Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO)

Programme:
J. Strauss II - Blue Danube Waltz
Grieg - Excerpts From Peer Gynt
Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending
Mozart - Horn Concerto No.4
Tchaikovsky - Selections From The Nutcracker

John Rigby - Conductor
Duncan Riddell - Leader/Solo Violin
Laurence Davies - Principal/Solo French Horn

Booming percussion and blazing brass announce the opening of Copland’s Fanfare For The Common Man and the beginning of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra’s Here Come the Classics extravaganza.

The programme includes dramatic and thrilling works including Grieg’s In the Hall of the Mountain King, Beethoven’s Allegretto from his Seventh Symphony and Rossini’s William Tell: Galop and calm and spine-tingling pieces such as Vaughan Williams’ Lark Ascending - for which the RPO’s Leader Duncan Riddell takes centre stage - Mozart’s Horn Concerto, performed by the Orchestra’s Principal French Horn Laurence Davies, and selections from Tchaikovsky’s much-loved The Nutcracker.

This sumptuous programme of classical masterpieces is diverse and captivating and is a concert not to be missed!