Join the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra for an engaging evening of classical music conducted by Scott Wilson. The program features Elgar’s Cockaigne Overture, which captures the lively spirit of London, followed by Stanford’s Concert Variations upon an English Theme with renowned pianist Piers Lane as the soloist. The orchestra also performs Strauss’ dramatic Don Juan before concluding with Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 which offers a rich and atmospheric journey. This concert provides a chance to hear these diverse and captivating works performed by talented young musicians. Don’t miss out on a well-rounded evening of orchestral music.

NSO: Stanford 100 National Symphony Orchestra Gerhard Markson conductor Máire Flavin soprano Sharon Carty mezzo-soprano James Way tenor John Molloy bass National Symphony Chorus David Young choral director Stanford Requiem Former NSO Principal Conductor Gerhard Markson returns to conclude the NSO’s centenary commemorations of Dublin-born Charles Villiers Stanford’s death with one of his crowning glories: the monumental and moving Requiem. Admired by Verdi and cast on the grandest of scales, it is a heartfelt and tender work of involving intimacy and blazing faith in which Stanford’s mastery of drama, opera, song and orchestration come triumphantly together.

A three-day chamber and vocal series focussing on Fauré and Stanford in Vevey, Switzerland. More information to follow.