The East Anglia Chamber Orchestra is delighted to return to the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge with another attractive and demanding programme.
Under the baton of the talented Toby Purser, the concert will begin with Piano Concerto No.2 by Brahms. The composer was the soloist for the premiere in 1881 and received enormous acclaim: it remains one of his most popular works. We are very excited to welcome the fabulous pianist Thomas Kelly, as our soloist. He attained ABRSM Grade 8 with distinction at the age of 8, studied at the Purcell School of Music, is continuing his studies at the Royal College, and has won first prizes at international competitions.
Following the interval, we will perform a composition by George Walker, the first African-American to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music. Lyric for Strings is one of his most attractive and engaging works. The concert concludes with Beethoven. Despite being overshadowed by the mighty Fifth Symphony, Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony is a magnificent and genial masterpiece.
Join us for a wonderful evening of marvellous music-making
more about East Anglia Chamber Orchestra
The East Anglia Chamber Orchestra (EAChO) was founded in 2010 and has been acclaimed as the best chamber orchestra in the region. The orchestra draws players from around East Anglia, and whilst based in Cambridge, the orchestra performs regularly in other parts of East Anglia: past seasons have seen visits to The Apex in Bury St Edmunds, Ely Cathedral, the new Saffron Hall in Saffron Walden, as well as West Road Concert Hall, St John’s College Chapel, Trinity College Chapel and King’s College Chapel in Cambridge.
EAChO focuses primarily on chamber orchestra repertoire, and most programmes contain a mixture of the familiar and the less well known. The orchestra enjoys the benefit of inviting professional guest conductors and soloists for each of its concerts, who challenge the players to ever increasing heights of achievement.
Recent guest conductors have included Jacques Cohen, Toby Purser, John Paul Jennings, Dominic Grier, Ben Sheen and Mark Austin. Guest soloists have included Dame Evelyn Glennie, Andrew Watkinson, David Cohen, Gülsin Onay, Julien Van Mellearts, Kristine Balanas, Nicholas Daniels, Michael Foyle, Philippa Boyle, Sasha Grynyuk, Leonid Gorokhov and Thomas Kelly. Our regular leader is Jamie Foreman.