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Great Romantics
St Cecilia Orchestra
Part of the St Cecilia Orchestra 2025-2026 Season
Add to my Calendar 25-04-2026 19:30 25-04-2026 21:30 36 Great Romantics A programme of titanic proportions with St Cecilia Orchestra, bringing together three greats of the Romantic era: Brahms, Dvorak and Weber. The overture to Weber’s final opera, Oberon, an early Romantic masterpiece, meets Brahms’ mighty double concerto for violin and cello, the last of his works for orchestra, performed by the internationally acclaimed Jack Liebeck and Tim Lowe. The second half of the programme features what many consider to be the pinnacle of Dvorak’s symphonic output: the dramatic Symphony No 7 – full of emotion and Slavonic melodies and culminating in a triumphant finale. Ripon Cathedral, Ripon DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Ripon Cathedral
Minster Road
Ripon
North Yorkshire
HG4 1QT
England
Tickets
Prices: Adults £20-£35; Under 18s free
Season tickets: Season discounts available when purchasing tickets for 3 or more concerts in the season
Book Tickets
Programme
Carl Maria von Weber – Oberon: Overture
Johannes Brahms – Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Op.102
~ Interval ~
Antonin Dvorak – Symphony no.7 in D minor, Op.70
Performers
Jack Liebeck – violin
Tim Lowe – Cello
Xenophon Kelsey – Conductor
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Programme Note
A programme of titanic proportions with St Cecilia Orchestra, bringing together three greats of the Romantic era: Brahms, Dvorak and Weber. The overture to Weber’s final opera, Oberon, an early Romantic masterpiece, meets Brahms’ mighty double concerto for violin and cello, the last of his works for orchestra, performed by the internationally acclaimed Jack Liebeck and Tim Lowe. The second half of the programme features what many consider to be the pinnacle of Dvorak’s symphonic output: the dramatic Symphony No 7 – full of emotion and Slavonic melodies and culminating in a triumphant finale.
