16°C Colchester Symphony Orchestra have announced details of their 2011-2012 Season. All concerts are in St Botolph’s Church, Colchester on Saturday evenings and start at 7.30pm (doors open 7pm).
Conductor – Chris Phelps
Leader – Philippa Barton
17th September 2011 – Meet The Orchestra
Rossini – Overture – The Italian Girl in Algiers
Saint-Saëns – Cello Concerto No 1 in A Minor (Soloist : Nick Cooper)
Beethoven – Symphony No 7 in A Major
12th November 2011 – Mozart & Shostakovich
Mozart – Divertimento No 3 in F Major K138
Shostakovich – Concerto No 1 for Piano, Trumpet & Strings (Soloists : Tim Carey, Oliver Carey)
Shostakovich – Chamber Symphony Op 110a Arr. Barshai
Mozart – Divertimento No 1 in D Major K136
21st January 2012 – BBC Young Musician Finalist
Rossini – Overture The Barber of Seville
Grieg – Piano Concerto Op 16 (Concerto Finalist – BBC Young Musician of the year 2008)
Gordon Crosse – The Barley Bird
Beethoven – Symphony No 5 in C Minor
3rd March 2012 – Francaix and Mozart
Mozart – Overture Don Giovanni
Mozart – Sinfonia Concertante for Wind K297 (Soloists: Principals of CSO)
Françaix – L’horloge de Flore (The Flower Clock) (Soloist: Rob Rogers)
Mozart – Symphony No 41 in C Major (Jupiter)
12th May 2012 – ‘Scotland the Brave!’
Mendelssohn – Overture The Hebrides
W. Alwyn – Suite of Scottish Dances
Mendelssohn – Symphony No 3 in A Minor (The Scottish)
2nd June 2012 – Russian Night
Tchaikovsky – Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet
Prokofiev – Violin Concert No 2 in G Minor Op 63 (Soloist: Alexandra Wood)
Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade
Tickets
Adults £12, Concessions £10, Full-time Education £2
Concert tickets are available from Colchester Arts Centre (01206) 500900, on the door, or online at www.colchesterartscentre.com
Season Tickets
(6 concerts for the price of 5)
Adults £60, Concessions £50
Please contact the Friends Secretary, Patricia Stewart, for Season Tickets on (01206) 501615 or email info@colchestersymphony.org
