Egmont in October
Mount Egmont – also known as Taranaki – stands in New Zealand as one of the most majestic volcanic cones in the world at 2518 metres (8261 ft).
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Mount Egmont – also known as Taranaki – stands in New Zealand as one of the most majestic volcanic cones in the world at 2518 metres (8261 ft).
This month we feature another violinist from the London Firebird Orchestra in a conversation with Ben Faulden who has been playing with the Orchestra for three years…
What’s the connection between Czechoslovakia, Native American Indians and the Moon?
Marsha Hammel’s oil painting Rehearsing the Gershwin Songbook captures the spirit of the jazz age as this new wave of music swept through the early 20th century United States and which will be brought to life as part of Firebird’s all American evening on 12 June…
Italian violinist Stella Di Virgilio is our musician for the month of May. This is her second year of playing with the London Firebird Orchestra. This is her story…
We have a great opportunity to hear masterworks from the United States with Firebird’s all American evening as the concluding concert in the 2017/18 Season. We investigate more about this exciting music from the other side of the pond…
Irish violinist Chris Quaid has recently brought his experience as an orchestral musician to the London Firebird Orchestra. Today we hear his story… Can you tell us something about your musical training and professional development. I’m currently studying at the Royal College of Music with Jan Repko for a Masters in Performance. I previously studied […]
The next concert ‘Firebird Flies to the States’ on 12 June will include the World Premiére of a new work by the winner of the Firebird Composer of the Year Competition 2018. The Winner’s Prize will consist of £500 plus a live début public performance of the composition by London Firebird Orchestra conducted by Michael Thrift. An AV recording […]
As well as some fabulous music, Firebird’s next concert on 25 March will include some of the brightest stars of the classical music circuit… Firebird’s Little Surprise at Kings Place on Sunday 25 March is being staged in collaboration with the London Chamber Music Society and will feature three fantastic stars of the music scene in four of the most […]
Firebird’s unique outreach collaboration with Middlesex University culminates in a masterclass and a concert this month featuring some of the exciting up and coming composers of tomorrow… Dr François Evans, Associate Professor in music at Middlesex University gives an overview of the residency with London Firebird Orchestra Since 2013 London Firebird Orchestra has been Orchestra […]
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