Charity auction: bid for tickets to see Nicola Benedetti, tickets to all the Classic FM LSO recommended concerts in 2015/16 and a Raymond Weil watch

2 October 2015, 16:55 | Updated: 7 October 2015, 14:22

Phone between 5:15pm and 7pm on 7 October to place your bid. All proceeds go to Global's Make Some Noise.

This is your chance to call and bid on a fantastic prize – perfect for all fans of the best classical music - and it's all in aid of Global's Make Some Noise.

Classic FM are giving the lucky winner two tickets to see Nicola Benedetti at the Wynton Marsalis Violin Concerto World Premiere, at The Barbican on 6 November 2015. You will also have access to watch the open rehearsal at LSO St Luke’s on November 5 too.

As well as tickets to see Nicola perform live, you’ll receive a stunning gents or ladies Raymond Weil Toccata watch, for which Nicola Benedetti herself is an ambassador.

This prize also includes a pair of tickets to all the Classic FM LSO recommended concerts from October 2015 until June 2016 - plus a selection of LSO Live CDs signed by Valery Gergiev.

For the chance to win this amazing prize and support Global’s Make Some Noise, this auction prize will be open for bids on Classic FM between 5:15pm and 7pm on Wednesday 7 October 2015. The number to call between 5:15pm and 7pm is 0345 949 5000.

Listen to Classic FM to find out when auction lines open and for the current highest bid. Full terms & conditions are below. 

By supporting Global’s Make Some Noise, you’ll be helping to change the lives of disadvantaged children and young people all over the UK. Global’s Make Some Noise is a national charity that helps to change young lives, brought to you by eight of the best-loved commercial radio stations in the UK: Heart, Capital, Capital XTRA, Classic FM, Smooth, LBC, Radio X and Gold. Click here to find out more. 

This prize has kindly been donated by London Symphony Orchestra, Raymond Weil and Nicola Benedetti.

ON-AIR AUCTION TERMS & CONDITIONS

1.     Definitions and Introduction

1.1  In these terms and conditions the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings (and, where applicable in these terms and conditions, the singular shall include the plural):

1.2       These Auction Terms and Conditions together with the Competition Terms and Conditions (with the specific exception of clauses 2.3 and 2.4 of the Competition Terms and Conditions) shall apply to the Auction. Participation in any Auction shall be deemed an unconditional acceptance by you of these Conditions.

1.3       In the event that these Auction Terms and Conditions conflict with the Competition Terms and Conditions, the provisions of these Auction Terms and Conditions shall prevail.

1.4       References to “we”, “us” and “our” shall be to Global Charities and/or the Participating Radio Station(s).

2.         Auction

2.1    During the Term, details relating to the Auction will be broadcast on the Participating Radio Station(s).

2.2       All auctions will take place between Monday 5^th October and Friday 9^th October 2015 (“the Term”), however each lot will open and close at a different time within this Term.

2.3       The Bid Period for each item will be clearly specified online and may be referred to on-air by a presenter.

2.4       During the Bid Period each Participant must call the Auction Line only when directed to do so and only during the specified periods.  Calls to this number are charged at local rates from a BT landline, other networks and mobile costs may be higher.

2.5       The highest Bid received during the Bid Period will be announced on air to the extent permissible until such time that the Bid has been beaten (if applicable). The highest genuine Bid received from any Participant at the end of the Bid Period will secure the item. Where a Bid is successful, the Participant will be contacted by the Participating Radio Station.

2.6       If at the end of the Bid Period there are two or more active bidders, a final silent bid will be taken from each active bidder, and the highest silent bid will secure the item.

2.7       Full details of all Auctions will be available on the Website including any specific terms & conditions for each lot.

2.8       The offer of an Auction item on-air shall constitute an offer which will be deemed to be accepted by the highest bidder during the Bid Period.

2.9  Participants must be 18 years of age or over.  We reserve the right to verify the eligibility of all entrants.

3.         Payment and delivery

3.1       Payment for an item must be by debit or credit card.  The amount to be paid, having been deducted from or charged to the Participant’s debit or credit card, shall constitute consideration.  All Participants must ensure that, prior to placing a bid, they are able to pay for any item which they wish to bid for.

3.2       Title in the items successfully bid for or purchased shall not pass on to the Participant until such time as payment for the item has been received by the Participating Radio Station and delivery has taken place.

3.3       Delivery of a prize or voucher with the prize details will be made within 28 (twenty eight) days to the address specified by the Participant provided that such address must be within England, Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland. When an item is delivered, risk of damage to, or loss of, the item passes shall pass to the relevant Participant. We reserve the right to require photo ID from the successful Participant upon delivery.

3.4       Liability

All items offered for Auction shall be subject to availability and we shall not be liable for any claims, expenses, costs and/or any losses (including, but not limited to, loss of profits, indirect, pure economic and consequential losses or otherwise) or any damage (save for death or personal injury arising from negligence) suffered by any Participant.

3.5       All matters relating to the Auction shall be at our sole discretion.

3.6       Notwithstanding that a successful bid has been received, in the event that we discover that (i) the Participant was or should have been ineligible to make a bid for an item, or (ii) that the Participant should have been declared invalid for any other reason whatever (at our absolute discretion), we reserve the right to reject the bid. In such circumstances, we reserve the right to offer the prize to the second highest bidder.

Prize

- This prize is for two people and includes two tickets (one per person) to see the London Symphony Orchestra featuring Nicola Benedetti at The Barbican on November 6^th 2015, two tickets to the open rehearsal LSO St Luke’s on 5^th November 2015, two tickets to all Classic FM LSO recommended concerts in 2015/16 (listed below), a selection of LSO Live CDs signed by Valery Gergiev one Raymond Weil Toccata watch.

- Two tickets for:

Sunday 11^th October 2015 7pm – Stravinsky and Dance

Sunday 8^th November 2015 2.30pm – Family Concert: Wonderland

Thursday 19^th November 2015 7.30pm – Helene Grimaud

Sunday 13^th December 2015 7pm - A Choral Christmas

Sunday 17^th January 2016 7pm – Alisa Weilerstein

Sunday 7^th February 2016 2.30pm – Family Concert

Sunday 25^th February 2016 7.30pm – Shakespeare 400

Sunday 3^rd April 2016 7pm – Joshua Bell

Thursday 28^th April 2016 1pm – Mark Elder

Sunday 29^th May 2016 7pm – Antonio Pappano

Thursday 9^th June 2016 7.30pm – Lisa Batiashvili

Sunday 12^th June 2016 2.30 7pm – Family Concert

Thursday 16^th June 2016 7.30pm – Annual Discovery concert

- Tickets will be held at each event in the winner’s name.

- Should the winner not be able to attend an LSO show, they must inform the promoter (Global charities) of the replacement names for the tickets within 48 hours.

- The winner will receive one Toccata watch and they may choose one watch from the below models:

  Gents: 5484 ST 65001

  Ladies: 5988 ST 70001

- Free delivery included to UK addresses. Alternatively items can be collected from our offices in Leicester Square, 30 Leicester Square, WC2H 7LA or collected at the event.

- The content of the prize may be subject to change and/or substituted with a prize of equal or greater value.

- At least one member of the group must be over the age of 18.

- We require winner name contact number, postal address and email to facilitate the prize.

- Not for resale, not transferable and no cash alternative. This is a charity auction and as such no refunds are given.