An international orchestral cocktail: Faure, Price, Thackray and Shostakovich at Trinity Church Centre, London on Saturday 14th March 2026

Please note: This concert is in the past and has already taken place.

An international orchestral cocktail

Faure, Price, Thackray and Shostakovich

Add to my Calendar 14-03-2026 19:30 14-03-2026 21:30 36 An international orchestral cocktail Finchley Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christopher Stark will present a varied international programme for their March concert. Opening with Faure’s serene ‘Pavane’ the programme then features the Violin Concerto No.1 by the African-American Florence Price.  This expansive and tuneful piece was lost for decades before being rediscovered in 2009.  Our soloist will be Jordan Brooks, the brilliant young violinist who made such an impression playing the Coleridge Taylor concerto with us last season. Sam Thackray, who plays trumpet in the orchestra, describes his ‘Aphorisms’ as “medieval war tunes fused with cartoon music”.  Completing the programme is Shostakovich’s ninth symphony, an unusually playful piece for him – which was certainly not what the demanding Stalin expected and had hoped for. Trinity Church Centre, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Trinity Church Centre
15 Nether Street
North Finchley
London
N12 7NN
England

Saturday 14th March 2026
7:30 PM

Programme

Gabriel Fauré – Pavane, Op.50
Samuel Thackray – Aphorisms for Sinfonietta
Dmitry Shostakovich – Symphony no.9 in E flat major, Op.70
Florence Price – Violin Concerto no.1

Performers

Jordan Brooks – violin
Christopher Stark – Conductor

Finchley Symphony Orchestra

Programme Note

Finchley Symphony Orchestra and conductor Christopher Stark will present a varied international programme for their March concert.

Opening with Faure’s serene ‘Pavane’ the programme then features the Violin Concerto No.1 by the African-American Florence Price. This expansive and tuneful piece was lost for decades before being rediscovered in 2009. Our soloist will be Jordan Brooks, the brilliant young violinist who made such an impression playing the Coleridge Taylor concerto with us last season.

Sam Thackray, who plays trumpet in the orchestra, describes his ‘Aphorisms’ as “medieval war tunes fused with cartoon music”. Completing the programme is Shostakovich’s ninth symphony, an unusually playful piece for him – which was certainly not what the demanding Stalin expected and had hoped for.

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