An eclectic group of fine musicians come together for a mixed programme of 20th- and 21st-century works. Following his solo violin sonata, Debussy noted that he intended his next to be for oboe, horn and harpsichord. The edition made by Kenneth Cooper uses material from various piano pieces, including the first book of Images (1905) […]
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 […]
Bush Northumbrian Impressions Robert Schumann arr Howard Ferguson Three Canonic Studies Helen Grime Three Miniatures Huw Watkins Five Welsh Folksongs Poulenc Oboe Sonata Nicholas Daniel oboe Huw Watkins piano
The Orion Orchestra is the most exciting young orchestra made up of some of the world’s finest musicians embarking on their musical careers. Come and witness the fantastic sound and energy that they produce with their new Music Director Nicholas Daniel. Duration: approx. 2 hours (incl. 20-minute interval) PROGRAMME Richard Strauss Serenade for 13 wind instruments […]
100 years after it was published, award-winning actor Benedict Cumberbatch breathes new life into one of the greatest works of modernist literature, T. S. Eliot’s ‘The Waste Land.’ In 1978, Anthony Burgess, best known for writing ‘A Clockwork Orange’, set the poem to music. Bringing this score alive in an extraordinary performance, Britten Sinfonia is […]
Leicester Symphony Orchestra is 100 this year. To celebrate our centenary, we are performing a wide range of music written during the past 100 years in Leicester’s fantastic De Montfort Hall. We are delighted to be able to link our celebrations with the celebration of the birth of Ralph Vaughan Williams and welcome one of […]
Mozart's grand piece for large wind ensemble and Mark Simpson's dramatic Geysir, inspired by Icelandic volcanic eruptions. The concert starts with a bubbling, gushing eruption in a piece inspired by volcanic geysers in Iceland, written by the brilliant clarinettist and composer Mark Simpson. It is followed by Mozart's Gran Partita, a substantial 8 movement piece […]
