Mon11Apr1960

Bellini, Menotti and Villa-Lobos British premières

St Pancras Town Hall

KSO performs Bellini, Menotti and Villa-Lobos premières at St Pancras Town Hall

Conductor

Leslie Head

Programme

Bellini – Mass in A minor (British première)
Menotti – Piano Concerto in F (British première)
Villa-Lobos – Choros No.10 (British première)
Franck – Psyche: Symphonic Suite

Soloists

Angela Rubini, soprano
Sylvia Rowlands, mezzo-soprano
Robert Gard, tenor
Derek Hammond-Stroud, bass

“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