Details

Huntingdon Hall
Crowngate
Worcester
Worcestershire
WR1 3LD
England

Friday 17th February 2017
7:30 PM

Programme

Johannes Brahms – Hungarian Dances: selection
Johann Strauss II (the Younger) – Emperor Waltz, Op.437
Johann Strauss II (the Younger) – Gypsy Baron: Saffi's Song
Jean Sibelius – Valse Triste
Charles Gounod – Faust: Jewel Song
Antonin Dvorak – Rusalka, Op.114: 'Song to the moon'
Antonin Dvorak – Slavonic Dances, Op.72
Johann Strauss II (the Younger) – Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Op.214
Gioachino Rossini – Una voce poco fa (aria)
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op.27 no.4
Johann Strauss II (the Younger) – Die Fledermaus: 'Mein Herr Marquis'

Performers

Kenneth Woods – Conductor
April Fredrick – soprano

English Symphony Orchestra

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Programme Note

The English Symphony Orchestra, Worcester Live’s new Orchestra in Residence, celebrate their arrival in Huntingdon Hall with a concert overflowing with the spirit of dance, from Dvorak’s rustic Slavonic Dances and Brahms’s soulful Hungarian Dances to Johann Strauss Jr.’s beloved polkas and waltzes. Dynamic diva April Fredrick joins the ESO for a sampling of some of the most beautiful and virtuosic soprano arias ever written. As the International Orchestra of Elgar Country, the ESO has gone from strength to strength under the baton of Kenneth Woods, with featured broadcasts on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.

“Electric performances, all” The Sunday Times.