A Concerto for Christmas World Premiere

A Concerto for Christmas World Premiere

Sibelius, Finlandia

Philip Cashian, Violin concerto, World Premiere

Beethoven, Romance, featuring soloist, Michael Foyle

Tchaikovsky, Nutcracker Suite, Hely-Hutchinson, Carol Symphony (selected movements)

Regular attendees at CSO concerts will know that our esteemed conductor, David Curtis, is fond of inviting our audiences to imagine that they’re listening to a piece for the first time. Well, for this concert, our audience will truly be able to do so!

We have a cornucopia of Christmas gifts for you, including the World Premiere of a new violin concerto by world-renowned composer Philip Cashian. We’re very excited to have been chosen to present this premiere and doubly delighted that our old friend, Michael Foyle, will be performing it with us.

The concerto will be preceded by a scene-setting Finlandia, a real favourite. After the concerto premiere, Michael Foyle will delight us even further with a perfomance of a favourite of his, the Beethoven Romance for violin...

...and as if that weren’t enough, we’ll complete the evening with a festive favourite from Tchaikovsky and orchestrated carols from Hely-Hutchinson.