Celebrating the music of an empire
FOR their next performance the Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra invites you to a special concert celebrating music from the countries of the Hapsburg Empire.
The programme will include Dvorák’s magnificent Cello Concerto, for which the Orchestra are delighted to be joined by soloist Indira Grier.
A recipient of numerous international prizes, Indira has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across the UK and Europe and participated in masterclasses with classical stars including Steven Isserlis.
Prior to the Cello Concerto, the concert will open with Suppé’s Poet and Peasant Overture, one of the composer’s most popular operetta overtures.
A selection of Dvorák’s Slavonic
Dances will take us back to Bohemia for the second half, prior to a trip to Hungary for Kodaly’s Háry János Suite. Dreamlike and fantastic, this work has been said to show Kodaly’s talent for painting in impressionistic orchestral colours.
This concert will launch the 34th Season the Hillingdon Philharmonic Orchestra.
The group is now well established in the local area with over 60 registered members, having performed an incredibly wide and varied repertoire of works over the years.
In addition to countless concerts at local venues throughout Hillingdon, the group has also performed at some of London’s most prestigious venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Southwark Cathedral. In July 2011 the group celebrated 25 years of music making at the Cadogan Hall in Sloane Square.
Music from the Hapsburg Empire will be led by Lucy Cumming and conducted by the founder of the Orchestra, Peter J. Williams.
Music from the Hapsburg Empire will be at at Winston Churchill Theatre, Manor Farm, Pinn Way, Ruislip on Saturday November 23 at 7.30pm.
Tickets: £12 (Concessions £10, Children 11-16 £5, under 11 FOC, Family Ticket £22). Book online at: www.hillingdontheatres.uk Tel. 01895 674223 or 01895 250615.
Tickets also available on the door until sold out.
For further details see: www.hillingdontheatres.uk and www.hillingdonphil.btck.co.uk.