The Balmain Sinfonia conducted by Gary Stavrou opens its 2016 program with a program of clarinet virtuosity and symphonic joy with both an American and central European twist. Showcasing clarinetist and SSO member Francesco Celata, the concert features American Artie Shaw’s much-adored Clarinet Concerto as well the showy Czardas by Monti, Smetana’s sweeping Moldau and Dvorak’s…
The Balmain Sinfonia completes its 2015 program with a summer afternoon of classical music featuring soloist Philip Shovk playing J S Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No.1. Also in the programme are J Strauss II’s immortal Blue Danube Waltz and Tchaikovsky’s dramatic Symphony No. 4 in F minor, opus 36. Conductor and artistic director of the orchestra Gary Stavrou…
The Balmain Sinfonia conducted by Gary Stavrou, presents its latest sparkling Sunday afternoon concert on the 31st of May with a feast of Brahms, Elgar, Vivaldi and Donizetti, featuring bassoon virtuoso, Kim Walker. Professor Walker is one of the world’s most celebrated bassoonists, a prolific recording artist and a highly respected international performer, teacher and…