Rehearsal order 11.00 Blacher 12.00 Berlioz 1.00 lunch 2.00 Brahms (iv) 2.40 Brahms (i) 3.30 break 3.50 Brahms (ii) 4.30 Brahms (iii)
Rehearsal order 5.30 Berlioz 5.45 Blacher 6.00 Brahms
Brahms’s Symphony No.2 is paired with Berlioz and a little-known gem by Boris Blacher for a KSO concert at St John’s Smith Square
Rehearsal order 6.30 Act I, Act II 9.30 Finish
Rehearsal order 6.30 Act III & Interludes 8.30 Curry
Act 2 Act 1 (20 - 28), (30) - (51) and (76) Act 3 (23) - (26)
Rehearsal to include Act I (20), (37), (76) with Peter Grimes and Balstrode Act II (55)
11.00-1.00 all non chorus passages with soloists; Act III off-stage band passages 2.00-5.00 all passages with chorus (in sequence)
6.30 - 9.30 to include all 6 Interludes
3.30 - 5.30 covering as much as possible in sequence
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