SUMMER PROGRAMME
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
The Cheltenham Trust offers a variety of performances ranging from music and dance to top comedians and spoken word. Here are a couple of highlights from the diverse range of shows we have this summer.
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA WHEN THURSDAY 15 JUNE WHERE CHELTENHAM TOWN HALL TIME 7.30PM PRICE £ 33.50, £ 28.50, £ 17.50, £ 13.50 AGE ALL
CODEBREAKERS: THE STORY OF ENIGMA WHEN FRIDAY 21 JULY WHERE PITTVILLE PUMP ROOM TIME 7.30PM PRICE £ 18.00 AGE ALL
Glinka’ s overture to his operatic masterpiece, Ruslan and Ludmila, is full of exuberance and lyricism, making it the perfect opener to this final concert of the Cheltenham Concert Series. Beethoven’ s Violin Concerto, meanwhile, is a masterpiece of the genre, bridging the gap between Classical and Romantic concerto styles with elegance and wit, and culminating in a zesty finale.
The 16-17 Series concludes with Shostakovich’ s imposing Fifth Symphony. Filled with melodies and stirring rhythms, it bursts with power and rebellious beauty. Writing under Stalin’ s Soviet regime, Shostakovich created a blend of satire and submission that intrigues audiences to this day.
Dr Mark Baldwin presents one of the Second World War’ s most fascinating stories- that of the Allied codebreakers, who deciphered German secret messages and used the intelligence gained to hasten Allied victory.
Dr Baldwin has studied the code-breaking work at Bletchley Park and has prepared an entertaining instructive show on this subject.
The show includes a hands-on demonstration of one of the very few surviving Enigma machines.
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