Handel’s Messiah
We accompany the Oxford Orpheus Choir in the Goossens-Beecham version of Handel's Messiah
We accompany the Oxford Orpheus Choir in the Goossens-Beecham version of Handel's Messiah
Viviane Plekhotkine plays Prokofiev's 1st Violin Concerto. Conducted by Alex Mackinder, we open with Dvorak’s Othello Overture and conclude with Brahms’ 2nd Symphony.
We welcome back soloist Sasha Canter (a Classic FM 2025 Rising Star) to play Arutiunian's Trumpet Concerto, the piece he played to win the 2022 BBC Young Musician of the Year Brass final. We open with Smetana's 'Vltava' and 'Šárka' from Má Vlast, and Honeggar's Pastorale d'été. The second half is Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 2 in C minor ('Little Russian'). We are conducted by Caroline Hobbs-Smith.