Here Come the Classics
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This event took place on Sunday 12 November 2017.
- Sunday 12 November 2017
Here Come the Classics
Sun 12 Nov 2017
Need to know
Repertoire
- J. Strauss Ii The Blue Danube Waltz
- Grieg Excerpts From Peer Gynt
- Vaughan Williams The Lark Ascending
- Mozart Horn Concerto No.4
- Tchaikovsky Selections From the Nutcracker
Features
- John Rigby Conductor
- Duncan Riddell Leader/Solo Violin
- Laurence Davies Principal/Solo French Horn
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Booming percussion and blazing brass announce the opening of Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man and the beginning of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Here Come the Classics extravaganza.
The programme includes dramatic and thrilling works including Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King, Beethoven’s Allegretto from his Seventh Symphony and Rossini’s William Tell: Galop and calm and spine-tingling pieces such as Vaughan Williams’ Lark Ascending, Mozart’s Horn Concerto and selections from Tchaikovsky’s much-loved Nutcracker.
This sumptuous programme of classical masterpieces is diverse and captivating and is a concert not to be missed!