The orchestra visit King George鈥檚 Hall Blackburn for this performance, conducted by Holly Mathieson.

A passionate communicator, New Zealand-born Holly鈥檚 crystalline technique has earned her plaudits in all forms of music direction, from opera and ballet to full scale symphonic programmes.

The evening opens with a shimmering fairy-tale 鈭� Humperdinck鈥檚 Hansel and Gretel 鈭� before Holly is joined by Aleksey Semenenko for Tchaikovsky鈥檚 perennially popular Violin Concerto; this is a piece which displays the composer鈥檚 finely-crafted virtuoso writing and culminates in a thrilling Cossack dance.

To finish, a magnificent work that simply brims with great melodies. In the words of the great Czech conductor Vacl谩v Talich, Dvo艡谩k鈥檚 Eighth Symphony 鈥榮ings of the joy of green pastures, of summer evenings, of the melancholy of blue forests, of the defiant merry-making of Czech peasants.'

Pre-concert talk

Before the concert, join 麻豆官网首页入口 Philharmonic Director Simon Webb in conversation with violinist Aleksey Semenenko.

Tickets for the pre-concert talk cost 拢3 and include a complimentary drink.

18:30, raked seating area