Conductor & Composer
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2020/21 Season

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2020/21 Season

Deutsche Philharmonie Merck
Sat 5 Sep 2020, 18:00, Golfakademie Groß-Zimmern
Sun 6 Sep 2020, 17:00, Kloster Eberbach, Eltville am Rhein
Sun 6 Sep 2020, 19:30, Kloster Eberbach, Eltville am Rhein
BEETHOVEN Overture: The Creatures of Prometheus
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in E minor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 in C major

Kristine Balanas violin
Ben Palmer conductor


*** CANCELLED ***
Covent Garden Sinfonia
Sun 27 Sep 2020, 19:15, Purcell Room, Southbank Centre, London
NEIL BRAND The Lodger (London premiere)

Ben Palmer conductor


*** CANCELLED ***
Die XII Cornisten
Fri 9 Oct 2020, 19:30, Hugenottenhalle Neu-Isenburg
Helden und Legenden der Filmmusik

Juri Tetzlaff presenter
Ben Palmer conductor


 *** CANCELLED ***
Hallé Orchestra
Sat 17 Oct 2020, 19:30, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
MENDELSSOHN Overture: The Hebrides
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto in D major
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major

Kristine Balanas violin
Ben Palmer conductor


BBC Singers (replacing Sofi Jeannin)
Fri 23 Oct 2020, Milton Court, London (recorded for broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Remembrance Sunday)
BERNSTEIN Missa Brevis
AMY BRYCE From First Breath
VELJO TORMIS Curse Upon Iron*
BRAHMS
Ein deutsches Requiem

East London Dance*
Helen Neeves soprano
Jamie W. Hall baritone
Libby Burgess piano
Anna Tilbrook piano
George English percussion
Ben Palmer conductor


Covent Garden Sinfonia (recording session)
Tue 3 Nov 2020, Barbican Hall, London
BEN PALMER The Fitbit Stress Symphony

Ben Palmer conductor


*** CANCELLED ***
Deutsche Philharmonie Merck
Sun 15 Nov 2020, 17:00, Staatstheater Darmstadt
Sun 15 Nov 2020, 19:30, Staatstheater Darmstadt
HUMPERDINCK (arr. Ben Palmer) Prelude: Hänsel und Gretel (replaces MOZART Symphony No. 31)
MAHLER (arr. Iain Farrington) Symphony No. 1 in D major (replaces MAHLER Symphony No. 6)

Ben Palmer conductor


Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Sat 19 Dec 2020, 11:30, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Sat 19 Dec 2020, 14:30, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Sun 20 Dec 2020, 11:30, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
Sun 20 Dec 2020, 14:30, Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool
LEROY ANDERSON Sleigh Ride
MOZART German Dance KV 605 No. 3 “Schlittenfahrt”
JOHNNY MARKS Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
FJELLHEIM/ANDERSON-LOPEZ/LOPEZ (arr. Alasdair Malloy) A Frozen Fantasy
JULE STYNE Let It Snow
JOHN WILLIAMS (arr. Alasdair Malloy) Harry Potter: Hero of Hogwarts
HOWARD BLAKE The Snowman

Alasdair Malloy presenter
Ben Palmer conductor


*** CANCELLED ***
Hallé Orchestra
Mon 21 Dec 2020, 13:30, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Mon 21 Dec 2020, 16:00, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tue 22 Dec 2020, 11:00, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Tue 22 Dec 2020, 13:30, Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Programme to include:
HOWARD BLAKE The Snowman

Tom Redmond presenter
Ben Palmer conductor


*** CANCELLED ***
Deutsche Philharmonie Merck
Fri 15 Jan 2021, 19:30, Wagenhalle Griesheim (open general rehearsal)
Sat 16 Jan 2021, 15:00, Wagenhalle Griesheim (open general rehearsal)
Sun 17 Jan 2021, 11:00, Kurhaus Wiesbaden
Sun 17 Jan 2021, 16:00, Kurhaus Wiesbaden
Sun 17 Jan 2021, 19:00, Kurhaus Wiesbaden
MOZART Overture: Die Zauberflöte
R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 1 in E flat major
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C major ‘Great’

Alec Frank-Gemmill horn
Ben Palmer conductor


*** CANCELLED ***
Deutsche Philharmonie Merck
Fri 22 Jan 2021, 19:30, Wagenhalle Griesheim
Sat 23 Jan 2021, 15:00, Wagenhalle Griesheim
Sat 23 Jan 2021, 19:30, Wagenhalle Griesheim
Sun 24 Jan 2021, 11:30, Wagenhalle Griesheim (family concert)
Programme TBA

Juri Tetzlaff presenter (family concert)
Ben Palmer conductor


Sinfonietta Riga (livestream)
Sat 6 Feb 2021, 18:00, Vidzemes koncertzale Cesis, Latvia
ARVO PÄRT Fratres*
GEORG MATTHIAS MONN (arr. Schoenberg)
Cello Concerto in G minor
VIVALDI Concerto Grosso in D minor Op. 3/11 RV 565 “L’estro Armonico”
HANS ROTT Symphony for Strings in A flat major
MENDELSSOHN Violin Concerto in D minor
SARASATE Navarra

Kristine Balanas violin**
Roberts Balanas violin*
Margarita Balanas cello
Ben Palmer conductor


*** CANCELLED ***
Covent Garden Sinfonia
Thu 4 Mar 2021, 19:30, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London
CHARLIE CHAPLIN Modern Times

Ben Palmer conductor


Deutsche Philharmonie Merck (livestream)
Sun 18 Apr 2021, 18:30, Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg
Magic of Movie XIII
JOHN WILLIAMS The Cowboys: Overture
JOHN WILLIAMS Hooray for Hollywood
HENRY MANCINI Moon River
JOHN WILLIAMS Lincoln: Get Out the Vote
ALAN SILVESTRI Back to the Future
PAUL DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
JOHN WILLIAMS The Adventures of Tintin: The Duel
JOHN WILLIAMS Close Encounters of the Third Kind
LEROY ANDERSON The Typewriter
JOHN WILLIAMS Star Wars: Main Title
JOHN WILLIAMS Revenge of the Sith: Battle of the Heroes
KLAUS BADELT Pirates of the Caribbean

Ben Palmer conductor


Southbank Sinfonia
Thu 3 Jun 2021, 14:30, St John’s Smith Square, London
Hibernation? Celebration!
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending (excerpt)
MUSSORGSKY (orch. Ravel) Pictures at an Exhibition: Ballet of the Unhatched Chicks
GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No.1: Morning; In the Hall of the Mountain King
MENDELSSOHN The Hebrides: Overture (excerpt)
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 in F major “Pastoral” (excerpt)
PROKOFIEV Classical Symphony (excerpt)
MOZART The Marriage of Figaro: Overture
BARTOK Romanian Folk Dances (excerpt)

Ruth Rosales animateur
Ben Palmer conductor


*** CANCELLED ***
St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
Wed 9 Jun 2021, 20:00, Grand Hall, St Petersburg Philharmonia
HOLST The Planets
JOHN WILLIAMS Star Wars: Symphonic Suite

Ben Palmer conductor


Musicians from the Royal Academy of Music (recording session for Linn Records)
Mon 14 Jun 2021, St Marks Church, Marylebone, London
SAINT-SAËNS (arr. Ilan Rechtman) Cello Concerto No. 1 in A minor (nonet version)

Margarita Balanas cello
Ben Palmer conductor


Deutsche Philharmonie Merck
Sun 4 Jul 2021, 20:00, Vorplatz Staatstheater Darmstadt
Serenade
HUMPERDINCK Hänsel und Gretel: Prelude
TCHAIKOVSKY Swan Lake: Lake in the Moonlight
J. STRAUSS II Eine Nacht in Venedig: Overture
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night’s Dream: Notturno
J. STRAUSS II Nachtigall-Polka
VON SUPPÈ Ein Morgen, ein Mittag und ein Abend in Wien
OFFENBACH Les contes d’Hoffmann: Intermède et Barcarolle
PONCHIELLI La Gioconda: Dance of the Hours
J. STRAUSS II Die Fledermaus: Overture

Ben Palmer conductor


Deutsche Philharmonie Merck (livestream)
Sat 10 Jul 2021, 19:00, Hugenottenhalle, Neu-Isenburg
Die Last Night in Europa
VERDI
La forza del destino: Overture
LUMBYE Copenhagen Steam Railway Galop
BIZET L’Arlésienne: Carillon
RACHMANINOV Vocalise
SIBELIUS Finlandia
GRIEG Peer Gynt: The Death of Åse
J. STRAUSS II Unter Donner und Blitz
BERLIOZ La damnation de Faust: Hungarian March
ELGAR Pomp & Circumstance March No. 1
HENRY WOOD Fantasia on British Sea Songs
PARRY (orch. Elgar) Jerusalem
BEETHOVEN (arr. Karajan) Europa-Hymne

Ben Palmer conductor


*** CANCELLED ***
Orchestra of Opera North
Sun 25 Jul 2021, 17:00, Millennium Square, Leeds
JOHN WILLIAMS Raiders of the Lost Ark in Concert

Ben Palmer conductor


Babylon Orchester Berlin
Fri 30 Jul 2021, 19:30, Babylon, Berlin
Sat 31 Jul 2021, 19:30, Babylon, Berlin
Sun 1 Aug 2021, 18:00, Babylon, Berlin
Fri 6 Aug 2021, 19:30, Babylon, Berlin
Sat 7 Aug 2021, 19:30, Babylon, Berlin

GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis

Ben Palmer conductor


Covent Garden Sinfonia
Thu 19 Aug 2021, 19:45, Kings Place, London
BEAR McCREARY (arr. Ben Palmer) The Walking Dead: Suite

Ben Palmer conductor


Babylon Orchester Berlin
Sat 21 Aug 2021, 19:30, Babylon, Berlin

GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis

Ben Palmer conductor


London Haydn Project (recording)
Sun 22 Aug 2021, Craxton Studios, London
HAYDN Symphony No. 43 in E flat
HAYDN Symphony No. 59 in A major “Fire”

Ben Palmer conductor


Babylon Orchester Berlin
Sat 28 Aug 2021, 19:30, Babylon, Berlin

GOTTFRIED HUPPERTZ Metropolis

Ben Palmer conductor