This autumn the Academy of St Martin in the Fields, with Music Director Joshua Bell, embarks on its first tour to Australia for six years. The ensemble will perform an unashamedly popular programme of beloved violin concertos along with some of the classical repertoire’s most joyous and uplifting works.
Programme includes:
Prokofiev Classical Symphony Op. 25
Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 4
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 3 ‘Scottish’, Op. 56
Bach Violin Concerto No. 1 in A minor, BWV 1041
Saint-Saens Introduction & Rondo capriccioso, Op.28
Mozart Overture, The Marriage of Figaro, K.492
Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 ‘Italian’, Op. 90
Programme 5 Oct 11am matinée:
Jean Françaix Quartet
Mozart Clarinet Quintet