Dorchester Abbey

Following the great success of this concert last year, another inclusive evening with Derek Paravicini and friends featuring young performers across the spectrum of neurodiversity.

Ryan Wang - BBC Young Musician of the Year 2024
The Overture of 1807 vividly shows Coriolanus's conflicted inner state through a fierce, rebellious theme in C minor representing the general and a tender, pleading theme in E-flat major for his mother.
Piano Concerto No 1 of 1798 is a work of youthful energy and classical poise, demonstrating his developing Romantic style within the formal structure of the Classical period.
Symphony No 7, composed in 1812 at the peak of his powers, is an energetic, rhythmically driven masterpiece often described as the "Apotheosis of the Dance".