Next Concert: Wednesday 19th February 2025
On 9th May, we were delighted to perform once again at the European Union in the UK's celebration of #EuropeDay at St John’s Smith Square!
The orchestra played a brand new arrangement of the iconic European anthem, Ode to Joy, followed by the UK's own National anthem. This performance was made especially significant by the 200th anniversary of Beethoven's 9th Symphony.
Thank you to our friends at European Union in the UK and Cultural Relations Platform for involving us in this special occasion.
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Our next concert at Cadogan Hall is just one month away! We’re so looking forward to welcoming back soloist and friend of the Orchestra, Misha Kaploukhii 🎹
Born in 2002, Misha Kaploukhii is an alumnus of the Moscow Gnessin College of Music where he studied with Mikhail Egiazaryan. He has recently completed his undergraduate studies at the Royal College of Music and is now studying for a Master of Performance with Professor Ian Jones and Leon McCawley. His studies are generously supported by Musicians’ Company Lambert Scholarship. Misha is an ABRSM award holder supported by the Eileen Rowe Trust, Talent Unlimited Charity, The Keyboard Charitable Trust, The Robert Turnbull Foundation and Drake Calleja Trust 2023/24.
Misha is thrilled to have been chosen as one of the recipients of the prestigious LSO Conservatoire Scholarships 2024/5, which will include support and professional development opportunities. He has recently been successful in the RCM Concerto Competition, International Ettlingen Piano Competition, winning the Hopkinson Gold Medal at the Chappell Medal Competition and multiple prizes at the 2024 Sheepdrove Piano Competition.
In 2022, Misha made his Cadogan Hall debut performing Rachmaninov’s 1st Concerto with YMSO. He has also performed Liszt’s 2nd Concerto with RCM Symphony Orchestra and Rachmaninov’s 4th Concerto with the Albion Orchestra.
Hear Misha perform Brahms’ stunning Piano Concerto No. 2 with YMSO at Cadogan Hall on Wednesday 19th February, 7.30pm 🎶
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Yesterday, YMSO musicians played alongside members of the English National Ballet Philharmonic for a day of rehearsals on The Nutcracker, conducted by Maria Seletskaja.
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Concert: Wednesday 19th February, 7.30pm
Thanks again to everyone who attended our concert last week. The orchestra isn’t back in Cadogan Hall until the new year but we’re sure this spectacular programme will be worth the wait! 🇮🇹
YMSO’s first concert of 2025 opens in a jovial fashion with Otto Nicolai’s ever-popular overture to his opera The Merry Wives of Windsor. Next, the Orchestra welcomes back to Cadogan Hall the virtuosic pianist Misha Kaploukhii, this time to perform Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2 🎹
The second half begins with a gem of orchestral writing by Giacomo Puccini, his Preludio sinfonico. Finally, listeners are transported to the heart of ancient Rome’s most lavish and vibrant celebrations in Respighi’s exhilarating tone poem, Roman Festivals. The piece is the third and final part of his ‘Roman Trilogy’ and is arguably the most intense and dramatic of the three. Written in 1928, it showcases the composer’s masterful orchestration and his ability to evoke vivid imagery through music.
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We’re thrilled to be back in Cadogan Hall with the fantastic Kryštof Kohout ahead of tonight’s concert 🎻
There are still some tickets available!
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