Summer Classics
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This event took place on Wednesday 17 June 2015.
- Wednesday 17 June 2015
Summer Classics
Wed 17 Jun 2015
Need to know
Repertoire
- Dvořák Carnival Overture
- Vaughan Williams Fantasia on Greensleves
- Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
- Handel The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba
- Elgar 'Enigma' Variations: Nimrod
- Mozart The Marriage of Figaro Overture
- Bizet Carmen: Prelude, Aragonaise and Les Toréadors
- Sibelius Karelia Suite: March
- Massenet Thaïs: Meditation
- Delius The Walk to the Paradise Garden
- Brahms Hungarian Dance No.5
- Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture
Features
- Toby Purser Conductor
- Duncan Riddell Violin
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Begin your summer in style with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s seasonal extravaganza. We open with Dvořák’s exciting Carnival Overture and two of Vaughan Williams’ wonderful evocations of pastoral England.
This concert presents orchestral miniatures packed full of exhilarating and memorable melodies, with music from all over the globe. The Orchestra’s acclaimed leader Duncan Riddell performs Massenet’s captivating Meditation from Thaïs and conductor Toby Purser leads the Orchestra in a programme that concludes with Tchaikovsky’s explosive 1812 Overture.