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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