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Rachmaninoff’s adored Piano Concerto no. 2 has been described as ‘the quintessential Romantic piano concerto. With its utterly gorgeous melodies, this three-movement piece really touches the soul.
Despite the technical challenges of the piano part, it’s the perfect showcase for pianists to really show what they can do.
It’s also about the beautiful lush orchestral sound which the composer creates using rich harmonies and a huge symphony orchestra.
Classic FM has described this piece as ‘the musical equivalent of a dark chocolate truffle’.
So much of Tchaikovsky’s music is in anyone’s list of the most loved pieces of all time. The composer himself conducted the premiere of his Symphony no. 5 in 1888 and this vast work filled with heroic optimism and uplifting melodies.
One of these melodies is a memorable theme which reappears throughout all four movements, some are darkly brooding themes and while others are full of intense passion.
This truly is musical drama from the height of the Romantic era.
Guest Conductor George Jackson will conduct the Firebird Orchestra with Firebird’s Artistic Director Marc Corbett-Weaver performing the concerto.
Rachmaninoff with Marc Corbett-Weaver
Tuesday 10 June, 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op. 64
London Firebird Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor George Jackson Piano Marc Corbett-Weaver
Credit: Portrait of Rachmaninoff by Konstantin Somov, 1925
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After the disastrous première of Rachmaninoff’s first symphony, he was determined to create a piece that would achieve success. The result is amongst the most beloved pieces of the entire classical repertoire: his adored Piano Concerto no. 2.
Tchaikovsky’s Symphony no. 5 was first performed at the Mariinsky in St Petersburg with the composer conducting. Unlike the tragic Symphony no. 6, the fifth is filled with heroic optimism and has become a great favourite.
Our soloist is Firebird’s Artistic Director Marc Corbett-Weaver who has played the concerto around the UK including at London’s Cadogan Hall.
Rachmaninoff with Marc Corbett-Weaver
Tuesday 10 June, 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No.2 in C minor, Op.18 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 in E minor, Op. 64
London Firebird Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor George Jackson Piano Marc Corbett-Weaver
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The glories of Vivaldi’s Venice meet the tangos of Piazzolla’s Buenos Aires in Firebird’s concert tomorrow evening featuring the award-winning violinist Yury Revich.
Vivaldi with… Yury Revich
Tuesday 29 April 2025, 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, London
ivaldi Le Quattro Staggioni Piazzolla Estaciones Porteñas
London Firebird Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor Michael Thrift Violin Yury Revich
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Two fascinating cultures collide as we bring together the glories and grandeur of 18th century Venice with the sophistication and elegance of the Argentinian Belle Epoque…
Without Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741) we probably would not have had theclassical three-movement concerto with its fast-slow-fast plan for solo instrument and orchestra.
Of his 300+ concerti, Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons) is easily the best known. Each of the four concerti explores a different season of the year – complete with poems to heighten the descriptive qualities of the music.
Vivaldi was also known as Il Prete Rosso‘The Red Priest’due to his distinctive red hair which he inherited from his father. But don’t be fooled by the white hair in this painting – the composer was wearing a wig!
By contrast, without Ástor Piazzolla (1921-1992) we would probably not have the Tango as we know it today. The family of the two-year-old Piazzolla left their home in Buenos Aires for Greenwich Village, Manhattan, where Ástor was to grow up in 1930s New York.
Yet his heart never left the Argentinian spirit – in fact he was to revolutionise it with the creation of Nuevo Tango – where he discovered a unique musical voice at the crossroads of classical, tango and jazz.
Piazzolla’s Estaciones Porteñas, or The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, mirrors Vivaldi’s four concerti with a set of four Tangos, each giving an impression of the four seasons in the Argentinian capital of BuenosAires.
This concert will feature the internationally-celebrated and multi-prize-winning violinist Yury Revich. A successful composer in his own right, his 2023 his album of music by Chevalier St. Georges was included in the official soundtrack of Netflix series Bridgerton.
‘Full-blooded authority, fleet-fingered dexterity, innate musicality, and substantial accuracy…’
The Strad
Vivaldi with Yury Revich
Tuesday 29 April 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Vivaldi Le Quattro Staggioni Piazzolla Estaciones Porteñas
London Firebird Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor Michael Thrift Violin Yury Revich
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Internationally-celebrated and multi-prize-winning violin star Yury Revich returns to Firebird for the seventh time, with a programme displaying his virtuosic talents as part of Firebird’s 2025 season of classical greats.
Easily the best known of Vivaldi’s works, Le quattro stagioni (The Four Seasons) is a group of four violin concerti each exploring a different season of the year. They were composed around 1718–1720, when Vivaldi was the court chapel master in Mantua.
Estaciones Porteñas, or The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires, are a set of four Tangos by Astor Piazzolla. Porteña refers to those born in Buenos Aires, with an impression of the four seasons in this Argentinian capital city.
Yury is also a successful composer with recent premieres with the Staatsphilharmonie Zagreb Soloists and the World Expo in Dubai in 2021. In 2023 his album of music by Chevalier St. Georges was included in the official soundtrack of Netflix series Bridgerton.
“Full-blooded authority, fleet-fingered dexterity, innate musicality, and substantial accuracy…“
The Strad
Vivaldi with Yury Revich
Tuesday 29 April 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Vivaldi Le Quattro Staggioni Piazzolla Estaciones Porteñas
London Firebird Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor Michael Thrift Violin Yury Revich
One of the best-loved violin concertos of all time, Bruch’s first violin concerto dates from 1866. Classic FM listeners voted it No.1 in the UK in 1996, and in its profile of Bruch, it described the violin concerto as ‘one of the best works of the Romantic period’.
Did you know?
Bruch also composed two more violin concertos, but neither has gained as much fame as his first. This was a source of great frustration for Bruch who wrote: ‘On the corner of the Via Toledo they stand there, ready to break out with my first violin concerto as soon as I allow myself to be seen. (They can all go to the devil! As if I had not written other equally good concertos!).
Either side of the violin concerto will be two fantastic orchestral pieces: Mozart’s Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 – The Magic Flute, and probably Beethoven’s most famous symphony, Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op. 67.
Sunday 9 March, 6pm SJE Arts, St John the Evangelist, Oxford OX4 1EH
Mozart Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 Bruch Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Beethoven Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
London Firebird Orchestra Yury Revich violin Michael Thrift conductor
This concert is generously sponsored by the Morris-Venables Charitable Foundation.
In London on Tuesday 29 April Yury will perform a virtuosic programme of violin delights with Vivaldi’s timeless classic The Four Seasons paired with Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
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1. When did you realise your future could be as a musician?
I started learning the oboe aged 7. Over the next few years, I joined various school music groups and took a few exams. Aged 10, I successfully auditioned for the National Children’s Orchestra and fell in love with orchestral playing on my first course. From that moment on, I knew I wanted to build a career in music.
2. Tell us about one of your career highlights to date…
Without a doubt, that was a tour to Germany with the London Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Francois Xavier-Roth. Performing works such as Till Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss in various concert halls around Germany such as Elbphilharmonie Hamburg was a week of my life that I will never forget and a memory I always go back to if I’m ever feeling sad.
3. How long have you been involved with Firebird and what has been the benefit for you?
I’ve been involved with Firebird since September 2022, and have rarely missed a concert since. It is an incredible opportunity to perform core orchestral repertoire under the baton of esteemed conductors, helping us hugely as early-career musicians.
For me, one benefit that stands out more than anything else: playing with an incredible woodwind section. This wonderful group of musicians has given us the opportunity to really bond as a section, learn about each others strengths and weaknesses and work out a way to perform to the highest standard. As a woodwind player, this is a dream and something for which I am extremely grateful to Firebird.
4. What are your future musical projects and ambitions?
I’m very lucky to have a varied freelance career, combining performances with a whole mix of orchestras and ensembles with some private and small group teaching. A future ambition is definitely to try and land a full time job in one of the UK orchestras; however these are extremely hard to come by! On average, one to two full time jobs come up for oboists a year, with an average of 150 people applying for each position. Nevertheless, I am extremely happy with my current career path and I will continue to develop as a well-rounded freelance musician.
5. What is your current favourite piece of music and why?
This may come as a surprise, but my current favourite piece of music is the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soundtrack. I recently watched the film for the first time and got completely taken in by the music, mesmerised by the effect it was having on me. I now understand what all the fuss is about!
6. What do you enjoy doing away from your musical commitments?
My big hobby alongside music is football. I’m an avid Chelsea FC fan (apologies if I offend anyone with this!), following their matches every week and catching up on Match of the Day if I miss them. I also watch any England match whenever they come along, hoping that one day, it really is ‘coming home’!
The internationally-celebrated and multi-prize-winning violin star Yury Revich returns to Firebird for the sixth and seventh times with two concerts displaying his virtuosic talents as part of Firebird’s 2025 programme of classical greats.
On Sunday 9 March in Oxford, Yury will perform Bruch’s celebrated first Violin Concerto – one of the best-loved violin concertos of all time – framed by a terrific overture by Mozart and one of the most beloved symphonies of all time by Beethoven, at a concert generously sponsored by the Morris-Venables Charitable Foundation.
Austrian violinist and composer Yury Revich won the ECHO Klassik Award, the International Classical Music Award, and his recording of Saint- Georges double concertos was listed on the US TOP 100 Billboard classical charts in 2021.
At 18, he had his Carnegie Hall début alongside Daniil Trifonov and later débuted with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in Milan. Since then he has performed at prestigious venues across Europe.
And on Tuesday 29 April in London, Yury will perform a virtuosic programme of violin delights with Firebird with Vivaldi’s timeless classic, The Four Seasons. This will be paired with Piazzolla’s tangos, the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
‘Full-blooded authority, fleet-fingered dexterity, innate musicality, and substantial accuracy…’ The Strad
Yury is also a successful composer with recent premieres with the Staatsphilharmonie Zagreb Soloists and the World Expo in Dubai in 2021. In 2023 his album of music by Chevalier St. Georges was included in the official soundtrack of Netflix series Bridgerton.
SJE Arts with Yury Revich
Sunday 9 March 6pm SJE Arts, St John the Evangelist, Oxford OX4 1EH
Mozart Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 Bruch Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Beethoven Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
London Firebird Orchestra Yury Revich violin Michael Thrift conductor
This concert is generously sponsored by the Morris-Venables Charitable Foundation
Vivaldi with Yury Revich
Tuesday 29 April 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Vivaldi Le Quattro Staggioni Piazzola Estaciones Porteñas
London Firebird Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor Michael Thrift Violin Yury Revich
Part of our Chamber Music Platform series, this prize-winning trio will perform music by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn – some of the best music ever written for this beautiful combination of violin, cello and piano.
Firebird Chamber Platform: Trio Concept
Thursday 30 January 2025, 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, London
Haydn Piano Trio No. 43 in C major, Hob.XV.27 Ravel Piano Trio in A minor (1914) Felix Mendelssohn Trio op. 49 in D minor
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