Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra: Braimah Kanneh-Mason

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Join acclaimed soloist Braimah Kanneh-Mason and the WPO for an afternoon of unforgettable symphonic music!

Programme:
Rossini: Overture to ‘La Gazza Ladra’ (The Thieving Magpie)
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique

Braimah Kanneh-Mason, Violin
Dominic Grier, Conductor

Outstanding young soloist, Braimah Kanneh-Mason, joins WPO for a performance of Mendelssohn’s evergreen Violin Concerto. Members of the superb Kanneh-Mason family are no strangers to Worthing audiences, and this promises to be a real highlight of the WPO’s concert season.

The programme concludes with Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, a visionary work on an epic scale, depicting an artist’s opium-induced visions of obsessive love, ranging from tender longing to a nightmarish witches' sabbath. With its bold orchestration and striking originality, it revolutionised Romantic music through its vivid storytelling and emotional intensity.

Rossini’s overture to La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie), opens the programme.

Worthing's resident full-sized orchestra — high-quality music making since 1948.

The Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra, under the leadership of its internationally-renowned Music Director, Dominic Grier, is now recognised as among the finest orchestras of its kind in the South-East of the UK. With a playing strength of over 85 musicians, its performances are justly prized for their impact and musical intensity.