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Summer Nostalgia

with the Strings of the Oxford Philharmonic

Part of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra 2016/17

Add to my Calendar 15-07-2017 19:30 15-07-2017 21:30 36 Summer Nostalgia Within the beautiful setting of Merton College Chapel, Co-concertmaster Yuri Zhislin directs The Strings of the Oxford Philharmonic in striking masterworks. Pastoral nostalgia flows throughout the English Renaissance of the early twentieth century, while Grieg, writing from the cooler terrain of Norway, issued a symphonic remastering of the Baroque suite, recalling the epoch past of Norwegian writer Ludvig Baron Holberg. Merton College Chapel, Oxford DD/MM/YYYY

Details

Merton College Chapel
Merton Street
Oxford
Oxfordshire
OX1 4JD
England

Programme

Edward Elgar – Serenade for String Orchestra in E Minor, Op.20
Benjamin Britten – Variations on a theme of Frank Bridge, Op.10
Johann Sebastian Bach – Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041
Henry Purcell – Chacony in G minor, Z.730
Edvard Grieg – Holberg Suite, Op.40

Performers

Yuri Zhislin – Director

The Strings of the Oxford Philharmonic

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Programme Note

Within the beautiful setting of Merton College Chapel, Co-concertmaster Yuri Zhislin directs The Strings of the Oxford Philharmonic in striking masterworks. Pastoral nostalgia flows throughout the English Renaissance of the early twentieth century, while Grieg, writing from the cooler terrain of Norway, issued a symphonic remastering of the Baroque suite, recalling the epoch past of Norwegian writer Ludvig Baron Holberg.

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