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| Date | Time | Location | Event by | Description |
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| Sunday 13th July 2024 | 7.30pm | Oaklands School, Waterlooville | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Smetana: Three Dances from “The Bartered Bride” Elgar: Cello Concerto, with soloist Joseph Spooner Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor |
| Saturday 6th July 2024 | 7.30pm | Romsey Abbey | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Beach: Gaelic Symphony Schubert: Symphony No 9, ‘The Great’ |
| Saturday 6th July 2024 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Dukas: Fanfare from La Péri Roy Douglas: Festivities Richard Addinsell: Warsaw Concerto, with soloist Thomas Luke Ponchielli: Dance of the Hours Walton: Orb and Sceptre Pam Wedgwood: Three Card Trick Suite Richard Rodney Bennett: Party Piece Copland: Billy The Kid |
| Tuesday 11th June 2024 | 7.30pm | St George’s Church, Waterlooville | Havant Chamber Orchestra Strings |
HCO at Waterlooville Music Festival Purcell: Abdelazer Albinoni Adagio (for organ and Strings, featuring David Cain on organ) Warlock: Capriol Suite Walton: Two Pieces from Henry V Grieg: Two Elegiac Melodies Elgar: Serenade for Strings |
| Saturday 18th May 2024 | 7.30pm | Holy Trinity Church, Fareham | Havant Chamber Orchestra |
Delius: On Hearing the First Cuckoo in Spring Delius: Summer Night on the River Gounod: Petite Symphonie for Wind Mozart: Symphony No. 40 |
| Saturday 18th May 2024 | 7.30pm | Thornden Hall, Chandlers Ford | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Holst: The Perfect Fool Walton: Violin Concerto, with soloist Charlie Lovell-Jones Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony |
| Saturday 18th May 2024 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Anthony Hedges: Scenes from the Humber Rossini: Introduction, Theme and Variations, with soloist Dmytro Fonariuk Mussorgsky: Night On Bare Mountain Weber: Concertino in E flat, with soloist Dmytro Fonariuk Borodin: Symphony No 2 in B minor |
| Sunday 12th May 2024 | 3.00pm | St Mary’s Church, Portsea | The University of Portsmouth Choir, Havant Symphony Orchestra | Haydn’s Creation (new version with words by Anne Hunter, edited and directed by George Burrows). You can view or download the poster here. |
| Saturday 23rd March 2024 | 7.30pm | Turner Sims, Southampton | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Mendelssohn: The Hebrides Grieg: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Sibelius: Finlandia Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 “From The New World” |
| Saturday 16th March 2024 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
César Franck: Le Chasseur Maudit Gershwin: Piano Concerto in F, with soloist Viv McLean Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Othello Suite Richard Strauss: Till Eulenspiegel |
| Sunday 10th March 2024* | 2.30pm | Oaklands School, Waterlooville | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Afternoon Spring Concert Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain Khachaturian: Violin Concerto, with soloist Dan-Iulian Druţac Dvořák: Symphony No. 9, “From the New World” |
| Saturday 9th March 2024 | 7.30pm | St Thomas’ Cathedral, Portsmouth | Solent Symphony Orchestra |
Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody Reinecke: Flute Concerto in D major, with soloist Emme Hensel Vaughan Williams: Symphony No. 2 (A London Symphony) |
| Sunday 3rd March 2024 | 11am | Turner Sims, Southampton | Tchaikathon Orchestra to raise funds for Mountbatten Hampshire hospice |
Tchaikovsky Concert 1: Fantasy Overture “Romeo and Juliet” Swan Lake Ballet Suite Symphony No. 4 in F minor |
| Sunday 3rd March 2024 | 3pm | Turner Sims, Southampton | Tchaikathon Orchestra to raise funds for Mountbatten Hampshire hospice |
Tchaikovsky Concert 2: Nutcracker Ballet Suite Violin Concerto, with soloist Laura Rickard Symphony No. 5 in E minor |
| Sunday 3rd March 2024 | 7.30pm | Turner Sims, Southampton | Tchaikathon Orchestra to raise funds for Mountbatten Hampshire hospice |
Tchaikovsky Concert 3: Sleeping Beauty Ballet Suite Piano Concerto in Bb with soloist Keelan Carew Symphony No. 6 in B minor |
| Sunday 4th February 2024 | 3pm | Turner Sims, Southampton | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
Concerto Sunday Elgar: Cello Concerto, with soloist Philip Daish-Handy Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Jinah Shim |
| Saturday 3rd February 2024 | 7.30pm | Holy Trinity Church, Fareham | Havant Chamber Orchestra |
Schubert: Overture in the Italian Style in C Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major, with soloist Alexandra Peel Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 4, “Italian” |
| Saturday 27th January 2024 | 11am, 2pm | Central Hall, Southampton | City of Southampton Orchestra | Family Concert, including “Peter and the Wolf” |
| Saturday 20th January 2024 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra, with guest conductor James Thomas |
Borodin: Prince Igor Overture Holst: A Somerset Rhapsody Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme, with soloist Finn Mannion Rachmaninov: Symphony No 1 in D minor |
| Saturday 9th December 2023 | 2.30pm | Oaklands School, Waterlooville | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Afternoon Winter Concert Weber: Overture “Oberon” Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Valentina Seferinova Delibes: Prelude & Mazurka from “Coppelia” Humperdinck: Pieces from “Hansel and Gretel” Brubaker: Fantasy on the Coventry Carol Anderson: Christmas Festival … and other Christmas music to sing along with |
| Saturday 2nd December 2023 | 7.30pm | Turner Sims, Southampton | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
Debussy: Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune Elgar: Sea Pictures, with soloist Elizabeth Benedetto Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra |
| Saturday 11th November 2023 | 7.30pm | Thornden Hall, Chandlers Ford | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Brahms: Tragic Overture Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Thomas Luke Nielsen: Symphony No. 2 “The Four Temperaments” |
| Sunday 5th November 2023 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Delius: Brigg Fair - An English Rhapsody Barber: Violin Concerto, with soloist Aki Blendis Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D |
| Saturday 14th October 2023 | 7.30pm | Holy Trinity Church, Fareham | Havant Chamber Orchestra |
Walton: Two Pieces for Strings from Henry V Finzi: Clarinet Concerto, with soloist Rob Blanken Elgar: Serenade for Strings Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis |
| Sunday 24th September 2023 | 1.00pm | Southampton Art Gallery | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Music in the City: (free concert) Mozart: Symphony No. 40 (1st movement) Schubert: Symphony No. 5 Haydn: Symphony No. 83 (4th movement) |
| Saturday 16th September 2023 | 7.30pm | Hayling Island Community Centre | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Pre-season popular classics conducted by James Thomas Mendelssohn: Overture “The Hebrides” Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Thomas Luke Schumann: Symphony No. 1, “Spring” |
| Saturday 29th July 2023 | 3.00pm | Isle of Wight Steam Railway, Havenstreet PO33 4DS | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra | Popular classics and ‘Last Night of the Proms’ |
| Saturday 8th July 2023 | 7.30pm | Oaklands School, Waterlooville | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Summer evening “Last Night … ” concert Arnold: Tam O’Shanter Overture Elgar: Sea Pictures, with soloist Janice Watson Coates: Suite “Summer Days” Saint-Saëns: Bacchanale from “Samson and Delilah” Johann Strauss Jr: Tales from the Vienna Woods Wood/Arne arr. Zalva: Fantasia on British Sea Songs Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Parry: Jerusalem |
| Saturday 8th July 2023 | 7.30pm | Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Romsey | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
Gala Picnic Concert Gershwin: An American in Paris John Williams: E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial Mussorgsky: Night on a Bald Mountain |
| Saturday 1st July 2023 | 7.30pm | Romsey Abbey | City of Southampton Orchestra and Romsey Choral Society | Ethel Smyth: Mass in D |
| Saturday 1st July 2023 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Johann Strauss II: Overture to Die Fledermaus Bach: Sheep May Safely Graze Britten: Soirées Musicales Bernstein: Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Arnold: Little Suite No 1 Jonathan Dove: A Tribute to the Queen Mother Eric Coates: The Four Centuries Suite |
| Thursday 15th June 2023 | 7.30pm | Petersfield Festival Hall | Petersfield Orchestra |
Bruckner: Overture in G minor Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor, with soloist Mathilde Milwidsky Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor |
| Saturday 20th May 2023 | 7.30pm | Holy Trinity Church, Fareham | Havant Chamber Orchestra |
Exploring Beethoven, with Robin Browning Beethoven: Overture ‘Coriolan’ Beethoven: Symphony No 6 in F, ‘Pastoral’ |
| Saturday 20th May 2023 | 7.30pm | Romsey Abbey | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Hindemith: Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber Strauss: Oboe Concerto, with soloist Ewan Millar Tchaikovky: Symphony No 5 |
| Saturday 13th May 2023 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Liszt: Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte Glazunov: Violin Concerto in A minor, with soloist Charlie Lovell-Jones Rimsky-Korsakov: Scheherazade |
| Sunday 26th March 2023 | 2.30pm | Oaklands School, Waterlooville | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Afternoon Spring concert Suppé: Overture ‘Poet and Peasant’ Grieg: Piano Concerto, with soloist Florian Mitrea Sibelius: Karelia Suite Borodin: Symphony No 2 in B minor |
| Thursday 23rd March 2023 | 7.30pm | Petersfield Festival Hall | Petersfield Orchestra |
Mendelssohn: Overture “Calm Sea & Prosperous Voyage” Schumann: Piano Concerto in A minor, with soloist Cordelia Williams Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma” |
| Saturday 18th March 2023 | 7.30pm | Thornden Hall, Chandlers Ford | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Holst: Fugal Overture Butterworth: A Shropshire Lad Gipps: Horn Concerto, with soloist Annemarie Federle Elgar: Symphony No 1 |
| Saturday 18th March 2023 | 7.30pm | Romsey Abbey, Romsey | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
Sibelius: Andante Festivo Grieg: Piano Concerto, with soloist Madeleine Brown Dvořák: Symphony No 9, "From the New World" |
| Saturday 18th March 2023 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Brahms: “St Anthony” Variations Richard Strauss: Oboe Concerto in D, with soloist Fergus McCready Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 3 in D, “Polish” |
| Saturday 4th February 2023 | 7.30pm | Holy Trinity Church, Fareham | Havant Chamber Orchestra |
Schumann: Overture, Scherzo and Finale Richard Strauss: Horn Concert No 1, with soloist Ben Goldscheider Schubert: Symphony No 9, ‘The Great’ |
| Saturday 21st January 2023 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra, guest conductor James Thomas |
Humperdinck: Overture to “Hansel and Gretel” Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 2, with soloist Thomas Luke Sibelius: Symphony No 2 |
| Saturday 21st January 2023 | 11.00am & 2.00pm | Central Hall, Southampton | City of Southampton Orchestra | Family Concert: “Bear Hunt” |
| Saturday 10th December 2022* | 2.30pm | Oaklands School, Waterlooville | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Afternoon concert: Winter Wonderland Dvořák: Overture ‘Carnival’ Finzi: Nocturne (New Year Music) Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1, with soloist Madeleine Pickering Coleridge-Taylor: Christmas Overture Delius: Sleigh Ride Waldteufel: Skaters Waltz Tchaikovsky: ‘Sleeping Beauty’ Suite |
| Saturday 3rd December 2022 | 7.30pm | Turner Sims, Southampton | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No 3 with soloist Keelan Carew Rachmaninoff: Symphony No 2 |
| Saturday 19th November 2022 | 7.30pm | Turner Sims, Southampton | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Nielsen: Helios Overture Sibelius: Violin Concerto, with soloist Charlie Lovell-Jones Shostakovich: Symphony No. 9 |
| Saturday 19th November 2022 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Shostakovich: Festive Overture Dvořák: Cello Concerto in B minor, with soloist Richard Harwood Vaughan Williams: A London Symphony |
| Thursday 17th November 2022 | 7.30pm | Petersfield Festival Hall | Petersfield Orchestra |
Tchaikovsky: Fantasy Overture “Romeo & Juliet” Arutunian: Trumpet Concerto in A flat major Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 in F minor |
| Saturday 15th October 2022 | 7.30pm | Holy Trinity Church, Fareham | Havant Chamber Orchestra |
Concert in memory of Brian Howells Holst: St Paul‘s Suite Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante in Eb, K364, with soloists Laura Rickard and Elliott Perks Puccini: Crisantemi Mozart: Symphony No 33 in Bb major, K319 |
| Saturday 1st October 2022* | 7.30pm | Hayling Island Community Centre | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Pre-season popular classics Beethoven: Overture ‘Consecration of the House’ Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, with soloist Mira Marton Schubert: Symphony No 8, ‘Unfinished’ Johann Strauss Jr: ‘Blue Danube’ Waltz |
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7.30pm | Hillier Gardens, Jermyns Lane, Romsey | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
‘Last Night of the Proms’ picnic concert Cancelled as a mark of respect for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II |
| Saturday 3rd September 2022 | 7.30pm | Chandler’s Ford Methodist Church, SO53 2GJ | Concord Sinfonia, conducted by Connor Lyster |
Mozart: Overture “Don Giovanni” Mozart: A selection of arias, with soloist Rosa Sparks Beethoven: Symphony No 7 |
| Saturday 16th July 2022 | 7.30pm | St Peter’s Church, Petersfield | Solent Symphony Orchestra |
Albinoni: Adagio for organ & strings Bach: Brandenburg 5 Rossini: Theme & Variations for Clarinet Schubert: Symphony No 5 in Bb major |
| Saturday 16th July 2022 | 7.30pm | Romsey Abbey, Romsey | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
Lutoslawski: Symphonic Variations Scriabin: Poem of Ecstasy Shostakovich: Symphony No 7 ‘Leningrad’ |
| Saturday 9th July 2022 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra | ‘Saturday Night is Music Night’ |
| Saturday 2nd July 2022* | 7.30pm | Oaklands School, Waterlooville | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
60th Anniversary Concert Dukas: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D major, with soloist Melina Mandozzi Berlioz: Royal Hunt & Storm from “The Trojans” Rachmaninov: Symphonic Dances |
| Sunday 26th June 2022 | 7.30pm | Portsmouth Guildhall | Solent Symphony Orchestra with Milton Glee Club | Music from Stage and Screen |
| Thursday 23rd June 2022 | 7.30pm | Petersfield Festival Hall | Petersfield Orchestra |
Nielsen: Helios Overture Dvořák: Cello Concerto, with soloist Mikhail Lezdkan Sibelius: Symphony No 5 |
| Saturday 4th June 2022 | 7.30pm | St Thomas’ Cathedral, Portsmouth | Solent Symphony Orchestra |
Platinum Proms by the Sea Programme to include: Walton: Crown Imperial Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No 1 Binge: Elizabethan Serenade |
| Saturday 21st May 2022 | 7.30pm | Holy Trinity Church, Fareham | Havant Chamber Orchestra |
Beethoven: Overture “Egmont” Brahms: Violin Concerto in D major, with soloist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 3, “Scottish” |
| Sunday 15th May 2022 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Massenet: Scènes Pittoresques Tim Kliphuis: Violin Concerto in D minor ‘Ulysses’, with soloist Tim Kliphuis Brahms: Symphony No. 1 in C minor |
| Saturday 14th May 2022 | 7.30pm | Thornden Hall, Chandlers Ford | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Sibelius: En Saga Glazunov: Saxophone Concerto, with soloist Manu Brazo Rachmaninov: Symphony No 3 |
| Saturday 2nd April 2022* | 7.30pm | Oaklands School, Waterlooville | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
MacCunn: The Land of the Mountain and the Flood Warlock: Capriol Suite Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 3, with soloist Christos Fountos Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D |
| Thursday 24th March 2022 | 7.30pm | Petersfield Festival Hall | Petersfield Orchestra |
Schumann: Overture Scherzo & Finale Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No 2, with soloist Valentina Seferinova Brahms: Symphony No 4 |
| Saturday 19th March 2022 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Manuel de Falla: The Three-Cornered Hat Louis Mander: Jacob’s Ladder (world première) Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor, with soloist Florian Mitrea George Butterworth: The Banks of Green Willow Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma) |
| Saturday 12th March 2022 | 7.30pm | Thornden Hall, Chandlers Ford | City of Southampton Orchestra |
Berlioz: Overture ‘Le Corsaire’ Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 5 ‘Emperor’, with soloist Dinara Klinton Franck: Symphony in D minor |
| Saturday 5th March 2022 | 7.30pm | Turner Sims, Southampton | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
Dvořák: Symphony No 7 Josef Suk: Scherzo Fantastique Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 with soloist Jinah Shim |
| Saturday 5th March 2022 | 7.30pm | St Thomas’ Cathedral, Portsmouth | Solent Symphony Orchestra |
Wagenaar: Overture ‘Cyrano de Bergerac’ Schumann: Konzertstuck in F major for 4 horns and orchestra, with soloists Cornucopia Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 4 |
| Saturday 12th February 2022 | 7.30pm | Holy Trinity Church, Fareham | Havant Chamber Orchestra |
Delibes: Le roi s’amuse: Six airs de danse Saint-Saëns: Cello Concerto in A minor, with soloist Mikhail Lezdkan Fauré: Pavane Gounod: Symphony No. 1 in D major |
| Saturday 22nd January 2022 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Malcolm Arnold: The Fair Field Overture Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Violin Concerto in G minor, with soloist Charlie Lovell-Jones Dvořák: Symphony No. 6 in D |
| Saturday 27th November 2021 | 7.15pm | Medina Theatre, Newport PO30 2DX | Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra |
Arnold Bax: Tintagel Ruth Gipps: Horn concerto, with soloist Ben Goldscheider Mahler: Symphony No. 5 |
| Saturday 20th November 2021* | 7.30pm | Oaklands School, Waterlooville | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Britten: Four Sea Interludes and Passacaglia Hummel: Trumpet Concerto in E flat, with soloist Zoë Perkins Liadov: Kikimora Elgar: Variations on an Original Theme, “Enigma” |
| Saturday 30th October 2021 | 7.30pm | Thornden Hall, Chandler’s Ford | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
Mozart: Magic Flute Overture Richard Strauss: Serenade Ireland: Piano Concerto, with soloist Keelan Carew Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 |
| Saturday 16th October 2021 | 7.30pm | Holy Trinity Church, Fareham | Havant Chamber Orchestra |
Sibelius: Andante Festivo Respighi: Ancient Airs and Dances, Suite No. 3 Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, with soloist Laura Rickard |
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7.30pm | Hayling Island Community Centre | Havant Symphony Orchestra |
Pre-season popular classics Weber: Overture “Der Freischütz” Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E minor, with soloist Mira Marton Schubert: Symphony No. 8 “Unfinished” Johann Strauss Jr: Waltz “Artist’s Life” |
| Saturday 4th September 2021* | 7.30pm | Sir Harold Hillier Gardens, Romsey | Southampton Concert Orchestra |
Last Night of the Proms – Gala Concert of the Romsey Festival 2021 |
