Birmingham Chamber Orchestra plays Lutosławski
Posted: July 1, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Anna Cashell, Beethoven, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, Debussy, Eroica, Lutosławski, Martin Leigh, Partita, Rita Schindler, Schoenberg Leave a commentSunday 7 July 2013 at 1930
Artrix, Bromsgrove
Debussy: Prélude à “L’après-midi d’un faune”
(arr. Arnold Schoenberg)
Witold Lutosławski: Partita
Debussy: Danses sacrée et profane
Biber: Passacaglia from Rosary Sonatas
Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no.3 ‘Eroica’
Birmingham Chamber Orchestra
Anna Cashell, violin
Rita Schindler, harp
Andrea Perrett, flute
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Birmingham Chamber Orchestra plays Schnelzer and Beethoven
Posted: March 18, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Albert Schnelzer, artrix, Beethoven, Birmingham, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, bromsgrove, David Quigley, Haydn, Martin Leigh, Michael Haydn, symphony Leave a comment
Albert Schnelzer
Sunday 24 March 2013 at 1500
Artrix, Bromsgrove
Michael Haydn: Symphony in G major P.16
Franz Joseph Haydn: Piano concerto in D
Albert Schnelzer: Emperor Akbar
Beethoven: Symphony no.1 in C major, op.21
Birmingham Chamber Orchestra
David Quigley, piano
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Amy Littlewood with the Halesowen Orchestra
Posted: March 13, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Amy Littlewood, Beethoven, Dvorak, Halesowen, Martin Leigh, Orchestra, symphony, Weber Leave a comment
Sunday 17 March 2013 at 1500
Cornbow Hall, Halesowen
Weber: ‘Oberon’ Overture
Bruch: Violin Concerto no.1
Dvořák: Symphony no.8
Halesowen Orchestra
Amy Littlewood, violin
Martin Leigh, conductor
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‘Rising Stars’ tenth anniversary concert, and a world premiere
Posted: March 13, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Beethoven, Martin Leigh, Solihull, Solihull Symphony, world premiere Leave a comment
Saturday 16 March 2013 at 1800
Shirley Methodist Church
Stephen Webster: Three Experiences
(first performance, Solihull Symphony commission)
Debussy: Première rapsodie (Joshua Warhurst)
Sammartini: Recorder Concerto in F (Fazal Shah)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto (Felix Pong)
Cimarosa: Concerto for two flutes
(Catherine and Sarah O’Connor)
Beethoven: Symphony No 4
Solihull Symphony Orchestra
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Birmingham Chamber Orchestra in 2013
Posted: January 14, 2013 Filed under: concert | Tags: Albert Schnelzer, artrix, Beethoven, Birmingham, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, Brahms, bromsgrove, David Quigley, Haydn, Martin Leigh, Michael Haydn, symphony, Symphony Hall Leave a comment
An exciting New Year for Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, including a first performance in Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
More details at: http://birminghamchamberorchestra.com/concerts.html
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Beethoven, Dvořák, and York with the Halesowen Orchestra
Posted: December 3, 2012 Filed under: concert | Tags: Barbara York, Beethoven, Dvorak, Golden Spinning Wheel, Martin Leigh, symphony, tuba Leave a comment
Saturday 8 December 2012 at 1930
Cornbow Hall, Halesowen
Dvořák: The Golden Spinning Wheel
Barbara York: Concerto for Tuba – first European performance
Beethoven: Two Romances
Beethoven: Symphony no.5
Halesowen Orchestra
Alycia Jewes, violin
Robert Payne, tuba
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Simon Callaghan plays the ‘Emperor’ Concerto
Posted: February 26, 2012 Filed under: concert | Tags: artrix, Beethoven, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, bromsgrove, Martin Leigh, Mozart, simon callaghan Leave a commentSaturday 26 May at 1500
Artrix, Bromsgrove
Mozart: Symphony no.35 KV385 ‘Haffner’
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.5 op.73 ‘Emperor’
Mozart: Symphony no.40 KV550
Birmingham Chamber Orchestra
Simon Callaghan, piano
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Tickets available online here.
Schnelzer: ‘A Freak in Burbank’
Posted: February 20, 2012 Filed under: concert | Tags: Beethoven, Harvey, Martin Leigh, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schnelzer, Solihull, Weber Leave a commentSaturday 24 March 2012 at 1930 – ‘Rising Stars 2012’
Shirley Methodist Church
Albert Schnelzer: A freak in Burbank
Weber: Clarinet Concerto no.1 op.73 (Alvin Chu)
Beethoven Piano Concerto no.1 (Michael Buckland)
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto K622 (Bethan Irving)
Harvey: Saxophone Concerto (Isobel Williams)
Mozart: Violin Concerto no.5 K216 (Prishita Maheshwari)
Mendelssohn: Symphony no.4 op.90 ‘Italian’
Concerto movements performed by outstanding young soloists.
Solihull Symphony Orchestra
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Albert Schnelzer
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Halesowen Orchestra plays Brahms
Posted: February 20, 2012 Filed under: concert | Tags: Adelaide Yue, Beethoven, Brahms, Don Giovanni, Halesowen, Martin Leigh, Mozart Leave a commentSaturday 17 March 2012 at 1930
Cornbow Hall, Halesowen
Mozart: Overture ‘Don Giovanni’
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.2
Brahms: Symphony no.3
Halesowen Orchestra
Adelaide Yue, piano
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Halesowen Orchestra plays Liszt
Posted: February 17, 2012 Filed under: concert, review | Tags: Beethoven, Dvorak, Halesowen, Liszt, Martin Leigh Leave a commentSaturday 10 December 2011
at 1930
Cornbow Hall, Halesowen
Beethoven: Overture ‘Leonora’ no.3
Liszt: Piano Concerto no.2
Dvořák: Symphony no.9
Halesowen Orchestra
Ina Charuashvili, piano
Martin Leigh, conductor
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Christopher Morley’s Birmingham Post review here.
