Leoš Janáček
Next concert
Elgar, Walton and Janáček at St John's, Smith SquareSaturday 10 March 2012 at 7.30pm
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.
Guest conductor William Carslake takes the reins for KSO's March concert, which features a rare chance to hear Walton's Second Symphony. Unfairly overshadowed by its better-known predecessor, this ravishing, enigmatic work was one of the first pieces completed by Walton after his move to the Italian island of Ischia. The concert opens with the product of another Englishman in Italy: Elgar's souvenir of Alassio, In The South. The second half sees St John's filled with trumpets for the fanfares that open and close Janáček's magnificent Sinfonietta.
I will be in the audience at St John's Smith Square on Saturday 10th March and I hope you will join me.
Russell Keable
Music Director