Thu28Jan1971

Havergal Brian World Premières

St John’s Smith Square

KSO presents two Havergal Brian premières at St John’s Smith Square

Conductor

Leslie Head

Programme

Brian – English Suite No.3
Brian – Symphony no.32 (world première)
Brian – Agamemnon (world première)

Soloists

Clytemnestra: Valerie Hill
Cassandra: Carole Rosen
Agamemnon/Watchman: Richard Gandy
Herald/Old Man: George Macpherson

Opera dei Giovani

 

“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