Event Description
Directed from the violin by Michael Bochmann MBE with soloists Michael Bochmann and George Ewart (violins) & Helen Roberts (viola)
Orchestra Pro Anima will give the next concert in their Sunday afternoon series at this welcoming venue with a mixed programme of music from the Baroque, Classical and Romantic periods. Their enduring popularity emanates not only from the calibre of their performances but also from their sense of spontaneity, stage presence and rapport with audiences.
The first half opens with a most vibrant early work by Mozart and continues with two movements of the Telemann Viola Concerto, the first sad and radiantly beautiful, the second joyful and upbeat. There follows one of Bach’s loveliest and most tranquil creations, taken from his Orchestral Suite No. 3, before the famous ‘Autumn’ from Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons brings the first half to an end.
The second half comprises Beethoven in his most lyrical vein; the young Mendelssohn at his most buoyant; and the Spanish composer Sarasate at his most dazzling before Strauss’ entertaining Pizzicato Polka brings this most varied concert to a close.
Programme
Mozart Divertimento in D major K136
Telemann Viola Concerto in G major (Andante; Allegro)
Bach Air on the G String
Vivaldi ‘Autumn’ from The Four Seasons
Beethoven Romance No 2 in F major Op 50
Mendelssohn String Symphony No 10 in B minor
Sarasate Navarra Op 33
Strauss Pizzicato Polka
Tickets
£22 & £17 (students half-price and free entry for children aged 10 and under) – available from Malvern Tourist Information Centre in 01684 892289 or from The Courtyard, Hereford online or on 01432 340555
