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| Salomon brass were invited to participate in a world première at the July 28 BBC Prom on Brass Day |
| 23rd May 2007: 'Berlioz...climaxes were so shattering ...the earlier movements were equally entrancing' |
| 'St John's was brim full' for Mahler 6 on 6th Feb 2007: 'A memorable performance' |
| BBC Radio 3's Listen Up Festival of Orchestras includes the 2nd movement of Scheherazade from our May 2006 concert, broadcast 3rd October 2006 |
| Salomon brass members played in the Cheltenham Music Festival 2006 grand finale: '...Awesome...' - The Guardian |
Next Concert
7:30pm Sunday 18th May 2008 at St John's Smith Square
Conductor Andrew Fardell Bassoon Robin O'Neil
Messiaen L'Ascension
Weber Bassoon Concerto
Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 in C minor for orchestra with organ
Saint-Saëns "the best organist in the world" - Liszt
Click here for more details of the music in this concert.
Salomon Orchestra World Record!
at the Dvořákathon at the Cheltenham International Music Festival
on Sunday 8th July 2007 at Cheltenham Town Hall
Following our Beethovenathon in 2003 and Tchaikovskyathon in 2005 we were delighted to join our President and Cheltenham Music Festival Director Martyn Brabbins in all of Dvořák's symphonies in one day, on a musical journey from Bohemia to New York, at Cheltenham Town Hall. We are advised by a founder member of the Dvořák Society of Great Britain that such is the rarity of performance of the earliest symphonies that this was the most Dvořák symphonies performed in one day and therefore a World Record. Click here for a description and pictures of the event.
2007-2008 Season
From Mendelssohn to Messiaen: see our programme for the next season on our Concerts page.
Mahler's 1st Symphony with Andrew Shulman in 1997
The Salomon Orchestra has been recognised for many years as London's leading non-professional symphony orchestra. We are renowned for high quality performances of innovative programmes at our regular concert venue at St. John's, Smith Square in Westminster.
Excerpts from reviews of Mahler's 6th Symphony on 6th February 2007:
'...the concert was a resounding success...This first movement had fire and direct communication; in addition balance was excellent and detail was vivid...the Andante was beautifully done, genuinely heartfelt and emotionally outpouring... A memorable performance.' Colin Anderson for classicalsource.com
'I cannot quibble when it describes itself as London’s leading non-professional orchestra...Throughout the Finale the virtuosity of these non-professionals remained exemplary...' Jim Pritchard for Seen and Heard Concert Review.
Have a look at our photo gallery - including links to a page of images from our Tchaikovsky- and Dvořák-athons at the Cheltenham Music Festival, conducted by our President, Martyn Brabbins.
For details of all our concerts go to our concerts page. Members or prospective members, go to the rehearsals page for rehearsal details and other information. To navigate around this site either use the menu on the side panel, or go to the site map for more direct access to subordinate pages.
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