East Anglia Chamber Orchestra

The always excellent East Anglia Chamber Orchestra returns to West Road on Saturday 26 September with a programme which takes us on something of a musical journey around Europe – from the Swiss Alps to Scotland and finally to the sunshine of Italy.

The main attraction is the appearance of two internationally established soloists, violinist Michael Foyle and cellist Thomas Carroll, who join the orchestra in Brahms’s Double Concerto.

Michael Foyle

Foyle launched his international career by winning the Netherlands Violin Competition in 2016, subsequently appearing with orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic, English Chamber Orchestra and Rotterdam Philharmonic. He performs regularly at Wigmore Hall and, remarkably, in 2016 became the youngest violinist to be appointed a professor at the Royal Academy of Music. He is also a familiar figure with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, including appearances as guest concertmaster.

Thomas Carroll

Thomas Carroll has an equally impressive career as both cellist and conductor. As a soloist he has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia and BBC National Orchestra of Wales, as well as major orchestras overseas. He is also a former professor of cello at the Royal College of Music.

The orchestra will be led by guest conductor Toby Purser Artistic Director of Peace and Prosperity Trust and Head of Conducting at the LRCM.

Brahms wrote his Double Concerto in 1887 partly as a gesture of reconciliation towards his estranged friend, the great violinist Joseph Joachim. Here the two solo instruments are very much in conversation with each other – making Foyle and Carroll an intriguing partnership. It is less well-known than Brahms’ other concertos so here is a chance to hear this great but sometimes neglected work.

The evening opens with Rossini’s ever-popular William Tell Overture. After the Brahms comes Malcolm Arnold’s colourful Four Scottish Dances, before the concert ends with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, the Italian, which the composer described as the “jolliest piece” he had ever written. It is indeed sunshine personified with dancing melodies and endless symphonic invention. Don’t miss!

Saturday 26 September, 7.30pm, West Road Concert Hall.

Tickets: £25, £22 concessions, £10 students and £5 under-18s.

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