Our celebrity narrator, the great Johnny Ball, children's TV presenter (Play School) and father of DJ Zoe Ball, guides us through ‘a symphonic fairy tale’ that explores the mysteries of folklore and the wilderness, shedding new light on well-known pieces by Prokofiev and Saint-Saens, timeless folk-songs by Canteloube, and Rachmaninov’s enchanting Vocalise.
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OSJ Voices and the Orchestra of St John’s join forces with musicians from the Ukraine in a poignant evening of beautiful music-making to raise vital funds. With masterworks by Ukrainian composers, and featuring Prayer for Ukraine by Silvestrov, Ukraine’s best-known living composer. Tickets for this concert now only available from Eventbrite.
Prize-winning pianist Rupert Egerton-Smith will perform Rachmaninov’s virtuosic rhapsody in this concert of baroque pieces reimagined by the great Romantic masters. Alongside Brahms’ take on Haydn and Beethoven’s version of Mozart’s famous duet from Don Giovanni, the concert features
Dvorak’s Symphonic Variations, based on his own song, The Fiddler, originally written for Male Voice Choir.
Walton’s Two pieces from Henry V frame a stirring concert which includes music from classical masters Haydn and Mozart as well as a performance of Elgar’s beautiful Serenade for Strings. Chris O’Neal, acknowledged as one of Britain’s most accomplished oboists, will be performing Mozart’s playful Oboe Concerto. Written as something of a party piece this was one of the most successful concertos of the time
Get ready to voyage across the Atlantic with Dvorak’s New World Symphony, where Czech and American influences come together to create this much-loved piece filled with hope and optimism.
Award-winning pianist Rupert Egerton-Smith returns to perform the spectacular Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, alongside music from Stanford and Beethoven.
NEW DATE Bravery, adventure and animals galore! All the family will enjoy this very special concert, brought delightfully to life by Narrator Paul Mayhew-Archer. The concerts will also feature Canteloube’s timeless French folk-songs and Rachmaninoff’s enchanting Vocalise. Not to be missed!