19th February – 19th March
Thursday 19th February @ 7.30pm
ESO plays Mozart and Beethoven
Malvern Festival Theatre
Mozart at his most soulful and Beethoven at his most joyful. Join the English Symphony Orchestra for a programme featuring Mozart’s effervescent Marriage of Figaro overture followed by his last major work, the radiant Clarinet Concert, performed by the ESO’s own principal clarinettist Alison Lambert. A sublime rarity, Hans Gál’s achingly romantic Serenade for Strings precedes Beethoven’s virtuosic, exuberant and humorous Second Symphony under the baton of ESO’s associate conductor Joe Davies.
Programme:
Mozart: Overture, The Marriage of Figaro K.492 4′
Mozart: Clarinet concerto 29′
Hans Gal: Serenade for Strings 15′
Beethoven: Symphony No.2, op.36, D major 32′
Artists:
Alison Lambert, clarinet
Joe Davies, conductor
Thursday 19th March @ 7.30pm
ESO PLAYS LYRICAL ROMANTICS
Great Malvern Priory
Join us for an evening of lyrical Romanticism in the stunning surroundings of Great Malvern Priory. We welcome back ESO’s friend and internationally renowned cellist Raphael Wallfisch to perform Tchaikovsky’s ‘Rococo’ Variations – a stunning and virtuosic work which showcases Tchaikovsky’s admiration for Mozart and the wider classical style. Opening with Dvořák’s Czech Suite, full of melodic invention and lively folk rhythms, the concert concludes with Brahms’ cheerful 2nd symphony – a work full of emotional depth and pastoral imagery.
Programme:
Dvořák: Czech Suite in D major op. 39 24’
Tchaikovsky: ‘Variations on a Rococo Theme’ Op. 33 22’
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 42’
Artists:
Raphael Wallfisch, cello
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Ticket price is £25, unreserved seating
