A NEW season of classical music making in Evesham gets off on fine form this week with a performance by the European Chamber Orchestra on Thursday night (April 9) at All Saints Church.
The concert heralds the 78th season of Evesham and District Music Club which promises six splendid nights featuring a range of talent and excellent musicianship.
A return visit by the European Chamber Orchestra (Kammerphilharmonie Europa) will feature a programme that includes works by Mozart, Faure and Rachmaninoff, as well as two soloists playing Bach’s Concerto for Violin in E and Ponchielli’s Trumpet Concerto in F.
Cyrill Gussaroff, trumpet soloist at this Thursday’s concert. s
Next up on Saturday, June 27, a concert featuring four artists from the Birmingham Conservatoire who make up the Summerleaze Wind Quartet, will play an extensive programme including works by Bartok, Mozart, Vaughan Williams and the Harry Potter Suite by John Williams.
The virtuoso concert pianist Misha Kaploukhii, who plays all over Europe, will come to Evesham on Saturday, September 12 with a programme featuring works by Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin and Ravel. Misha regularly plays all over Europe.
This is followed on November 21 by a concert given by returning local ensemble Volante Strings. This popular group has a concert with ‘relaxing music for a Saturday Evening’ and includes the well-known Bach Double Violin Concerto, Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings and Respilghi’s Ancient Airs and Dances.
The first concert of 2027 on Saturday January 30, welcomes the Isla String Quartet. These four up and coming string players who formed at the Royal Academy of Music will play Haydn’s Quartet No3 in A, Ravel’s Quartet in F and Schumann’s Quartet No3 in A.
The 78th season will close with a performance by the effervescent, colourful and prize-winning Chameleon Woodwind Quartet on Saturday, February 27, 2027.
The ensemble will be playing a number of works which demonstrate the capabilities of not only the players but the instruments too.
This well-known classical music society began providing music in the Vale of Evesham in 1949 when concerts were held in the Princess Hall of the then Prince Henry’s Grammar School.
Over the decades many very talented and professional musicians have played in the town at various venues before going on to become established names in the world of classical music.
These include guitarists Julian Bream and Craig Ogden, clarinettists Emma Johnson and Jack Brymer, pianists Gerald Moore, Paul Lewis, Jayson Gillham and Benjamin Grosvenor, singer Roderick Williams and many more.
Chairman of Evesham and District Music Club, Oliver Lister, said: “We’re very excited to welcome back the European Chamber Ensemble to open our first concert of the 78th season.
“Keeping classical music alive in the vale of Evesham is so important as it not only brings excellent artists to the area but also enables classical music lovers to enjoy great music in Evesham.
“We have a wonderful programme of concerts taking us through to February 2027 so I urge music lovers to join us at those events.”
All the Evesham and District Club concerts are held at All Saints Church, Evesham and start at 7.30pm. Visit evesham-music-club.co.uk for further programme details and application for the new season.
A subscription offers a substantial saving of 25 per cent over all six concerts, entitling members to join EDMC social activities and get further information about other concerts in the area.
