What’s it like to prepare a solo concerto solo concerto for a performance with orchestra in a central London venue? Artistic director of the London Firebird Orchestra, Marc Corbett-Weaver is doing just this as he prepares the solo for Rachmaninoff’s famous second piano concerto for their forthcoming concert on Thursday. Here he talks to Nicholas Keyworth from […]
by Nicholas Keyworth of Revolution Arts The two works in the 16 June concert by the London Firebird Orchestra conducted by Michael Thrift with soloist Marc Corbett-Weaver typify the image of Russian Romanticism: Two large scale works, emotive and dramatic – written by two self-doubting and angst-ridden composers. Surely we would expect no less from these […]
Kimon has been involved with the London Firebird Orchestra since its inception, playing a mixture of 1st and 2nd Clarinet. He talks about the orchestra with great affection: “London Firebird has helped me tremendously – every project enables me to develop my skills as an orchestral player and consolidate my love for classical music. It has also been […]
We take a closer look at the historic church of St Paul’s Covent Garden to find out what makes this venue for the next London Firebird Orchestra concert on 16 June so special. In 1630, the Earl of Bedford was given permission to demolish buildings on an area of land he owned north of the […]
Emily Andrews has been involved with London Firebird Orchestra playing 1st and 2nd flute for around four years. She is a freelance flautist and mixes her time between orchestral playing and chamber music. Emily completed her Masters at the Royal Academy of Music following an undergraduate degree in Maths from Cambridge. She is still involved […]
The London Firebird Orchestra performed at Kings Place on Sunday 8 May. Here are some pictures from the event. Firebird’s collaboration with the London Chamber Music Society opened with the stimulating energy of Mozart’s Overture to Le Nozze di Figaro complimented by arias from the opera performed by Lisa Rijmer. This followed with pomp and grandeur in […]
The latest project as part of the London Firebird Orchestra’s residency at Middlesex University took place on 25 February. This conducting masterclass was led by George Jackson, one of the Firebird’s Conductor’s Circle. George conducted the opening Firebird season concert at St Paul’s Covent Garden in October 2015. The participants, who are all students on […]
Young conductor Michael Thrift made his spectacular debut London Firebird Orchestra performance with Fantasia, a concert of orchestral music in the glorious setting of St James, Sussex Gardens on 24 February. Audiences were thrilled by the richness of the strings in classics by Elgar and Vaughan Williams in the first half, and by the passion […]
London Firebird Orchestra is delighted to release this promotional video for our next concert, Fantasia, featuring conductor Michael Thrift, who will make his Firebird debut at the event on Wednesday 24 February. To buy tickets or to find out more click here.
24th February sees the Firebird debut of conductor Michael Thrift. We asked him a few questions about his career to date and the role of the conductor. 1. You are originally from Sydney, Australia which has quite a reputation of having a lively musical and cultural scene. Why the relocation to Europe? In a word […]