Philharmonia Chamber Players: Flamenco to Foxtrot
Ravel and Gershwin rub shoulders in this free performance showcasing the virtuosity of Philharmonia Orchestra’s wind section, bookended by two passionate pieces inspired by the landscape and culture of Spain.
The drama and passion of Albéniz’s Asturias kicks off our evening of concert classics arranged for wind ensemble by Philharmonia Principal Bassoon Robin O’Neill, ahead of the introspective mood of Ravel’s Pavane for a dead princess.
Inspired by the sound of jazz music, which had taken the world by storm in the 1920s, Gershwin’s Three Preludes and Ravel’s Five O’Clock Fox-Trot from his opera L’enfant et les sortilèges weave syncopation and bluesy sounds into their charming music. Gershwin took this one step further in Walking the Dog, the most enduring number from hit Hollywood musical Shall We Dance with Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.
Finally, we return to the vivid Spanish flavours that opened our performance, in French composer Chabrier’s most enduring piece of music, España.
FREE, no ticket required
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Free
No ticket required – just walk in
Running time
45 minutes, no interval
Box office
Philharmonia Box Office: 0800 652 6717
Monday to Friday 10am – 5pm
After the event
St Paul’s Church, Bedford: Fellow Lunchtime Recital
Isabella Ward Ackland – french horn
QATIL Quintet
- Levin Reflections of Reflections (11.11.11)
- Bacewicz Wind Quintet
- Musgrave Wind Quintet
- Klughardt Wind Quintet in C major, op. 79
- Debussy Children’s Corner arr. Joachim Linckelmann, VI. Cakewalk
Open Rehearsal: Esa-Pekka Salonen and Víkingur Ólafsson
Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson – piano
- Adams Piano Concerto, 'After the Fall'
- Ravel Daphnis and Chloé (complete ballet score)
Philharmonia Chamber Players: Conductors Compose
Zsolt-Tihamér Visontay – violin
Julian Milone – violin
Scott Dickinson – viola
Richard Birchall – cello
Samuel Coles – flute
Timothy Rundle – oboe
Imogen Davies – oboe
Maura Marinucci – clarinet
Rebecca Kozam – cor anglais
Robin O’Neil – bassoon
Jason Evans – trumpet
Laurence Davies – french horn
Paul Stoneman – percussion
Iain Clarke – piano
- Svetlanov 24 Hours in the Country for Wind Quintet
- Sinopoli Numquid for Oboe Quartet
- Salonen Homunculus
- Klemperer String Quartet No. 7
- Markevitch Galop
General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.
Esa-Pekka Salonen and Víkingur Ólafsson
Esa-Pekka Salonen – conductor
Víkingur Ólafsson – piano
Philharmonia Chorus
- Adams Piano Concerto, 'After the Fall' (UK premiere, Philharmonia co-commission)
- Ravel Daphnis and Chloé (complete ballet score)
General booking opens 10am Tuesday 29 April. Join the Friends to book today.
