Recent Seasons
Details of the Orchestra's concerts and other activities over the last three seasons.
Season 2010/11
Special event - Wednesday 13th October 2010, 7.30pm
Open rehearsal and Performance of Hummel's Trumpet concerto
Soloist - Erin Hataea
At St John the Baptist, Isleworth, TW7 6NY
Autumn Concert - Saturday 20th November 2010, 7:30pm
Mikhail Glinka - Life for the Tzar Overture
Dmitri Shostakovich - Concerto no.1 for Cello and Orchestra
Soloist - Jun Sasaki
Johannes Brahms - 4th Symphony
At St John the Divine, Richmond, TW9 2NA
Children's Concert - Sunday 30th January 2011 at 3:00pm
The Richmond Orchestra with Primary Schools from Richmond and the German School presented a Children's concert which included participation by local schools.
At The German School, Petersham.
Spring Concert - Saturday 2nd April 2011, 7:30
John Adams - The Chairman Dances
Bela Bartok - Concerto for Viola (Serly)
Soloist - Eniko Magyar
Jean Sibelius - 1st Symphony
At the Sheen Lane Centre, East Sheen, SW14 8LP
Summer Concert - Saturday 2nd July 2011, 7.30pm
Claude Debussy - Marche Ecossaise
Ernest Chausson - Symphony in B flat
Max Bruch - Scottish Fantasy
soloist - Gillian Findlay
Malcolm Arnold - Tam O'Shanter Overture
At St John the Divine, Richmond, TW9 2NA
Season 2009/10
Autumn Concert - Saturday 21st November 2009, 7:30pm
Elgar - Froissart Overture, op.19
Vaughan Williams - English Folk Song Suite
J.S.Bach - Concerto for Oboe and Violin in D Minor, BWV 1060
Soloists - Lorna Neill and Gillian Herbert
Saint-Saëns - Symphony No 3 in C Minor, Op 78 (Organ Symphony)
Organist - Matthew O'Sullivan
At St John the Divine, Richmond
Children's Concert - Sunday, 31st January, 2010, 3pm
A varied programme on an animal theme, including a newly written
piece by Peter Lawrence about Puss in Boots, with children's participation
from five primary schools
At the German School, Petersham. TW10 7AH
Spring Concert - Saturday 20th March 2010, 7:30pm
Schumann - Overture 'Genoveva' Op 81
Richard Strauss - Duet-Concertino, TrV 293 for Clarinet and Bassoon
soloists - Michael Barham and Chris Fry
Mahler - Blumine
Dvorak - Symphony No 7 in D Minor, Op. 70
At St John the Divine, Richmond
Sponsored Charity Play-in - Saturday 15th May 11 - 3.30 pm
With Macmillan Cancer Support (East Sheen Branch).
The Orchestra plays a non-stop programme of favourite music and his joined by those
who wish to sing or play as soloists or to fulfil a long held conducting ambition - provided they are sponsored.
At the Sheen Lane Centre
Summer Concert - Saturday 3rd July 2010, 7.30pm
Stravinsky - Ballet Suite 'Jeu de Cartes'
Mozart - Piano Concerto No 24 in C Minor, K491
Soloist - Gamal Khamis
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
At St John the Divine, Richmond
Season 2008/9
Autumn Concert - 15th November 2008, 7.30 pm
Schubert: 'Unfinished' Symphony
Franz Lehar: Waltz: Gold and Silver
Mahler: Symphony No.1 in D Major
At St John the Divine, Richmond
Children's Concert - 1st February 2009, 3.00 pm
In collaboration with the choir and orchestra of
The Queen's Primary School, Kew - director Mary Noyes -
featuring 'le Boeuf sur Le Toit' by Milhaud with paintings
by children on the big screen and popular music
played with young instrumentalist sitting in with the orchestra
At the German School, Petersham TW10 7AH
Spring Concert - 21st March 2009, 7.30 pm
Beethoven: Overture 'Fidelio'
Dvorak: Cello Concerto
Soloist - Alex Barnes
Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C Minor
At St John the Divine, Richmond
Summer Concert - 20th June 2009, 7.30 pm
Arvo Pärt: 'If Bach had raised Bees'
Samuel Barber: Violin Concerto
Soloist - Madeleine Mitchell
Rachmaninov: Symphony No 2 in E Minor
At St John the Divine, Richmond