Musician of the Month: Agata Darashkaite
The opening concert of Firebird’s 2017-18 season saw violinist Agata Daraskaite’s debut appearance as leader of the Orchestra. In this newsletter we find out more about her musical life…
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Firebird has lift-off!
The new Firebird season got off to a glittering start last month with La Vie Parisienne and a fabulous taste of what’s to come in the concerts ahead.
Introducing Firebird Well Seasoned
Thursday 8 February 2018 sees a lively programme of music by Vivaldi & Piazzolla and will be directed from the violin by Thomas Gould.
Soloist Feature: He Wu
Chinese soprano He Wu will be performing famous arias by Offenbach and Bizet at our next concert, La Vie Parisienne, on 10 October.
Step inside ‘the actor’s church’, St Paul’s Covent Garden
Following Wednesday’s hugely successful launch event we now look forward to the first concert of the Firebird 2017/18 season on 10 October with La Vie Parisienne in the exquisite setting of St Paul’s Covent Garden. Known affectionately as The Actors’ Church, St Paul’s, Covent Garden has long been associated with the theatre world since the opening of the […]
Vive La France!
Our next Firebird concert, La Vie Parisienne, features wonderful music by four French composers: Debussy, Offenbach, Bizet and Saint-Saëns. In this feature we take an overview of the classical music of France… By the 17th century, Italian opera became the vogue but in France the composer Lully developed a French national opera style – and they loved dance […]
Music with a French twist
Distinctively French themes in the music of our opening season concert, La Vie Parisienne on 10 October.
Soloist feature: Aleksei Kiseliov
In this edition we focus on Belarusian cellist Aleksei Kiseliov who will be performing Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto no. 1 in Firebird’s opening season concert La Vie Parisienne on 10 October.
Musician of the Month: Tom Blomfield
We are absolutely thrilled with the news that our very own Tom Blomfield has been appointed joint principal at The Philharmonia Orchestra where he will share the position of Principal Oboe with Gordon Hunt. In addition to playing with London Firebird Orchestra, Tom has played as principal oboe in a number of projects with the Royal Academy […]
Musician of the Month: Owen Nicolaou
Double bassist Owen Nicolaou is a relatively recent recruit to the London Firebird Orchestra. We discover more about his developing musical career.