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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260307T193000
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SUMMARY:March 2026 Concert
DESCRIPTION:Hollywood Nights \nEveryone knows the iconic ‘Sunrise’ opening of Richard Strauss’s tone poem Also Sprach Zarathustra\, used in Stanley Kubrick’s ground-breaking film 2001: A Space Odyssey.  Now hear our vast orchestral forces bring the rest of this epic work to life.  Based on a philosophical novel by Nietzsche\, it deals with the forces of Nature\, mankind’s struggle to control his destiny and triumph over the challenges of existence.  In the rest of the programme\, we bring you much loved blockbuster film themes from Lord of the Rings\, Gladiator\, Jurassic Park and many other Hollywood favourites. \n \nWilliam Birkbeck is a dynamic and versatile conductor whose recent engagements include performances with the Sofia Philharmonic\, Cameristi della Scala di Milano\, Franz Haydn Orchestra at the Vienna Musikverein\, Bucharest Radio Chamber Orchestra\, and the Brandenburger Symphoniker. He also serves as Music Director of the Holborn Symphony Orchestra in London. \nBorn and raised in France\, William trained at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris (CNSMDP)\, where he studied clarinet\, orchestral conducting\, and composition. He continued his studies in the United States\, earning a Master of Music degree in Orchestral Conducting from the Aaron Copland School of Music in New York. \nPrize-winner of the Vienna International Conducting Competition and recipient of the Maurice Peress Young Conductors Award\, William has collaborated with renowned contemporary composers such as Pierre Boulez\, Peter Eötvös\, Kaija Saariaho\, and Rainer Bischof. \nHe has held assistant conductor roles with Orpheus Sinfonia and the Copland School orchestras and was recently a conducting fellow at the Sofia Symphonic Summit and Fondazione Giorgio Cini in Venice. Known for his passionate musicality and clear\, engaging style\, William brings energy and brilliance to every performance.
URL:https://www.bathsymphony.org.uk/event/march-2026-concert/
LOCATION:The Forum\, 1a Forum Buildings\, St James Parade\, Bath\, BA1 1UG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concert,Previous Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251116T150000
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SUMMARY:November 2025 Concert
DESCRIPTION:Our Autumn concert has a Germanic theme. We open with Siegfried on his journey down the Rhine from Wagner’s epic Ring Cycle\, recalling many of the iconic leitmotifs from the opera. We are delighted to welcome soprano Siân Dicker to join us for the lovely and elegiac Four Last Songs by Richard Strauss. The Emperor Waltz was written by the Waltz King\, Johann Strauss II to celebrate the meeting of two Emperors – Franz Josef I of Austria and Wilhelm II of Germany\, and brings us a stream of unforgettable melodies. Our programme ends with more Richard Strauss – the Rosenkavalier Suite\, drawn from his ever-popular and joyful operatic evocation of 18th century Vienna\, full of gorgeous tunes and lush orchestration. \n \n‘Oozing characterful expression’ with ‘ample tones\, gorgeously rich in the middle’ (Opera Today)\, soprano Siân Dicker is in demand for her rich\, full-bodied voice and dramatic flair. A regular on the competition platform\, Siân won the Singers Prize in the 2020 Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition as well as the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform. Siân is a City Music Foundation Artist\, a 2021/22 Britten Pears Young Artist and was listed in BBC Music Magazine’s ‘Rising Stars’ feature in February 2023. She was delighted to be awarded the Simon Sandbach Award by Garsington Opera for her contribution to their 2023 season and was awarded the 2023 Emmy Destinn Czech Song Prize. \nSiân’s recent roles include Liza Queen of Spades (Garsington Opera\, cover)\, Mirandolina La Locandiera (Bampton Classical Opera)\, Miss Jessel The Turn of the Screw (Waterperry Opera Festival)\, First Lady The Magic Flute (English National Opera\, Cover)\, Mařenka The Bartered Bride (Garsington Opera\, OperaFirst)\, Flaminia Fool Moon (Bampton Classical Opera)\, Contessa Le nozze di Figaro (Opera Holland Park Young Artist Production)\, Amaranta La fedeltà premiata (Guildhall Opera)\, Venus Venus and Adonis (Guildhall Opera) and Erste Dame Die Zauberflöte (Hurn Court Opera). Siân worked with the Royal Opera House on Lost and Found; a project of newly commissioned operas premiered in St Pancras Station in 2022 and subsequently joined ROH for a performance of new operas at the 2023 Wilderness Festival in Oxfordshire. \nSiân enjoys regular song recitals with duo partner\, Krystal Tunnicliffe\, across Europe and the UK. The duo are delighted to have been joined by Saki Kato (guitar) to release their debut disc; William Walton – Complete Song Collection with Delphian Records in October 2024. Recent recital engagements include the International Lied Festival Zeist\, Life Victoria Barcelona\, Aldeburgh Festival\, Ryedale Festival\, Oxford Lieder Festival\, St Martin-in-the-Fields\, Ludlow English Song Weekend and BBC Radio 3’s In Tune. Siân is proud to have been named as President for Wiltshire-based community music charity\, Wiltshire Rural Music. Siân is a proud community musician and workshop facilitator\, regularly delivering workshops for Live Music Now\, Britten Pears Arts\, Crwban Care and Garsington Opera within schools\, care homes\, SEN settings and assisted living facilities. She has recently enjoyed delivering relaxed\, interactive performances at both Aldeburgh and Ryedale Festivals. \nFor further information\, please visit  www.siandicker.com
URL:https://www.bathsymphony.org.uk/event/november-2025-concert/
LOCATION:Wiltshire Music Centre\, Ashley Rd\, Bradford-on-Avon\, BA15 1DZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concert,Previous Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250614T193000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250614T213000
DTSTAMP:20260526T082124
CREATED:20240723T110045Z
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SUMMARY:June 2025 Concert
DESCRIPTION:Viv McLean makes a welcome return as soloist in Rachmaninov’s powerful and romantic Piano Concerto No. 2. Written as the composer emerged from a three year writer’s block\, it has enjoyed enduring popularity ever since. \nIt took Brahms a mere four months to compose his Symphony No. 2 during a summer holiday by an Austrian lake.  Its sunny and lyrical character has earned it the title ‘Pastoral’. \nLouise Farrenc was Professor of Piano at the Paris Conservatoire from the 1840s and is now regaining the notice she deserves.  Her dramatic and colourful concert Overture No. 2 is in operatic style. \nDescribed by Le Monde as “possessing the genius one finds in those who know how to forget themselves”\, since winning First Prize at the Maria Canals Piano Competition in Barcelona\, our soloist British pianist Viv McLean has performed in all the major venues in the UK as well as throughout Europe\, Japan\, Australia and the USA. Viv’s concerto work includes appearances with the RPO\, Philharmonia Orchestra\, LPO\, Halle Orchestra\, English Chamber Orchestra\, BBC Concert Orchestra\, Sinfonia Viva\, Orchestra of the Swan\, Orchestra of St John’s\, Northern Chamber Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra under the baton of such conductors as Daniel Harding\, John Wilson\, Wayne Marshall\, John Lubbock\, Philip Hesketh\, Christopher Warren-Green\, Owain Arwell Hughes\, Carl Davis\, Rebecca Miller\, Chloe Van Soeterstede and Marvin Hamlisch. \nViv plays regularly with the Adderbury Ensemble and has also performed with other leading chamber groups such as the Ysaye String Quartet\, the Sacconi String Quartet\, members of the Elias\, Allegri\, Carducci\, Tippett String Quartets\, Leonore Piano Trio\, Ensemble 360 and the Leopold String Trio. He has collaborated with musicians such as Natalie Clein\, Marianne Thorsen\, Daniel Hope\, Adrian Brendel\, Lawrence Power\, Mary Bevan\, David Le Page\, Guy Johnston and many others. He has performed at numerous festivals including the Cheltenham International Festival\, Buxton Festival\, Music in the Round Festival\, Glossop Festival and Harrogate International Festival in the UK\, the International Beethoven Festival\, the Mecklenburg Festival and the Kultur Kreis Festival in Germany\, the Festival International de Musique Classique d’Aigues-Mortes\, the Melle Festival and Festival de Saintes in France\, the Vinterfestspill i Bergstaden in Norway and the Musik vid Kattegatt Festival in Sweden. \nViv studied from an early age with Ruth Nye and\, after attending Chetham’s School of Music\, he went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music with Hamish Milne. Whilst studying at the Academy he was the winner of the piano competition at the Royal Overseas-League Music Competition\, was selected as one of the winners of the National Federation of Music Societies’ Young Artists Competition and made his Wigmore Hall debut through winning the RAM Wigmore Award. \nViv made his BBC Radio 3 recital debut through the BBC Radio 3 Young Artists Forum scheme and has also recorded for Classic FM\, WDR Radio in Germany\, Radio France\, ABC Radio in Australia\, NRK Radio in Norway and for the Sky Arts television channel. His commercial releases have included recordings for Sony\, Signum Classics\, Naxos\, Nimbus\, Lyrita\, RPO Records\, ICSM Records and his most recent albums are a Chopin recital and a selection of live recordings for Stone Records. \nFor further information\, please visit www.vivmclean.com \nWe are also delighted to welcome Jonathan Mann as our Guest Conductor for this concert. Praised by Bernard Haitink for his “infectious joy in conducting\,” Jonathan has made recent notable debuts with the Ulster Orchestra\, Seongnam Philharmonic Orchestra (South Korea)\, and Chineke! Orchestra at Royal Festival Hall. He recently premiered the ballet White Doves with Six Dance Collective in Belfast. \nJonathan is Music Director of Ensemble Cambrica and the Hertford Symphony Orchestra whilst also Artistic Director of the CIAC Conducting Academy\, where he mentors emerging conductors from around the world. \nHe has inspired young musicians throughout Europe and Southeast Asia\, serving as Artistic Director of the Immanuel Orchestra in Bangkok from 2015 to 2022 which is modeled after Venezuela’s ‘El Sistema’. A former prize winner at the Jeunesses Musicales Conducting Competition\, Jonathan studied at the Royal Academy of Music\, Guildhall School of Music and Drama and was the Sir Charles Mackerass Junior Fellow in Conducting at Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance. \nFor further information\, please visit www.jonathanmannconductor.com
URL:https://www.bathsymphony.org.uk/event/june-2025-concert/
LOCATION:Wiltshire Music Centre\, Ashley Rd\, Bradford-on-Avon\, BA15 1DZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concert,Previous Concert
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250308T213000
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SUMMARY:March 2025 Concert
DESCRIPTION:We join forces with Bath Bach Choir to perform Beethoven’s mighty Choral Symphony.  Beethoven was the first composer to introduce voices into a symphony with a setting of Schiller’s Ode to Joy. \nAnother innovator\, Liszt was the first composer to use the term ‘symphonic poem’ to describe a work linked to some extra-musical idea.  Les Préludes draws on a poem by Lamartine on the theme of love and war. \nBath Bach Choir will perform Ešenvalds’ setting of Longfellow’s poem A Shadow\, which showcases his powerful use of rich and glorious melody. The 8-part choir\, accompanied by the gentle chimes of the glockenspiel\, alternately soars with joy and quietly contemplates the flow of time. \nCopland’s Fanfare for the Common Man opens our programme.  Composed in 1942 to support the American war effort\, the fanfare does not celebrate any individual hero\, but the power found in all of us to change the world. \nBath Bach Choir is a spirited group of some 90 musicians which gave its first performance in 1947 and continues to be a thriving and friendly group. \nFor some 33 years\, the choir benefited from the inspirational and passionate style of Nigel Perrin\, our much-loved Musical Director whose death in June 2024 we were very sad to announce. From January 2023 we welcomed Benedict Collins Rice who is proving to be outstanding in the role as he leads the choir into a new and exciting chapter of its history. \nThe Choir’s performances embrace a broad repertoire from Bach\, Handel and Tchaikovsky to Macmillan\, Todd and Pehkonen\, the latter three all present to hear their works performed. Members frequently travel together to sing in foreign venues (including Bath’s twin cities)\, run an annual workshop and enjoy focused\, fun rehearsals as well as social gatherings. \nMusical Director Benedict Collins Rice\nAccompanist Marcus Sealy \nWe are also delighted to welcome Adam Laughton as our Guest Conductor for this concert. Born and raised in Bath\, Adam is a conductor and arts producer based in Frome. He has been closely involved in various local projects as a music leader\, promoter\, coordinator and educator. Adam currently directs Argyle String Orchestra in Bath and is a regular guest conductor with orchestras across the region. Adam is Director of the Frome Festival and Artistic Programme Manager at Wiltshire Music Centre in Bradford on Avon. He currently sits on the board of the Rook Lane Arts Trust in Frome. Adam regularly performs with many local ensembles as a pianist and violist. He is delighted to be working with Bath Symphony Orchestra across the upcoming season – Adam first listened to the orchestra perform at a very young age\, played in his first concert whilst at school in Bath and has continued to stay connected in recent years as a guest percussionist!
URL:https://www.bathsymphony.org.uk/event/spring-2025-concert/
LOCATION:The Forum\, 1a Forum Buildings\, St James Parade\, Bath\, BA1 1UG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concert,Previous Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241117T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241117T170000
DTSTAMP:20260526T082124
CREATED:20240723T103110Z
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SUMMARY:November 2024 Concert
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to welcome back star young soloist Maxim Calver to play Elgar’s much loved Cello Concerto. Elgar’s concert overture  In the South (Alassio) was inspired by a family holiday on the Italian Riviera and conjures up everything from ‘Joy of Life (wine and macaroni)\,’ through Mediterranean storms and romantic ruins with shepherds\, to Roman armies on the march.  Our programme ends with Hindemith’s most popular work\, the Symphonic Metamorphosis on Themes by Carl Maria von Weber – a colourful and exuberant orchestral tour de force featuring marches\, fugues and variations on a Chinese folk song. \n \nPraised for the “elegance of his technique\, overall sound and natural poeticism” (Charlotte Gardner\, Strad Magazine)\, Maxim Calver first gained public recognition as a Grand Finalist and Strings Category winner of BBC Young Musician 2018\, where he made his concerto debut with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Symphony Hall\, Birmingham. Since then he has been in high demand across the UK and Europe and in October 2021\, he made his European Concerto debut at the Grosse Saal of the Hamburg Elbphilharmonie. Maxim plays an Alberto Aloyisius Blanchi cello\, dated 1906. \nEstablishing himself as a young artist known for his passion for performance\, Maxim has appeared in many of Europe’s other leading venues including the Wigmore Hall\, Tonhalle Zurich and Cadogan Hall amongst others. He has appeared as a concerto soloist with various orchestras including the Bath\, Stockport\, Ipswich\, Maidstone and Young Musician Symphony Orchestras\, the Orpheus Sinfonia and the Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra. He also made debut recital appearances at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall\, Cambridge Summer Music Festival and at the Oranjewoud Festival in the Netherlands as the winner of the ‘Oranjewoud Award’ at the 2024 Schiermonnikoog Festival. \nIn the 24/25 season\, Maxim’s highlights include performances of Elgar\, Shostakovich and Dvorak’s cello concertos\, recitals alongside pianist Kumi Matsuo and a variety of exciting chamber music collaborations. Furthermore\, from the start of the 24/25 season Maxim has been invited to be an ‘Associated Artist’ on the UK Artists Directory after his successful tenure on the Countess of Munster Trust’s Recital Scheme. A passionate chamber musician\, Maxim has appeared at the Gstaad-Menuhin\, Lewes\, Stamford and International Pau Casals Chamber Music Festivals and performed live radio broadcasts from the Konzerthaus Berlin and Amsterdam Concertgebouw. In May 2024\, he was invited to the Kronberg Academy’s ‘Chamber Music Connects the World’ Festival where he worked and performed alongside Gidon Kremer\, Antje Weithaas and Lawrence Power. Maxim has also appeared at the Edinburgh International Festival for the past two years as a part of their ‘rising stars’ series at the invitation of current artistic director Nicola Benedetti. \nIn 2023\, Maxim was invited by composer Matthew Coleridge to appear on his new album ‘Requiem’ alongside the Southern Sinfonia and Choir of Royal Holloway directed by Rupert Gough. The album was recently released on Convivium Records to widespread critical acclaim.\nOriginally from Gorleston-on-Sea in Norfolk\, Maxim started the cello at the age of 4 with Maja Passchier before moving to the Yehudi Menuhin School to study with Thomas Carroll aged just 8 years old. He currently studies at the Royal College of Music with Professor Melissa Phelps\, where he is proud to be an ABRSM Scholar for his postgraduate studies. He has received guidance and inspiration from many leading cellists including Gary Hoffman\, Frans Helmerson\, Steven Doane\, Colin Carr and the late Heinrich Schiff. Maxim has also partaken in master-classes at the Kronberg Academy\, Tibor Varga Academy and IMS Prussia Cove amongst others. \nMaxim is very grateful to have received support from the Amaryllis Fleming Foundation\, Geoff and Val Richards\, Countess of Munster Musical Trust\, Drake Calleja Trust and the Hattori Foundation. He is also very grateful to the Young Classical Artists Trust and the Countess of Munster Trust for their invitation to join the UK Artists Directory as an Associate Artist from 2024. \n \nWe are also delighted to welcome Daniel Hogan as our Guest Conductor for this concert. Described as ‘a musician of sincerity\, integrity and a maturity well beyond his years’\, Daniel Hogan is a young British talent beginning to establish himself on the international scene. In concert\, he has conducted the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra\, Moravian Philharmonic and Baltic Sea Philharmonic\, and has been Assistant Conductor for many of the UK’s most esteemed institutions\, including Opera North\, BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Philharmonia. He has a busy schedule working with non-professional groups\, including being Music Director for the Winchester Symphony Orchestra\, Kew Sinfonia and Chorleywood Orchestra. He recently graduated from the Royal College of Music with Distinction for his Masters in Conducting\, and is currently concluding his Advanced Diploma with Sian Edwards at the Royal Academy of Music. \nFor further information\, please visit www.danielhoganconductor.com
URL:https://www.bathsymphony.org.uk/event/november-2024-concert/
LOCATION:Wiltshire Music Centre\, Ashley Rd\, Bradford-on-Avon\, BA15 1DZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Concert,Previous Concert
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