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Reading Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert
Debussy, Walton, Berlioz
Part of the Reading Symphony Orchestra 2024-2025 Season
Add to my Calendar 08-02-2025 19:30 08-02-2025 21:30 36 Reading Symphony Orchestra Winter Concert The programme will begin with Debussy's enchanting Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune. When first performed, this dreamlike piece was unlike anything ever heard before and, in the words of Pierre Boulez, it 'made the art of music begin to beat with a new pulse.' We'll then be performing Walton's Viola Concerto, for which we are delighted to be joined by Edgar Francis. Edgar, who leads the Violas for the Sinfonia of London, has performed in leading venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, Wignore Hall, Kölner Philharmonie and The Royal Festival Hall. As First Prize Winner at the prestigious Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition in 2021, Edgar's debut album will be released on Champs Hill records. The concert will conclude with Berlioz's epic Symphonie Fantastique, a symphonic masterpiece of passion, obsession and the supernatural. Reading Town Hall, Reading DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Reading Town Hall
Blagrave Street
Reading
Berkshire
RG1 1QH
England
Programme
Claude Debussy – Prelude à l'après-midi d'un faune
Hector Berlioz – Symphonie Fantastique, H 48
William Walton – Viola Concerto
Performers
Edgar Francis – viola
Cathal Garvey – Conductor
Reading Symphony Orchestra
Programme Note
The programme will begin with Debussy's enchanting Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune. When first performed, this dreamlike piece was unlike anything ever heard before and, in the words of Pierre Boulez, it 'made the art of music begin to beat with a new pulse.' We'll then be performing Walton's Viola Concerto, for which we are delighted to be joined by Edgar Francis. Edgar, who leads the Violas for the Sinfonia of London, has performed in leading venues such as The Royal Albert Hall, Wignore Hall, Kölner Philharmonie and The Royal Festival Hall. As First Prize Winner at the prestigious Cecil Aronowitz International Viola Competition in 2021, Edgar's debut album will be released on Champs Hill records. The concert will conclude with Berlioz's epic Symphonie Fantastique, a symphonic masterpiece of passion, obsession and the supernatural.
