Programme:
Tchaikovsky Fantasy Overture, Romeo and Juliet, Rachmaninov Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Bizet Suite from Carmen, Loewe (arr. Robert Russell Bennett) My Fair Lady: Symphonic Picture
Performers:
Jonathan Bloxham conductor, Martin James Bartlett piano
I could have danced all night… Love and passion are certainly in the air on Hope Street! Bizet’s Carmen dances a seductive habanera, Romeo and Juliet risk everything for one another, and conductor Jonathan Bloxham whirls us to Broadway for a glamorous selection from My Fair Lady. But for true romanPlease note that this concert is Orchestral onlyce, you can’t beat a grand piano and the melodies of Sergei Rachmaninov, and pianist Martin James Bartlett will wear his heart on his sleeve in the glittering Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini.