Sinfonia of Birmingham
Michael Seal conductor
Zoë Beyers violin
Peter Dixon cello
Dvořák Othello Overture, Op. 93
Brahms Double Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op. 102
Arnold Symphony No. 5, Op. 74
A welcome return to the Festival for this wonderful orchestra and CBSO Associate Conductor Michael Seal performing, as usual, with eminent soloists. South-African born Leader of the English Symphony Orchestra and Director of the Northern Chamber Orchestra Zoë Beyers has established a reputation as one of the finest violinists of her generation; Peter Dixon has been Principal Cellist with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra for 35 years.
They bring another passionate programme to fill All Saints Church as only they can – Dvorák’s dramatic musical characterization of the relationship between Othello and Desdemona; Brahms’s final work for orchestra, composed as a gesture of reconciliation toward his old friend, the violinist Joseph Joachim, after a personal rift had separated them; and Malcolm Arnold’s emotional Fifth Symphony, filled with memories of friends who all died young, allowing us a chance for the Festival to mark the twentieth anniversary of the composer’s death.
The finer details…
Interval: 20 mins
Estimated finish: 9.30pm
Tickets:
Unreserved Seating
Front Nave: £24 (full price)
Rear Nave: £18 (full price) / £9 (under-35s)
Student/Child: £3 (all seats)