends – Recorded for Broadcast by BBC Radio
Michael plays:
Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A, K581
Programme:
Dvorak - Piano Quintet
Mozart - Clarinet Quintet
English Folksongs for Soprano and Piano Quintet
Artists performing include
Michael Collins (clarinet), Philip Dukes (viola),
Guy Johnston (cello) Wu Qian (piano), Alexander Sitkovetsky (violin) Alexandra Soumm (violin), Laura Wright (soprano),
A Gala Celebration of Jersey's Liberation featuring seven major international soloists performing in an evening of wonderful, passionate music. This concert is being recorded for BBC broadcast.
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APRIL 2012 |
MALVERN |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 27 April 2012
Venue:Forum Theatre, Malvern
Time: 19:30
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CBSO/John Wilson
with Michael Collins (clarinet)
Michael plays: Finzi (Clarinet Concerto)
Programme:
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar (Imperial March)
Butterworth (A Shropshire Lad)
Finzi (Clarinet Concerto)
Coates (London Calling and Dancing Nights – Concert Waltz);
Monkton, Wood, Farnon and Ketelby
Website information
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BIRMINGHAM |
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday 25 April 2012
Venue: Symphony Hall
Time: 14:15
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CBSO/John Wilson
with Michael Collins (clarinet)
Michael plays: Finzi (Clarinet Concerto)
Programme:
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring
Elgar (Imperial March)
Butterworth (A Shropshire Lad)
Finzi (Clarinet Concerto)
Coates (London Calling and Dancing Nights – Concert Waltz);
Monkton, Wood, Farnon and Ketelby
Website Concert Details
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MARCH 2012 |
LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday 18 March 2012
Venue: Wigmore Hall, London
Time: 11:30
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Belcea Quartet with Michael Collins
Programme:
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A K581
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115
Website Link and Booking Information
Fully Booked - Returns only.
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READING |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday 11 March 2012
Venue: The Hexagon
Time: 19:30
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FEBRUARY 2012 |
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -
Michael was unable to play as he had a touch of bronchitis, sorry. |
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PAST EVENTS
Wednesday 29 February 2012
Venue: Linder Auditorium (JHB) Contact : +27 11 789 2733
Time: 20:00
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Thursday 01 March 2012
Venue: Linder Auditorium (JHB) Contact : +27 11 789 2733
Time: 20:00
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Johannesburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Horia Andreescu conductor
Michael Collins
plays:
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto, K. 662, A major
Programme:
LIGETI: Concerto Romanesc
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto,K.622, A major TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No.4, op.36, F minor
JPO website info
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BELFAST, N.Ireland |
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ALNWICK, Northumberland |
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Alnwick Castle Guest Hall |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday 18 February 2012
Venue: Alnwick Castle Guest Hall
Time: 19:30
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Alnwick Music Society
Michael Collins - clarinet
Michael McHale - piano
Programme:
SAINT-SAËNS: Clarinet Sonata Op.167
BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonata In E-flat Major, Op. 120, No. 2 LUTOSLAWSKI: Dance Preludes
POULENC: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
WEBER: Grand Duo Concertante in E flat, Op. 48
Website Link and Booking Information
Scroll down to February 18.
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JANUARY 2012 |
LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 27January 2012
Venue: Wigmore Hall, London
Time: 19:30
18:00
Artists in conversation:
Annette Morreau talks to Michael Collins before his Birthday Concert performance with the City of London Sinfonia
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Michael Collins Birthday Concert
London Winds
City of London Sinfonia
Christine Rice mezzo-soprano
Programme:
Mozart: Serenade in B flat for 13 wind Instruments K361 'Gran Partita'
MOZART:Parto, from 'La clemenza di Tito'
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A, K622
Website Link and Booking Information
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NORWICH |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday 22 January 2012
Venue: John Innes Centre, Norwich
Time: 15:00
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NORWICH and NORFOLK Chamber Music
Natalie Clein & Friends
Anthony Marwood - violin
Michael Collins - clarinet
Aleksandar Madžar - piano
Natalie Clein - cello
Programme:
BARTOK: Violin Sonata No.1
BEETHOVEN: Clarinet Trio Op. 11
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KODALY: Solo Cello Sonata Op. 8
Booking Information and website
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NOVEMBER 2011 |
WIMBLEDON (London) |
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Followed by End of Festival Party
Masterworks for Wind Quintet
LONDON WINDS
Philippa Davies, flute, Gareth Hulse, oboe, Michael Collins, clarinet, Richard Watkins, horn, Robin O'Neill, bassoon
FARKAS: Antique Hungarian Dances
MOZART ARR. MEYER: Fantasia in F minor, K594 BARBER: Summer Music for wind quintet
DAMASE: 17 Variations Op. 22 Interval
NIELSEN: Wind Quintet Op.43
WALTON: Facade
TICKETS: TBC
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LONDON |
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City of London Sinfonia
Michael Collins, Clarinet
Adams: Shaker Loops
Bartók: Divertimento for Strings, Sz 113
CLoSer: Strings Masterclass
Our brand new concert series is designed to appeal to those who like their live music experiences to be intimate and informal and who enjoy a glass of wine while listening! The first concert kicks off with a strings masterclass including John Adams’ immensely popular Shaker Loops and Bartok’s spirited and joyful masterpiece Divertimento, conducted by Michael Collins.
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PAST EVENT
Thurday 17 November 2011
Venue: Guildhall, Bath
Time: 13:00
Bath Mozart Fest website
for information and tickets
Bath Box Office:
+44 (0) 1225 463 362
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Michael plays with the Elias Quartet
Bath Mozart Fest
Young Generation Series
Programme:
Mozart: String Quartet in C major K 465 (Dissonance)
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op 115
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OCTOBER 2011 |
SWEDEN |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 29 October 2011
Venue: not known
Time: TBC
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Michael Collins plays with
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Programme:
MOZART: Symphony No.39 in E flat, K543
KATS-CHERNIN: Ornamental Air
INTERVAL
KATS-CHERNIN: Zoom and Zip
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A K622
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Michael Collins,Clarinet
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HIGH WYCOMBE |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 23 October 2011
Venue: Wycombe Swan Theatre
Time: 19:30
City of London Sinfonia Wooburn Festival, Wycombe Swan Theatre
Wycombe Swan Theatre website
for more informantion & tickets scroll down to October 23
Pre-Concert Talk: 18:45
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Michael Collins with City of London Sinfonia
Programme:
ROSSINI: String Sonata No.1
SHOSTAKOVICH: Piano Concerto No.1
-INTERVAL-
WEBER: Clarinet Quintet
MOZART: Symphony No.40 in G minor, K550
City of London Sinfonia
Michael Collins, Director/Clarinet
Noriko Ogawa, Piano
Nicholas Betts, Trumpet
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BRADFORD on AVON |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 21 October 2011
Venue: Wiltshire Music Centre
Time: 19:30
Booking link from Wiltshire Music Centre website, with further info incl. a video clip of Michael Collins conducting the orchestra.
Free Talk at 18:30
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Michael Collins with City of London Sinfonia
Programme:
Rossini: String Sonata No. 1 in G major Shostakovich: Piano Concerto no. 1 in C minor for piano, trumpet and string orchestra, Op.35
Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B flat, Op.34 (arr. for clarinet and strings)
Mozart: Symphony no. 40 in G minor, K550
City of London Sinfonia
Michael Collins, Director/Clarinet
Noriko Ogawa, Piano
Nicholas Betts, Trumpet
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday, 18 October 2011
Venue: Romania
Promoter: Romanian Cultural Institute
Time: 18:00
Information also available from:
Romania Business website
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Michael Collins with London Winds
Programme:
MOZART: Wind Quintet From Violin Sonata in Bb MACMILLAN: Untold
DAMASE: 17 Variations
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KNUSSEN: Three little Fantasies
MALCOLM ARNOLD: 3 Sea Shanties
DVORAK: Wind Quintet
(from String quartet 'The American')
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Northern Sinfonia
Michael Collins, Clarinet/Director
Programme:
MOZART: Le Nozze di Figaro K492 overture MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A, K622
MOZART: Serenade no. 10 in B flat major for Winds, "Gran Partita", K361 (K370a)
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SEPTEMBER 2011 |
Hong Kong |
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Great Clarinet Concertos
Michael Collins Plays Copland & Finzi
Conductor/Clarinet: Michael Collins
Programme:
ROSSINI: Wind Quartet No. 1 in F Major
RAVEL: Introduction & Allegro for Harp, Flute, Clarinet & String Quartet
FINZI:Clarinet Concerto, Op 31
ELGAR: Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op 20 COPLAND: Concerto for Clarinet
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Dorset |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday 17 September 2011
Venue: The Summer Music Society of Dorset
Time: 18:30
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Michael Collins with London Winds
Programme:
ROSSINI: Wind Quartet No. 1 in F Major
MOZART: Sonata in Bb, arranged for wind quintet INTERVAL
BARBER,(1910-1981): Summer Music for wind quintet(1955) Op.31
FARKAS: Antique Hungarian Dances (1959) DVORAK(1841-1904): American Quartet, arr for wind 5t (String quartet) No.12 in F (1894) Op.96 B.179
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AUGUST 2011 |
TOWNSVILLE, Qld. Australia |
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Civic Theatre, Townsville |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday 06 August 2011
Venue: Civic Theatre, Townsville, Qld, Australia
Time: 20:00
Download the Festival Brochure
(PDF) 1.06MB - click logo
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FESTIVAL FAREWELL
Michael plays:
Schubert Octet in F major D803
Philippe Graffin (Violin) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Ben Jacks (Horn) , Matthew Wilkie (Bassoon) , Rivka Golani (Viola) , Louise Hopkins (Cello) , Kees Boersma (Double Bass) Dimity Hall (Violin)
Full details in the Festival Programme.
Find 6th August - 20:00
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld. Australia |
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Civic Theatre, Townsville |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 05 August 2011
Venue: Civic Theatre, Townsville, Qld, Australia
Time: 20:00
Download the Festival Brochure
(PDF) 1.06MB - click logo
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Michael plays:
Rimsky-Korsakov - Quintet for Piano and Winds
Piers Lane (Piano) , Vernon Hill (Flute) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Ben Jacks (Horn) , Matthew Wilkie (Bassoon)
Full details in the Festival Programme.
Find 5th August - 20:00
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld. Australia |
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Civic Theatre, Townsville |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday 04 August 2011
Venue: Civic Theatre, Townsville, Qld, Australia
Time: 20:00
Download the Festival Brochure
(PDF) 1.06MB - click logo
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Michael plays:
Poulenc - Sextet
Danny Driver (Piano) , Vernon Hill (Flute) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , David Nuttall (Oboe) , Matthew Wilkie (Bassoon) , Ben Jacks (Horn)
Full details in the Festival Programme.
Find 4th August - 20:00
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld. Australia |
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Piers Lane chats with Michael Collins, Louise Hopkins and Martin Wesley-Smith.
Michael plays:
Wesley-Smith
For Clarinet and CD
Michael Collins (Clarinet)
Wesley-Smith
Merry-Go-Round for Clarinet, Cello and CD-ROM. Photography by George Gittoes and Alice Wesley-Smith Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Louise Hopkins (Cello) , Martin Wesley-Smith (Composer in Residence)
Full details in the Festival Programme.
Find 3rd August - 10:00
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld. Australia |
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Civic Theatre, Townsville |
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PAST EVENT
Monday 01 August 2011
Venue: Civic Theatre, Townsville, Qld, Australia
Time: 20:00
Download the Festival Brochure
(PDF) 1.06MB - click logo
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Michael plays:
Stravinsky - A Soldier’s Tale
Damien Beaumont (Narrator) , Jack Liebeck (Violin) , Kees Boersma (Double Bass) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Matthew Wilkie (Bassoon) , Sarah Wilson (Trumpet) , Jason Redman (Trombone) , Timothy Constable (Percussion)
Full details in the Festival Programme.
Find 1st August - 20:00
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld. Australia |
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Civic Theatre, Townsville |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday 31 July 2011
Venue: Civic Theatre, Townsville, Qld, Australia
Time: 16:00
Download the Festival Brochure
(PDF) 1.06MB - click logo
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Michael plays:
Wagner - Siegfried Idyll
Vernon Hill (Flute) , David Nuttall (Oboe) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Brian Catchlove (Clarinet) , Matthew Wilkie (Bassoon) , Ben Jacks (Horn) , Peter Luff (French Horn) , Sarah Wilson (Trumpet) , Goldner String Quartet , Kees Boersma (Double Bass)
Full details in the Festival Programme.
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld. Australia |
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Civic Theatre, Townsville |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday30 July 2011
Venue: Civic Theatre, Townsville, Qld, Australia
Time: 20:00
Download the Festival Brochure
(PDF) 1.06MB - click logo
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Michael plays:
Bruch - Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra in E minor Op.88
Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Rivka Golani (Viola) , Johannes Fritzsch (Conductor) , Queensland Symphony Orchestra (Group)
Programme:
Beethoven - Concerto for Violin, Cello and Piano in C major Op.56 - Johannes Fritzsch (Conductor) , Queensland Symphony Orchestra (Group)
Bruch - Concerto for Clarinet, Viola and Orchestra in e minor Op.88
Zemlimsky - Six Maeterlinck-Lieder by Jard van Nes
Ravel - Tzigane
Coates - Saxo-Rhapsody
Full details in the Festival Programme.
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld. Australia |
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Civic Theatre, Townsville |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 29 July 2011
Venue: Civic Theatre, Townsville, Qld, Australia
Time: 20:00
Download the Festival Brochure
(PDF) 1.06MB - click logo
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Gala Opening Night - A Beginning
...To make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from. TS Eliot
Programme:
Messiaen - Quartet for the End of Time
Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Philippe Graffin (Violin) , Louise Hopkins (Cello) , Piers Lane (Piano) , Damien Beaumont (Narrator)
Beethoven/Liszt - Finale - Presto from 9th Symphony in d minor Op.125
Richard & John Contiguglia (Piano) Strauss/Ledger - Four Last Songs
Louise Page (Voice - Soprano) , Johannes Fritzsch (Conductor) with Members of QSO
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CAMBRIDGE, UK |
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Endellion String Quartet
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West Road Concert Hall |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 15 July 2011
Venue: West Road Concert Hall,
Cambridge,
CB3 9DP.
Time: 20:00
Tickets:
ADC Box Office, Park St, Cambridge CB5 8AS
Tel: 01223 300085
West Road Hall website
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Cambridge Summer Music Festival
Endellion String Quartet
with Michael Collins (clarinet)
Programme:
Schubert: String Quartet in D Minor No 14,
‘Death and the Maiden’
Brahms: Clarinet Quintet Op 115
Renowned as one of the finest quartets in the world, the Endellion play two of the best-loved chamber works in the repertoire with indisputably one of the leading clarinetists of his generation, Michael Collins for the Festival’s Opening Concert.
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LONDON, UK |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 01 July 2011
Venue: Wigmore Hall, London
Time: 19:30
more details and Box Office:
Wigmore Hall website
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Schumann, Schubert and Liszt
Ruth Ziesak, soprano - Michael Collins, clarinet - András Schiff, piano
András Schiff continues his Wigmore Hall association by this welcome teaming-up with clarinettist Michael Collins and soprano Ruth Ziesak for a concert in his series ‘Songs – With and Without Words’.
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LONDON, UK |
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday 29 June 2011
Venue: Plaisterer' Hall, One London Wall, London, EC2Y 5JU
Time: 19:30
More information / Booking Link on City of London Sinfonia website
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Michael plays and conducts
City of London Sinfonia
Programme:
Mozart - Symphony No.1
Elena Kats-Chernin - Ornamental Air
Brett Dean - Between the spaces in the sky
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto. |
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AUCKLAND, New Zealand |
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Michael plays and conducts
Auckland Philharmonia
Programme:
DELIUS: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A K622
HOLST: The Planets Op. 32
Stunning projected images of the planets from NASA will form a backdrop to Holst’s suite The Planets. Our conductor for the evening, Michael Collins, is also the soloist in Mozart’s glorious Clarinet Concerto. The Planets is a seven-movement colourful and evocative musical representation of the planets which is as powerful now as it was when it premiered in 1920 – Pluto is missing as it wasn’t discovered until 1930. |
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MELBOURNE, Australia |
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Australian National Academy of Music South Melbourne Town Hall 210 Bank Street, South Melbourne |
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PAST EVENT
Monday 30 May - 10 June 2011
Promoter:
Australian National Academy of Music
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Teaching in Melbourne
3rd June 2011 - 13:00
Meet Michael Collins
CARTER - Gra
MUCZYNSKI - Time pieces
HARBISON - Variations for violin, clarinet and piano REICH - New York Counterpoint
MICHAEL COLLINS, PAUL DEAN, DAVID THOMAS clarinet, Clarinettists of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Victoria
TIMOTHY YOUNG piano
MUSICIANS OF THE ACADEMY
Details and BOX OFFICE on the Academy Website
9th June 2011 - 19:00
Appalachian Spring
A GINASTERA - Variations Concertantes Op. 23 ADAMS - Gnarly Buttons
LEDGER - Neon
COPLAND - Appalachian Spring
MICHAEL COLLINS clarinet/director
ORCHESTRA OF THE ACADEMY
Details and BOX OFFICE on the Academy Website
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NAGOYA, Japan |
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Munetsugu Hall, Nagoya, Japan |
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PAST EVENT
Friday 27 May 2011
Venue: Munetsugu Hall, Nagoya, Japan
Time: 18:45
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Michael Collins and Anna Hashimoto Clarinets
Miki Takaki Piano
Programme will include Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Bassi, Rodney Bennett and Ponchielli
A duet-recital (and some solos) with world-renowned clarinettist Michael Collins.
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TOKYO, Japan |
Tokyo |
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Musashino Civic Cultural Hall |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 26 May 2011
Venue: Musashino Civic Cultural Hall
Time: 19:00
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Michael Collins and Anna Hashimoto Clarinets
Miki Takaki Piano
Programme will include Mendelssohn, Poulenc, Bassi, Rodney Bennett and Ponchielli
A duet-recital (and some solos) with world-renowned clarinettist Michael Collins, which will be recorded by NHK for TV, radio and internet.
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HIGH WYCOMBE |
High Wycombe |
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All Saint's Parish Church, |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 21 May 2011
Venue: All Saint's Parish Church, High Wycombe
Time: 19:30
Promoted by:
HIGH WYCOMBE ARTS FESTIVAL
Details from the
London Sinfonia website
Ticket Includes:
6:45 - Pre Concert Talk with the Conductor
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Michael plays/conducts the London Sinfonia
Programme:
MOZART: Adagio and Fugue for Strings in C minor, K546
MOZART: Bassoon concerto in B flat, K191 (K186e)
Karen Geoghegan, Bassoon
R. STRAUSS: Duett-Concerto for Clarinet and Bassoon with string Orchestra and Harp, AV 147
SCHUBERT: Symphony no. 5 in B flat major, D.485
Box office: 01494 512000
Ticket price: £10, £18. Concessions -£1.50 discount.
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BAMPTON, Oxfordshire |
Bampton |
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Church of St Mary the Virgin |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 20 May 2011
Venue: Church of St Mary the Virgin, Bampton, Oxfordshire
Time: 19:30
Promoted by:
Music in Country Churches
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Michael with London Winds
Michael Collins, clarinet
Programme:
REICHA: Wind Quintet Op. 88 no. 2 in E flat MOZART: Violin Sonata in B flat K454 (arr for clarinet)
DANZI: Wind Quintet in G Minor Op56
HOLST: Wind Quintet
FARKAS: Antique Hungarian Dances
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ALDEBURGH, Suffolk, UK |
Aldeburgh |
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Snape Maltings
Concert Hall |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 14 May 2011
Venue: Snape Maltings Concert Hall Snape Suffolk IP17 1SP
Time: 19:30
Booking Information
Box Office: 01728 687110
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Michael plays and conducts
City of London Sinfonia
Piers Lane, piano
Michael Collins, director & clarinet
Programme:
MOZART: Adagio and Fugue in C minor, KV 546 MOZART: Piano Concerto No. 23 K488 in A
WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No.2 in E flat, op.74 MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90, 'Italian'
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CHIPPING CAMPDEN, UK |
Chipping Campden |
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St James Church |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 13 May 2011
Venue: St James Church, Chipping Campden
Time: 19:30
CHIPPING CAMPDEN 10th MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011
Booking Information
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Michael Collins with the Borodin Quartet
(Ruben Aharonian, vln - Andrei Abramenkov, vln - Igor Naidin, viola - Vladimir Balshin - cello)
Programme:
MOZART: Clarinet Quintet in A major K581 BRAHMS: Clarinet Quintet in B minor K115
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CHIPPING CAMPDEN, UK |
Chipping Campden |
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St James Church |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 12 May 2011
Venue: St James Church, Chipping Campden
Time: 19:30
CHIPPING CAMPDEN 10th MUSIC FESTIVAL 2011
Booking Information
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Michael Collins with London Winds
Programme:
ROSSINI: Sonata for Wind Quartet No. 1 in F MOZART: Sonata in Bb
DAMASE: 17 Variations Op.22
HINDEMITH: Quintet for Clarinet and String Quartet arr. for Wind Quintet Op. 30
LIGETI: Six Bagatelles for Wind Quintet
FARKAS: Antique Hungarian Dances
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JERSEY |
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PAST EVENT
Monday, 9 May 2011
Venue: Jersey Opera House
Time: 20:00
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Liberation Celebration at Chateau Vermont
Programme to include:
Brahms – Clarinet Quintet
Mendelssohn – Piano Trio in D Minor
Come and be seduced by the charismatic playing of Michael Collins, Nicola Benedetti, the Sitkovetsky Trio and friends in a night of wonderful chamber music.
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LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 7 May 2011
Venue: Wigmore Hall, London
Time: 11:00
Further information and Booking: Wigmore Hall website
Ticket Prices:
Adults £7 Children £5
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IGOR, THE BIRD WHO COULDN'T SING
Family Concert for age 5 plus
Join clarinettist Michael Collins and friends for an hour of musical fun, culminating in the story of ‘Igor, The Bird Who Couldn’t Sing’, with new music written by Luke Bedford. Based on the book by Satoshi Kitamura published by Andersen Press.
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LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 5 May 2011
Venue: Wigmore Hall, London
Time: 19:30
Further information and Booking: Wigmore Hall website
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Michael Collins and Piers Lane (piano)
Programme to include:
Brahms - Clarinet Sonata in Eb Op. 120 No. 2
Weber - Grand Duo Concertant in Eb Op. 48
Benjamin - Le Tombeau de Ravel
Milhaud - Scaramouche Op. 165b (arr. for clarinet and piano)
Poulenc - Sonata for clarinet and piano
To conclude his year-long Wigmore Hall residency, Michael Collins is in partnership with virtuoso pianist Piers Lane. Their programme concentrates on arguably the three most often-heard masterworks for clarinet and piano but it will also be fascinating to hear the rarely performed tribute to Ravel by Arthur Benjamin, perhaps better known as Britten’s piano teacher and composer of Jamaican Rumba.
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LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday, 3 May 2011
Venue: Music Hall,
Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Silk Street, Barbican,
London EC2Y 8DT
Tel +44 (0)20 7628 2571
Time: 14:00
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ALMANCIL, Portugal |
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Michael Collins and Piers Lane Piano
Programme:
Beethoven: Six Bagatelles Op 126
Chopin: Ballade no 3 in A flat major Op 47 Ballade no 4 in f minor Op 52
INTERVAL
With Michael Collins:
Arthur Benjamin: Le Tombeau de Ravel
Edward Gregson: Five Tributes for clarinet and piano
Milhaud: Scaramouche
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
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ALMANCIL, Portugal |
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Michael Collins and Piers Lane Piano
Programme:
Brahms: Sonata No 2 in E flat major Op 120 for clarinet and piano
Weber: Grand Duo Concertante with Michael
INTERVAL
Clara Schumann: 3 Romances Op 21
Romance in a minor Op Post
Liszt: Venezia e Napoli
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LONDON, UK |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 07 April 2011
Venue:Cadogan Hall, 5 Sloane Terrace London SW1X 9DQ
Time: 19:30
18:45 Pre-Concert Talk:
Michael Collins in conversation
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Michael plays and conducts
City of London Sinfonia
Carolyn Sampson soprano
Michael Collins clarinet
Programme:
WEBER: Clarinet Concertino in E flat
MOZART: Ah, lo previdi-Ah t'invola- Deh, non varcar
WEBER: Clarinet Concerto No.1 in F
BARBER: Knoxville: Summer of 1915
COPLAND: Appalachian Spring (for 13 instruments)
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CHELTENHAM, UK |
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Venue: Cheltenham Town Hall Imperial Square, Cheltenham GL50 1QA
Time: 19:30
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Michael plays with the
Philharmonia Orchestra / Tugan Sokhiev
Programme:
MOZART: Overture, The Marriage of Figaro
MOZART: Clarinet Concerto in A K622 TCHAIKOVSKY: Symphony No. 5
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LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday, 15 March 2011
Venue: St. John's Smith Square London SW1P 3HA
Time: 19:30
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Michael plays with the
Salomon Orchestra / Robin O'Neill
Programme:
GABRIELI, arr. STOKOWSKI:
Sonata pian e forte
CORIGLIANO: Clarinet Concerto
COPLAND: Symphony No.3
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LONDON |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Venue: LSO - St Luke's Church
London.
Time: 13:00
Elias Quartet website
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Mozart - Clarinet Quintet K581
Mozart - String Quartet K428
Michael Collins clarinet
Elias Quartet:
Sara Bitlloch violin
Donald Grant violin
Martin Saving viola
Marie Bitlloch cello
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FEBRUARY 2011 |
JEJU, KOREA |
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PAST EVENT
Monday, 21-27 February 2011
Venue: Music Isle Festival in Jeju, Korea
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Michael will partake in this Festival
No further details available
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IPSWICH, UK |
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Ipswich Chamber Music Society
Vanburgh String Quartet
with Michael Collins (clarinet)
Programme:
Prokofiev - Quartet No.1 in B minor Op. 50
Lera Auerbach - Quartet No. 3
Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor Op. 115
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KINGSTON-UPON-THAMES, UK |
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All Saints
Kingston upon Thames |
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Michael Collins and Friends
Debussy, Cello sonata in D minor
Stravinsky, The Soldier's Tale, (L'Histoire du soldat) ((arr. for violin, clarinet and piano))
Messiaen, Quatuor pour la fin du temps (Quartet for the End of Time) for clarinet, violin, cello and piano
Michael Collins, Clarinet
Michael McHale, Piano
Jack Liebeck, Violin
Guy Johnston, Cello
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YORK, UK |
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The Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 03 February 2011
Venue:The Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD
Time: 10:00 - 12:30
Good Evening York information
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Clarinet Masterclass with Michael Collins.
Michael Collins works with clarinettists from the University of York Music Department
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YORK, UK |
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The Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall |
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday, 02 February 2011
Venue:The Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD
Time: 10:00 - 12:30
Concert PDF (Page 14)
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Michael Collins clarinet
Michael McHale piano
Mozart/Brahms - Sonata in B flat K378
Debussy - Rhapsody
Saint-Saens - Clarinet Sonata in e flat op. 167 Poulenc - Clarinet Sonata
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JANUARY 2011 |
LONDON, UK
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PAST EVENT
Monday, 31 January 2011
Venue: Putney Music Club Dryburgh Hall Putney Leisure Centre Dryburgh Road Putney London SW15 1BL
Start Time: 20:00
Music Club website
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Clarinettist Michael Collins in conversation
with Vice-President, pianist Piers Lane.
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LONDON, UK |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 27 January 2011
Venue: Wigmore Hall, London
Time: 19:30
18:00
Thea Musgrave in conversation with the writer and broadcaster Christopher Cook
Wigmore Hall website / Booking
£15 £20 £25 £30
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Performers:
Michael Collins clarinet
Endellion String Quartet
London Winds
Programme:
Haydn - String Quartet no. 27 in D major, Op.20 no.4, Hob III:34
Janáček - Mladi (Youth)
Musgrave - Towards the Blue (World Première)
(Commissioned by Wigmore Hall, with the support of André Hoffmann, President of the Fondation Hoffmann, a Swiss grant making foundation) Brahms - Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op.115
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DECEMBER 2010 |
AMSTERDAM, Holland |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 12 December 2010
Venue: Concertgebouw Amsterdam
Time:11:00 - 12:00
Concertgebouw Tickets
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Radio Kamer Filharmonie,
James MacMillan (dirigent), Michael Collins (klarinet)
Programme:
Stravinsky Concerto in D
Milhaud Scaramouche, op. 165d
Mozart Symfonie nr. 29 in A, KV 201
zo 12 dec 11:00 - 12:00 | Grote Zaal | Klassiek
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VREDENBURG, Holland |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 10 December 2010
Venue: Vredenburg Concert Hall
Time:19:30
Vredenburg Tickets
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De Vrijdag van Vredenburg
Radio Kamer Filharmonie
James MacMillan, dirigent
Michael Collins, bassetklarinet, klarinet
Kats-Chernin - Ornamental Air, voor bassetklarinet en orkest (Nederlandse première)
Stravinsky - Concerto in D
Milhaud - Scaramouche
Mozart - Symfonie nr. 29 KV201
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EDINBURGH, Scotland |
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Scottish Chamber Orchestra |
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday, 07 December 2010
Venue:St Cuthbert's Parish Church, Edinburgh, 5 Lothian Road, Edinburgh , EH1 2EP
Telephone: 0131 668 2019
Tickets: £12, senior citizens £10, students/children £5
SCO website/Tickets
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Programme:
Dvořák - Czech Suite [arr. Sheen]
Strauss - Sonatina for Winds
'From an Invalid's Workshop'
Michael Collins, Director
Writing for wind instruments was in Strauss’ blood. His father was an excellent horn player and the young composer grew up listening to him play with friends at home, and – maybe because of this – a glow of warmth and affection permeates every bar of his Sonatina. Dvořák’s suite, originally for orchestra, loses none of its folksy charm and sheer good spirits in this lovely arrangement.
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Programme:
Saint-Saëns: Carnival of the Animals
Belcea Quartet
Michael Collins
Bertrand Chamayou
Ashley Wass
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NOVEMBER 2010 |
ALNWICK, Northumberland |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 27 November 2010
Venue: Alnwick Playhouse
Time: 19:30
Concert promoted by the
Alnwick Music Society
Playhouse website
(scroll down to Nov. 27)
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A clarinet recital from Michael Collins whose amazing virtuosity and sensitive musicianship have made him one of the world’s most sought after clarinet soloists.
The programme will include Saint-Saens Clarinet Sonata Op 167, Brahms Clarinet Sonata in E♭ major, Lutoslawski Dance Preludes, Poulenc Sonata for Clarinet and Piano, and Weber Grand Duo Concertante.
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LONDON, Wimbledon, UK |
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Performers:
London Winds with John York (piano)
Mozart: Quintet in E flat for piano and wind K452
Poulenc: Elegy for Horn and Piano
Poulenc: Trio for oboe, bassoon and piano, 1926
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Beethoven: Quintet for Piano and Winds in E flat Major, Op.16
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LONDON, UK |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 21 November 2010
Venue: Wigmore Hall, London
Time: 19:00
A concert to celebrate Amelia Freedman’s 70th birthday
Wigmore Hall website
£12 £16 £22 £26
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Performers:
Nash Ensemble
Dame Felicity Lott soprano, plus surprise guests.
A garland of birthday pieces for Amelia by composers associated with the Nash Ensemble over the years, including Michael Berkeley, Sir Harrison Birtwistle, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Simon Holt, Colin Matthews, David Matthews
and Mark-Anthony Turnage.
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BATH, Avon |
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Michael Collins plays:
Mozart Clarinet Concerto in A major K622
London Philharmonic Orchestra/ Kirill Karabits & Bath Camerata
Programme:
Mozart: Ave verum corpus K618
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto in A major K622
Tchaikovsky: Preghiera from Mozartiana (Suite No 4 Op 61)
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5 in E minor Op 64
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DUNDEE, Scotland |
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Dundee
Chamber Music Club
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Michael Collins with Michael McHale (piano)
Saint-Saens: Clarinet Sonata Op.167
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E Flat major Op.120 No.2
Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Weber: Grand Duo Concertante
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KELSO, Roxburghshire, Scottish Borders |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 12 November 2010
Venue: Kelso High School, Bowmont Street, Kelso, TD5 7EG.
Time: 19:30
Promoted by the
Kelso Music Society
Music Society website
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Michael Collins with Michael McHale (piano)
Saint-Saens: Clarinet Sonata Op.167
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E Flat major Op.120 No.2
Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Weber: Grand Duo Concertante
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PEEBLES, Scottish Borders |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 11 November 2010
Venue: Eastgate Theatre and Arts Centre, Peebles.
Time: 19:30
Box office 01721 725 777
Promoted by:
Music in Peebles
Eastgate Theatre website
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Michael Collins with Michael McHale (piano)
Saint-Saens: Clarinet Sonata Op.167
Brahms: Clarinet Sonata in E Flat major Op.120 No.2
Lutoslawski: Dance Preludes
Poulenc: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Weber: Grand Duo Concertante
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OCTOBER 2010 |
UK |
LONDON, UK |
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PAST EVENT
Monday, 25 October 2010
Wigmore Hall, London
Time: 19:30
Ticket Prices:
£15, £20, £25, £30
On-Line Booking
Wigmore Hall website
Recorded for Boadcast:
Now on BBC i-Player for 6 days
(to listen, click logo)
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Michael Collins draws together a coterie of top-flight soloists to play:
W.A.Mozart: Trio for Clarinet, Cello and Piano in E flat, 'Kegelstatt' K498
W.A.Mozart: Quintet for Clarinet and Strings in A K581
Olivier Messiaen: Quatuor pour la Fin du Temps, 'Quartet for the End of Time'
Michael Collins (clarinet)
Leila Josefowicz (violin)
Maxim Rysanov (viola)
Paul Watkins (cello)
Steven Osborne (piano)
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GLASGOW, Scotland |
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A Time There Was...
Michael Collins with Michael McHale (piano)
Arnold Bax: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Finzi: Five Bagatelles for Clarinet
Howells: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
This recital is being recorded by:
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 SEPTEMBER 2010 |
FINLAND |
KOUVOLA, FINLAND |
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Michael plays:
John Adams: Gnarly Buttons
Kymi Sinfonietta / Shinozaki Yasuo
Programme:
W.A.Mozart: Symphony No.32
J.Adams: Gnarly Buttons
W.A.Mozart: Gran Partita
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KOTKA, FINLAND |
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Michael plays:
John Adams: Gnarly Buttons
Kymi Sinfonietta / Shinozaki Yasuo
Programme:
W.A.Mozart: Symphony No.32
J.Adams: Gnarly Buttons
W.A.Mozart: Gran Partita
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AUSTRIA |
AUGUST 2010 |
MONDSEE, AUSTRIA |
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Schloss Mondsee
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Mondsee Austria |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 03 September 2010
Schlosskonzert
ROMANTISCHER SALON
Poesie und Virtuosität in der Kammermusik
Venue:
Musiktage Mondsee
Time: 19:30
Information from Mondsee site.
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Michael is a participant in the discussion
"Poetry and virtuosity in chamber music
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Programme:
To be announced
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Rudolf Taschner (moderator)
with participants from Musiktage Mondsee 2010
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Schloss Mondsee
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Mondsee Austria |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Schlosskonzert
Venue:
Musiktage Mondsee
Time: 19:30
Information from Mondsee site.
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Michael plays
BRAHMS: Clarinet Trio, Op.114
Programme:
Johannes Brahms:
Sonate für Violine und Klavier Nr. 1 G-Dur, op. 87
György Kurtág:
Hommage à Robert Schumann, op. 15d
Robert Schumann:
Klaviertrio Nr. 1 d-Moll, op. 63
Johannes Brahms:
Trio für Klarinette, Violoncello und Klavier a-Moll, op. 114
Shmuel Ashkenasi, Violine
Nobuko Imai, Viola
Antonio Meneses, Violoncello
Michael Collins, Klarinette
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MONDSEE, AUSTRIA |
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Schloss Mondsee
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Mondsee Austria |
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
Schlosskonzert
Venue:
Musiktage Mondsee
Time: 19:30
Information from Mondsee site.
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Michael plays
Franz Schubert: Octet in F Major, D 803
Programme:
Robert Schumann:
Fantasie für Klavier C-Dur, op. 17
Franz Schubert:
Oktett F-Dur, D 803
Mihaela Ursuleasa, Klavier
Michael Collins, Klarinette
Richard Galler, Fagott
Stephen Stirling, Horn
Ernst Weissensteiner, Kontrabass
Auryn Quartett
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Mondsee Musiktage
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Mondsee Austria |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 29 August 2010
Spielarten der Romantik
Robert Schumann and Frédéric Chopin
Venue:
Musiktage Mondsee
Time: 11:30
Information from Mondsee site.
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Michael plays
Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke für Klarinette und Klavier, op. 73
Programme:
Frédéric Chopin: Klaviertrio g-Moll, op. 8
Robert Schumann: Fantasiestücke für Klarinette und Klavier, op. 73
Johannes Brahms: Klaviertrio Nr. 1 H-Dur, op. 8
Eggner Trio
Michael Collins, Klarinette
Stefan Stroissnig, Klavier
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COLUMBIA |
BOGOTA, COLUMBIA |
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Segundo Festival Sinfónico Internacional
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Bogotá, Columbia |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 20 August 2010
Segundo Festival Sinfónico
Venue:
Teatro Julio Mario Santodomingo
viernes 20 de agosto de 2010 a las 20:00 h
Teatro Julio Mario Santodomingo
Av cl 170 N° 67-51
Bogotá, Columbia .
Time: 20:00
Information from Sinfónico site.
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Elena Kats-Chernin (1957- )
Ornamental Air
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)
Scheherezade
El Mar y el barco de Simbad - Largo e maestoso
La historia del príncipe Kalendar - Lento
El joven príncipe y la joven princesa - Andantino quasi allegretto
Festival en Bagdad. El Mar
Solista: Michael Collins - Clarinete, clarinete bajo
Director titular: Baldur Brönnimann (Suiza)
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USA |
IDAHO, USA |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 12 August 2010
Sun Valley Summer Symphony 2010 Season
Venue: Sun Valley Pavillion
Time: 18:30
Sun Valley Symphony website
Concerts are admission-free, begin at 18:30, and last about 1 hour
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Sun Valley Summer Symphony / Alasdair Neale
Michael Collins, Clarinet
Andrew McCandless, Trumpet
DEBUSSY: Première rapsodie for Clarinet
WEBER: Concertino in E-flat maj for Clarinet Op.26
TOVEY: Songs of the Paradise Saloon
(US Premiere)
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AUSTRALIA |
TOWNSVILLE, Qld |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 07 August 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
Venue: Townsville Civic Theatre
SUNSET SERIES - A Touch of Class-ic!
Time: 17:30
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
(click show concert details)
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Michael plays in:
Beethoven: Septet Op.20
Jack Liebeck (Violin) , Philip Dukes (Viola) , Louise Hopkins (Cello) , Andrew Rootes (Double Bass) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Mathew Wilkie (Bassoon) , Ben Jacks (Horn)
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 07 August 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
Venue: Townsville Civic Theatre
FESTIVAL FAREWELL - El Salon Mexico!
Time: 20:00
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
(click show concert details)
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Michael plays in:
Peter Schickele:
Serenade for Three
James Cuddeford (Violin) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Bernadene Blaha (Piano)
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 06 August 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
Venue: Townsville Civic Theatre
EVENING SERIES - Death and the Maiden
Time: 20:00
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
(click show concert details)
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Michael plays:
Copland: Clarinet Concerto
Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Camerata of St John's (Chamber Orchestra) )
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 06 August 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
Venue: Townsville Civic Theatre
SUNSET SERIES - Happy Anniversary Sam and Erno!
Time: 17:30
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
(click show concert details)
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Michael plays in:
Dohnányi
Sextet in C major Op.37
Julian Jacobson (Piano) , Jack Liebeck (Violin) , Philip Dukes (Viola) , Young-Chang Cho (Cello) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Ben Jacks (Horn)
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 05 August 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
Venue: Jupiters, Townsville
CONCERT CONVERSATIONS WITH PIERS LANE 3
Time: 10:00
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
(click show concert details)
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Poulenc:
Sonata for Clarinet and Bassoon
Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Mathew Wilkie (Bassoon)
Conversations with Alice Giles, Suzanne Shakespeare, Emma Sholl, Roger Smalley and Matthew Wilkie.
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld |
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday, 04 August 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
Venue: Townsville Civic Theatre
SUNSET SERIES - Merry Pranks n Moon Madness
Time: 17:30
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
(click show concert details)
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Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel, Einmal Anders!
Ben Jacks (Horn) , Jack Liebeck (Violin) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Andrew Rootes (Double Bass) , Mathew Wilkie (Bassoon)
Schoenberg: Pierrot Lunaire
Anna Steiger (Voice - Mezzo Soprano) , James Cuddeford (Violin) , Julian Smiles (Cello) , Emma Sholl (Flute) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Julian Jacobson (Piano)
Strauss/Schoenberg: Emperor Waltz
Emma Sholl (Flute) , Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Julian Jacobson (Piano) , Dimity Hall (Violin) , Irina Morozova (Viola) , Dene Olding (Violin) , Julian Smiles (Cello)
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld |
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday, 03 August 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
Venue: Jupiters, Townsville
CONCERT CONVERSATIONS WITH PIERS LANE 1
Time: 10:00
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
(click show concert details)
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Hiscocks:
Shades of the Alhambra – WORLD PREMIERE
Eve of St John
Zorahayda
The Taper
Lullaby of the Gothic Princess
Babdil
Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Louise Hopkins (Cello) Kristian Chong (Piano)
Conversations with the Michael Collins, Timothy Constable, Wendy Hiscocks, Louise Hopkins and Anna Steiger.
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TOWNSVILLE, Qld |
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 01 August 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
Venue: Jupiters, Townsville
JAMAICAN RUMBA
Time: 14:00
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
(click show concert details)
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Benjamin:
Le Tombeau de Ravel
Michael Collins (Clarinet) , Piers Lane (Piano)
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JULY 2010 |
TOWNSVILLE, Qld |
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 30 July 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
Venue: Townsville Civic Theatre
OPENING NIGHT
Time: 20:00
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 29 July 2010
AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL OF
CHAMBER MUSIC, Townsville.
CHEFS IN THE NORTH Dinner
at Jupiters, Townsville, Qld.
Time:18:30
$Aus 250.00
For bookings please contact the TicketShop on 1800 449 977.
Festival website
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The Chefs in the North Dinner is designed to tempt food and wine aficionados, Festival participants and corporate clients with an unforgettable night of fine food, wine and music.
Piers Lane, piano
Michael Collins, clarinet
GERSHWIN - arr James Cohn:
Three Preludes
1. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
2. Andante con moto e poco rubato
3. Allegro ben ritmato e deciso
ROSSINI: Bel raggio lusinghier from 'Semiramide'
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EUROPE |
CHELTENHAM, UK |
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Pittville Pump Room,
Cheltenham.
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 09 July 2010
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
Pittville Pump Room
Time: 11:00
Tickets: £15 / £20 / £25
Book Office
Festival website
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Michael Collins, clarinet
Brett Dean, viola
Huw Watkins, piano
SCHUMANN: Märchenbilder Op.113
SCHUMANN: Fantasiestücke Op.73
SCHUMANN: Märchenerzählungen Op.132
KURTÁG: Homage à Robert Schumann Op.15d
KURTÁG: Jelek Op. 5 7’
BRAHMS: Clarinet Sonata No 1 Op.120
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 10 July 2010
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL
Cheltenham Town Hall
Time: 19:30
Tickets: £10 / £15 / £20 / £25 / £30 (50% concessions available, not online)
Booking Office
Festival website
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Festival Academy Strings
London Winds
with the Winds of Southbank Sinfonia
IMS Prussia Cove guests
Steven Isserlis, cello
Neil Thomson, conductor
SCHUMANN: Overture: Julius Caesar Op.128
SCHUMANN: Cello Concerto in A minor Op.129
SCHUMANN: Symphony No 4 in D minor Op.120
The Festival Academy Strings are augmented here by the wind players of London Winds and Southbank Sinfonia for a unique collaboration of ‘chamber philharmonic’ proportions. They begin with a rarely heard overture to Shakespeare’s play, and after his performance of Schumann’s Cello Concerto, Steven Isserlis will join the orchestral ranks - alongside Brett Dean, Michael Collins et al. - for the Fourth Symphony.
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NORTON, North Yorkshire, UK |
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PERFORMANCE Orchestra of Opera North and Colin Carr
Programme:
MOZART: Symphony No.31 in D, K297 'Paris'
TCHAIKOVSKY: Rococo Variations
MENDELSSOHN: Symphony No.4 in A major,Op.90, 'Italian'
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Kilrennie Church
East Neuk, Scotland.
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 01 July 2010
East Neuk Festival 2010
Kilrennie Church
Time: midday
Tickets: £15 (Zone 1) /£13.50 (Zone 2: gallery only) Approx 1 hr
Book Tickets
Festival website
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Gran' Partita
SCO Winds
Michael Collins, director/clarinet
MOZART - Serenade in B flat for thirteen wind instruments, K.361, 'Gran' Partita'
There are few more delightful hours of music than Mozart's Gran' Partita; and to spend that hour in Kilrenny Church, with light falling through lovely Georgian windows into this harmonious and tranquil interior can only add to the pleasure.
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Crail Church
East Neuk, Scotland.
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
East Neuk Festival 2010
Crail Church
Time:19:30
Tickets: £20 (Zone 1) / £15 (Zone 2) Approx 2 hrs including interval
Book Tickets
Festival website
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Belcea String Quartet and
London Winds
BRAHMS - Quartet No.2 in a minor, Op.51/2
SCHUBERT - Octet in F, D.803
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Angelika-Kauffmann-Saal
Schwarzenberg, Austria
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 27 June 2010
Kammerkonzert
Schubertiade
Angelika-Kauffmann-Saal
Schwarzenberg, Austria
Time: 11:00
Tickets: € 39 - €69
Book Tickets
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Belcea Quartet and London Winds
Stacey Watton d-bass
Michael Collins clarinet
Richard Watkins horn
Robin O'Neill bassoon
Programme:
HAYDN - Streichquartett G-Dur, op. 76/1
SCHUBERT - Oktett F-Dur, D 803
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Belcea String Quartet
and LONDON WINDS
Programme:
BEDFORD - Of the Air
(World premiere - Commissioned by Helen Bishop-Stephens and Patrick Bailey)
BRAHMS - String Quartet in A minor Op. 51 No. 2
SCHUBERT - Octet in F D803
About this concert:
A dream partnership between members of London Winds and the Belcea Quartet promises to give a performance of a lifetime in Schubert’s genial and spaciously proportioned Octet.
Schubert was a prominent inspiration when Brahms came to tackle several chamber music forms, and his lyricism haunts this Second String Quartet.
Listen out especially for further fruit of the Wigmore’s alliance with its inaugural Composer in Residence, Luke Bedford.
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Wiltshire Music Centre, Bradford on Avon
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 20 June 2010
London Winds and the
Belcea String Quartet
Wiltshire Music Centre
Ashley Road
Bradford on Avon
Time: 19:30
Tickets £20, £19, £10(under 18)
Book Tickets
Free Talk at 18:30
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London Winds
Philippa Davies flute
Gareth Hulse oboe
Michael Collins clarinet
Richard Watkins horn
Robin O'Neill bassoon
Programme:
BRAHMS - String Quartet No.2
SCHUBERT - Octet
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St. George's Hall, Liverpool
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PAST EVENT
Tuesday, 15 June 2010
Rodewald Concert Series
Belcea String Quartet
and London Winds
St George's Hall Concert Room
Liverpool
Time: 19:30
Tickets £16
Book Tickets
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Programme:
BRAHMS - String Quartet No.2
SCHUBERT - Octet
If you’ve heard the Belcea Quartet’s Schubert performances in the Rodewald Series in recent years, you won’t need telling twice about this one – as they team up with London Winds for his glorious Octet.
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 10 June 2010
Recording at Potton Hall, for CHANDOS. Three days.
with pianist Michael McHale
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Programme:
BURGMÜLLER -
Duo in Eb fur Klarinette und Klavier Op 15
SAINT-SAËNS - Clarinet Sonata Op.167
WAGNER ARR BAERMANN - Adagio
SCHUMANN - Three Fantasy Pieces
READE - Suite from the Victorian Kitchen Garden
POULENC - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
FINZI - Five Bagatelles
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Central Theatre
Chatham, Kent.
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 06 June 2010
Central Theatre, Chatham, Kent.
Time: 19:30
Tickets £18, £15
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City of London Sinfonia performs gems for clarinet and horn
Programme:
MOZART - Symphony No. 29 in A
WEBER - Clarinet Concerto No2 in E flat
HAYDN - Symphony No.22 - The Philosopher
COPLAND - Clarinet Concerto
Michael Collins Conductor & clarinet
Ticket includes:
6.45pm - Pre-concert talk with the Conductor
7.30pm - Concert and afterwards, The Encore, a short, informal session of live music in the bar, by CLS musicians
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Ardhoven Theatre
Enniskillen, County Fermanagh
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 05 June 2010
The Ardhowen Theatre, Enniskillen, N. Ireland.
Time: 20:00
Tickets: £14, £13 (concession), £8 (children under 14)
Ardhoven Theatre website
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Join the Ulster Orchestra, conducted by Michael Collins, with soloist Matthew Trusler (violin), at this superb concert of miscal gems from Stravinsky, Mozart, Cimarosa, Glinka and Arriaga.
Programme:
STRAVINSKY - Suite No.1
MOZART - Violin Concerto No.5, K.219, Turkish
CIMAROSA - Overture: The Secret Marriage
GLINKA - Kamarinskaya
ARRIAGA - Symphony in D major
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MAY 2010 |
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St. Thomas's Church
Salisbury
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LONDON WINDS
Philippa Davies flute
Gareth Hulse oboe
Michael Collins clarinet
Richard Watkins horn
Robin O'Neill bassoon
Programme:
LIGETI - Bagatelles
MOZART - Quintet (Violin Sonata K454)
RAVEL - Le Tombeau de Couperin
DVORAK - American Quartet for Wind Quintet
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Concertgebouw, Kleine Saal,
Amsterdam, Holland
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 20 May 2010
Conzertgebouw, Kleine Saal
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Time: 15:00 and 20:15
Concertgebouw website
(scroll down to:
do 20 mei 15:00 uur and 20:15)
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LONDON WINDS
Programme:
BARBER - Summer Music for wind quintet
HINDEMITH - Kleine Kammermusik Op. 24, No. 2 for wind quintet
FARKAS - Antique Hungarian Dances
LIGETI - Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
DVORAK - American Quartet, arr for wind 5t
MOZART - Sonata in Bb, arranged for wind quintet
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LONDON WINDS
Programme:
BARBER - Summer Music for wind quintet
HINDEMITH - Kleine Kammermusik Op. 24, No. 2 for wind quintet
FARKAS - Antique Hungarian Dances
LIGETI - Six Bagatelles for wind quintet
DVORAK - American Quartet, arr for wind 5t
MOZART - Sonata in Bb, arranged for wind quintet
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Trinity Theatre,
Tunbridge Wells, Kent.
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City of London Sinfonia returns as Resident Orchestra for Tunbridge Wells International Festival
Programme:
BARBER - Adagio
FINZI - Clarinet Concerto
MOZART- Symphony No. 29 in A
COPLAND - Clarinet Concerto
Michael Collins, Conductor & Clarinet
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 13 May 2010
Wigmore Hall, London
Time: 19:30
Box Office: +44 (0)20 7935 2141
Tickets: £15 £20 £25 £30
Wigmore Hall website
Concert supported by the Patron Friends of Wigmore Hall
This concert will be followed by the Patrons’ Dinner
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Performers:
Michael Collins, clarinet
Steven Osborne, piano
Programme:
SCHUMANN - Fantasiestücke Op. 73
BRAHMS - Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op.120 No.1
MESSAIEN - Abyss of the birds from Quartet for the End of Time
DEBUSSY - Première rapsodie
SAINT-SAËNS - Clarinet Sonata in E flat Op.167
PIERNÉ - Canzonetta Op. 19
MESSAGER - Solo de concours
A star pairing of Britain’s finest clarinet virtuoso with one of our most imaginative and stimulating pianists. Their programme is virtually a conspectus of a century’s clarinet-and-piano highlights ranging from Schumann’s lyrical and passionate Fantasy Pieces of 1849 to one of Brahms’s late-flowering masterpieces for Richard Mühlfeld of the legendary Meiningen orchestra.
It then moves on to a French feast for the ear from old veteran Saint-Saëns at the end of his life, via some competition fireworks, to Olivier Messiaen as prisoner of war in 1941.
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 9 May 2010
Musical Gems for the Clarinet
Wycombe Swan, High Wycombe
Time: 19:30
Tickets: £24, £19, £16, £13
Box Office 01494 512000
Wycombe Swan website
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City of London Sinfonia performs gems for clarinet
Programme:
MOZART- Symphony No. 29 in A
WEBER - Clarinet Quintet
(arr. for clarinet & strings)
HAYDN - Symphony No.22 - The Philosopher
COPLAND - Clarinet Concerto
Michael Collins, Conductor & Clarinet
Pre-Concert Talk - soloists and musicians talk about the musical programme, and The Encore -
an informal selection of lighter music performed by CLS musicians in the foyer following the concert.
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 8 May 2010
Musical Gems for the Clarinet
Stamford Arts Centre, Lincs
Time: 20:00
Tickets: £14 (£12)
Box Office
Arts Centre website
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City of London Sinfonia performs gems for clarinet
Programme:
HAYDN - Symphony No.22 - The Philosopher
FINZI - Clarinet Concerto
WEBER - Clarinet Quintet
(arr. for clarinet & strings)
MOZART- Symphony No. 29 in A
Michael Collins, Conductor & Clarinet
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Kings Lynn,
Corn Exchange
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Kings Lynn,
Corn Exchange
Time: 19:30
Pre-Concert Talk at 18:45
Tickets: £9.50, £15.50, £19.50, £22.50
Box Office
Corn Exchange website
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City of London Sinfonia performs gems for clarinet
Programme:
MOZART - Symphony No 29 in A
FINZI - Clarinet Concerto
HAYDN - Symphony No. 22 "The Philosopher"
WEBER - Clarinet Quintet
(arr. for clarinet & strings)
Michael Collins - Conductor & Clarinet
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APRIL 2010 |
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St. Peter's Church,
Norton, North Yorkshire.
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LONDON WINDS with CHRISTOPHER GLYNN (piano)
Philippa Davies, flute
Gareth Hulse, oboe
Michael Collins, clarinet
Richard Watkins, horn
Robin O'Neill, bassoon
Christopher Glynn, piano
BEETHOVEN - Quintet for piano and winds Op. 16
POULENC – Sonata for flute and piano
BRAHMS - Clarinet Sonata in F minor Op.120, No.1
POULENC - Sextet
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Tampere Concert Hall
Finland
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 23 April 2010
Tampere, Finland
Time: 19:00
Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra
Box Office
Tampere PO website
Michael gives the Finish Premiere of Brett Dean's ARIEL'S MUSIC for Solo clarinet and orchestra.
Score sample here:
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Josep Caballé-Domenech, conductor
Michael Collins, clarinet
Programme:
ADAMS - The Chairman Dances
DEAN - Ariel´s Music (Finnish premiere)
RACHMANINOFF - Symphony No. 3
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 16 April 2010
Venue: Hall One
The Sage, Gateshead.
Time: 17:15
Tickets: £7
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Young wind players from around the region and beyond have spent a week rehearsing in Durham with National Youth Orchestra tutors and conductor Michael Collins to prepare this programme of French and American wind music designed to complement the NYO concert programme later that evening.
Programme:
ADAMS - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
BERLIOZ - Grande Symphonie Funebre et Triomphale
BOZZA - Children's Overture
Conductor: Michael Collins
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. DECEMBER 2009 |
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...TASMANIA |
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Federation Concert Hall
Hobart, Tasmania |
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 05 December 2009
Venue: Federation Concert Hall,
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
Time: 20:00
Free pre-concert talk at 19:00 by Simon Rogers.
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Michael plays Mozart - Clarinet Concerto K622 and Kats-Chernin - Ornamental Air
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra / Baldur Brönnimann
PROGRAMME:
SUBLIME
Beethoven - Symphony No 2
Kats-Chernin - Ornamental Air
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto K622
Brahms - Hungarian Dances Nos 1, 3, 10
Further Information from the TSO website
Box Office LINK go to 5 December
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...TASMANIA |
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Princess Theatre
Launceston, Tasmania |
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 03 December 2009
Venue: Princess Theatre,
Launceston, Tasmania, Australia.
Time: 20:00
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Michael plays Mozart - Clarinet Concerto K622 and Kats-Chernin - Ornamental Air
Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra / Baldur Brönnimann
PROGRAMME:
SUBLIME
Beethoven - Symphony No 2
Kats-Chernin - Ornamental Air
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto K622
Brahms - Hungarian Dances Nos 1, 3, 10
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NEW ZEALAND |
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Auckland Town Hall, NZ
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 26 November 2009
Venue: Auckland Town Hall,
Auckland, New Zealand.
Time: 20:00
This performance was broadcast
by Concert FM. We'll see if there is a link to' Listen Again' on NZ radio in due course.
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Michael plays Weber - Clarinet Concerto No.1
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra / Baldur Brönnimann
PROGRAMME:
GRAND FINALE
Prokofiev - Love of Three Oranges Suite
Weber - Clarinet Concerto No.1
--- Interval ---
Richard Strauss - First Waltz Sequence from
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Der Rosenkavalier'
Respighi - The Pines of Rome
Further Information from the APO website
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
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Perth Concert Hall
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 20 November 2009 and
Saturday, 21 November
Venue: Perth Concert Hall,
Perth, Australia.
Time: 19:30
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Michael plays Elena Kats-Chernin - Ornamental Air
West Australian Symphony Orchestra / Paul Daniel
PROGRAMME:
Julian Anderson - Alleluia
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Elena Kats-Chernin - Ornamental Air
Elgar - Symphony No.1
Further Information on the WASO website
Box Office LINK
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Concertgebouw
Amsterdam
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PAST EVENT
Sunday, 08 November 2009
Venue: Concertgebouw Concert
Hall,
Amsterdam
Time: 11:00
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Parkstad Limburg Theaters, Heerlen
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 07 November 2009
Venue:
Parkstad Limburg Theaters, Heerlen
Time: 20:00
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Michael plays Copland - Clarinet Concerto
with the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest / Kynan Johns
PROGRAMME:
AMERICAN PIE
Barber - Symphony nr.1
Copland - Clarinet Concerto
Bernstein - On the town: Three dance episodes
Gershwin - An American in Paris
Further Information on the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest website
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Theater aan het Vrijthof
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 06 November 2009
Venue: Mastrich, Holland
Theater aan het Vrijthof
Time: 20:15
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Michael plays Copland - Clarinet Concerto
with the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest / Kynan Johns
PROGRAMME:
AMERICAN PIE
Barber - Symphony nr.1
Copland - Clarinet Concerto
Bernstein - On the town: Three dance episodes
Gershwin - An American in Paris
Further Information on the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest website
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Fairfield Halls, Croydon,
London.
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PAST EVENT
Wednesday, 04 November 2009
Venue: Fairfield Halls, Croydon
Time: 19:30
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FAIRFIELD INTERNATINAL ORCHESTRAL SERIES
Michael plays Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
with the London Mozart Players / David Stern
PROGRAMME:
Schubert - Symphony no 5 in B flat major, D 485
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto in A Major K622
Beethoven - Symphony no 6 in F major,
Op. 68 "Pastoral"
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PAST EVENT
Friday, 30 October 2009
Venue: Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music
Time: 13:00
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10: STRINGS PLUS
Michael Collins (clarinet)
with the Brodsky Quartet
PROGRAMME:
Howells - Rhapsodic Quintet
for clarinet and strings Op.31
Brahms - Quintet for clarinet and strings
in B minor Op.115
The second of five lunchtime recitals being recorded by the BBC for future broadcast. Please note that you are asked to be in your seats by 1.05pm. Latecomers cannot be admitted.
Light refreshments available from 12.30pm
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PAST EVENT
Thursday, 29 October 2009
BBC Scotland and Radio3
Time: 12:45
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Performance for
BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio3
PROGRAMME:
Brahms - Sonata Op.120 No.2 in E flat
Beethoven - 'Spring'
Weber - Grand Duo Concertante
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PAST EVENT
Saturday, 17 October 2009
Venue: Banstead, Surrey.
Time: 19:30
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BANSTEAD ARTS FESTIVAL
Michael Collins, clarinet
Michael McHale, piano
PROGRAMME:
Mozart - Violin Sonata in B flat, K454
[arranged for clarinet]
Brahms - Clarinet Sonata in E flat, Op 120 No 2
Lutoslawski - Dance Preludes
Poulenc - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Weber - Grand Duo Concertante
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St. Peter's Eaton Square |
PAST EVENT
Thursday, 15 October 2009
Venue: St. Peter's, Eaton Square,
London.
Time: 19:30
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EATON SQUARE CONCERTS
Michael Collins, clarinet
Michael McHale, piano
PROGRAMME:
Saint-Saens - Clarinet Sonata
Brahms - Clarinet Sonata in E-Flat Maj, Op.120 No.2
Lutoslawski - Dance Preludes
Poulenc - Sonata for Clarinet and Piano
Weber - Grand Duo Concertante
LINK for Information and Tickets
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Ulster Hall, Belfast |
PAST EVENT
Friday, 09 October 2009
Venue: Ulster Hall, Belfast
Time: 19:45
This performance is being
recorded for BBC Radio 3
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Michael Collins plays Finzi - Clarinet Concerto
Ulster Orchestra / John Lubbock
PROGRAMME:
Sibelius - Karelia Overture
Finzi - Clarinet Concerto
Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela
Malcolm Arnold - Symphony No.2
Ulster Orchestra website
Tickets for this performance
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Jersey Opera House |
PAST EVENT
Saturday, 03 October 2009
Venue: Jersey Opera House
Time: 20:00
Pre-Performance Talk 19:00
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Michael Collins & Christopher George
Jersey Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Michael Collins
PROGRAMME:
includes
Weber - Clarinet Concerto No 2
Beethoven – “Emperor” Piano Concerto
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May
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PAST EVENT |
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| Chipping Campden |
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| St. James Church |
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'CHIPPING CAMPDEN FESTIVAL ACADEMY’ ORCHESTRA
THOMAS HULL conductor
MICHAEL COLLINS clarinet
Programme:
Prokofiev - Classical Symphony op.25
Mozart - Clarinet concerto K 622
Weber - Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra Op 26
Haydn - Symphony No.101 in D major ‘The Clock’
Tickets reserved £27.50 & £22.50 - unreserved £17.50 -
Students £1
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| INVERNESS |
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| Empire Theatre |
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EMPIRE THEATRE, INVERNESS, Scotland.
BBC SCOTTISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Clarinet - Michael Collins
Conductor - Garry Walker
Programme:
Edward Elgar - In the South
Gerald Finzi - Concerto for clarinet and strings
Antonin Dvorák - Symphony No.8
There will be a pre performance talk at 19:15
This concert is to be recorded for future broadcast on
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PAST EVENT |
| London |
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| Wigmore Hall |
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WIGMORE HALL LONDON
MICHAEL COLLINS and FRIENDS
Artists:
Michael Collins clarinet
with
Gareth Hulse oboe
Katie Clemmow oboe
Peter Sparks clarinet
Robin O'Neill bassoon
Chris Cooper bassoon
Richard Watkins horn
Sam Jacobs horn
Programme:
Mozart - Serenade in C minor K. 388
Weber - Adagio and Rondo for wind ensemble
Mozart - Serenade in Eb K. 375
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Here is a photo ...
of London Winds after the concert.
BBC Radio3 did broadcast this performance and it was available on LISTEN AGAIN for a further week.
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PAST EVENT |
| Prague |
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Dvořák Hall, Prague, 19:30
Series I6-08
Czech Chamber Music Society
Concert of the ensemble in residence of
the Czech Chamber Music Society
ARTISTS:
Panocha Quartet
Clarinet Michael Collins
Bassoon Klaus Thunemann
French horn Marie Luise Neunecker
Double bass Christian Sutter
Programme:
J. HAYDN - String Quartet in D major op. 33 No. 6
W. A. MOZART - Clarinet Quintet in A major K 581
F. SCHUBERT - Octet in F major for strings and wind instruments D 803 |
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PAST EVENT |
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St John's, Smith Sq.
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St. John's, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA, 19:30
LONDON CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
RESIDENT AT ST. JOHN'S, SMITH SQUARE
Christopher Warren-Green conductor
Michael Collins clarinet
Programme:
Beethoven Leonore Overture No.3;
Symphony No.6 in F op.68 Pastoral
Weber Clarinet Concerto No.2 in Eb op.74
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February
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Brahms, Handel and Bach
ARTISTS:
Michael Collins, Clarinet
Piers Lane, Piano
Paul Dyer, Director
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra
Cyndia Seiden, Soprano
Programme:
BRAHMS - Clarinet Sonata in E flat major, Op 120 No 2
WEBER - Grand duo concertant, J 204
HANDEL - Arias and Orchestral Works |
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