SEASON 2011-2012
18th October, 2011
Gershwin: An American in Paris; Rhapsody in Blue (soloist: Valery Ghorokovsky); Ghorokovsky: Fantasia on themes by George Gershwin (soloists: Valery Ghorokovsky trio); Porgy and Bess: A Symphonic Portrait
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow International Performing Arts Centre
12th November, 2011
Mendelssohn: violin concerto (soloist: Charlotte Skinner); Mahler: Symphony no. 6
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Spinney Hill theatre, Northampton
19th November, 2011
Schubert: Overture: Rosamunde; Mozart: piano concerto no. 20 in D minor (soloist: Eva Doroszkowska); Haydn: Autumn and Winter from The Seasons
Abingdon Music Choral Society and Orchestra
20th November, 2011
Mozart: Overture: Die Zauberflöte; Dvořák: cello concerto (soloist: Aleksei Kisiliov); Brahms: Symphony no. 2
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
27th November, 2011
Berlioz: Overture: Carnaval Romain; Mendelssohn: Symphony no. 4 Italian; Respighi: The Pines of Rome; Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien
Symphony Orchestra New Russia (Music Director: Yuri Bashmet), Tchaikovsky Hall, Moscow
26th, 29th November, 1st and 3rd December, 2011
Britten: The Turn of the Screw
Turkish National Opera, Istanbul
11th December, 2011
Christmas Cracker Concert
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Spinney Hill Theatre, Northampton
17th December, 2011
Christmas Concert, featuring Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf
Abingdon Music Choral Society and Orchestra
22nd January, 2012
Dvořák: Serenade for Strings; R. Strauss: Serenade, op. 7; Suite, op. 4; Kodály: Galánta Dances
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn corn Exchange
3rd March, 2012
Britten: Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes; Shostakovich: piano concerto no. 2 (soloist: Huw Watkins); Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherezade
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Spinney Hill Theatre, Northampton
17th March, 2012
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2; Brahms: Violin Concerto (soloist: Oliver Bonnici)
Saint-Saëns: Symphony No 3 in C minor
Abingdon Symphony Orchestra, St. Helens Church, Abingdon
24th March, 2012
Handel: Messiah
Abingdon Music Choral Society and Orchestra, Silk Hall, Radley College
20th April, 2012
Woś: Little Solemn Ouverture; Grella-Możejko: Tombeau sur la mort de Monsieur Górecki na alto flute, reverb. and chamber ensamble; Otaka: Concerto for flute and orchestra op. 30 B; J. Wieniawski: piano concerto; Dębski: Sarabanda con episodi
Kielce State Symphony Orchestra, Kielce Philharmonic Hall, Poland
5th May, 2012
A Night at the Opera (soloists: Sally Harrison and Michael Bracegirdle)
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Spinney Hill Theatre, Northampton
16th June, 2012
Orff: Carmina Burana
Didcot Choral Society and Abingdon Music Choral Society and Orchestra, St. Helen’s Church Abingdon
23rd June, 2012
Dvořák: Overture: In Nature's Realm; Mozart: Clarinet Concerto (soloist: John Sharpe); Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, St. Giles Church, Northampton
15th July, 2012
Chabrier: España; Wagner: Lohengrin: Act III: Prelude; Tchaikovsky: Marche Slave; Sibelius: Romance; Bizet: Carmen: Suite no. 2
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Cripps Hall, Northampton
SEASON 2010-2011
16th October, 2010
Sibelius: Karelia Suite; Arnold: Sweeney Todd Suite; Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings; Arnold: The Return of Ulysses
Northampton symphony Orchestra, St. Matthews Church, Northampton, Malcolm Arnold Festival
29th and 30th October, 2010
Choral concerts, s’Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
6th November, 2010
Wagner: Die Meistersingers Overture; Strauss: Four Last Songs (soloist: Katherine Crompton); Brahms: Symphony no. 2
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Cripps Hall, Northampton, Northampton Symphony Orchestra
13th November, 2010
Tchaikovsky: Hamlet; Shostakovich: piano concerto no. 2 (soloist: Huw Watkins); Rachmaninoff: Symphony no. 2
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
20th November, 2010
Franck: Symphony in D minor
Beethoven: Mass in C
Abingdon Chorus and Orchestra, Silk Hall, Radley College
4th December, 2010
Rossini: Petite Messe Solonelle
Daventry Choral Society, Holy Cross Church, Daventry
12th December, 2010
Christmas Cracker Family Concert
Cripps Hall, Northampton Symphony Orchestra
15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 22nd and 23rd December, 2010
Prokofiev: Cinderella
Scottish Ballet, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
16th January, 2011
Britten: Folk Song Suite, A time there was...; Vaughan-Williams: The Lark Ascending (soloist: Grant Newman); Canteloube: Songs of the Auvergne (soloist: Clare Presland)
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
27th January, 2011
Rossini: Overture: L’Italiana in Algeri; Chopin: piano concerto no. 1 (soloist: Vlad Dimolescu): Elgar: Enigma Variations
Sibiu State Philharmonic, Romania
19th February, 2011
Tchaikovsky: Capriccio Italien; Elgar: In the South; Berlioz: Harolde in Italy (soloist Rebecca Dyson)
St. Giles Church, Northampton, Northampton Symphony Orchestra
15th and 16th March, 2011
Waghalter: violin concerto and rhapsody for violin and orchestra.
Recording with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Henry Wood Hall
20th March, 2011
Beethoven: Overture, Consecration of the House; Dvorak: Symphony no. 8; Brahms: piano concerto no. 1 in D minor (soloist: Lucy Parham)
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn corn Exchange
2nd April, 2011
Suk: Fantastic Scherzo; Bruch: violin concerto; Sibelius: Symphony no. 2
Silk Hall, Radley College, Abingdon Symphony Orchestra
7th April 2011
Elgar: violin concerto (soloist: Remus Azoitei); Britten: Sinfonia da Requiem; Walton: Symphony no. 2
Brasov State Philharmonic Orchestra, Romania
9th April, 2011
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Overture; Sibelius: Symphony no. 7; Beethoven: Symphony no. 7
St. Giles Church, Northampton, Northampton Symphony Orchestra
14th and 15th April
Sibelius: Symphony no. 3; Elgar: violin concerto (soloist: Remus Azoitei)
Atheneum Hall, Bucharest, Georges Enescu Philharmonic
16, 19th, 21st and 23rd April
Britten: Turn of the Screw
Istanbul State Opera and Ballet Theatre
14th May, 2011
Rossini: Overture: L’Italiana in Algeri; Tchaikovsky: violin concerto (soloist: Irmina Trynkos); Elgar: Enigma Variations
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Roses Theatre, Kingston-upon-Thames
22nd May, 2011
Vaughan-Williams: The Wasps Overture; Walton: cello concerto (soloist: Jamie Walton); Delius: Walk to the Paradise Garden; Elgar: Enigma Variations
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn corn Exchange
4th June, 2011
Elgar: Birthday Concert with presentation of the Elgar Medal to Anthony Payne
Elgar: Overture: Froissart; cello concert (soloist Guy Johnston); Imperial March; Enigma Variations
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Malvern Theatres
12th June, 2011
Elgar: The Kingdom
Radley College, Didcot and Abingdon Choral Societies, Abingdon Symphony Orchestra
18th June, 2011
Shostakovich: Festive Overture; Elgar: cello concerto (soloist: Corrine Malitskie); Holst: The Planets
The Royal Derngate Centre, Northampton Symphony Orchestra
April-June, 2011
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde (performances: 3rd,11th, 17th, 22nd and 25th June
Dvořák: Rusalka (performances: 15th, 18th, 23rd, 26th June
Grange Park Opera
17th July, 2011
Viennese afternoon: Strauss: Overtures, Polkas and Waltzes; Mozart: Serenade no. 6 (Serenata Notturna); Schubert: Symphony no. 8, Unfinished
Cripps Hall, Northampton, Northampton Symphony Orchestra
20th, 21st, 22nd July, 2011
Julian Grant: Prophet and Loss, world premiere production
Oundle International Festival
31st July, 4th and 5th August
Adam: Le Postillon du Lonjumeau
Opera de Baugé
SEASON 2009-2010
1st September, 2009
Britten: War Requiem (Special performance to commemorate 70th anniversary of the invasion of Poland)
Lublin Philharmonia, Poland; Wieniawski State Philharmonic Orchestra
12th September, 2009
Faure: Requiem
Abingdon Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society, St. Katherines School, Abingdon
23rd 26th, 29th and 31st October; 2nd, 4th, 6th, 11th, 20th 24th, and 27th November
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake
Finnish National Opera Orchestra, Finnish National Opera, Helsinki
7th November, 2009
Tchaikovsky: Francesca da Rimini; Mozart: piano concerto no. 24 in C minor (soloist: Lucy Parham); Rachamninoff: Symphony no. 3
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Spinney Hill Theatre, Northampton
15th November, 2009
Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite no. 1; Sibelius: violin concerto (soloist: Irmina Trynkos); Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 1 Winter Daydreams
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
21st November, 2009
Mozart: violin concerto; Poulenc: Gloria
Abingdon Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society
5th December, 2009
Janácek: Otcenás; Finzi: In Terra Pax; Britten: A Ceremony of Carols
Daventry Choral Society, Holy Cross Church, Daventry
6th December, 2009
Mozart: Die Zauberflöte Overture; Mahler: Ruckert Lieder (soloist: Vivian Bellos); Brahms: Deutsche Requiem
Alyth Choral Society , North Western Reform Synagogue
12th December, 2009
Bach: Magnificat and Christmas Music
Abingdon Choral Society and Symphony Orchestra, Holy Trinity Church, Abingdon
13th December, 2009
Christmas concert including Russian Folk songs and Rimsky-Korsakov Suite from Christmas Eve
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Cripps Theatre, Northampton
3rd January, 2010
A Russian Christmas Gala (soloists: Bibs Ekkel and Serge Pachnine)
London Concert Orchestra, Barbican Centre, London
17th January, 2010
Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme (soloist: Victoria Harrild); Dvorák: Czech Suite
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra; Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
29th January, 2010
Britten: violin concerto (soloist: Matthew Trusler); Walton: Symphony no. 1
Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, Saygun Concert Hall, Turkey
27th February, 2010
Borodin: In the Steppes of Central Asia; Rachmaninoff: piano concerto no. 3 (soloist: Marco Fatichenti); Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 1, Winter Daydreams
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Spinney Hill Hall
14th March, 2010
Stravinsky: Firebird Suite (1919); Mussorgsky: Songs and Dances of Death (soloist: Fiona Kimm); Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherezade
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn corn Exchange
20th March, 2010
Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 6, Pathétique; Rachmaninoff: The Bells
Abingdon Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, Silk Hall, Radley College
27th March, 2010
Handel: Messiah
Nene Valley Sinfonia, Daventry Choral Society, Long Buckby Church
4th April, 2010
Gershwin: An American in Paris; Barber: Cello Concerto (soloist: Jamie Walton); Bernstein: Three Dance Episodes from On the Town; Copland: Four Dance Episodes from Rodeo
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Spinney Hill Hall
28th April, 2010
Tchaikovsky: piano concerto no. 1 (soloist: Ashley Wass)
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra (live studio concert recording)
6th May, 2010
Boyce: Symphony no. 6; Tchaikovsky: violin concerto (soloist: Remus Azoitei); Brahms: Symphony no. 2
Targu-Mures Symphony Orchestra, Palace of Culture, Targu-Mures Romania
23rd May, 2010
Walton: Johannesburg Festival Overture; Britten: piano concerto (soloist: Ashley Wass); Elgar: Symphony no. 1
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn, Corn Exchange
12th June, 2010
Dvořák: Czech Suite; Brahms: Deutsches Requiem
Abingdon Chorus and Symphony Orchestra, Silk Hall, Radley College
19th June, 2010
Mendelssohn: Incidental Music: A Midsummer Night’s Dream; Chausson: Poème; Saint-Saëns: Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (soloist: Irmina Trynkos); Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, St. Giles’ Church, Northampton
26th June, 2010
Opera Gala Concert (soloists: Rachel Nicholls and Roland Roberts)
Nene Valley Sinfonia, Daventry Choral Society, St. Mary’s Everdon
18th July, 2010
Rossini: Overture: La Gazza Ladra; Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for Strings; R. Strauss: Wind Serenade; Copland: Fanfare for a Common Man; Sibelius: Karelia Suite
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Cripps Hall, Northampton
24th,28th, 31st July, 5th August, 2010
Die Zauberflöte
Opera de Baugé, France
SEASON 2008-2009
13th September, 2008
Mozart: Requiem
Abingdon Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society, Silk Hall, Radley College, Abingdon
24th, 25th and 26th October, 2008
Moniuszko: Verbum Nobile
Polish Cultural Centre, London.
15th November, 2008
Dvorák: In Nature’s Realm; Tchaikovsky: violin concerto (soloist: Irmina Trynkos); Elgar: The Music
Makers (soloist: Fiona Kimm)
Abingdon Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society, Silk Hall, Radley College Abingdon
16th November, 2008
Glinka: Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture; Mozart: piano concerto, no 23 in A major, K. 488 (soloist:
Marco Fatichenti); Shostakovich: Symphony no. 8
Kings Lynn Corn Exchange, Norfolk Symphony Orchestra
29th November, 2008
Duruflé: Requiem; Britten: Hymn to St. Cecelia and other works
Daventry Choral Society, Holy Cross Church, Daventry
5th and 6th December, 2008
Dvorák: The Noon Day Witch (Turkish première); Weber: clarinet concerto no. 2 (soloist: Chen
Halevi); Tchaikovsky: Symphony no. 2 The Little Russian
Cukerova State Symphony Orchestra, Adana, Turkey
13th December, 2008
Messiah Part I and Music for Christmas
Abingdon Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society, Trinity Church, Abingdon
14th December, 2008
Handel: Samson
Alyth Choral Society, North Western Reform Synagogue
17th December, 2008
Children’s Concert
Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey
19th December, 2008
Beethoven: piano concerto no. 3 in C minor (soloist: Christian Blackshaw); Elgar: Symphony no. 1
Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey
1st January, 2009
New Year’s Day Gala (soloists: Rachel Nicholls, James Edwards)
Mikkeli City Orchestra, Mikaeli Concert Hall, Finland
4th January, 2009
Russian Christmas Gala (soloists: Bibs Ekkel, Serge Pachnine)
London Concert Orchestra, Barbican Hall, London
18th January, 2009
Strauss: oboe concerto (soloist: Jennie-Lee Keightly); Schubert: Symphony no. 8 (Unfinished)
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
14th February, 2009
Rigoletto (Nikolai Putilin in the title role)
Perm State Opera, Russia
19th February, 2009
Rigoletto (Nikolai Putilin in the title role)
Chelyabinsk State Opera, Russia
20th February, 2009
Gala Concert
Chelyabinsk State Opera, Russia
21st February, 2009
Verdi: Requiem (chorus master)
Royal Derngate Centre, Northampton; Owain Arwel Hughes, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
14th March, 2009
Gala Film Night
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Royal Derngate Centre, Northampton
15th March, 2009
Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture; Mahler: Rückert-Lieder; Wagner: Prelude and
Transfiguration form Tristan and Isolde (soloist: Alwyn Mellor); Strauss: Death and Transfiguration
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
21st March, 2009
Rossini: Petite Messe Solonelle
Trinity Church Abingdon; Abingdon Choral Society
28th March, 2009
Vaughan-Williams: Five Mystical Songs; Faure: Requiem
Daventry Choral Society, Daventry Methodist Church
March-June, 2009: performances 18th, 20th and 29th April; 13th May; 4th, 11th, 18th and 26th June
Paradise Moscow
Opera North: assistant conductor
4th April, 2009
Mozart: Overture: Don Giovanni; Nielsen: flute concerto (soloist: Annie Lydford); Mahler:
Symphony no. 4
Abingdon Symphony Orchestra, School of St. Helen and St. Katherine, Abingdon
25th April, 2009
Kodály: Peacock Variations; Mozart: horn concerto no. 4 (soloist: Katrina Lauder); Dvorák:
Symphony no. 8
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, St. Matthews Church, Northampton
17th May, 2009
Gershwin: An American in Paris; Korngold: violin concerto (soloist: Matthew Trusler); Copland:
Fanfare for a common Man; Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Norfolk Symphony Orchestra, Kings Lynn Corn Exchange
6th June, 2009
Verdi: Requiem (soloists: Sarah Estill, Hannah Mason, Stephen Anthony Brown, Mark Saberton)
Abingdon Symphony Orchestra and Choral Society and Didcot Choral Society, Silk Hall, Radley College
13th June, 2009
Strauss: Der Rosenkavalier Suite; Saint-Saens: violin concerto no. 3 (soloist: David le Page);
Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, Spinney Hill Theatre, Northampton
27th June, 2009
Mozart: Vesperae Solennes de Confessore; Haydn: Theresa Mass
Nene Valley Sinfonia, Daventry Choral Society, St. Mary’s Church, Everdon
12th July, 2009
Concert of Light Classics
Northampton Symphony Orchestra, venue tbc.
16th, 17th and 18th July
Janácek: The Cunning Little Vixen
Oundle International Festival
15th August, 2009
Shostakovich: Paradise Moscow (assistant conductor)
Opera North, Bregenz, Austria