Join us for our 2023-24 season launch as Chief Conductor John Storg氓rds sets the stage with Jan谩膷ek鈥檚 gargantuan Sinfonietta.
Brimming with brass and bold yet bridled melodies, its galvanising energy plays foil to the emotional outpourings of Tchaikovsky鈥檚 swan song, his Sixth Symphony. Premiered only days before the composer鈥檚 death, the Symphony remains an enigma 鈥� its only truly agreeable mark, its sheer passion. Separating both of these titanic works, Dame Sarah Connolly joins us for an exploration of some of history鈥檚 less well-trodden territory in a collection of Alma Mahler鈥檚 orchestrated songs.
Pre-concert entertainment
6.30pm In Stalls Caf茅 Bar
Ahead of the concert, the First Violins of the 大象传媒 Philharmonic will be performing in the Foyer Caf茅 Bar with Dina Parakhina (piano). This performance is a tribute to celebrate the life of Clare 鈥淐lara鈥� Dixon (1966 鈥� 2023) who passed away earlier this year. Clare was First Violinist and part of the 大象传媒 Philharmonic family for thirty-three years; her husband Peter Dixon is our Principal Cellist.
Yuri Torchinsky
Midori Sugiyama
Kevin Flynn
Austeja Juskaite-Igl
Anna Banaszkiewicz-Maher
Martin Clark
Julian Gregory
Karen Mainwaring
Catherine Mandelbaum
Anya Muston
Toby Tramaseur
Dina Parakhina (piano)
Pre-concert programme
Bach: Concerto for two violins
Glazunov : Entr'acte from ballet "Raymonda" (arr. Daniel Whibley)
Copland: Hoe-down (arr. Julian Gregory)
