17th March 2025
The all-day rehearsal at the weekend, in advance of Sunday’s Bardi Symphony Orchestra concert proved to be a really exciting ear-opener.
The programme includes a wonderful mix of lush romantic music; excitement right from the opening bars of the much loved Overture to Glinka’s opera Ruslan and Lyudmila, to the closing bars of Stravinsky’s The Firebird.
The centrepiece is, of course, an opportunity to hear the slightly less frequently performed Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 3 played by topflight international pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason. This is a great coup for Bardi and many players (and probably audience too) remember predicting a great future for Isata when she made her Leicester debut with the Orchestra in 2015. How right everyone was!
Guest Conductor for this concert is Toby Purser who is currently Head of Conducting at the Royal College of Music but leads an illustrious conducting career alongside this. Should you wish go and listen to the concert you are advised not to delay getting in touch with the De Montfort Hall Box Office as tickets are selling exceptionally well.
Book your tickets here for what promises to be a thrilling afternoon of music at De Montfort Hall!
Sunday 23rd March 2025 at 3pm
Isata Kanneh-Mason Plays Rachmaninov
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