
English Symphony Orchestra "Shirehall Sunday" Season Opening Gala
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Sunday 25 September, 2016 at 3:30 PM
Hereford Shirehall
Season Opening Gala
English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods- Principal Conductor
Clare Hammond Piano
Mozart- Overture to The Marriage of Figaro
Robert Saxton- The Resurrection of the Soldiers, In Memory of John McCabe (ESO co-commission)
Mozart- Piano Concerto no. 20 in D minor K. 466
Clare Hammond- piano
Mozart- Symphony no. 40 in G minor K. 550
Rising piano superstar Clare Hammond joins the ESO for a gala start to our 2016-17 season. Clare is shortlisted for the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artist Award in 2016 and recently co-starred in the hit film “The Lady in the Van,” playing the young incarnation of Maggie Smith’s iconic character.
This gala concert celebrating the opening of the ESO's second seaason of Shirehall Sunday concerts features two of Mozart's most exciting and emotional works