The Festival Academy Orchestra
Steven Isserlis, cello
Tues 20th May
7:00 pm
St James Church
Doors open at 6.15pm
The performance will end at approx. 8.45pm
MOZART: Overture, The Impresario K486
DVORÁK: Cello Concerto in B minor, op.104 B.191
BEETHOVEN: Symphony no. 1 in C major, op.21
Thomas Hull Conductor
Ruth Rogers Leader
Tickets £45 I £40 I £35 I £30 I £10 I U25s £1
Dvořák’s Cello Concerto is widely considered one his greatest compositions and in many opinions, the very best cello concerto ever written.
Steven Isserlis, who returns to the 2025 Festival to perform with the Academy Orchestra says: “It’s simply a masterpiece. It has everything: heroism, excitement, gorgeous melodies, joie de vivre, reflection, tragedy and a profoundly personal narrative.”
Steven’s unforgettable performances of both the Schumann and Elgar cello concertos with the Festival Academy Orchestra heightens the anticipation for this concert. The orchestra complete the programme for the first of their 3 concerts with a rarely performed Mozart overture and Beethoven’s effervescent first symphony.