Past Concerts
Spring Concert - Saturday, 2nd March 2024Holy Trinity Church, |
Mozart - Overture to Don Giovanni Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Haydn - Symphony No. 104 REVIEW:In his opening remarks at the Folkestone Symphony concert on Saturday 2nd March, conductor Rupert Bond made reference to the terrible weather that evening. ... read full review |
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Family Christmas Concert - Sunday, 10th December 2023Holy Trinity Church, |
Programme included: Sleigh Ride - Delius Folkestone Young Strings also performed carols. |
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Autumn Concert - Saturday, 11th November 2023Holy Trinity Church, |
Smetana - Vltava (The Moldau) Bruch - Scottish Fantasy in Eb major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46
Sibelius - Symphony No. 5 in Eb major, Op. 82 REVIEW:Folkestone Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rupert Bond performed its Autumn Concert in Holy Trinity Church, Folkestone on Remembrance Day, Saturday 11 November, and opened fittingly with a noble performance of the National Anthem. ... read full review |
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Summer Concert - Saturday, 15th July 2023Holy Trinity Church, |
Faure - Pelleas et Melisande Suite (excerpts) Lalo - Symphonie Espagnole
Vaughan-Williams - Symphony No. 2 "London Symphony" REVIEW:I’m very proud to have been elected, recently, as President of the Folkestone Symphony Orchestra. ... read full review |
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Folkestone Music in May Concert - Sunday, 28th May 2023Holy Trinity Church, |
Folkestone Symphony Orchestra are proud to be taking part in Music in May! Repertoire for the Open Workshop starting at 1 pm will be:- Bizet - Carmen Suite No. 2 (Toreador's Song and Habanera) Grieg - Hall of the Mountain King Beethoven - Symphony No, 5, 1st Movement Folkestone Symphony will then perform what has been covered in the workshop and possibly some pieces from their repertoire at 3.30 pm. |
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Spring Concert - Saturday, 18th March 2023Holy Trinity Church, |
Elgar - Cockaigne Overture Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 1 in G minor "Winter Dreams" REVIEW:This demanding programme, so skilfully performed, admirably showed the variety and sheer delight of the romantic repertoire. ... read full review |
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Family Christmas Concert - Sunday, 11th December 2022Holy Trinity Church, |
For this concert, Folkestone Symphony Orchestra was joined by the FESIC Choir conducted by Helen Brooks and the Folkestone Young Strings conducted by Floriane Peycelon. The orchestra played two movements from the Nutcracker Suite by Tchaikovsky, 'Sleigh Ride' by Leroy Anderson and music from the film 'Superman'. We also played 'An Overture on old English Carols' by John Whittaker, who came along to hear us. The choir joined us in a rendition of The 12 Days of Christmas which was arranged by Peter Aviss, one of the orchestra's Viola players. |
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Autumn Concert - Saturday, 12th November 2022Holy Trinity Church, |
Beethoven - Prometheus Overture Glazunov - Saxophone Concerto
Mozart - Overture to La Clemenza di Tito (arranged for Woodwind and Brass) Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 "Italian" REVIEW:Two overtures, a rarely-performed 20th century concerto and a much-loved symphony – this was a magnificent, varied and demanding programme to open the season of concerts by the Folkestone Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rupert Bond and led by local violinist Floriane Peycelon. ... read full review |
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60th Anniversary Concert - 9th July 2022Leas Cliff Hall |
60th Anniversary Concert Tchaikovsky — Violin Concerto in D major
Elgar — Enigma Variations REVIEW:Folkestone Symphony’s postponed (the 60 year landmark was last year) Diamond Concert was worth waiting for and it was good to see a large audience in the grandiosity of Leas Cliff Hall to enjoy it. ... read full review |
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Saturday 14th March 2020Holy Trinity Church |
Elgar - Introduction & Allegro for Strings Sibelius - Symphony No. 4 Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 Folkestone Symphony always provides its audience with a feast of worthwhile orchestral music. As a musical meal, the main course of the concert on 14 March was undoubtedly the Sibelius Symphony 4, its ‘meat’ being particularly strong stuff. The Elgar was an attractive and substantial starter, w ... read full review |
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Saturday 12th March 2022Brake Hall, |
Mussorgsky - Night on the Bare Mountain Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4 in F minor REVIEW:Folkestone Symphony Orchestra conducted by Rupert Bond performed its Spring Concert of Russian Music in Brake Hall at Ashford School on Saturday 12 March 2022. ... read full review |
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Family Christmas Concert with Carols - Sunday 12th DecemberHawkinge Community Centre, |
Family Christmas Concert featuring the Folkestone Primary Schools FESIC Choir. |