Our season opener this year features the viola as the solo instrument!  The gorgeous warm tones of the viola are brought to the fore in two contrasting pieces – the lively “Andante and Hungarian Rondo” by Weber and the heart-on-sleeve “Romance” by Bruch.  Our soloist, Nia Thomas, is a talented student from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. 

Havant Symphony Orchestra open the concert with the proud Finnish anthem “Finlandia” by Sibelius, with its stirring brass and lush melodies.  Concluding the concert will be the Symphony No. 4 by archetypal romantic composer Robert Schumann, published in its final version just 5 years before his tragic death. 

Our September concert is traditionally conducted by the outgoing holder of our Bob Harding Bursary for Student Conductors, so doing the honours this year will be Stefano Boccacci.  Stefano is definitely one to watch for the future – see him live here first!

Source: https://www.havantorchestras.org.uk/progsep19.php