Seasons 2001 - 2010
Saturday, June 25, 2011 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 7, Op. 70
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Charles Owen (piano)
Saturday, April 3, 2011 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
SMETANA Má Vlast: Vlatava (The Moldau)
DVOŘÁK Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53
TCHAIKOVSKY Francesca da Rimini, Op. 32
DEBUSSY Nocturnes
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Jack Liebeck (violin)
Saturday, January 30, 2011 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
BEETHOVEN King Stephen Overture, Op. 117
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3, Op. 55, “Eroica”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Callum Smart (violin)
Saturday, November 21, 2010 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
VERDI La Forza del Destino Overture
MAHLER Songs of a Wayfarer
ELGAR Symphony No. 2, Op. 63
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Kathryn Rudge (mezzo)
Saturday, June 26, 2010 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
DVOŘÁK The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
WAGNER Wesendonck-Lieder
Interval
KHACHATURIAN Gayaneh
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Lee Bisset (soprano)
Saturday, March 27, 2010 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
BRAHMS Tragic Overture, Op. 81
BARBER Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 19
Interval
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Ofer Falk (violin)
Saturday, January 30, 2010 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
R. SCHUMANN Overture, Scherzo, & Finale, Op. 52
R. SCHUMANN Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Interval
FRANCK Symphony in D minor
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Guy Johnston (cello)
Saturday, November 24, 2009 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
TCHAIKOVSKY The Tempest (Fantasy for Orchestra)
RACHMANINOV Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 40
Interval
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 5, Op. 47
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Kerem Hasan (piano)
Sunday, June 28, 2009 @ 6:00 P.M.
Cadogan Hall, London SW1X 9DQ
FAURÉ Pelléas et Mélisande, Op. 80
FAURÉ Cantique de Jean Racine, Op.11
Choral music by Whitacre, Lauridsen, Villette, Vaughan Williams, and Sullivan (performed by Coro)
Interval
J. HAYDN Harmonienmesse in B-flat major, Hob. XXII:14
Conductors: Robin Browning & Mark Griffiths
Soloists: Katherine Watson (soprano), Emma Watkinson (mezzo), William Unwin (tenor), & Gavin Horsley (bass)
Choir: Coro
Saturday, March 28, 2009 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
WEBER Der Beherrscher der Geister Overture, Op. 27
SIBELIUS Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
Interval
BRAHMS Symphony No. 3, Op. 90
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Jennifer Pike (violin)
Saturday, June 28, 2008 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
NIELSEN Helios Overture
NIELSEN Concerto for flute and orchestra
Interval
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 2, Op. 43
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Adam Walker (flute)
Saturday, May 3, 2008 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
ELGAR Cockaigne Overture, Op. 40 (“In London Town”)
VERDI ‘Tace la note’ from Il Trovatore
PUCCINI ‘Vissi d’arte’ from Tosca
TCHAIKOVSKY Tatyana’s Letter Song from Eugene Onegin
Interval
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No. 2, “A London Symphony”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Lee Bisset (soprano)
Saturday, November 24, 2007 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
MOZART Overture from Idomeneo, K. 366
MOZART Violin Concerto No. 2 in D major, K. 211
Interval
BRUCKNER Symphony No. 4, “Romantic”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Ruth Palmer (violin)
Saturday, June 30, 2007 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
STRAVINSKY Symphonies of Wind Instruments
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Interval
BRITTEN Simple Symphony, Op. 4
ELGAR Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Kerem Hasan (piano)
Saturday, May 12, 2007 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
BRAHMS Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
R. STRAUSS Four Last Songs
MOZART Bella mia fiamma, K. 528
Interval
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 3, Op. 29, “Polish”
Conductor: Nicholas Collon
Soloist: Sally Harrison (soprano)
Saturday, March 3, 2007 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW19 6EW
SIBELIUS Karelia Suite, Op. 19
MOZART Concerto for flute and harp in C major, K. 299
Interval
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 9, Op. 95, “From the New World”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloists: Alex Lese (flute) & Olivia Jageurs (harp)
Saturday, November 18, 2006 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
MOZART Overture to The Magic Flute, K. 620
TCHAIKOVSKY Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Interval
BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: John Myerscough (cello)
Saturday, June 24, 2006 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
WEBER Der Freischütz Overture, Op. 77
TCHAIKOVSKY Violin Concerto for in D major, Op. 35
Interval
SIBELIUS Symphony No. 3, Op. 52
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Ruth Palmer (violin)
Saturday, May 13, 2006 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony No. 9, Op. 70
Interval
SCHUBERT Symphony No. 9 in C major, “Great”
Conductor: Robin Browning
Saturday, March 2006 @ 7:30 P.M. ~ 10th Concert in aid of Macmillan Merton
Mansion House, London EC4N 8BH
BRUCH Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor, Op. 26
Interval
PROKOFIEV Peter and The Wolf, Op. 67
Conductor: Jonathan Butcher Narrator: Trevor MacDonald
Soloist: Jennifer Pike (violin)
By kind permission of the Lord Mayor of London, Wimbledon resident Sir David Brewer. This concert was hosted at the Mansion House’s famed Egyptian Hall.
Saturday, November 10, 2005 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
NIELSEN Pastoral Scene for Orchestra: Pan and Syrinx Op. 84
DVOŘÁK Cello Concerto in B minor, Op. 104
Interval
RACHMANINOV Symphony No. 1, Op. 13
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Alice Jones (cello)
Saturday, June 18, 2005 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
BUTTERWORTH The Banks of Green Willow
POULENC Sinfonietta
Interval
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 5, Op. 64
Conductor: Robin Browning
Saturday, April 16, 2005 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
CHABRIER Suite Pastorale
MAHLER Two Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
GRIEG Three Songs with Orchestra
Interval
DVOŘÁK Symphony No. 8, Op. 88
Conductor: Tom Seligman
Soloist: Miranda Rogers (soprano)
Saturday, March 5, 2005 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Paul’s Church, Wimbledon Parkside SW20 0DE
KURPINSKI Overture ‘The Two Cottages’
BRAHMS Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 77
Interval
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet, Fantasy-Overture
LISZT Les Préludes No. 3
Conductor: Pavel Kotla
Soloist: Priya Mitchell (violin)
January 2005 @ 7:30 P.M. in aid of the Stroke Association
Cadogan Hall, London SW1X 9DQ
BEETHOVEN Egmont Overture, Op. 84
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73, “Emperor”
Interval
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5, Op. 67
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Charles Owen (piano)
Saturday, November 20, 2004 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
GRIEG Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46
J. HAYDN Cello Concerto No. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
Interval
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade, Op. 35
Conductor: Thomas Blunt
Soloist: Jonathan Cohen (cello)
Saturday, June 26, 2004 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
DELIUS Summer Night on the River
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37
Interval
BRAHMS Symphony No. 2, Op. 73
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Charles Owen (piano)
Saturday, May 15, 2004 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
DVOŘÁK Symphonic Variations, Op. 78
PROKOFIEV Suite from Lieutenant Kijé, Op. 60
Interval
R. SCHUMANN Symphony No. 1, Op. 38, "Spring"
Conductor: Andrew Meyers
Saturday, November 15, 2003 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
ELGAR Froissart Overture, Op. 19
POULENC Concerto champêtre for harpsichord and orchestra
Interval
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 4, Op. 36
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Katherine May (harpsichord)
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Saturday, June 28, 2003 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
GABRIELI Sonata pian e forte
WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Overture
WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Prelude to Act III
WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Apprentices Dance
WAGNER Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg: Entry March
Interval
BRAHMS Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 83
Conductor: Robin Browning
Soloist: Charles Owen (piano)
Saturday, May 17, 2003 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
MARTIN PRYNN Jane Baldwyn’s Wake (*world première*)
VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Concerto for Bass Tuba
Interval
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2, Op. 36
Conductor: Martin Prynn
Soloist: Leslie Neish (tuba)
Saturday, March 22, 2003 @ 7:30 P.M.
St John’s Church, Wimbledon SW19 4NZ
BRUCKNER Two Motets
MAHLER Symphony No. 4
Conductor: John Alldis
Choir: King’s College School Chamber Choir
Saturday, March 8, 2003 @ 8:00 P.M. in aid of Macmillan Merton
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
COATES Calling All Workers
TOMINSON Little Serenade
VIVIAN ELLIS Coronation Scot
KETÈLBEY Sanctuary of the Heart
ROBERT FARNON Derby Day
COATES By the Sleepy Lagoon
HAYDN WOOD Montmartre March
Interval
SULLIVAN Iolanthe Overture
COATES Concert Waltz: “Footlights”
ROBERT FARNON Poodle Parade
PETER YORKE Sapphires & Sables
ROBERT FARNON The Westminster Waltz
COATES The Dambusters March
Conductor: John Wilson
Saturday, June 29, 2002 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
MENDELSSOHN Notturno for wind instruments, Op. 24
MOZART Symphony No. 39, K. 543
Interval
R. STRAUSS Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major
KODÁLY Dances of Galánta
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Nigel Black (horn)
Saturday, April 27, 2002 @ 8:00 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
IRELAND Satyricon Overture
BERLIOZ Les nuits d’été
Interval
STRAVINSKY Symphony in C
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Diane Moore (mezzo)
Saturday, December 1, 2001 @ 8:00 P.M. (WSO Chamber Ensemble) ~ “A Malcolm Arnold 80th Birthday Tribute”
Lantern Arts Centre, Wimbledon SW20 8RA
ARNOLD Little Suite No. 2 for orchestra, Op. 8
ARNOLD Concerto for Guitar and Chamber Orchestra, Op. 67
Interval
TRAVERS Two Dances
THOMAS Danse de Triomph
ARNOLD Whistle Down the Wind
ARNOLD You Know What Sailors Are
ARNOLD The Belles of St Trinian’s
Conductor: Martin Prynn
Soloist: Andrew Keeping (guitar)
Saturday, November 17, 2001 @ 7:30 P.M.
St Matthew’s Church, West Wimbledon SW20 0DE
ALAN RAWSTHORNE The Street Corner Overture
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Interval
BRAHMS Symphony No. 4, Op. 98
Conductor: John Alldis
Soloist: Katherine Gowers (violin)