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Welcome to KSO

In over half a century of music-making, Kensington Symphony Orchestra has built an enviable reputation as one of the UK's most accomplished and adventurous non-professional orchestras. Established classics, neglected masterpieces and works of today's leading composers are all hallmarks of KSO's repertoire, all performed with a skill and panache that has garnered praise from all quarters.

Dvořák's epic and heartfelt concerto is one of the peaks of the cello repertoire, and deservedly popular. KSO is pleased to welcome rising star Philip Higham to take on the challenge. The programme opens with two orchestral showpieces that pay tribute to earlier music: Brahms's Variations on a theme by Haydn and Hindemith's ebullient take on the Baroque, Concert Music for Strings and Brass.

I hope you will be able to join us for this performance at Cadogan Hall on Tuesday 24th January.

Russell Keable
Music Director

"Higham's passionate connection with the piece, his total technical command of its virtuosic demands, were outstanding." - The Guardian
"Young Scottish cellist Philip Higham delivered a breathtakingly accomplished and moving performance" - The Herald