Here you can find children's concerts and workshops, cello recitals and cello masterclasses. We'll also list fine instrument auctions. We apologize that these listings are mostly London based. www.bachtrack.com lists children's concerts around Britain.
Although we will try to ensure that the information here is accurate, please check all details with the venue concerned. Please note that in almost all cases, concerts and workshops will need to be booked in advance.
OCTOBER 2010
Fri 1 Oct, Cello Masterclass, Royal Academy of Music, 10am - 1pm and 2 - 5pm
Masterclass with Steven Doane www.ram.ac.uk
Sat 2 Oct, Family Day: A Knight's Quest, Wigmore Hall / The Wallace Collection, 10am - 4pm, age 5+
Join artist Marc Woodhead and composer Duncan Chapman to prepare for a knight's quest - discover the medieval armour at the Wallace Collection, create your charater's puppet and compose some rhythmic travelling music for the journey. Finish the day by performning on the Wigmore Hall stage.
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Sun 3 Oct, RCM Sparks: Film Music for Beginners, Royal College of Music 10am, 13 - 18yrs
Learn how to write an effective piece of film music for a specially edited clip from Lord of the Rings. Work in the Royal College of Music's state-of-the-art studios with a screening for friends and family at the end of the day. www.rcm.ac.uk
Fri 15 Oct, Alisa Weilerstein cello recital, Wigmore Hall, 7.30pm
American cellist Alisa Weilerstein plays Beethoven, Britten, Stravinsky and Chopin. www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Sat 16 Oct, Family Concert: Journey through Song, Wigmore Hall, 11am, age 6+
Discover dramatic stories of love, laughter and adventure as you help stage a version of The Huntsman by Brahms and even compose a song yourself. www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Sat 16 October, Pieter Wispelwey with the Scottish Ensemble, Wigmore Hall, 7.30pm
Cellist Pieter Wispelwey and the Scottish Ensemble present a programme that ranges from the dark forests of Finland to the sparkling waters of Vivaldi's Venice. www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Sat 16 Oct, The Planets, Barbican Hall, 3pm
Listen to the Houston Symphony perform Gustav Holst's The Planets, accompanies by a film of the latest high definition images of outer space. Foyer activies before the concert. www.barbican.org.uk
Sun 24 Oct, Sounds Unexpected! LSO Discovery Family Concert, 2.30 - 3.30pm
Journey to the unexpected with the LSO - even ET may make an appearance! Music by Bartok, Ravel, Grieg and John Williams and Peter Maxwell Davies. As always, there are art and music workshops from 10am (these need to
be booked separately) and foyer activities before the concert including
a chance to rehearse the participation piece. Bring your cello! www.barbican.org.uk
Fri 29 Oct, Julian Lloyd Webber plays Elgar, Royal Albert Hall, 7.30pm
Julian Lloyd Webber plays Elgar's Cello Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Also on the programme: Cockaigne Overture, Land of Hope and Glory, Enigma Variations and Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4. www.royalalberthall.com
Sun 31 Oct, RCM Sparks, Orchestra in a Day, Royal College of Music, from 1.30pm, 7- 11yrs, beginner to Grade 5
Join musicians from the Royal College of Music to play as part of a mini-orchestra for an afternoon. You'll create your own new piece together and perform it at the end of the afternoon for family and friends. www.rcm.ac.uk
NOVEMBER 2010
Fri 5 Nov, BBC Family Music Intro, workshop 6pm, concert 7pm, 7yrs +
Music by Hindesmith, Debussy, Ravel and Musorgsky. Bring your cello for the workshop! bbc.co.uk/symphonyorchestra
Thurs 11 Nov, Steven Isserlis masterclass, Wigmore Hall, 10am
www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Fri 12 Nov, Steven Isserlis: French Chamber Music, Wigmore Hall, 7.30pm
Famous cellist and littlecellist.com patron Steven Isserlis plays Fauré, Ravel and Saint-Saëns with violinist Viviane Hagner and pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Mon 15 Nov, Steven Isserlis: French Chamber Music, Wigmore Hall, 7.30pm
Famous cellist and littlecellist.com patron Steven Isserlis plays Fauré,
Ravel and Saint-Saëns with violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Connie Shih www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Tues 16 Nov, Cello Masterclass, Royal College of Music, 10am
Cello masterclass with Johannes Goritzki www.rcm.ac.uk
Fri 19 Nov, Steven Isserlis: French Chamber Music, Wigmore Hall, 7.30pm
Famous cellist and littlecellist.com patron Steven Isserlis plays Fauré,
Ravel and Saint-Saëns with violinist Joshua Bell and pianist Dénes Várjon www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
DECEMBER 2010
Sat 4 Dec, Family Concert with the Caducci String Quartet, Wigmore Hall, 11am, 5yrs+
An interactive concert of string quartet music, including a trip to South America with Piazzolla's Four for Tango. www.wigmore-hall.org.uk
Sun 5 Dec, RCM Sparks: Festive Family Music Day, Royal College of Music, all welcome, from 10.30am
Everyone is welcome from keen singers and instrumentalists to beginners or families coming for the first time. www.rcm.ac.uk
Tues 14 Dec, Gautier Capuçon plays Elgar, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm
Cellist Gautier Capuçon plays Elgar's Cello Concerto, Holst's The Planets suite and Vaughan Williams' The Wasps overture. www.philharmonia.co.uk
Fri 17 Dec, BBC Family Music Intro, Barbican, workshop 6pm, concert 7pm, 7yrs+
Music by Stravinsky and Prokofiev. Bring your cello for the workshop! bbc.co.uk/symphonyorchestra
JANUARY 2011
Sun 9 Jan, BBC Family Music Intro: Hollywood Rhapsody, Barbican, workshop 1.30pm, concert 3pm, 7yrs+
Join members of the BBC Symphony Orchestra for an afternoon at the movies! Bring your cello for the workshop! bbc.co.uk/symphonyorchestra
Fri 14 Jan, BBC Family Music Intro, Barbican, workshop 6pm, concert 7.30pm, 7yrs +
Music by Ginastera, Piazolla and Falla. Bring your cello for the workshop! bbc.co.uk/symphonyorchestra
FEBRUARY 2011
Fri 18 Feb, BBC Family Music Intro, Barbican, workshop 6pm, concert 7.30pm, 7yrs+
Music by Tchaikovsky and Schnittke. Bring your cello for the workshop bbc.co.uk/symphonyorchestra
MARCH 2011
Thurs 17 March, Steven Isserlis, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Festival Hall, 7.30pm
Steven Isserlis plays Mendelssohn's The Hebrides overture, Dvorak's Cello Concerto and Brahms Symphony No. 4. www.philharmonia.co.uk
Sat 19 March, BBC Family Music Intro, Barbican, workshop 6pm, concert 7.30pm, 7yrs+
Music by Rachmaninov and Walton. Bring your cello for the workshop! bbc.co.uk/symphonyorchestra