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The Principals of English Symphony Orchestra

Add to my Calendar 25-01-2026 18:00 25-01-2026 20:00 36 The Principals of English Symphony Orchestra The principal string players of the English Symphony Orchestra present an intimate chamber music programme featuring three masterpieces for string ensemble by Strauss, Mozart, and Brahms.The concert opens with the radiant Sextet from Richard Strauss’s opera Capriccio, a work of refined Romantic elegance. Mozart’s deeply expressive String Quintet in G minor, K.516, follows, combining dramatic intensity with profound emotional depth.The programme concludes with Brahms’s String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op.36, a richly textured and expansive work that showcases the composer’s warm melodic writing and intricate interplay between the strings. St John's Church, London DD/MM/YYYY

Details

St John's Church
73 Waterloo Road
Waterloo
London
SE1 8TY
England

Programme

Richard Strauss – Capriccio, Op.85
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – String Quintet no.4 in G minor, K.516
Johannes Brahms – String Sextet no.2 in G major, Op.36

Performers

English Symphony Orchestra (Principal Strings)

Programme Note

The principal string players of the English Symphony Orchestra present an intimate chamber music programme featuring three masterpieces for string ensemble by Strauss, Mozart, and Brahms.

The concert opens with the radiant Sextet from Richard Strauss’s opera Capriccio, a work of refined Romantic elegance. Mozart’s deeply expressive String Quintet in G minor, K.516, follows, combining dramatic intensity with profound emotional depth.
The programme concludes with Brahms’s String Sextet No. 2 in G major, Op.36, a richly textured and expansive work that showcases the composer’s warm melodic writing and intricate interplay between the strings.

The Principals of English Symphony Orchestra

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