A soaring solo violin, a gentle harp, the warmth of a string orchestra… Schoenberg’s atmospheric Notturno for Strings and Harp, composed when he was just 17, is an underperformed delight. Join us to discover this gorgeous work alongside beautiful pieces by Wolf Ferrari, Debussy and Suk, performed with the wonderful Keziah Thomas.
New Zealand baritone Julien van Mellaerts joins us for only the second performance of John Lubbock’s orchestration of Schumann’s gripping Dichterliebe, alongside Brahms Variations on a theme of Haydn
Join us for wonderful evening of sublime French choral favourites, from Fauré’s serene Cantique de Jean Racine to Saint-Saëns’ Calme des nuits. Plus Schubert Symphony no 5
Hallelujah, it’s time for Handel’s Messiah! Don’t miss this festive favourite, featuring the fabulous Hannah Fraser-Mackenzie, Charlie Tetley, Ryyan Vaughan Davies and Daniel Barrett as soloists
The Siegfried Idyll was a birthday greeting to Wagner’s wife Cosima in 1870. Dvorak's lively Slavonic Dances date from 1870, Saint-Saens' La Nuit from 1900, Coleridge-Taylor's irresistibly tuneful and big-hearted violin concerto from 1912.
Elodie was a finalist in BBC Young Musician of the Year 2018 and is an ambassador for the Benedetti Foundation.
Mozart's last work, written as he drew his final breaths, is his most loving and human. Ave Verum, unlike the dramatic Requiem on which Mozart was working at the same time, is simple and humble; Mozart called it sotto voce (subdued).