Patron: The Former HRH The Prince of Wales
Chorus Master: Gavin Carr
Accompanist: Timothy End
Arts Council England

Concerts & Recordings 1999

7:30pm Sunday 7 February 1999

Poulenc - Gloria

Royal Festival Hall, London

Heidi Grant Murphy - soprano

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Charles Dutoit

7:30pm Thursday 4 March 1999

Brahms - Alto Rhapsody
Liszt - Faust Symphony

The Anvil, Basingstoke

Jane Irwin - mezzo-soprano
Justin Lavender - tenor

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Stefan Bevier

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Mark Elder

7:30pm Sunday 7 March 1999

Brahms - Alto Rhapsody
Liszt - Faust Symphony

Royal Festival Hall, London

Jane Irwin - mezzo-soprano
Justin Lavender - tenor

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Stefan Bevier

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Mark Elder

7:30pm Thursday 22 April 1999

Britten - War Requiem

Palais de Musique, Strasbourg

Nina Rautio - soprano
Barry Banks - tenor
Christopher Maltman - baritone

Maîtrise de Garçons de Colmar
Chorus Master - Arlette Steyer

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig

7:30pm Friday 23 April 1999

Britten - War Requiem

Palais de Musique, Strasbourg

Nina Rautio - soprano
Barry Banks - tenor
Christopher Maltman - baritone

Maîtrise de Garçons de Colmar
Chorus Master - Arlette Steyer

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg
conducted by Jan Latham-Koenig

7:30pm Thursday 6 May 1999

Mahler - Symphony No.8

Royal Albert Hall, London

Alessandra Marc - soprano
Angela Maria Blasi - soprano
Mary Plazas - soprano
Sara Fulgoni - mezzo-soprano
Felicity Palmer - mezzo-soprano
Johan Botha - tenor
Sir Thomas Allen - baritone
Hans Sotin - bass

Christ Church Cathedral Choir School

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

London Philharmonic Choir
Chorus Master - Neville Creed

Royal Choral Society
Chorus Master - Richard Cooke

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
conducted by Guiseppe Sinopoli

7:30pm Saturday 22 May 1999

Berlioz - Roméo et Juliette

Royal Festival Hall, London

Olga Borodina - mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence - tenor
Willard White - bass

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

London Voices
Director - Terry Edwards

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Valery Gergiev


7:30pm Tuesday 25 May 1999

Berlioz - La Damnation de Faust

Royal Festival Hall, London

Marguerite - Olga Borodina
Faust - Richard Leech
Méphestophélès - Monte Pederson
Brander - Michael Druett

London Oratory School Schola
Director - Michael McCarthy

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

London Voices
Director - Terry Edwards

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Valery Gergiev

9:00pm Wednesday 23 June 1999

Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem

St Paul's Cathedral, London

Christiane Oelze - soprano
Gerald Findley - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Marin Alsop

City of London Festival

10:00pm Thursday 24 June 1999

Rachmaninov - All Night Vigil

Holy Trinity Church, Chelsea, London

Joyce Jarvis - alto
Wyn Evans - tenor

Philharmonia Chorus
conducted by Robert Dean

Chelsea Festival

Wednesday 14 July 1999

Holst - The Planets

Abbey Road Studios, London

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Adrian Partington

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Djong Victorin Yu

Recorded by Carlton

7:00pm Thursday 29 July 1999

Nielsen - Springtime on Funen
Tobias - Wisset ihr nicht (1900)
Tobias - Gleichwie der Hirsch (1904)

Royal Albert Hall, London

Lisa Milne - soprano
Toby Spence - tenor
Neal Davies - bass

Finchley Children's Music Group
Chorus Master - Nicholas Wilkes

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Martin Fitzpatrick

BBC Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Neeme Järvi

BBC Prom Concert

BBC Radio 3 live relay

7:30pm Sunday 17 October 1999

Some Enchanted Evening with Lesley Garrett

Royal Albert Hall, London

Leoncavallo - Bell Chorus from I Pagliacci
Mascagni - Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana
Rogers - Some enchanted evening
Dvorák - Goin' Home
Bizet - Les voici, les voici.... from Carmen
Warren/Dubin - Extracts from 42nd Street
Lehar - Long live forever

Lesley Garrett - soprano

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Deborah Miles-Johnson

BBC Concert Orchestra
conducted by Peter Robinson

7:30pm Thursday 21 October 1999

Some Enchanted Evening with Lesley Garrett

Royal Albert Hall, London

Leoncavallo - Bell Chorus from I Pagliacci
Mascagni - Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana
Rogers - Some enchanted evening
Dvorák - Goin' Home
Bizet - Les voici, les voici.... from Carmen
Warren/Dubin - Extracts from 42nd Street
Lehar - Long live forever

Lesley Garrett - soprano

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Deborah Miles-Johnson

BBC Concert Orchestra
conducted by Peter Robinson

7:30pm Saturday 23 October 1999

Verdi - Messa da Requiem

Fairfield Halls, London

Claire Weston - soprano
Jane Irwin - mezzo-soprano
Bonaventura Bottone - tenor
Jeremy White - bass

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Joseph Cullen

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Paul Daniel

7:30pm Saturday 13 November 1999

Brahms - Ein deutsches Requiem

Royal Festival Hall, London

Christine Brewer - soprano
Simon Keenlyside - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

London Voices
Director - Terry Edwards

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Christoph von Dohnányi

7:30pm Thursday 2 December 1999

Beethoven - Elegischer Gesang
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

Symphony Hall, Birmingham

Rosemary Joshua - soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers - alto
Paul Charles Clarke - tenor
Thomas Quasthoff - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

7:30pm Friday 3 December 1999

Beethoven - Elegischer Gesang
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

The Anvil, Basingstoke

Rosemary Joshua - soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers - alto
Paul Charles Clarke - tenor
Thomas Quasthoff - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

8:00pm Sunday 5 December 1999

Beethoven - Elegischer Gesang
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

Kölner Philharmonie, Köln

Rosemary Joshua - soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers - alto
Paul Charles Clarke - tenor
Thomas Quasthoff - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

7:30pm Monday 6 December 1999

Beethoven - Elegischer Gesang
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

Rosemary Joshua - soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers - alto
Paul Charles Clarke - tenor
Thomas Quasthoff - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

7:30pm Wednesday 8 December 1999

Beethoven - Elegischer Gesang
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

Royal Festival Hall, London

Rosemary Joshua - soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers - alto
Paul Charles Clarke - tenor
Thomas Quasthoff - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

7:30pm Thursday 9 December 1999

Beethoven - Elegischer Gesang
Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

St David's Hall, Cardiff

Rosemary Joshua - soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers - alto
Paul Charles Clarke - tenor
Willard White - bass-baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

8:00pm Sunday 12 December 1999

Haydn - Te Deum, Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

Ely Cathedral

Rosemary Joshua - soprano
Catherine Wyn-Rogers - alto
Paul Charles Clarke - tenor
Thomas Quasthoff - baritone

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment
conducted by Sir Simon Rattle

BBC2 Millenium Concert

BBC2 and BBC Radio 3 live relay

7:30pm Tuesday 21 December 1999

Fantasia 2000

Royal Albert Hall, London

A Walt Disney animated film with live music

Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance Marches 1,2,3 and 4

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

London Voices
Director - Robert Dean

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by James Levine

7:30pm Thursday 30 December 1999

Beethoven - Symphony No.9 'Choral'

Barbican Hall, London

Sandra Ford - soprano
Susan Bickley - mezzo-soprano
Peter Bronder - tenor
Alan Opie - bass

Philharmonia Chorus
Chorus Master - Robert Dean

London Philharmonic Choir
Chorus Master - Neville Creed

Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by David Parry