Tchaikovsky   Excerpts from Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky   Excerpts from the Ballets *

Cast including:
Pauls Putnins    Eugene Onegin
Christopher Ventris   Lensky
Emma Gardner   Tatyana
Wendy Dawn Thompson   Olga
Orion Orchestra
Toby Purser   conductor
*Sue Perkins   conductor

Handel   Zadok the Priest
Vaughan Williams   The Lark Ascending
Walton   Crown Imperial
Elgar   Cello Concerto

Orion Orchestra
Julian Lloyd Webber   cello
Tasmin Little   violin
Orion Chorus

Ligeti   Romanian Concerto
Ravel      Piano Concerto in G
Beethoven   Symphony No.6 ‘Pastorale’

Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra
Tom Poster   piano

Walford Davies   Big Ben Looks On
Walton   Violin Concerto
Parry   Parry Symphonic Variations
Elgar   Variations on a Theme 'Enigma'

Toby Purser   conductor
Valeriy Sokolov   violin

Beethoven   Coriolan Overture

A Concerto with the Winner of the "Orpheus Musician of the Year 2012 Competition"
Beethoven   Symphony No. 2

Soloist:  The winner
Toby Purser:  Conductor

Tchaikovsky   Eugene Onegin
Stephen Medcalf   director
Francis O'Connor   designer
Lynne Hockney   choreographer
Paul Keogan     l ighting designer

James McOran-Campbell    Eugene Onegin
Ilona Domnich   Tatyana
Caryl Hughes   Olga

Anthony Flaum   Lensky
Alexia Mankovskaya   Madam Larina
Matthew Stiff   Prince Gremin
Miriam Sharrad   Filipyevna

The Orchestra of Nevill Holt

Tchaikovsky   Eugene Onegin (semi staged)

See above cast for details

Schumann   Symphony No.4
Peter Lieuwen   Cello Concerto (World Premiere)*
Elgar   Romance for Bassoon
Ravel   Piano Concerto in G

Orion Orchestra
Nicholas Jones   cello
Tom Poster   piano
Laurence Perkins   bassoon
*Franz Anton Krager   conductor


Saturday 28th July, 20.00
The Great Hall

Mozart   Overture to ‘The Magic Flute’
Shostakovich   Cello Concerto No. 1 *
Dvorak   Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’

Orion Orchestra
Guy Johnston   cello

www.abermusicfest.org

Tchaikovsky   Eugene Onegin
Stephen Medcalf   director
Francis O'Connor   designer
Lynne Hockney    choreographer
Paul Keogan    lighting designer

James McOran-Campbell    Eugene Onegin
Ilona Domnich   Tatyana
Caryl Hughes   Olga Anthony Flaum   Lensky
Alexia Mankovskaya   Madam Larina
Matthew Stiff   Prince Gremin
Miriam Sharrad   Filipyevna

The Orchestra of Nevill Holt

http://www.grangeparkopera.co.uk/programme-2012/eugene-onegin

Liadov   Polonaise Op 55
Rachmaninov   Piano Concerto No.3
Dvorak   Symphony No.9, 'From the New World'

Orion Orchestra
Panos Karan piano

www.promsatstjudes.org.uk/evening_concerts.html

Faure    Pelleas et Melisande, Opus 80
Mozart     Oboe concerto in C Major K271
Brahms     Serenade No.1 in D Opus 11

www.cheltenhamchamberorchestra.org.uk

Elgar- Froissart Overture
Bizet - Carmen (excerpts)

A selection of songs for soprano:
. Massenet Je marche sur les chemins (from Manon)
. Rachmaninov Vocalise
. Delibes Les Filles de Cadiz
. Dvorak- Symphony No 84

Programme to include:
Prokofiev Symphony No.1 ' Classical'
Beethoven Symphony No.7

Orion Orchestra

Giovanni Guzzo - violin

Wagner - Prelude to Die Meistersinger
Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto
Brahms - Symphony No.4

Dennis O'Neal- Tenor
and rising star musicians of the East and West.

Purcel/Britten - Chacone
Shostakovich - Prelude and Scherzo

Orion Orchestra

Joanna MacGregor- Piano
Charlie Siem - Violin
Richard Harwood - Cello
Toby Purser - Conductor

Shostakovich - Festive Overture
Tchaikovsky - Excerpts from Swan Lake
Shostakovich - Romance of the Gadfly
Prokofiev - Dance of the Knights (from Romeo and Juliet)
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2
Rachmaninov - Vocalise
Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture

A special Gala Concert in aid of CGD Research Trust, presented by Sue Perkins, also making a special conducting appearance in Mozart's Marriage of Figaro Overture. The evening features Tenori, award-winning pianist Ben Schoeman, and Orion, the Orchestra of Rising Stars.  

Orion Symphony Orchestra

Ben Schoeman  -  piano
Toby Purser  -  Conductor

Rossini  -  'William Tell' OvertureProkofiev 
Piano Concerto No, Op.10

Bizet - Entr'acte from Carmen1
Mozart  -  Overture Le Nozze di Figaro)
Mascagni  -  Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana

Tenor arias, Romantic ballads and Neapolitan Songs including:
Verdi:  -  'Di quella pira' from Il Trovatore
Lara:  -  Granada
Lehaar:  -  You are my Heart's Delight
De Curtis   -  Torna a Sorriento

Camilla Roberts  -  Soprano
Leonard Schreiber - Violin
Mathieu Van Bellen - Violin
Marc Corbett-Weaver - Piano
Toby Purser  -  Conductor

Saint-Saens  -  Danse Macabre (from Jonathan Creek)
Puccini  -  O mio babbino caro (from A Room with a View)
Rachmaninov  -  Piano Concerto No. 2 (from Brief Encounter)
John Williams  -  A selection of celebrated themes from the movies and television to include Schindler's List, Indiana Jones, The Harry Potter Suite, Jurassic Park, ET and others.

Orpheus Sinfonia

Marc Corbett-Weaver - Piano
Toby Purser - Conductor

Bernstein - Candide Overture
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Barber - Adagio
Dvorak - Symphony No. 9, 'From the New World'

London International Orchestra

Sasha Grynyuk - piano
Toby Purser - Conductor

Tchaikovsky - Fantasy Overture 'Romeo and Juliet'
Rachmaninov - Variations on a Theme of Paganini
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

Orion Symphony Orchestra

European premier of a rediscovered orchestration of the Song of the Volga Boatmen, attributed to Stravinsky. I certainly believe it's genuine, but come and decide for yourself whether you agree! Internationally renowned baritone Robert Poulton sings, and cellist Guy Johnston launches the Orion's Great Young Soloists series.

Guy Johnston - Cello
Robert Poulton - Baritone
Toby Purser - Conductor

Britten - Four Sea Interludes, from Peter Grimes
Elgar - Cello Concerto
Russian trad (orch. attributed Stravinsky) - Song of the Volga Boatmen
Mussorgsky (orch Landers) - Over the River
Rachmaninov - Symphonic Dances

Gina McCormack - Violin
Toby Purser - Conductor

Schubert Symphony No.3
Barber Vln Cto with
Barber Adagio for Strings
Schubert Symphony No.6

Making its 25th anniversary, the London International Orchestra brings together musicians from 15 different countries, performing each year for numerous charities. Its players consist of experienced professional orchestral musicians, talented music college students and non-professionals, led by concertmaster John Bradbury.

John Craig Innes - Tenor
Sarah Aaronson - Piano accordian
Roman Broide - Cello
Roisin Walters - Violin
Toby Purser - Conductor

Tchaikovsky  - 1812 Overture
Khachaturian  - Adagio from Sparticus
Sarasate  - Zigeunerweisen
Saint Saens  - The Swan
Brahams  - Hungarian Dances 5 and 6
Strauss  - Overture to Die Fledermaus, and favourite tenor arias

Jadran Duncumb - Guitar
Toby Purser - Conductor

Rimsky-Korsakov: Capriccio Espagnol
Rodrigo: Guitar Concerto
Bizet: Carmen Suite
Stravinsky: The Firebird Suite (1919 version)

Sponsored by SJ Berwin and the Spanish Tourist Board

Evening in aid of The St Lazarus Charitable Trust, which raises money for the cure, care and rehabilitation of leprosy sufferers. The programme features the revival of Dorothy Howell's brilliant piano concerto.

Valentina Seferinova - Piano
Toby Purser - Conductor

Vaughan Williams: - Wasps Overture; Five Variants of "Dives and Lazarus"
Holbrooke: - Variations on "The girl I left behind me".
Howell: - Piano Concerto.
Elkington: - Out of the Mist (Arrival of the Unknown Warrior)
Elgar: - In the South

In aid of "The Passage" - helping homless people for 30 years.

Griff Rhys Jones hosts an evening of operatic hits featuring arias from Puccini's La bohème, Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro and Bizet's Carmen, plus music by Tchaikovsky, Verdi and Rossini. Soprano Joan Rodgers CBE leads a line up of exciting soloists.
For more details visit www.anightunderthestars.co.uk

Director: John Doyle
Designer: Mark Bailey
Orchestra of Nevill Holt
Cio-Cio-San: Hye-Youn Lee
Pinkerton: Jesus Leon
Suzuki: Helen Sherman
Sharpless: James Cleverton
Goro: Tobias Merz

The Festival included two public concerts below, in the Great Hall, Aberystwyth Arts Centre.

Thursday 29th July, 7.45pm
Mozart -Overture 'Marriage of Figaro'
New works by the composers' class
Haydn - Cello Concerto
Beethoven - Symphony No 2 in D

Guy Johnston - cello

Saturday 31st July, 7.45 pm
Festival Closing Concert

Rossini - Overture 'Italian Girl in Algiers'
Beethoven Triple Concerto
John Metcalf - premier
Mendelssohn - Symphony No.4 'Italian'

Pavel Fischer - violin
Guy Johnston - cello
Tom Poster- piano

Director: John Doyle
Designer: Mark Bailey
Orchestra of Nevill Holt
Cio-Cio-San: Hye-Youn Lee
Pinkerton: Jesus Leon
Suzuki: Helen Sherman
Sharpless: James Cleverton
Goro: Tobias Merz

Bridge : There Grows a Willow Aslant a Brook
Wolf : Selected works from Moerike Lieder (orch. Wolf)
Beethoven : Symphony No. 7

Benedict Nelson - Baritone

An outdoor concert of classical and opera highlights, and Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture with Fireworks.

Rhys Meirion - Tenor
David Kempster - Baritone
Shan Cothi - Soprano
Llyr Williams - piano

Highlights from the operas of Mozart, Donizetti, Verdi, Puccini and Bizet including: Le Nozze di Figaro, La Fille du Régiment, Rigoletto, Madama Butterfly and The Pearl Fishers.

Hye-Youn Lee - soprano
Victoria Simmonds - mezzo-soprano
Jesús León - tenor
Changhan Lim - baritone

Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto no. 2 in C minor,Op. 18
Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

Rossini - Overture Italian Girl in Algiers
Dvorak - Czech Suite
Ligeti - Romanian Concerto
Beethoven - Symphony No.7

www.cheltenhamchamberorchestra.org.uk

Rimsky-Korsakov - Russian Easter Overture
Sarasate - Zigeunerweisen
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No.5

Roisin Walters - Violin

Orion Symphony Orchestra

Adam Walker - Flute
Laura Mitchell - Soprano
Jesús León - Tenor
Toby Purser - Conductor

Part 1 - Classical Genius:

Mendelssohn:Overture, Nocturne and Scherzo from A Midsummer Night's Dream
Mozart:Flute Concerto in D major, K.314

Part 2 - Operatic Genius:

Verdi:Prelude; Ella mi fu rapita ; Caro nome (Rigotetto);Un di felice (La Traviata)
Massenet:Pourquoi me réveiller(Werther)
Catalani:Ebben? Ne andrò lontana (La Wally)
Puccini :Intermezzo from Manon Lescaut; Chi il ben sogno (La Rondine); Recondita armonia (Tosca)
Giordano:Vicino a te s'acqueta (Andre Chenier)

Orion Symphony Orchestra
Susan Gritton, Alwyn Mellor - sopranos

Wagner : Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
Strauss : Vier letzte Lieder
Brahms : Symphony No.2

Verdi : Rigoletto

Verdi : Rigoletto

Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No.1 in B flat minor Op.23
Holst: The Planets

Verdi : Rigoletto

The Gwysaney Estate, Mold, Wales, CH7 6PA
London International Orchestra
Shan Kothi- Soprano; Rhys Meirion - Tenor; David Kempster - Baritone

A programme of operatic overtures, chorus, solos and ensembles. Performance ends with Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture and Fireworks.

Orpheus Sinfonia
Valeriy Sokolov - violin

Brahms - Violin Concerto
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade

London International Orchestra

Litsa Tunnah - Violin
Weber- Overture to "Der Freischûtz"
Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto
TSibelius - Symphony No. 2

LONDON INTERNATIONAL ORCHESTRA

Tchaikovsky - Fantasy Overture to Romeo and Juliet
Strauss - Roses from the South
Elgar - Salut d'amour

ORION SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Toby Purser - conductor
Anita Watson - soprano
James Edwards - tenor
Samuel Staples and Louise-Rose Staples - violin

"Spirit of Orchestral Genius"
Bach : Concerto for Two Violins, BWV1043
Mozart : Haffner Symphony No.35 "Haffner", K.385

"Operatic Genius in Love"
Verdi : Prelude to La Traviata; La donna è mobile (Rigoletto)
Donizetti : Una furtiva lagrima (L'elisir d'amore)
Gounod : Je veux vivre; Ah! Lève-toi soleil (Roméo et Juliette)
Dvorák : Song to the Moon (Rusalka)
Mascagni : Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Puccini : Che gelida manina; Mi chiamano Mimi; O soave fanciulla (La Bohème)

In aid of The CGD Research Trust, the world's leading specialist organisation involved with Chronic Granulomatous Disorder, a rare immune deficiency.