Mozart: Clarinet Concerto

We’re very pleased to welcome the Flanders Symphony Orchestra and the British conductor Duncan Ward, who as part of their programme will pay their respects to two English composers - Ralph Vaughan Williams and his great friend George Butterworth, to whom he dedicated his second symphony after which he tragically died during the Battle of the Somme in 1916. His haunting ‘A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody’ will open the programme and after the interval we’ll hear Vaughan Williams’s ethereal Lark Ascending, beloved by British audiences. In the first half Alexandra Soumm will perform the second of our Mozart concertos, his 5th Violin Concerto, with its pulsating finale. The programme will end with Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8, commissioned by London’s Royal Philharmonic Society and regarded as one of his greatest works. Flanders Symphony Orchestra Conductor - Duncan Ward Soloist - Alexandra Soumm, violin Butterworth - A Shropshire Lad Rhapsody Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 5 Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Dvořák - Symphony No. 8 We are pleased to renew our partnership with The Cheryl King Trust, whose vital work ensures that young people across Surrey can access music lessons regardless of financial barriers, and experience the transformative benefits of learning an instrument. Please note: For the enjoyment of all those attending, and in respect of those performing, please note that latecomers will not be admitted until the end of a work. Similarly, should you need to leave the auditorium during the concert, re-admittance will also be at the end of the work. For clarity, latecomers and re-admittance is not permitted between movements.

The Hanover Band was formed in London by Caroline Brown in March 1980 and has an international reputation for the excellence of its performances and recordings of 18th and 19th-century music. The orchestra comprises some of the best period instrument specialists in the UK. Their performances and recordings have been described as ‘revelatory, luscious, outstanding and illuminating’ Performing Handel’s Messiah in this concert, the subject is the ‘greatest story ever told’ and Handel’s setting has been described as the ‘greatest single work in the English language’. It is certainly the most popular and probably the best loved oratorio of all time, a perfect festive treat for music lovers of all ages. The Hanover Band Handel - Messiah We are pleased to renew our partnership with The Cheryl King Trust, whose vital work ensures that young people across Surrey can access music lessons regardless of financial barriers, and experience the transformative benefits of learning an instrument. Please note: For the enjoyment of all those attending, and in respect of those performing, please note that latecomers will not be admitted until the end of a work. Similarly, should you need to leave the auditorium during the concert, re-admittance will also be at the end of the work. For clarity, latecomers and re-admittance is not permitted between movements.