The East Anglia Chamber Orchestra is delighted to return to the West Road Concert Hall in Cambridge and the Apex in Bury St Edmunds with another attractive and demanding programme. Under the baton of Jacques Cohen, the concert will begin with the Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila - Glinka’s ebullient and tuneful masterpiece.
Our soloist for the magnificent Dvorak Cello Concerto in B minor is Leonid Gorokhov. The European Association for the Encouragement of the Arts awarded the Cultural Achievement Prize to Leonid Gorokhov for “exceptional talent and outstanding artistic accomplishment”.
Although Dvorak was sceptical about writing a cello concerto, he has given us one of the best and most popular concerto’s in the repertoire. Brahms, his friend and benefactor, wrote, “Why in the world didn’t I know one could write a cello concerto like this? If I’d known I would have done it years ago!”
Brahms composed his Third Symphony in the summer of 1883, at the height of his powers. Written in Weisbaden, surrounded by natural beauty, the symphony’s themes inspire and lift our spirits. Clara Schumann wrote, “from start to finish one is wrapped about with the mysterious charm of the woods and forests…”
Join us for a wonderful evening of exciting and inspiring 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.