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Plus Vivaldi’s dazzling Gloria cantata-mass, central to the choral repertory.
An inclusive evening of inspirational music-making. Following its success last year, OSJ Music for Autism presents another inclusive concert, featuring amazing pianists Michael Howell, Derek Paravicini, Ashleigh Turley and other young musicians across the spectrum of neurodiversity With Poppy McGhee...
A Classic line-up of three masterpieces by Mendelssohn. Starring in the violin concerto is Braimah Kanneh-Mason, the second oldest of the Kanneh-Masons, the prodigious clan from Nottingham. Plus the Hebrides Overture and Italian Symphony
Ravel’s most famous composition Bolero, Spanish-flavoured ballet score from 1928, is paired with the 1939 Concerto for Aranjuez, by far Rodrigo's best-known work.
De Falla’s characterful 1925 ballet El Amor Brujo (Love, the Magician). Sarasate’s Gypsy Airs from 1878 featuring Hungarian folk themes, it is the most popular of his pieces, containing both dazzling technical hurdles and sensuous melodies that have captivated violinists and audiences since it was first performed in 1878.
Among the most widely performed choral works in the repertoire, the Requiem is generally considered the greatest achievement of its highly influential French composer.
Ich habe genug, a solo cantata for bass voice, was first performed in Leipzig in 1727 for the Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is one of five cantatas written for this now little-known feast day.
Near-supernatural in inspiration, and groundbreaking in their diversity of invention, Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos stand among the greatest creative achievements of the 18th century. The two Violin Concertos feature OSJ’s longtime leader, Jan Schmolck.