Tue20May1997

Bartók, Richard Strauss and Edward Longstaff

Queen Elizabeth Hall

KSO performs Brahms and Rachmaninov at Queen Elizabeth Hall

Conductor

Russell Keable

Programme

Edward Longstaff – Unveiled
Strauss – Burlesque for Piano and Orchestra
Bartók – Duke Bluebeard’s Castle

Soloists

Piano: Julian Rolton, piano
Nicholas Folwell, baritone
Julie Dalton, soprano

“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