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Sinfonia of Birmingham
30 April 2022 at 19:30
Vaughan Williams The Wasps Overture
Parry An English Suite
Vaughan Williams Concerto in A minor for Oboe and Strings
Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 in D major
Conductor Michael Seal
Soloist Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
No Festival celebrating RVW’s music could be complete without his Concerto for Oboe and Strings – written in 1944 and all too often woefully overlooked. We are delighted to welcome Nicholas Daniel, the UK’s premier oboist, to shine a much-deserved light on this beautiful work in the central concert of our five-day Festival.
Associate CBSO conductor Michael Seal directs the Sinfonia of Birmingham which last appeared in the area as part of the Warwick & Leamington Midsummer Music Festival last June and is quickly gaining a reputation with our audiences for its lively and exciting performances.
A quintessential reminder of the influence on RVW’s music by his teacher, Hubert Parry, appears in the form of another rare gem – Parry’s English Suite for Strings – but it is RVW who occupies centre stage in this concert as we take advantage of having a full symphony orchestra in our Festival for one night only!
Unreserved Tickets: £25 front nave | £17 rear nave