Programme Notes

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Current season - 2026/27

  1. Classic FM Hall of Fame

    John Williams
    Main Theme from Star Wars
    Beethoven
    Symphony No. 7 (finale)
    Vaughan Williams
    Fantasia on Greensleeves
    Barber
    Adagio for Strings
    Dani Howard
    Arian (world premiere)
    Britten
    The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra
    Delibes
    Hunter's Fanfare from Sylvia
    Khachaturian
    Adagio of Spartacus and Phrygia
    Walton
    Crown Imperial
    John Williams
    Theme from Schindler's List
    Klaus Badelt
    The Curse of the Black Pearl from Pirates of the Caribbean
    Márquez
    Conga del Fuego Nuevo
    Domingo Hindoyan
    Chief Conductor
    Aled Jones
    presenter
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    Dani Howard, a white woman with blonde hair in a ponytail, wearing a red vest and looking to the left

  2. Mahler Symphony No. 2: Resurrection

    Mahler
    Symphony No. 2, 'Resurrection'
    Domingo Hindoyan
    Chief Conductor
    Matthew Hamilton
    Director of Choirs and Singing
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Choir
    Lucy Crowe
    soprano
    Natalie Lewis
    mezzo-soprano
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    Domingo Hindoyan, a tall Hispanic man with short black hair and beard, wearing a black suit conducting with his arms wide

  3. Season Opening Concert: Unveiling the Enigma

    Shostakovich
    Festive Overture
    Britten
    Cello Symphony
    Elgar
    Enigma Variations
    Andrew Manze
    Principal Guest Conductor
    Guy Johnston
    cello
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