Proms Classics
Jun
18
7:30 PM19:30

Proms Classics

The Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra’s summer concert will take place at St Paul’s Church, 120 Augustus Road, Wimbledon on Saturday 18 June at 7.30pm.

WSO is delighted to welcome soloist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux to play Mendelssohn's violin concerto as part of our Proms Classics concert.

The second half of the concert will feature the overture to The Wreckers by Ethel Smyth which is being staged at the Glyndebourne Opera festival in a new production.

To enhance our audience's experience our conductor Ed Whitehead will give a pre-concert talk entitled 'Ethel Smyth: The Hidden Musical Genius of the 20th Century'. This will take place before the concert at 6.15pm in the church hall and is free to all ticket holders.

The second half of the concert will conclude with some of the classics known from The Last Night of The Proms.

Sibelius - Finlandia

Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto

Soloist: Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux

Interval

Ethel Smyth - Overture to The Wreckers

Elgar - Enigma Variations

Walton - Crown Imperial

Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March no.1

Conductor: Edmund Whitehead

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Spring concert on Saturday 12 March 2022
Mar
12
7:30 PM19:30

Spring concert on Saturday 12 March 2022

The Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra’s spring concert will take place at St Matthew’s Church, Durham Road, Raynes Park on Saturday 12 March at 7.30pm.

WSO is delighted to welcome singer Olivia Ray and conductor Edmund Whitehead for this spring concert of Wagner, Elgar and Brahms.

Wagner - Prelude to Die Meistersinger

Elgar - Sea Pictures

Soloist: Olivia Ray

Interval

Brahms - Symphony No.3

Conductor: Edmund Whitehead

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25th Concert in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support
Nov
27
7:30 PM19:30

25th Concert in aid of MacMillan Cancer Support

The Wimbledon Symphony Orchestra’s annual highlight concert in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, at St Paul’s Church, 120 Augustus Road, Wimbledon on Saturday 27 November at 7.30pm.

WSO is delighted to support Macmillan Merton once again in a programme featuring Charles Owen, one of the finest British Pianists of his generation and the Petite suite de Concert by Coleridge Taylor, a southwest London resident.

After enjoying delicious homemade canapés prepared by the Macmillan Merton committee we will return to the second half of the concert for Dvorak’s symphony no 7. This is an evening not to be missed, in aid of the vital charity Macmillan that touches so many families. All proceeds from the concert go directly towards the work of the Merton Macmillan support branch.

Coleridge Taylor - Petite suite de Concert

Schumann - Concerto, Piano, op.54 in A minor

Soloist: Charles Owen

Interval

Dvorak - Symphony No.7, op.70 in D Minor

Conductor: Andy Morley

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