Fantasia Orchestra: Christmas Night
← → The strings of Fantasia Orchestra are joined by soloist Richard Hosford for a magical, candle-lit evening exploring the evocative theme of ‘Night’ this Christmas. Bathe in the moonlight with Debussy’s…
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The strings of Fantasia Orchestra are joined by soloist Richard Hosford for a magical, candle-lit evening exploring the evocative theme of ‘Night’ this Christmas.
Bathe in the moonlight with Debussy’s iconic Clair de Lune, in the starlight of the Nativity with Warlock’s popular carol Bethlehem Down, and in the dappled nighttime forest of Schoenberg’s stunning Verklärte Nacht. Finzi’s Clarinet Concerto, a gem of the English repertoire, encompasses light and shade and is an inspiring force.
For one night only, the Orchestra will be joined by highly-acclaimed soloist and principal clarinet of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Richard Hosford. Hosford has worked with conductors including Claudio Abbado, Sir Colin Davis, Michael Tilson Thomas and Oscar Schumsky. Several of his recordings have been chosen as “First choice” by BBC Radio 3 ‘Record Review‘.
The candlelit stage at Grand Junction at St Mary Magdalene’s offers the perfect setting for this exploration of nighttime at Christmas. Conducted by Tom Fetherstonhaugh, described as ‘a spark to watch‘ by BBC Radio 3.
The most directly emotional music to be experienced live post-lockdown.
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PROGRAMME:
Debussy: Clair de Lune (arranged for strings by Kime)
Finzi: Clarinet Concerto
Interval
Warlock: Bethlehem Down (arranged for strings by Lane)
Schoenberg: Verklärte Nacht
MUSICIANS:
Violins: Charlie Lovell-Jones, Hana Mizuta-Spencer and Anthony Poon
Violas: Kinga Wojdalska, Joseph Lowe and Georgia Russell
Cellos: Toby White, Silvestrs Kalinš and Tiago Anjinho
Double Bass: Richard English
Clarinet: Richard Hosford
Conductor: Tom Fetherstonhaugh
FANTASIA ORCHESTRA
Founded in 2016 by conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh, the Fantasia Orchestra is formed by some of the country’s most exciting young musicians. The orchestra performs an eclectic range of music, breathing new life into old works and celebrating new ones.
Past performance highlights include Tasmin Little’s final concerto performances, Dvorak’s Cello Concerto with 2016 BBC Young Musician winner Sheku Kanneh-Mason at Wells Cathedral, Proms debut with Isata Kanneh-Mason at St Jude’s Festival in 2019 where they returned this year with Thomas Gould.
TOM FETHERSTONHAUGH
Described as ‘a spark to watch’ by BBC Radio 3, Tom is an acclaimed British conductor and the founder of the Fantasia Orchestra. His works include conducting concerts for the Ulster Orchestra, Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, Piccadilly Sinfonia, Oxford University Sinfonietta, the orchestra of the Oxford Chamber Music Festival and Southbank Sinfonia.
As a treble, he has performed at the Royal Opera House, English National Opera, and features on film soundtracks including Prometheus, Life of Pi and Dark Shadows. Tom made his BBC Proms debut aged 13 as a soloist in Mahler’s ‘Das Klagende Lied’ under Edward Gardner.
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