Concerts

Conductor: Stefan Hofkes Leader: Lisa Orton   Mendelssohn - String Symphony No.8 Vaughan Williams - Charterhouse suite A. Dvorak - 2 Waltzes, Opus 54 Vivaldi - Concerto grosso op. 3 no. 8 in A minor for two violins. Grainger - Molly on the Shore   Tickets £15 on the door £12 in advance £5 for students Free for children Interval drink included Tickets available from orchestra members or Contact 0117 9562106  

Conductor: Stefan Hofkes Leader: Lisa Orton Soloist: Nicholas Shipman Programme: Mozart - Divertimento in D K136 Stamitz – Clarinet concerto No. 4 in B flat Sibelius - Valse Triste Handel - The Arrival of The Queen Of Sheba Dvorak - Serenade for Strings Tickets £12 in advance, £15.00 on the door, £5.00 for students, free for children Advance tickets are available up to 24 hours before the start of the concert and can be purchased from orchestra members or via Ticket Source Our soloist Nicholas Shipman began to play the clarinet aged 14 and at Leicestershire School of Music he received inspirational lessons from eminent clarinettists including Jack Brymer OBE. He joined the Guildhall School of Music at 17, where his teachers included Dame Thea King, and where in due course he gained his B.MUS degree. In 1999, after two years at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague (Netherlands), he began to build his career as a professional soloist and chamber musician. He has given concerts and recitals in London and throughout the UK, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. He performs music by a wide range of composers both classical and contemporary. Local venues where he has played include the Guildhall, Bath, and St George’s Bristol.

Conductor: Stefan Hofkes Leader: Lisa Orton Soloist: David Lewis Gustav Holst - St Paul's Suite Vivaldi - 'Winter' and 'Summer' from Four Seasons Carl Nielsen- Little Suite for Strings Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony Edward Elgar- Chanson de Matin Tickets £15 and include refreshments at the interval Contact Number 01275 375248 01275 852442  

Conductor: Stefan Hofkes Leader: Lisa Orton Soloist: David Lewis Gustav Holst - St Paul's Suite Vivaldi - 'Winter' and 'Summer' from Four Seasons Carl Nielsen- Little Suite for Strings Benjamin Britten - Simple Symphony Edward Elgar- Chanson de Matin Tickets £12 and £15 on the door includes refreshments at the interval. Contact Number 0117 9562106

Soloist: You-Chiung Lin Conductor: Stefan Hofkes Leader: Lisa Orton Programme: Haydn: Symphony No.99Fauré: Masques et BergamasquesMozart: Piano Concerto No.23 Book tickets Tickets £15.00 on the door £12.00 in advance £5.00 for students Free for children 12 and under You-Chiung Lin is an active solo pianist and chamber musician based in the United Kingdom. After graduating from Tunghai University in her native Taiwan, she was awarded a full scholarship to study with Piers Lane at the Royal Academy of Music in London and with Douglas Finch at the London College of Music & Media. She has appeared in masterclasses with Imogen Cooper, John Lill and Artur Pizarro amongst others. In addition to giving successful concerts at home and abroad, she has presented highly acclaimed performances on various cruise lines. Her concerto performances have been frequent and greatly praised and she returns regularly with the Reading Symphony Orchestra and the Bristol Concert Orchestra in collaboration with their resident conductor Stefan Hofkes. Her recordings include a selection of solo works by Chopin, Liszt, Mozart and a live performance of Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No 2.

Conductor: Sebastian See-Schierenberg Leader: Lisa Orton Soloist: Sam Willsmore Programme: Dag Wiren – Serenade for Strings Marcello – Oboe Concerto in D minor Béla Bartók - An Evening in the Village Finzi - Romance John Ireland – Downland Suite Tickets £12 in advance, £15.00 on the door, £5.00 for students, free for children Advance tickets are available up to 24 hours before the start of the concert and can be purchased from orchestra members or via Ticket Source