Birmingham Chamber Orchestra plays Lutosławski

Posted: July 1, 2013 | Author: zumrotenigel | Filed under: concert | Tags: Anna Cashell, Beethoven, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, Debussy, Eroica, Lutosławski, Martin Leigh, Partita, Rita Schindler, Schoenberg | Leave a comment

Sunday 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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Anna Cashell
Martin Leigh

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Birmingham Chamber Orchestra plays Schnelzer and Beethoven

Posted: March 18, 2013 | Author: zumrotenigel | 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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Martin Leigh

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Amy Littlewood with the Halesowen Orchestra

Posted: March 13, 2013 | Author: zumrotenigel | 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 | Author: zumrotenigel | 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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Martin Leigh

Birmingham Chamber Orchestra in 2013

Posted: January 14, 2013 | Author: zumrotenigel | 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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Martin Leigh

Beethoven, Dvořák, and York with the Halesowen Orchestra

Posted: December 3, 2012 | Author: zumrotenigel | 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 | Author: zumrotenigel | Filed under: concert | Tags: artrix, Beethoven, Birmingham Chamber Orchestra, bromsgrove, Martin Leigh, Mozart, simon callaghan | Leave a comment

Saturday 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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Simon Callaghan
Martin Leigh

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Schnelzer: ‘A Freak in Burbank’

Posted: February 20, 2012 | Author: zumrotenigel | Filed under: concert | Tags: Beethoven, Harvey, Martin Leigh, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Schnelzer, Solihull, Weber | Leave a comment

Saturday 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’