
Wednesday 23rd June 2010, 7.30pm
Rossini - Overture William Tell
Adrian Beecham - Six Spanish Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No 6
17th February 2010, 7.30pm
St John's
Smith Square
Guest Conductor - Jean-Luc Tingaud
In the South - Elgar
Organ Symphony No.1 - Guilmant -
Soloist - James O' Donnell
Prélude à L'après midi d'un faune - Debussy
La Mer - Debussy
2nd January 2010, 8.00pm
Westminster Cathedral, SW1
Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra
London International Choral Festival
Conductors: James Blair
Thomas Wilson *
Music to include:
A Song for St. Cecilia's Day, 1687 - David Bednall (World Premiere)*
Crown Imperial - Walton
London Suite - Coates
Gold and Silver Waltz - Lehar
Peterloo Overture - Arnold
Zadok the Priest - Handel
Gloria - Rutter
Pomp and Circumstance March No.1 - Elgar
18th November 2009
St John's Smith Square, SW1
An Evening of French Music
Guest Conductor Jean-Pierre Marty
Soloist:
Romain David - piano
Massenet - Overture Le Roi de Lahore
Debussy - Fantaisie pour piano et Orchestre
Franck - Symphony in D minor
30th September 2009 St John's
Smith Square
Johann Strauss – Die Fledermaus Overture
Johann Strauss - Champagne Polka
Franz Lehár - Gold and Silver Waltz
Songs for Soprano:
Oscar Strauss - My Hero from Chocolate Soldier
Carl Zeller - Don't Be Cross from Master Miner
Franz Lehár - On My Lips Every Kiss is Like Wine from Giuditta
Johann Strauss - Emperor Waltz
INTERVAL
Franz Von Suppé - Beautiful Galatea Overture
Josef Strauss - Eingesendet Polka
Johann Strauss - Roses from the South
Eduard Strauss - Bahn Frei Polka
Songs for Soprano:
Emmerich Kalmán - Sylvia's Entrance Song from Czardas Princess
Franz Lehár - Vilja from The Merry Widow
Franz Lehár – Czardas from Gypsy Love
- Soprano : Sophie Bevan
· Conductor: James Blair
3rd June 2009 St John's
Smith Square
Suppé - Light Cavalry Overture
Haydn - Trumpet Conerto in Eb
Elgar - Symphony No.1
Soloist: Hugh Morgan
Conductor: James Blair
25th February 2009 St John's
Smith Square
Fire, Fairies and Fun
Weber - Overture to Oberon
Tedesco – Guitar Concerto No 1 in D
Tchaikovsky – Capriccio Italien
Stravinsky - Firebird Suite - 1945 version
· Guitar: Milos Karadaglic
· Conductor: James Blair
18th June 2008 St John's
Smith Square Tchaikovsky Evening Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Overture Tchaikovsky – Piano Concerto No 1 Tchaikovsky – Manfred Symphony (original ending) · Piano: Stefan Ćirić · Conductor: James Blair
27th February 2008 St John's
Smith Square An Evening of Ballet Music Delibes - Coppelia
Suite Gounod – Faust Ballet Music Tchaikovsky – Nutcracker
Suite Prokofiev - Suite from Romeo and Juliet · Conductor: James Blair
15th November 2007 St John's Smith Square Broadway Spectacular with Kim Criswell Songs and orchestral highlights from the Shows including music by Gershwin, Cole Porter and Bernstein · Conductor: James Blair 20th September 2007 St John's Smith Square Arnold - Overture Tam O'Shanter Liebermann - Concerto for Flute and Orchestra Brahms - Symphony No. 1 in C minor · Conductor: James Blair · Flute: Adam Walker 27th June 2007 St John's Smith Square Sibelius - Finlandia Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No. 3 Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F Minor · Conductor: James Blair · Piano: Riyad Nicolas 14th March 2007 St John's Smith Square Bizet - Carmen Suite No 2 Elgar - Sea Pictures Dvorak - Symphony No 9 'From the New World' · Conductor: James Blair · Mezzo-soprano: Catherine Hopper
17th January 2007 St John's Smith Square Chabrier - España Grieg - Piano Concerto Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade (Solo Violin: Maria Oldak) · Conductor: James Blair · Piano: Ronan O'Hora
10th October 2006 St John's Smith Square Dukas - Sorcerer's Apprentice Bruch - Violin Concerto No 1 Saint-Saëns - Organ Symphony · Conductor: James Blair · Soloists: Leland Chen (Violin), Nicholas Gale (Organ)
17th May 2006 St John's Smith Square Beethoven - Egmont Overture Strauss - Horn Concerto No 1 Mahler – Symphony No 4 · Conductor: James Blair · Soloists: Richard Watkins (Horn), Susan McCulloch (Soprano)
23rd February 2006 St John's Smith Square Britten - Four Sea Interludes Elgar - Concerto for 'Cello Brahms – Symphony No 4 · Conductor: James Blair · 'Cello: Felix Schmidt
6th October 2005 St John's Smith Square Mussorgsky - Night on the Bare Mountain Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No 3 Tchaikovsky – Symphony No 5 · Conductor: James Blair · Piano: Stefan Ciric
29th June 2005 St John's Smith Square Dvorak - Scherzo Capriccioso Dvorak - Violin Concerto Dvorak – Symphony No 7 · Conductor: James Blair · Violin: Roman Patocka
10th May 2005 St John's Smith Square Verdi - Nabucco Overture Stocken - Symphony No 2 'To The Immortal Memory' Herold – Zampa Overture Bellini – Arias and Duets from 'Il Pirata', 'La Sonnambula', 'I Puritani' and 'I Capuleti' · Conductor: James Blair · Soloists: Simona Mihai (Soprano), David Curry (Tenor)
8th March 2005 St John's Smith Square Arnold - Peterloo Overture Britten - The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra de Falla – Three Dances from 'The Three-cornered Hat' Ravel – Daphnis and Chloë 2nd Suite · Conductor: James Blair · Narrator: Tim Casey
9th November 2004 St John's Smith Square Verdi - La Forza del Destino R Strauss - Four Last Songs Shostakovich – Symphony Nr. 5 · Conductor: James Blair · Soprano: Natasha Jouhl
15th September 2004 St John's Smith Square Borodin - Polovtsian Dances Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf Tchaikovsky – Symphony Nr. 6 'Pathetique' · Conductor: James Blair · Narrators: Angellica Bell, Adrian Dickson
6th May 2004 St John's Smith Square 'A Brazilian Night' Ripper - Rio São Francisco Imagem Sinfônica Villa-Lobos – Guitar Concerto Gomes – Arias Villa-Lobos – Bachianas Brasilieras No 3 · Conductor: James Blair · Soloists: Fabio Zanon (Guitar), Cláudia Ricitelli (Soprano), David Curry (Tenor), Linda Bustani (Piano)
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