Bournemouth Hotels

Snow Patrol

mike — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:35:44 +0000

Snow Patrol Announce UK Arena Tour

Ahead of the release of their new studio album ‘Fallen Empires’ on November 14th, Snow Patrol announce details of their 2012 UK Arena Tour, which runs through January and February next year:

Wednesday 8 February 12 Bournemouth BIC 0844 576 3000

Bournemouth International Centre
Exeter Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH2 5BH

Tel: +44 (0)1202 456400

BSO Beloved Beethoven at the Lighthouse

mike — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:34:57 +0000

JS Bach Brandenburg Concerto No.3
Beethoven Violin Concerto
Shostakovich Symphony No.6

Kirill Karabits Conductor
Simone Lamsma Violin

The Third Brandenburg Concerto stands apart from its five siblings in not having a solo group set against the orchestra. Instead, it has nine string players over a continuo bass – three violins, three violas, and three cellos – all of whom become soloists in their turn in a remarkably rich and complex string texture full of contrapuntal genius and energetic flow.

Though now firmly established as one of the most beloved violin concertos in the repertoire, Beethoven’s concerto entered the world quite inauspiciously. The score was completed in great haste only two days before the premiere, and violinist Franz Clement supposedly sight-read it without a single rehearsal. Only when the 13-year old virtuoso Joseph Joachim played it in London in 1844, under the baton of Mendelssohn, did the piece begin to catch on with audiences.

Shostakovich’s Sixth Symphony is, almost inevitably, a complete contrast to the Fifth. Laid out in an unusual pattern of just three movements, with a large, sombre first movement followed by two short ones – a breezy scherzo and a circus-like finale, it is a personal work, reflecting not only the difficult and trying times in which Shostakovich lived and worked, but also the resilience and strength of his character.

Lighthouse
21 Kingland Road
Poole
Dorset
BH15 1UG
Tel: +44 (0)844 4068666

Blood Brothers

mike — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 12:34:11 +0000

Hailed by the critics as one of the best musicals of all time, BLOOD BROTHERS has triumphed around the world. Scooping up no less than four awards for Best Musical in London, seven Tony nominations on Broadway, and receiving a standing ovation at every performance, BLOOD BROTHERS is now in its 22nd phenomenal year in the West End.

Set in Willy Russell’s native Liverpool, it tells the captivating tale of twin boys, separated at birth only to be re-united by a twist of fate and a mother’s haunting secret. The superb score includes ‘Bright New Day’, ‘Marilyn Monroe’ and the emotionally charged hit ‘Tell Me It’s Not True.’

Pavilion Theatre
Westover Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 2BU

Tel: +44 (0)1202 456400