Dvořák's Eighth Symphony in Chelmsford - BBC Concert Orchestra

15 Nov 2015, Civic Theatre, Chelmsford

Dvořák's Eighth Symphony in Chelmsford

16:00 Sun 15 Nov 2015 Civic Theatre, Chelmsford

We bring Wagner’s miniature masterpiece Siegfried Idyll, Richard Strauss’ Oboe Concerto and Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony to Chelmsford - the birthplace of radio.

Programme

- - Richard Wagner
  - Siegfried Idyll
- - Richard Strauss
  - Oboe Concerto in D major
- - Antonín Dvořák
  - Symphony No. 8 in G major

Performers

BBC Concert Orchestra
Gareth Hulse
oboe
oboe
Michael Collins
conductor
conductor

Composers

Event Information

Join the orchestra at Chelmsford's Civic Theatre as we turn our focus to three works by three great composers.

Hear Wagner’s miniature masterpiece Siegfried Idyll and Strauss’s Oboe Concerto, both wonderfully intimate works from these masters of the large scale, and Dvořák’s Eighth Symphony - one of the most joyous in the orchestral repertoire.

The concert will be conducted by distinguished British musician Michael Collins and the concerto soloist is our Principal Oboe Gareth Hulse.

Pre-concert talk, 3pm. Free to ticket holders.