Elgar - Introduction & Allegro for Strings

Sibelius - Symphony No. 4

Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2
(Soloist - Adrian Oldland)

Folkestone Symphony always provides its audience with a feast of worthwhile orchestral music.  As a musical meal, the main course of the concert on 14 March was undoubtedly the Sibelius Symphony 4, its ‘meat’ being particularly strong stuff.  The Elgar was an attractive and substantial starter, w

Dvorak - Czech Suite

Prokofiev - Violin Concerto No. 2 (Soloist - Joo Yeon Sir)

Beethoven - Symphony No. 7

A solo violin floats one of the most beautiful melodies of the 20th century into the vaulted heights of the Holy Trinity Church and a spell is cast by a young magician. Thirty or so minutes later everyone is saying, “we must get her back”.

Copland - Rodeo

Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor (Soloist - Floriane Peycelon)

Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5

The steady growth in the size of the audience at recent Folkestone Symphony concerts is an indication of the good quality of what is on offer.

Douglas Lilburn - Aotearoa Overture

Susan Spain-Dunk - Cantilena for Clarinet and Orchestra  (Soloist: Peter Cigleris)

Weber - Concertino for Clarinet in Eb Major  (Soloist: Peter Cigleris)

Brahms - Symphony No. 2 in D Major

Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 (Soloist: Vincent Barrella)

Schubert - Symphony No. 8

Amy Beach - Gaelic Symphony

Folkestone’s Holy Trinity Church was reasonably full for this performance of several large Romantic works – the first movement of Schubert’s Unfinished, Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto, then the Gaelic Symphony by a less familiar female composer, Amy Beach.

Music to compliment the Airshow

Wagner - Die Meistersinger Overture

Dvorak - Cello Concerto (Soloist: Julie Peat)

Franck - Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Folkestone Symphony (the public face of the Folkestone and Hythe Orchestral Society) has, with good reason, built up a large and enthusiastic following for its concerts.

Weber - Der Freischutz Overture

Vaughan-Williams - Oboe Concerto (Soloist: David Montague)

Richard Strauss - Serenade for Winds

Sibelius - Symphony No. 3

The reputation of Folkestone Symphony is clearly established well in the hearts of music lovers as many braved atrocious weather to attend their concert at Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone on Saturday March 17th.