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Fulham Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky, Demessieux and Janácek
Smith Square Hall, London SW1P 3HF
Saturday 22 March
7.30pmTickets £14, concessions £12, under-16s £9. Booking fees apply.
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Fulham Symphony Orchestra: Tchaikovsky, Demessieux and Janácek
Leoš Janácek – Taras Bulba
Jeanne Demessieux – Poème
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Manfred Symphony
Marc Dooley conductor
Tom Evans leader
Hannah Gill organ
A rare chance to hear Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, his most ambitious symphonic work, which explores the extreme drama of Byron’s poem of the same name.
Jeanne Demessieux was a celebrated virtuoso organist and a child prodigy. The exuberant Poème for organ and orchestra was one of her few orchestral compositions.
Written during World War I and inspired by the story of a Cossack hero, Leoš Janácek’s Taras Bulba combines poignantly beautiful folk-like themes with the composer’s distinctive and unconventional orchestration.
Born in Wales, Hannah Gill was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and was a concerto finalist in the Texaco Young Musician of Wales. She has conducted and accompanied prize-winning choirs at both National and International Eisteddfod competitions. Previously the Organ Scholar at the Southbank Centre, she is now Organist at St Nicholas’ Church in Harpenden. She is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and Co-Chair of the Society of Women Organists.
Jeanne Demessieux – Poème
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Manfred Symphony
Marc Dooley conductor
Tom Evans leader
Hannah Gill organ
A rare chance to hear Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony, his most ambitious symphonic work, which explores the extreme drama of Byron’s poem of the same name.
Jeanne Demessieux was a celebrated virtuoso organist and a child prodigy. The exuberant Poème for organ and orchestra was one of her few orchestral compositions.
Written during World War I and inspired by the story of a Cossack hero, Leoš Janácek’s Taras Bulba combines poignantly beautiful folk-like themes with the composer’s distinctive and unconventional orchestration.
Born in Wales, Hannah Gill was awarded a scholarship to study at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama and was a concerto finalist in the Texaco Young Musician of Wales. She has conducted and accompanied prize-winning choirs at both National and International Eisteddfod competitions. Previously the Organ Scholar at the Southbank Centre, she is now Organist at St Nicholas’ Church in Harpenden. She is an Associate of the Royal College of Organists and Co-Chair of the Society of Women Organists.