West Road Concert Hall, 26 Sep 2026
Brahms double concerto
The East Anglia Chamber Orchestra returns to the West Road Concert Hall with an attractive and ambitious programme directed by the gifted and inspiring Toby Purser. The concert will open with Rossini’s romantic and exciting William Tell Overture, describing life in the Swiss Alps.
We are then joined by TWO internationally acclaimed soloists: Michael Foyle and Thomas Carroll performing the monumental and bittersweet Double Concerto for violin and ‘cello by Brahms. Written after his last symphony, the concerto is an elderly composer’s gift of reconciliation to a friend being performed by friends.
In a more light-hearted vain, the concert resumes with the colourful and lively Four Scottish Dances by Malcolm Arnold, written for the BBC Light Music Festival in 1957. It was the warmth and richness of Italy that inspired the young Mendelssohn to compose his A major Fourth Symphony, which he described as the “jolliest piece I have ever done”.
Passion, romance, friendship, dancing, and a tour of European culture with talented companions – what a divine combination!
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