Christmas greetings from Firebird
A very Merry Christmas from all at London Firebird Orchestra. In between your mince pies and mulled wine, check out our upcoming events – we have some fabulous concerts lined up in 2017:
From London to Vienna
Sunday 12 February 2017, St John the Evangelist, Oxford
Conductor George Jackson
Violin Benjamin Baker
Soprano Suzanne Fischer
Our Oxford debut celebrates a musical journey to some of the great cities of Europe starting with Vienna and the birthplace of Mozart’s operas, to Leipzig the musical heart of Germany which hosted the premiere of Mendelssohn’s dazzling violin concerto and culminating with one of Haydn’s greatest London symphonies – the ‘Drum Roll’.
Heroics and Hijinx
Thursday 16 March 2017
Conductor George Jackson
Cello Steffan Morris
Excerpts from Handel’s magnificent operas Alcina and Ariodante, set on the island of the enchantress Alcina, sets the scene for this concert in the perfect period setting of St George’s Hanover Square. Alongside two classical masterworks by Haydn and Mozart we are delighted to premiere the winner of the Firebird Young Composer of the Year.
Celestial Grandeur
Tuesday 13 June 2017 St Paul’s Covent Garden
Conductor Michael Thrift
Piano Marc Corbett-Weaver
Music on the grand scale – heavenly, earthly and supernatural – sets the tone of this terrific finale to the 2016/17 season. The soloist in Beethoven’s majestic 5th piano concerto, originally dedicated to Napoleon, will be performed by LFO artistic director Marc Corbett Weaver before an excerpt from Mozart’s mystical opera ‘The Magic Flute’ and his magnificent ‘Jupiter’ symphony.
And another date for your diary…
Firebird concert at St Paul’s Covent Garden, Tuesday 10 October 2017
We look forward to seeing you at our concerts in 2017. In the meantime a very Merry Christmas to all our supporters!
