The Solent Symphony Orchestra – Bach & Beyond

With the Solent Symphony Orchestra.

Part of the Festival of Early Music at Portsmouth Cathedral.

Early music with a modern twist, this programme includes music by JS Bach, known as the “Father of the Baroque era” re-arranged by Gustav Holst and Purcell’s stirring rondeau from Adbelazar, reworked into the magnificent ‘Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’ by Benjamin Britten.

The evening will also feature local rising star, Harry Dixon who will perform Rachmaminoff’s romantic 2nd Piano Concerto. Whilst not an obvious link to early music, Rachmaminoff himself acknowledged the influence of JS Bach, considering him “an inexhaustible source of musical knowledge and fundamental to his own musical education and development”. Harry has the opportunity to perform as the winner of the Portsmouth Performing Arts Concerto Award 2025.

An evening of glorious music in spectacular surroundings, this will appeal to all music lovers and an opportunity to introduce youngsters to the exciting sound of a full Symphony Orchestra.

MacCunn – Overture
The Land of the Mountain and the Flood

Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 2
Soloist – Harry Dixon
Winner of the 2025 Portsmouth Festival of Performing Arts Concerto Prize

Tchaikovsky -Symphony 5

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Tickets available from the Cathedral website and at the door.