Fantasia Orchestra: Metamorphosen at St Matthew's Church, London on Wednesday 19th April 2017

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Fantasia Orchestra: Metamorphosen

Add to my Calendar 19-04-2017 19:30 19-04-2017 21:30 36 Fantasia Orchestra: Metamorphosen The strings of Fantasia Orchestra, described by the ArtsDesk as 'a thing of wonder', present a programme of Strauss, Bach and Elgar, conducted by Tom Fetherstonhaugh.Fantasia Orchestra leader and Royal College of Music student Sofia Kolupov plays Bach’s Violin Concerto in A minor in what promises to be a thrilling ‘conductorless’ performance. Elgar’s ‘Sospiri’, a work of intense reflection written in the months leading up to the outbreak of World War I, is performed alongside Strauss’ monumental ‘Metamorphosen’ for 23 solo strings, a work with sublime melodic writing which creates a musical journey like no other. Don’t miss out!   St Matthew's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St Matthew's Church
20 Great Peter Street
City of Westminster
London
SW1P 2BU
England

Wednesday 19th April 2017
7:30 PM

Programme

Richard Strauss – Metamorphosen, TrV 290
Edward Elgar – Sospiri, Op.70
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041

Performers

Sofia Kolupov – violin
Tom Fetherstonhaugh – conductor

Fantasia Orchestra

Programme Note

The strings of Fantasia Orchestra, described by the ArtsDesk as 'a thing of wonder', present a programme of Strauss, Bach and Elgar, conducted by Tom Fetherstonhaugh.

Fantasia Orchestra leader and Royal College of Music student Sofia Kolupov plays Bach’s Violin Concerto in A minor in what promises to be a thrilling ‘conductorless’ performance. Elgar’s ‘Sospiri’, a work of intense reflection written in the months leading up to the outbreak of World War I, is performed alongside Strauss’ monumental ‘Metamorphosen’ for 23 solo strings, a work with sublime melodic writing which creates a musical journey like no other. Don’t miss out!

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