2016
2016
CONTENTS
2016
Philharmonic Orchestra
3 Royal
20 September 2016
of the Swan
4 Orchestra
19 October 2016
Philharmonic Orchestra
5 Oxford
17 November 2016
Symphony Orchestra
5 English
21 December 2016
12
Booking Information
13
Series Savings
14
Seating Plan & Pricing
15
Postal Booking Form
16
Payment
2017
Symphony Orchestra
6 Bournemouth
7 January 2017
Orchestra
7 Philharmonia
24 January 2017
Symphony Orchestra
7 Bournemouth
24 February 2017
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
8 30
March 2017
of the Swan
21 April 2017
10 Orchestra
of the Age of Enlightenment
11 Orchestra
19 May 2017
Philharmonic Orchestra
11 Royal
15 June 2017
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September 2016 - June 2017
Front Cover Photo: Nick Rutter - Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
September 2016 - June 2017
Pre-Concert Talk: Free entry using
your concert ticket.
P7
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Tuesday 20 September 2016, 7.30pm, Cheltenham Town Hall
Pride of place at the opening of our 2016-17
Concert Series is Beethoven’s exhilarating
Fidelio Overture, a tour de force of virtuosity
and full of adventurous spirit. A more sober
contrast follows in the form of Grieg’s two
Elegiac Melodies; the often introspective and
sombre Grieg took inspiration from the poems
of Vinje, which he translated into this fine work
for strings.
One of the most popular concertos in the
repertoire, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1
contrasts rhythmic orchestral patterns with
dramatic and beautiful melodic themes. Closing
the concert is Mendelssohn’s Third Symphony,
inspired by his visit to Scotland, and evoking the
wildness of the Highlands with the spirit of the
Romantic Movement.
Pre-Concert Talk (6.30pm to 7pm):
Presented by this evening’s soloist,
Callum Smart.
BRUCH
Violin Concerto No.1
in G minor
CONDUCTOR
Matthew Halls
VIOLIN
Callum Smart
BEETHOVEN
Fidelio Overture
MENDELSSOHN
Symphony No.3,
Scottish
GRIEG
Elegiac Melodies
September 2016 - June 2017
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