Andrew Penny MBE is to conduct his final programme with the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra after 40 years at the helm.
The May 14 concert marks the end of his tenure with a performance of some of his favourite music at Hull City Hall. The hugely popular Clarinet Concerto by Mozart with soloist John Bradbury and the Enigma Variations by Elgar, will be complemented by the mighty Brahms Symphony No 4.
Iconic film music will reverberate around the City Hall when the Hull Philharmonic plays a programme of requested music next month.
The February 26 concert features John Williams’ Jurassic Park, Hans Zimmer’s The Lion King and Morricone’s Gabriel’s Oboe from The Mission, taking the audience on a journey through some of the most popular soundtracks of the 20th century. John Williams’ Summon the Heroes written for the 1996 Summer Olympics will also be played.
A collection of concert favourites chosen by the audience and players will mark the return of live classical music to Hull City Hall this month.
The Hull Philharmonic will be the first orchestra to perform at the venue on November 27 after its temporary use as a Covid-19 vaccination centre came to an end.
A Beverley-born classical music star is taking to the Hull City Hall stage this month to play the first public concert since a major refurbishment of the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra’s Steinway.
Robert Markham, an internationally-acclaimed pianist, left the city in the 1980s to pursue his musical career and is returning for the concert on Saturday, February 29.
The Hull Philharmonic is to premiere a piece written by Beverley-born Kerrin Tatman in the first of three concerts to recognise and celebrate local talent.
The performance of his Fantasy for Viola and Orchestra at Hull City Hall on May 11 is the result of an initiative that enables young composers to have their work performed by a symphony orchestra.
Further praise for Hull’s success at being named City of Culture 2017 continues to come in, Andrew Penny, Conductor of the Hull Philharmonic Orchestra and MP Graham Stuart have both congratulated the city on their good news
