'Exceptional' St Cecilia Orchestra prepares for major concert in Ripon this weekend
Ripon's renowned St Cecilia Orchestra is inviting audiences to take a journey to Vienna with two of the greatest composers ever to live and work in the city.
This exceptionally fine and very large symphony orchestra will perform Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Strauss classics in The Vienna Connection concert at Holy Trinity Church.
Taking place on Saturday, January 31 at 7.30pm, the concert will open with Mozart’s overture to The Marriage of Figaro, one of his most enduringly popular operas.
Topping the Classic FM list of the 10 Greatest Opera Overtures, it is a whirlwind of fast-paced, energetic music.
Next, the orchestra will be joined by French horn soloist Phil Taylor in Richard Strauss’ Horn Concerto no 2.
Written when Strauss was in his seventies, the concerto is dedicated to his father – one-time principal horn player of the Munich Court Opera – and is distinctly Mozartian in style.
St Cecilia is delighted to welcome Phil, often principal horn with the orchestra, as soloist for this performance.
After the interval, the programme will continue with more Strauss; this time the Overture and Dance Scene from his opera, Ariadne auf Naxos.
Mozart will complete the programme: his final symphony, the majestic Jupiter, which is widely regarded as one of the greatest symphonies in classical music.
Tickets (free for under 18s) are available online from: www.ticketsource.co.uk/st-cecilia
Or, in person from the Little Ripon Bookshop, Harrogate Theatre and on the door from 7pm on the day of the concert.
More information: https://www.st-cecilia.org.uk/