The world-class English Symphony Orchestra is an ensemble which in recent years has become synonymous with artistic excellence, innovative and visionary programming. Now in their second year of residency at Cheltenham Town Hall, ESO promises a thrilling season full of music you know you love – Mozart, Beethoven, Mahler, Rachmaninov, Elgar and Strauss – as well as incredibly exciting and accessible works by new composers. We can’t wait to welcome you!
Sunday 22 March 2026 @ 3pm
Programme
David Matthews – Early Spring (world premiere) 7’
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante for Violin & Viola, K364 33’
Beethoven – Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92 42’
Artists
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Gáspár Kelemen, violin
Rosalind Ventris, viola
A celebration of the spring equinox, this matinee offers a generous portion of musical sunshine, hope and warmth. Beethoven’s Seventh is his most exuberant and energetic work, with several hugely popular melodies and themes, while Mozart’s evergreen Sinfonia Concertante has an unmatched abundance of lyricism, good humour and playful happiness. One of Britain’s greatest living composers, David Matthews, also contributes a new work, written in celebration of Spring and dedicated to the ESO.
English Symphony Orchestra Residency: Spring Equinox – Cheltenham Town Hall
