Cheltenham Concert Series 2018-2019 Concert Series brochure_2018-2019_FOR WEB | Page 2

2017
CONTENTS
September 2018 - June 2019
2018
September 2018
3 21 Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra
November 2018
4 8 Orchestra
of the Swan
December 2018
5 7 Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra
Pre-Concert Talk: Free entry using
your concert ticket.
12 Booking Information
13 Series Savings
14 Seating Plan & Pricing
15 Postal Booking Form
16 Payment
2019
January 2019
6 6 Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra 8
New Year Strauss Gala
(Please note this is a matinee)
6
7
23 February 2019
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
17 March 2019
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
(Please note this is a matinee)
Orchestra of the Swan
2
September 2018 - June 2019
10
11
Kenny Broberg
5 April 2019
English Symphony Orchestra
30 April 2019
European Union Chamber Orchestra
13 June 2019
Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA
Friday 21 September 2018, 7.30pm
The Holberg Suite (1884), a vivacious work
for strings in fi ve movements (Introduction
and four dances), provides the perfect
opener to our 2018-19 Series. An early
essay in neoclassicism, it echoes music
from 100 years earlier, but with
Grieg’s added verve and Scandinavian
melodic style.
Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody is a journey
of discovery, infusing rich harmonies,
plainchant melodies and dynamic rhythms.
It also includes the famous ‘18th Variation’,
which has become a popular classic in its
own right.
Our opening night comes to a rousing
close with Tchaikovsky’s epic 4th
Symphony, a wild and powerful journey
from darkness to light.
There is no Pre-Concert Talk before
tonight’s performance.
CONDUCTOR
Jamie Phillips
PIANO
Kenny Broberg
GRIEG
Holberg Suite
RACHMANINOV
Rhapsody on a
Theme of Paganini
TCHAIKOVSKY
Symphony No.4
September 2018 - June 2019
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