Composer

Join the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra for a joyful evening celebrating a significant birthday of one of Britain’s most beloved composers and conductors, Sir John Rutter. A cherished friend of the Orchestra, John returns to the podium to lead a programme featuring his celebrated works.

Sir John Rutter Birthday Celebration

University of Oxford

Once again the La Crosse Symphony Orchestra will finish out our season with another "over-the-top" orchestral journey. The young Russian phenomenon Andrey Gugnin -- who, last season, entered our hearts with a magisterial rendition of the Grieg Piano Concerto, done miraculously with the LSO without rehearsal! -- returns for what will no doubt be an equally majestic reading of the first of two concertos of Johannes Brahms, with whom our season began.....And on our second half, in another great La Crosse tradition, our two winning Conductor Wannabees will regale us with their podium talents! Two works redolent of the joys of summer -- a  poignant, forgotten gem of the Englishman Frederick Delius, and the ecstatic and oh-so-French "Daphnis and Chloe" ballet of Maurice Ravel -- wind up what will be a magnificent grand finale!

Andrey Returns!

Viterbo University

The subject of "nature" or "landscape" is frequently used in music as a reflection of the external world, but also as an expression of inner feelings. Composers draw on the sounds, rhythms, and moods provided by nature to make images, atmospheres, or specific emotions audible. In his Sixth Symphony, the "Pastoral," Ludwig van Beethoven depicts a rural idyll with unprecedented vividness: the babbling of the brook, the call of the cuckoo, or the thunder of the storm are not ends in themselves, but rather contribute to a higher level of expression that guarantees the formal rigor and meaningfulness of the symphony. In his "Scottish Fantasy" for solo violin, Max Bruch achieves an atmospheric tone painting full of local color through the use of Scottish folk songs, inspired by the novels of Sir Walter Scott, even though he never actually set foot in Scotland. A similar subtle connection between nature and emotion can be found in Frederick Delius's "On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring": Here, the call of the cuckoo becomes the initial inspiration, unfolding a delicate, impressionistic soundscape. Delius eschews programmatic effects in the classical sense, allowing the music to grow organically from moods, colors, and melodic suggestions, so that nature is not merely observed but poetically experienced. As with Beethoven and Bruch, nature here becomes a medium that transcends mere imitation and reveals inner resonances. This demonstrates that landscape painting in music is always more than mere tone painting: It connects external impressions with inner feeling and opens a direct path to moods that words often cannot express.

DELIUS, BRUCH & BEETHOVEN – In Nature

Kulturhaus Gotha

Landestheater Eisenach

Embrace the joy and renewal of springtime with music inspired by the vitality of this beautiful season. Conductor Geoffrey Gallegos leads the orchestra in a vibrant program featuring Copland’s “Appalachian Spring” and music of Delius, Glazunov, and Schumann that brings the sounds of nature to life.

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Spring Awakenings

Livermore Performing Arts Center

We're delighted to welcome back this wonderful orchestra, whose last concert here was one of the highlights of 2023. They begin with what is believed to be the first symphony written by a Ukrainian composer, completed while studying in Italy and recently discovered in an archive there.

National Symphony Orchestra Ukraine

The Anvil

Musical ambassadors for their homeland, the NSOU tonight pay homage to our nations’ bond with works from both Ukraine and England. Maxim Berezovsky’s Symphony in C, the first Ukrainian symphony, is a landmark in the country’s musical history. And music doesn’t get more English than Delius’s sumptuous ‘On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring’.

National Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine

The Bridgewater Hall

Our common purpose to make each generation better than the last leads us to music of American themed-music by Randall Thompson, Frederick Delius, and Leonard Bernstein’s “Make Our Garden Grow”  The winners of our biennial student Concerto Competition will also be showcased.

Aspiriation

Coughlin-Saunders Performing Arts Center

Celebrate Lunar New Year with a vibrant fusion of music and dance during this special collaboration between the Portland Chamber Orchestra and White Lotus Foundation. Lion & Lotus: A Festival of Music and Dance brings together modern and traditional art forms in a joyful celebration of creativity and community.

Experience powerful works by acclaimed composers including Oswald Huỳnh, a Portland-native and Rome Prize winner whose music weaves a distinctive Vietnamese-American voice, and Bright Sheng, a Pulitzer Prize finalist known for his evocative Chinese-American compositions. 

The evening also features the mesmerizing ancient art form of lion dance—a popular cultural performance used to scare away evil spirits, as well as to bring joy, prosperity, and good fortune for the new year—performed by the White Lotus Foundation Lion Dancers, which is the largest lion dance team in Oregon.

Lion & Lotus: A Festival of Music and Dance

Patricia Reser Center for the Arts

Spend your Sunday morning in excellent company as Michael Sanderling leads the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra in Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto. Known as a ‘symphony with soloist’, this Romantic masterpiece gives equal prominence to piano and orchestra. Sanderling, a seasoned Brahms interpreter, brings his expertise to the Queen Elisabeth Hall, while acclaimed American pianist Garrick Ohlsson takes on the challenging solo part. A master of Romantic repertoire, Ohlsson ensures this performance will be nothing short of extraordinary.

Piano on Sunday morning

Queen Elisabeth Hall

Spend Valentine’s Day with the symphony! Hear Elgar’s musical love letter, and immerse yourself in passionate music of Delius and Prokofiev inspired by the Shakespearean lovers Romeo and Juliet. Emerging artists take center stage as we feature the winners of our annual Competition for Young Musicians in this evening of musical romance that will sweep you off your feet.

Forbidden Love

Let yourself be swept between beauty and artistic struggle in this Thursday concert, with Alexandra Conunova as the soloist in Britten's Violin Concerto.

Shostakovich & Brabbins

Malmö Concert Hall

It couldn't be more Christmassy! The anticipation of the upcoming holidays is audible in this concert full of Christmas tunes, sleigh rides, and Christmas wishes. The focus is on the music for Erich Wolfgang Korngold's fairytale ballet "The Snowman": Colombine and her admirer Pierrot attempt to escape from the clutches of Uncle Pantaloon – and succeed with the help of a snowman. The story is narrated. Finally, things get particularly festive with Otto Nicolai's Christmas Overture, featuring ever-changing variations of the chorale "Vom Himmel hoch."

Christmas & Fairy Tales

Berliner Philharmonie

The wintry world is friendlier, brighter, and quieter when covered in snow. However, not everyone has had this experience, because apart from the fact that our weather is increasingly nothing like...

SNOW

Mannheimer Rosengarten

Guest Concert

Fruit Hall

TSO: : Fall Concert

Tempe Center for the Arts

A program of rich chamber music spanning the 20th century, from Berkeley’s elegant Sextet and Delius’ atmospheric Three Small Tone Poems to Arnold’s spirited Quintet. The concert concludes with Holst’s expansive and deeply expressive Sextet in E Minor, a hidden gem that reveals the composer’s lyrical voice beyond his famous orchestral works.

Delius & Holst

Government House

Described by The Guardian as 'a handpicked supergroup', whose rare 'live performances are a special occasion', the orchestra will be joined for this performance by British tenor Laurence Kilsby and British horn player Christopher Parkes.

Sinfonia of London: Serenade

Barbican Centre

Guest performance in Weißenfels »Back from vacation«

Weißenfels Cultural Center

Regularly voted one of Britain’s favourite pieces of classical music, Vaughan Williams’s Tallis Fantasia is at the heart of this fabulous programme of English music. John Wilson is in demand at the highest level across the globe, having conducted many of the world's finest orchestras over the past 30 years. Britten’s Serenade is one of his best loved works and the programme ends with the musical fireworks of Elgar’s Introduction and Allegro for string quartet and string orchestra. Add in lush music from two other fine English composers in Howell and Delius and we have a wonderful programme of truly gorgeous music.

John Wilson Conducts The Tallis Fantasia

Perth Concert Hall

Now in its 48th season and led by Conductor Douglas Akey, the TSO presents four captivating concerts each year at Tempe Center for the Arts—showcasing a vibrant mix of classical favorites, modern works, and local talent.

Tempe Symphony Orchestra: Fall Concert

Rio Salado Park

Robert Schumann’s family wanted him to pursue law, but he secretly studied music, eventually becoming a renowned composer and music critic.

Opening Night: Strauss & Schumann

Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts and Corporate Presentations

Guest performance in Arnstadt »Back from vacation«

Theater im Schlossgarten

Under the motto "Planet Shostakovich," the Jena Philharmonic will embark on a musical orbit centered around the multifaceted works of Dmitri Shostakovich in the 2025-2026 season. In his eighth season as General Music Director, Simon Gaudenz invites audiences to rediscover a composer whose music oscillates between contemporary witness and timeless expressiveness. Shostakovich, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Delius, and Tomlinson—the season opening concert will showcase the broad stylistic range the orchestra will explore throughout the season. The new ARTIST IN RESIDENCE, light artist Robert Seidel, will also offer a foretaste of his art, which will enrich the music with new perceptions. Experience an afternoon of encounters, awakening, and anticipation. /JN

Season opening concert

Volkshaus Jena

Coffee Concert No. 1 »Back from Vacation«

With this concert, we celebrate the opening of the Nikolaisaal Potsdam concert hall 25 years ago. The text of this musical reading is based on a novella by Karen Blixen, which explores piety, sensuality, gratitude, and a phenomenal feast. The reading will be by German Film Award and Grimme Award-winning actress Katja Riemann.

Katja Riemann reads “Babette’s Festival”

Nikolaisaal

‘No other English composer offers more beauty in sound,’ Thomas Beecham said of Delius. There’s no more extravagant, impassioned or overwhelming a canvas for that beauty than A Mass of Life. Taking Nietzsche’s rapturous prose-poem Also sprach Zarathustra as a starting point, Delius imagined a secular Mass – a cantata for orchestra, chorus and soloists celebrating the transcendent power and triumph of the human spirit in the face of death. Sir Mark Elder conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra, with soloists including baritone Roderick Williams and tenor David Butt Philip.

Elder Conducts ‘A Mass of Life’

Royal Albert Hall

Our summer concert will take place at Bramshaw Village Hall, Lyndhurst. Conducted by Simon Wilkins, the orchestra will be playing a selection of music from the arts.

At this concert we are delighted to be supporting local children’s charity Honeypot. Since 1996 Honeypot has been working to enhance the lives of young carers aged 5-12 years by providing respite breaks and a holistic range of services. In the UK nationwide, they give young carers a break from demanding and stressful responsibilities at home and provide a safe, nurturing environment where children at risk can develop their full potential.

Summer Concert: Music & The Arts

Bramshaw Village Hall

THE ENGLISH MUSIC FESTIVAL celebrates Britain’s rich musical heritage by showcasing the brilliance, innovation and beauty of English music.

English Music Festival: A Night of Bliss

Dorchester Abbey

We are very excited to be ending our season with the first ever visit to the UK of the internationally famous Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra of Colón Opera.  This concert is of particular significance as we celebrate Bradford’s year as the UK’s City of Culture, with a performance of our own city’s great composer Frederik Delius’s piano concerto, performed by the distinguished British pianist Mark Bebbington.  Prior to the tour, this great Delius work will receive its Argentinian premiere, a concert that has been inspired by our position as the UK’s City of Culture.  The programme will open with Wagner’s romantic Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan & Isolde and in the second half there will be music from Bizet’s much-loved Carmen Suite, Tchaikovsky’s lyrical Swan Lake suite and the programme will end with two dazzling, scintillating show stoppers from two of Argentina’s greatest composers - Alberto Ginastera and Astor Piazzolla.  

Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra

Bradford Theatres

### Summer Favourites Concert

**Date:** Sunday, 18 May 2025  
**Time:** 1:45 PM  
**Venue:** Assembly Hall, Worthing  
**Conductor:** John Gibbons  
**Leader:** Julian Leaper  

Join us for an enchanting afternoon of classical music at the Assembly Hall in Worthing. The "Summer Favourites" concert promises a delightful program that captures the essence of summer with a selection of timeless pieces.

**Program:**
- **Mendelssohn:** Overture to *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*  
  Experience the sunburst optimism of Mendelssohn’s brilliant overture, a piece that perfectly encapsulates the magic and whimsy of a midsummer night.

- **Beethoven:** Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor  
  Featuring the return of the Sussex International Piano Competition winner, Yi Yang Chen, as the guest soloist. This concerto showcases Beethoven’s transition from classical to romantic, with a wide expressive range that will captivate the audience.

- **Delius:** *Fennimore & Gerda* Intermezzo  
  Enjoy the voluptuous and engaging instrumental texture of this orchestral opera intermezzo, a piece that is both rich and evocative.

- **Beethoven:** Symphony No. 8 in F major  
  Concluding the concert is Beethoven’s mighty Eighth Symphony, known for its powerful rhythmic propulsion and high spirits, leaving the audience with an uplifting and exhilarating experience.

This concert is a perfect way to celebrate the summer season with some of the most beloved works in the classical repertoire. Don't miss this opportunity to witness a spectacular performance by talented musicians under the expert baton of John Gibbons.

**Tickets:** [Buy Tickets](#)

Come and be a part of this musical celebration that promises to be a highlight of the 2024/25 season!

Summer Favourites

Assembly Hall Theatre

Experience the majestic blend of cultures with the "Symphonie du Nouveau Monde" performed by the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège (OPRL) under the baton of Pablo González. This iconic symphony, first premiered at Carnegie Hall in New York in 1893, is a masterful fusion of Czech music and melodies inspired by the musical folklore of the Native Americans. Notably, it features one of the most beautiful themes ever written for the English horn in its slow movement.

The concert will also spotlight the orchestral music of Ysaÿe, which has seen a resurgence of interest over the past decade. Among the rediscovered gems is the enchanting "Poème nocturne" from 1926, with the OPRL having the honor of recording the first album of this piece in December 2023.

This performance is part of the "Grands classiques" series and is available for both subscription and à la carte booking. It's a unique opportunity to immerse yourself in a program that includes DELIUS's "The Walk to the Paradise Garden," YSAŸE's "Poème nocturne," and DVOŘÁK's Symphony No. 9, "From the New World."

Join us for an unforgettable evening at the Salle Philharmonique in Liège on Thursday, May 8th, 2025, at 20:00. The concert duration is approximately 1 hour and 50 minutes. Tickets can be reserved through the OPRL's official website or by visiting the box office. Don't miss this symphonic journey that bridges continents and cultures, showcasing the universal language of music.

New World Symphony

Arsenal

Philharmonic Hall of Liege

Triangel

The Bach Choir and the Philharmonia Orchestra join forces for an evening of British music full of gripping stories and stunning landscapes.

The Bach Choir: Belshazzar’s Feast

Southbank Centre

Visit To Bad Elster

King Albert Theater

Crescendo: A Symphonic Celebration of Washington Landscapes

Benaroya Hall

Opening with Grieg's Peer Gynt Suite, evoking the magical adventures of a Nordic folk hero with sparkling flights of fantasy, before soaring heavenwards in Vaughan Williams' beloved The Lark Ascending, painted with nostalgic English folksong.

Beethoven's 'Pastoral' Symphony

The Hawth Crawley

An evening of romance and musical featuring some of the most beautiful music ever composed
and three stories of star-crossed lovers. Saint-Saëns sets the tone with vibrant rhythms and lush
orchestration. Delius offers a serene and idyllic interlude. The orchestra then delves into the
profound emotions of Wagner’s “Prelude and Liebestod,” a masterpiece that explores the
transcendent power of love and desire. Debussy’s Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun is erotic
and dreamlike, evoking a sensual, otherworldly atmosphere. Rachmaninoff’s “Rhapsody on a
Theme of Paganini”; showcases the composer’s ability to blend dazzling piano technique with
lyrical expression.

Romantic Rhapsody

Northern Arizona University

2024-25 Season January Concert

Christ Lutheran Church in Allentown

Immerse yourself in the holiday spirit with the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony's enchanting "Sounds of the Season" concert. This festive event is scheduled for Saturday, December 14, 2024, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at the First Church OKC, located at 131 Northwest 4th Street, Oklahoma City, OK, 73102, United States.

The evening promises to be a memorable one, starting at 6:30 PM with a complimentary hot chocolate bar to warm your spirits. Attendees will also have the opportunity to complete their holiday shopping at a silent auction, with all proceeds supporting the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony.

The concert will feature a diverse selection of holiday music, including pieces by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Leroy Anderson, and more. Highlights include a special concerto designed to be performed on Christmas night and musical sleigh rides composed by five different composers, offering a unique auditory journey through the season's joy.

The program includes:
- HUMPERDINCK: Gingerbread Waltz from Hansel and Gretel
- CORELLI: Concerto grosso in G minor, "Christmas Concerto"
- LEROY ANDERSON: Sleigh Ride
- FREDERICK DELIUS: Sleigh Ride
- PROKOFIEV: Troika
- W.A. MOZART: Sleigh Ride
- TRANS-SIBERIAN ORCHESTRA/arr. Bob Philips: A selection of holiday classics

Under the baton of Music Director & Conductor Kaleb Benda, alongside the talented Musicians of the Oklahoma Chamber Symphony, this concert is set to be a heartwarming event that celebrates the essence of the holiday season.

Admission is free, and the concert will last approximately 90 minutes, including a 15-minute intermission. For more information about parking, entry, seating, and more, please visit the Concert FAQ Page. Don't miss this opportunity to ring in the holiday season with an evening of spectacular music and community cheer.

Sounds of the Season

First Church OKC

Romanticism has many facets, and some of the most beautiful can be heard here. The range extends from the stroke of genius of the 14-year-old Franz Schubert to the Spring Fantasy of the late Romantic Delius. As well as Schubert, Schumann, Grieg and Brahms are represented in our program with songs that the Swiss composer Fabian Müller has arranged for clarinet and string orchestra. The fifth of the once immensely popular serenades by Robert Fuchs will be heard at the end. Fuchs, the Viennese teacher of Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss and many others, pays homage to his colleague Johann Strauss in the last movement of his work - with quotes from "The Bat".

Heringer Castle Concert

Banquet Hall

Pacific, Going Away Party , Rock of Ages, Castor and Pollux

George Mason University

Asolo Repertory Theatre

Strings and Songs

Admired for the exhilirating intensity of her playing, Karen Gomyo performs Schumann’s Violin Concerto. Elgar’s Enigma Variations complete this program conducted by John Storgårds.

Elgar’s Cryptic Enigma Variations

Place des Arts

St Stephen's House

JAM on the Marsh: From Holst to Hudson

Martin Yates conducts the BBC Concert Orchestra at the English Music Festival, which celebrates Britain's rich musical heritage by showcasing the brilliance, innovation and beauty of English music.

BBC Concert Orchestra at The English Music Festival

Concert includes stunning nature photographs from Washington State

Crescendo: A Symphonic Celebration Of Washington Landscapes

Few composers have ever written a piece for young people (aged 5 to 105) that’s as fabulous, as fun and as thrillingly colourful as Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra. Great music belongs to all ages, whether it’s a playful Vaughan Williams ballet or Delius’ gorgeous musical daydreams. So today we’re also proud to present the latest in our hugely successful series of commissions for our terrific Youth Choirs and Orchestra, composed by Joanna Marsh and conducted by Ellie Slorach.

Britten’s The Young Person’s Guide

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic

Curated by SPCO Principal Bassoonist Andrew Brady and flutist Alicia McQuerrey, this special Express Concert includes evocative works by Maurice Ravel, Astor Piazzolla and Osvaldo Golijov which explore the passion-filled dance between life and death. The program features Adolphus Hailstork’s hauntingly beautiful romance for viola, performed by SPCO violist Hyobi Sim, a flute solo by Valerie Coleman and Lili Boulanger’s impressionist masterpiece D’un matin de printemps.

Express Concert: Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin

Temple Israel

Saint Paul's United Church of Christ

Wayzata Community Church

Enjoy the relaxing quality of Delius’s pieces, the delightful Latin rhythms of William Grant Still’s set of dances, and the musicality of HSO principal oboist Sarah Southard in the first half of this concert. The second half will delight you with Haydn’s playful and well-known “Surprise Symphony.”

Surprise Symphony

Jack H. Miller Center for Musical Arts

We celebrate the musical life and impact of the late composer and conductor Bramwell Tovey, one of Canada’s most influential musical forces. Maestro Evan has carefully crafted a program to honour Bramwell, who was a special friend and mentor, supporting him at every opportunity during his early career. Bramwell’s own works are startling and brilliant, overflowing with his unique voice. Frederick Delius, also featured on this program, was one of his most beloved composers and Elgar’s towering Enigma Variations was Bramwell’s favourite piece.

Delius & Elgar

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

Journey across the pond for a tale of two continents!  American composer Amy Beach takes us on an energetic and nostaligic musical journey to Ireland in her powerful Gaelic Symphony.

Beach And The British Isles

Beachwood High School

We explore the rich and seemingly limitless variety of music for string orchestra in a program revealing the Transatlantic influence of American music—both Negro Spiritual and Jazz—on Frederick Delius and Nikolas Kapustin respectively. Contemporary British master Thomas Adès’ spellbinding sonic miniature and Janácek’s lushly tuneful early opus complete the program. 

Riverside Symphony Concert 1

Lincoln Center

This October marks the centenary of the Turkish Republic. We’re looking forward to performing at a special event organised by the Yunus Emre Institute celebrating the past and the future: 100 Years of Turkish Republic Concert & World Premiere of Yalçın Tura’s Piano Concerto.

100 Years of Turkish Republic Concert

Royal College of Music Museum

No one ever channeled the noble spirit of England with as much sweetness and pathos as Vaughan Williams, and no one understands that better than his compatriot (and president of the Vaughan Williams Society) Sir Andrew Davis. Grieg tinged his suave Piano Concerto with the icy chill and hallowed history of Norway, a piece perfectly suited to Alessio Bax, who plays with “an ease, precision and beauty so seemingly effortless that the music appeared to live and breathe of its own volition.” (The New York Times) This musical travelogue begins with an idyllic country scene from Delius, a worldly Romantic.

Grieg Piano Concerto In A Minor

Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall

The Music Center at Strathmore

Join us this summer for a selection of folksy fantasies! Copland's Appalachian flavors shine in a performance of his Old American Folk Songs by Metropolitan Opera star Stephen Gaertner. Rounding out the concert is Gershwin's ultimate American folk opera… Porgy and Bess Fantasy.

Composer

Frederick Delius

Events

Past events

May 14, 2026

Sir John Rutter Birthday Celebration · Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra

May 2, 2026

Andrey Returns! · La Crosse Symphony Orchestra

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