Mon6Dec2004

Beethoven, Richard Strauss and Joby Talbot

St John’s Smith Square

KSO performs Beethoven, Richard Strauss and Joby Talbot at St John’s Smith Square

Conductor

Dominic Wheeler

Programme

Joby Talbot – Hovercraft (KSO commission in memory of David Graves and with assistance from the Making Music/Arts Council England Special Activities Fund)
Strauss – Tod und Verklärung
Beethoven – Symphony No.6, ‘Pastoral’

“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