THURSDAY 18TH FEBRUARY 2010, 7.30PM
TCHAIKOVSKY GALA
Grzegorz Nowak
Conductor
Behzod Abduraimov
Piano
Tchaikovsky
Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No.1
Tchaikovsky
Symphony No.5
Meet the artists, free pre-concert talk from
6.30pm presented by Edward Seckerson
The power and passion of Tchaikovsky's music is irresistible and tonight's concert features
some of his best-loved pieces. The emotional story of Romeo and Juliet's tragic love is
dramatically told in the
Fantasy Overture. Following this, the soaring opening of the First
Piano Concerto sweeps the listener along on an emotional tide of melody, romance and
energy, a showcase for virtuoso pianists. If Symphony No.5 begins gloomily, it ends
triumphantly, with many thrills and beauties along the way.
TUESDAY 16TH MARCH 2010, 7.30PM
Nicholas Cleobury
Conductor
Elizabeth Atherton
Soprano
Wendy Dawn Thompson
Mezzo-Soprano
Andrew Kennedy
Tenor
Derek Welton
Baritone
Oxford Bach Choir
Chilcott
Requiem
Beethoven
Mass in C
Meet the artists, free pre-concert talk from
6.30pm presented by Edward Seckerson
Beethoven's Mass in C is a beautiful and outgoing work, stirring and contemplative, offering
hope and consolation. Bob Chilcott has composed a modern and accessible counterpart,
taking texts from the traditional Requiem and from the Book of Common Prayer. In
this reflective and uplifting work for soloists, chorus and orchestra, Chilcott uses the same
scoring as did Beethoven, and should beguile and inspire listeners.
T
CHAIK
O
VSKY
| GRZE
GORZ NO
W
A
K
|
CHIL
C
O
TT
| NICHOLAS CLE
OBUR
Y
FEBR
UAR
Y
-MAR
CH