Mon3Dec1956

Concert in Aid of the Hungarian Relief Fund

Hove Town Hall

KSO’s inaugural concert at Hove Town Hall, in aid of the mayor of Hove’s Hungarian Relief Fund

Conductor

Leslie Head

Programme

Beethoven – Overture: Egmont
Smetana – Vltava
Puccini – Flower Duet from Madam Butterfly
Bartók – Piano Concerto No.3
Rossini – Overture: William Tell
Schubert – Symphony no.8. ‘Unfinished’ – 1st movement
Strauss – Trio from Der Rosenkavalier
Chabrier – España
Berlioz – Hungarian March

Soloists

Greta Brenner, soprano
Irene Lee, soprano
Johanna Peters, mezzo-soprano
Reginald Tristram Ham, piano

“One of the very best amateur groups in the country”

Classical Music Magazine

“The most professional-sounding of non-professional orchestras”

The Sunday Telegraph

“KSO once again scores over most professional orchestras”

Classical Source

Formed in 1956, Kensington Symphony Orchestra (registered charity number 1069620) enjoys an enviable reputation as one of the finest non-professional orchestras in the UK. Its founding aim is to provide amateurs with an opportunity to perform concerts at the highest possible level