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This concert is all about partnerships and collaborations, demonstrated most clearly by Brahms Double Concerto. It’s a fabulous work and a perennial favourite. Music analysts have declared that its performance requires brilliant, equally matched players, so this performance by a partnership of two world-class soloists will be a rare treat.

It’s often forgotten, or not acknowledged, that Brahms might not have reached the heights that he did without the support of Schumann. During the early years of his career, Brahms found himself being championed by Schumann and this developed into a close, collaborative friendship. The inclusion of Schumann’s fourth symphony in this concert is a reference to that friendship, it being Schumann’s last, only completed a year or so before his first meeting with Brahms.

Concert Dates 2024-2025

  • October
  • December
  • February
  • March
  • May
  • June

  • Saturday 19 October 2024, 7.30pm

    Cheltenham Town Hall GL50 1QA

    Conductor, David Curtis

    The Planets

    celebrating Holst's 150th birthday

    Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man

    Holst: Folk Songs from Somerset

    Dukas: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

    Holst: The Planets

    Information & Tickets

  • Saturday 7 December 2024, 7.30pm

    Pittville Pump Room, GL52 3JE

    Conductor, David Curtis

    Michael Foyle, violin

    A Concerto for Christmas

    Sibelius: Finlandia

    Philip Cashian: Violin Concerto World Premiere

    Beethoven: Romance

    Tchaikovsky: Nutcracker suite

    Hely-Hutchinson: Carol Symphony

    Information & Tickets

  • Saturday 1 February 2025, 7.30pm

    Pittville Pump Room, GL52 3JE

    Conductor, David Curtis

    Raphael Wallfisch, cello

    Jack Liebeck, violin

    Peerless Partners

    Rossini: Overture The Thieving Magpie

    Schumann: Symphony no.4

    Brahms: Double Concerto

    Information & Tickets

  • Saturday 22 March 2025, 7.30pm

    Pittville Pump Room, GL52 3JE

    Conductor, David Curtis

    Hannah Davey, soprano

    The Wild Romantic

    R. Strauss: Don Juan

    R. Strauss: Four Last Songs

    Mendelssohn: Symphonno. 3, Scottish

    Information & Tickets

  • Saturday 17 May 2025, 7.30pm

    Pittville Pump Room GL52 3JE

    Guest conductor, Michael Seal

    Alan Thomas, trumpet

    Dramatic Moments

    Tchaikovsky: Overture Romeo and Juliet

    Arutiunian: Trumpet Concerto

    Shostakovich: Symphony no. 15

    Information & Tickets

  • Saturday 28 June 2025, 7.30pm

    Pershore Abbey WR10 1BL

    Conductor, David Curtis

    Isaac Williams, violin

    (Glos young musician 2023)

    Epic Landscapes

    in support of FOAG

    Sibelius: Karelia suite

    Tchaikovsky: Violin concerto

    Sibelius, Symphony No. 5

    Information

We are an ensemble of committed and experienced amateur, student and professional musicians, playing under the expert guidance of conductor David Curtis. We play a huge variety of classical pieces throughout the year in various venues in and around Gloucestershire.

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1 Feb, Pump Room
Rossini Magpie, Schumann 4,
Brahms Double

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