The spirit of folk music is woven throughout this programme, beginning with work by great friends and fellow countrymen, Ernő Dohnányi and Béla Bartók. Both were inspired by the music of their native Hungary, which in Dohnányi’s case produced the humourous and melodic Symphonic Minutes, and in Bartók’s, his beautifully serene Third Piano Concerto, which […]

The Snowman on the big screen accompanied by live orchestra with a hamper of seasonal orchestral delights. Howard Blake, The Snowman (live to film) And other seasonal favourites!

BBC Symphony Orchestra Clemens Schuldt conductor Esther Yoo violin Zoltán Kodály, Dances of Galanta Raymond Yiu, Violin Concerto (BBC co-commission, world premiere) Ludwig Van Beethoven, Symphony No 7 Clemens Schuldt conducts Raymond Yiu’s powerful new violin concerto, framed by explosions of colour and joy from Kodály and Beethoven. Music is a life-force. Zoltán Kodály evokes the […]

Anna joins the ENO for two performances of Duke Bluebeard's Castle on 21st and 23rd March 2024 at the London Coliseum at 7:30 pm. As Judith unlocks room after room in the castle of her new husband, Duke Bluebeard, we follow her deeper and deeper into the recesses of his troubled imagination. Her descent takes […]

Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Debussy - Nocturnes Christian Mason - Flute Concerto – Thaleia Franck - Le Jardin d’Eros from Psyché - Gergely Madaras conductor Noemi Gyori flute Shimmering ambiguity and transparent harmonies glisten with faintly Eastern inspired melodies, subtle nuance and sheer beauty in Debussy’s ground breaking Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, depicting […]

The Dean & Chadlington Festival Orchestra, led by David Juritz, with Claire Bradshaw, Richard Coxon and Craig Ogden (percussion). Gala Picnic Concert at the stunning Merriscourt Gallery, Sarsden. Bring your own picnic and stroll in the 500 acres of glorious Cotswold countryside. Schedule:  5.00 pm   Arrival with complimentary glass of wine  6.00 pm  Gala […]

Bask in the musical sunshine of Senegalese virtuoso kora player, Seckou Keita in African Rhapsodies, a sublime poetic journey sparked by his fascination with crossing cultural borders, and gleam in the daylight of Max Richter’s re-imagining of Antonio Vivaldi’s seasonal masterpiece. Seckou Keita (kora) Mohamed Gueye (percussion) Sophie Langdon (violin) Programme Seckou Keita, Future Strings […]

J. S. Bach Triple concerto in D minor BWV. 1063 W. A. Mozart Sinfonia Concertante K.364 (Grande Sestetto) Antonin Dvorak Rondo for cello and orchestra Op.94 Gabriel Fauré Dolly Suite The Festival draws to a joyous close with a new transcription of Bach’s triple concerto in D minor which puts Craig Ogden, David Gordon and Miloš Milivojević centre stage. Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is […]

‘The Music in my Life’ Sir Michael Palin with Sue Cook – 7pm LIVE at Sheldonian Theatre Hannah Davey soprano Riya Hamie cello James Willshire piano Orchestra of St John’s