CONDUCTOR Adam Hickox will lead the RPO in a performance of magical music.
The programme includes music by Mendelsohn, Tchaikovsky and Elgar, with cellist Richard Harwood.
Mendelsohn’s verture, Nocturne & Scherzo from A Midsummer Night’s Dream opens the evening.
It is inspired by fairies and enchanted woodlands of Shakespeare’s woodland masterpiece, the score perfectly capturing the magical mood of the play.
Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations is then followed by Elgar’s Enigma Variations.
Elgar used music in this work to paint enigmatic musical portraits of his friends and loved ones.
One of the greatest orchestral works of the 20th century, it continues to intrigue and enthral audiences to this day.
The concert will be preceded by a free pre-performance talk presented by Philip Hesketh.
After starting his professional life as a cellist, playing with many of the country’s finest orchestras, Philip turned to conducting in 1991, making his Royal Opera House debut with the Royal Ballet’s The Nutcracker in 2001.
He is Musical Director of Opera de Bauge, Opera Vera, the West London Sinfonia, the Norfolk Symphony Orchestra and The London Children’s Ballet.
He also appears regularly as a guest artist with orchestras at home and abroad.
As a musical communicator Philip is making a reputation in Britain as both a highly informative speaker and an entertaining raconteur.
The event takes place at Reading’s Hexagon Theatre, on Saturday, March 25.
Philip Hesketh’s free pre-show talk is at 6.30pm, with the concert beginning at 7.30pm.
Tickets cost £28.50, £24.50, and £17.50 depending on seats. Band B concessions for 18-25s are available for £10, with tickets for under 18s costing £6.
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