Forest Philharmonic

COLERIDGE-TAYLOR Ballade in A minor, DVORAK Cello Concerto, SCHUMANN Symphony No. 3 (Rhenish)Conductor: Mark ShanahanCello: Gemma RosefieldThis concert starts with two great pieces from the 1890s, one very rarely heard despite its brilliance, the Ballade in A minor by pioneer black British composer Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, and the other being the ever-popular and nostalgic Cello Concerto … Continue reading "Forest Philharmonic plays Coleridge-Taylor, Dvorak and Schumann"

SUK Scherzo Fantastique KHACHATURIAN Flute Concerto PROKOFIEV Romeo and Juliet Suite No. 2Flute: Chris WyattWe conclude the season with three early 20th Century pieces from Eastern Europe and beyond – Czech composer Josef Suk’s 1902 Scherzo Fantastique, by turns energetic and lyrical; Armenian Khachaturian’s 1940 Violin Concerto in a spectacular transcription for Flute, with our … Continue reading "Forest Philharmonic plays Suk, Khachaturian and Prokofiev"

MOZART Overture: The Magic Flute, PROKOFIEV Symphony no 1 (‘Classical’), SCHUBERT Symphony no 9 in CConductor Mark ShanahanWe are delighted to invite you to our 2023-24 season. Our first concert will open with one of Mozart's greatest operatic overtures, The Magic Flute. This will be followed by Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 1, a witty and succinct … Continue reading "Forest Philharmonic plays Mozart, Prokofiev and Schubert"

ELGAR In the South (Alassio), HOLST Beni Mora, Oriental Suite in E minor, PRICE Symphony No. 3 in C mConductor Mark ShanahanThe highlight of this concert will be Forest Philharmonic's first performance of a work by the wonderful, but long underrated black American pianist and composer Florence Price (1887-1953). In the first half of the … Continue reading "Forest Philharmonic plays Elgar, Holst and Florence Price"

MOZART Overture and Per Pieta from Così Fan Tutte CANTELOUBE A selection from Songs of the Auvergne MAHLER Symphony No. 4 in GConductor Mark ShanahanSoprano Angharad ShanahanPlease note that this event is very nearly sold out. If the tickets that you require are not available please contact the box office directly either by email: tickets@forestphilharmonic.org.uk … Continue reading "Forest Philharmonic plays Mozart, Canteloube and Mahler"