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:
Joe Davies, assistant conductor
Alison Lambert, clarinet
Due to unforeseen circumstances this concert has been postponed. A future date will be announced soon and we apologise for any inconvenience caused.
ESO PLAYS LYRICAL ROMANTICS
Great Malvern Priory
Join us for an evening of lyrical Romanticism in the stunning surroundings of Great Malvern Priory. Tchaikovsky’s ‘Rococo’ Variations is a stunning and virtuosic work which showcases Tchaikovsky’s admiration for Mozart and the wider classical style. We’re thrilled to be joined by Hannah Roberts one of the outstanding cellists of her generation, multiple prize winner and a regular soloist with London Mozart Players, LSO, BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Halle.
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:
Kenneth Woods, conductor
Hannah Roberts, cello
Ticket price is £25, unreserved seating
