Concerts

Our Spring Concert includes three iconic works that we have never performed before. Written in 1880, Brahms' Tragic Overture has a turbulent, tormented character that stands in contrast to the relative jollity of his Academic Festival Overture written in the same year. Brahms himself quipped, "one laughs and the other weeps".

Aram Khachaturian's Masquerade Suite was extracted by the composer from incidental music he had written for a production of Mikhail Lermonotov's play Masquerade. The five movements include the famous Waltz, considered one of Khachaturian's finest works, and familiar from numerous appearances in film and television soundtracks.

Following the disastrous premiere of his first symphony, Sergei Rachmaninov suffered years of depression and self-doubt about his ability as a composer. Eventually he returned to compose his Piano Concerto No. 2, and then a second symphony. The composer conducted the premiere himself to great applause, and the symphony has become one of the best-loved works in the repertoire.

Advance tickets for this concert are available now via the link to the left, and remaining tickets will be available on the door on the night. Directions to St Cyprian's Church can be found on our Venues page.

We are now able to take card payments on the night (as well as payments in cash), but advance booking is recommended!