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Southbank - London
http://ticketing.southbankcentre.co.uk/about-us http://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/ http://www.bfi.org.uk/whatson/bfi_southbank Royal Festival Hall (London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Philharmonia Orchestra) http://www.lpo.co.uk/ http://www.philharmonia.co.uk/ http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305407771 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305407966 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408060 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408161 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408219 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408306 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408364 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408439 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408596 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408773 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408901 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305408976 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305410811 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305410981 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305411080 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409061 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409136 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409201 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409322 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409391 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409470 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409592 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409753 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409685 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409868 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305409949 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305410037 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305410224 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305410456 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305410304 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305410528 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305410702 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305411204 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305411274 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305411368 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305411474 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305411581 |
A few other major London Concert Halls and Opera Houses
Cadogan Hall - Sloane Terrace, Chelsea, London (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) http://www.cadoganhall.com/ http://www.rpo.co.uk/ http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305458499 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305458589 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460685 Wigmore Hall - Wigmore Street - Westminster, London (Chamber/Recital Hall) http://www.wigmore-hall.org.uk/ http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305461020 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460873 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305458791 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305458849 The Royal Albert Hall - South Kensington, London (Home to the world famous BBC Proms and numerous other events) http://www.royalalberthall.com/ http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/ http://www.classicalbrits.co.uk/ http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305458908 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305458979 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305459037 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305459088 The Royal Opera House - Covent Garden, London (Royal Opera and the Royal Ballet) http://www.roh.org.uk/ http://www.royal-ballet-school.org.uk/premises.php?s=3 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305459142 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305459380 London Coliseum - St. Martin's Lane, West End - London (English National Opera and English National Ballet) http://www.eno.org/explore/about-eno...n-coliseum.php http://www.eno.org/home.php http://www.ballet.org.uk/ http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305459446 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305459544 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305459721 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305459978 St John Smith Square, Westminster, London (London Chamber Orchestra) http://www.sjss.org.uk/ http://www.lco.co.uk/ http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460053 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460149 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460268 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460324 St Martin in the Fields, London (Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields) http://www.asmf.org/ http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classica...-in-the-fields http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...an1000/902.jpg http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...an1000/901.jpg http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...an1000/903.jpg http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...an1000/904.jpg http://i1091.photobucket.com/albums/...an1000/905.jpg Kings Place - Kings Cross, London (London Sinfonietta and the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment) http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/ http://www.londonsinfonietta.org.uk/ http://www.oae.co.uk/ http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460416 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460469 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460549 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305460609 |
London's world famous music colleges -
The Royal Academy of Music - Marylebone Road, Regents Park, London http://www.ram.ac.uk/ http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305479309 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305482763 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305482845 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305479618 The Royal College of Music - South Kensington, London http://www.rcm.ac.uk/ http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305481892 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305480118 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305480327 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305480402 Trinity Colege of Music - Greenwich, London http://www.trinitylaban.ac.uk/studyi...t-trinity.aspx http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305480499 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305480655 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305480749 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305480879 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305480811 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305481005 Royal College of Organists - Kensington Gore, South Kensington, London http://www.rco.org.uk/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Cathedral_School http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...f?t=1305481077 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305481415 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305481203 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305481302 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305481698 |
LSO St Lukes (Jerwood Hall), Old Street, Islington, London - used by the LSO for rehearsals, recording educational outreach and smaller more intimate performances than those at the nearby Barbican. LSO St Lukes carries out a similar purpose to the Henry Wood Hall in South London where the London Philharmonic Orchestra rehearse and record works.
http://lso.co.uk/page/4/LSO-St-Lukes http://www.jerwood.org/?lid=33 http://www.hwh.co.uk/history.htm http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305560779 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305560845 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305560897 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305561122 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305561206 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305561038 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305561270 http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1305561384 |
The great John Williams and The London Symphony Orchestra (LSO).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Williams http://lso.co.uk/page/3151/LSO-and-Film-Music http://www.visitlondon.com/events/mu...ons-orchestras |
Couple more clips of the performing arts in London :)
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In terms of current development schemes in London
The Guildhall School of Music is constructing a new studio and new 610 seat Concert Hall as part of the Milton Court scheme near the Barbican (see thread in construction forum). http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/about_the_scho...ton_court.html http://www.rhwl.co.uk/artsteam/nowPr...er.aspx?id=129 http://www.dwarchitects.co.uk/work/p...ourt_the_heron http://www.sir-robert-mcalpine.com/projects/?id=29094 http://www.sir-robert-mcalpine.com/f...iel___Main.jpg http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/uploads/pics/F...12NewImage.jpg http://www.dwarchitects.co.uk/upload...1289393810.jpg http://www.dwarchitects.co.uk/upload...1289393810.jpg http://www.heroninternational.co.uk/...tonCourt01.jpg The Guildhall School recently embarked on a major building project to expand its facilities. Milton Court, based across the road from the current Silk Street building, will open in 2013, providing the School with state-of-the-art performance and teaching spaces including: • a 610-seat Concert Hall • a 225-seat Theatre • a Studio Theatre • three major rehearsal rooms • TV studio suite • Instrumentalists and singers will rehearse and perform in solo recitals, chamber ensembles and orchestras in the new Concert Hall, with top quality fully-adjustable acoustics and the largest audience capacity of any of the London conservatoire concert halls Designed by architects David Walker, RHWL and Arts Team, Milton Court is part of a bigger development that includes private residential accommodation and mixes living and working spaces with the performing arts. It will put the Guildhall School at the heart of an internationally significant cultural and educational quarter, forming the hub for the School’s growing relationships with the LSO and the Barbican Centre. By 2013, the School’s facilities will at long last match the outstanding quality of its training and the success of its graduates. The Rambert Dance company are constructing a new studio on the South Bank, replacing their current studio at Richmond Lock in Twickenham. http://www.londondance.com/news_details.asp?NewsID=8115 http://www.rambertmoves.org.uk/our-new-home http://www.london-se1.co.uk/news/ima...rloobridge.jpg http://www.londondance.com/image_lib...7/46/24864.jpg Guildhall School of Music and Drama new Milton Court Heron Facilities near the Barbican |
It would be nice to see a few European Halls posted by fellow forumers, the new concert halls in Paris is going to be magnificent, whilst Hamburg is building a stunning new concert hall, as is Copenhagen. There are also some magnificent grand old concert halls in Amsterdam, Berlin, Vienna etc, that to be honest eclipse anything London has. Russia also has maginicent concert halls, whilst the Opera houses of Italy are world famous.
So please feel free to post your cities beautiful concert halls and opera houses, as I have posted London's and don't have the time to single handely post all the great concert halls of Europe :) |
Paris Philharmonie, La Villette u/c
Architect : Jean Nouvel http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3041/...78a4fd64_o.jpg http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2382/...9dd34907_o.jpg http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3053/...5f07f26f_o.jpg http://img505.imageshack.us/img505/9315/nouvel6zq0.jpg http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/554/nouvel1vt4.jpg http://img821.imageshack.us/img821/8930/pantmai11f.jpg Picture by Milo |
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Jean Nouvel's new concert hall in Paris looks stunning Minato, will have to get on the Eurostar and see it when it's complete next year :tup: |
In terms of Great British Modern Musical Icons and Composers - RIP John Barry originally from York in England who died earlier this year and who will always be remembered for his stunning and atmospheric music :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Barry_(composer)) http://www.thefilmpilgrim.com/wp-con...Barry-dies.jpg And lets not forget Stanley Myers from Birmingham in England who wrote this wonderful piece -'Cavatina' - later used in the Hollywood film 'The Deer Hunter' :) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavatina_(composition) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Myers http://www.cyranos.ch/skmyers1.jpg In terms of up and coming composers Jonny Greenwood (of Radiohead fame) wrote the film soundtrack for 'There will be Blood', which was recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonny_Greenwood http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/50...+Greenwood.jpg Carlito's Way has a great musical score - written by scottish composer Patrick Doyle - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_Doyle One of the most memorable scores has to be that of low budget film 'Withnail and i' written by David Dundas and Rick Wentworth Another very memorable film score is that of the British Gangster film 'Get Carter' - written by Roy Budd http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Budd Frank Monkman's 'Long Good Friday' score is also particuarly memorable, especially at the end of the film when gangster Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) is being driven away to certain death. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Monkman Whilst relative unkown Anton Karas wrote one of cinemas most iconic pieces for Orson Welles (Harry Lime) in 'The Third Man' http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anton_Karas Prince Charles recently cited the scene in 'Atonement' where the wounded soldiers at Dunkirk are singing Sir Hubert Parry's 'Dear Lord and Father of Mankind' as particuarly moving One of the the greatest film scores of all time is Bernard Herrmann's Taxi Driver. Herrmann wrote some of the most famous film scores ever produced, from Orson Welles's Citizen Kane to Hitchcock's Vertigo through to Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Herrmann http://www.library.ucsb.edu/speccoll...pa/pamss03.jpg Of course it would be impossible to talk about film scores without mentioning the brillant Ennio Morricone - famous for his collboration with Sergio Leone on the spaghetti westerns. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ennio_Morricone http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_7t6LrxfSR0...one(pic+1).jpg |
'Pachelbel: Canon' - Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields - London
Jon Lord (Deep Purple), Kathryn Tickell on the Northumbrian Smallpipes and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra - 'Durham Nocturne' from 'Durham Concerto' Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Academy of St Martins in the Fields Chorus - UEFA Champions League theme Maria Callas sings Habanera at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London (1962) Celebrating over 80 years of the BBC Symphony Orchestra |
Michael Morpurgo's very poignant and moving book 'War Horse', currently being made in to a film directed by Steven Spielberg, started life as a stage production at the National Theatre on the Southbank in London :)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Horse_(film)) http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...e-2004779.html http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1568911/ http://seriesandtv.com/wp-content/up...y-pictures.gif http://www.collider.com/wp-content/u...book_cover.jpg |
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It is more likely to be completed in 2013. PS : I think that you should post less pictures by post, it hard to see the page. This can also explain why few people post here out of the fact that there are few european forumers in SSP. |
brilliant thread, keep them coming. :tup:
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Time to move this thread out of the central London area! (although, nice job!)
Scandinavia and Northern Europe is where it's at right now with new concert halls. Danish Radio Koncerthuset (Jean Nouvel) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3648/...a46c468038.jpg http://a.bimg.dk/node-images/377/580...ncertsal--.jpg Hamburg Elbe Philharmonie (Herzog & de Meuron) http://www.eikongraphia.com/wordpres...tHall_pic2.jpg Oslo Opera http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OajgoEL1dG...amcdo1_500.jpg Kristiansand, Norway, Kilden http://www.frameweb.com/media/files/91028 and just for shameless self promotion, where I will be working when it opens in 2013, The Music House of the North in Aalborg, Denmark by Wolf D. Prix/Coop Himmel(b)lau |
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