Name: Lunchtime Concert
Start: 2024-10-03T13:05:00
Location: Smith Square Hall

Samy Okuma-Chin

Josh Mountford

Tomos Boyle

Sinfonia Smith Square

The programme is a love letter to 20th-century song in all its forms. 

From the soaring romanticism of Alma Mahler and Richard Strauss to the bittersweet elegance of Cole Porter and Stephen Sondheim, this concert brings together worlds that rarely meet. 

You’ll hear music from beloved films and musicals alongside lush orchestral arrangements of song cycles and solo pieces all carefully curated to tell a story that is moving, varied and richly expressive.

Fantasia Orchestra with Niamh O’Sullivan

Smith Square Hall

A chamber concert juxtaposing Piano Trios written by two hugely influential composers of the genre: Beethoven and Shostakovich. Their differences highlight the profound changes that music underwent during modernity. The Beethoven trio, an early work, is written with musical language that is congruent and charming – hallmarks of the Classical Style – reflecting the profound influence Mozart and Haydn had on the young composer.