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2024/25 Season
19 October 2024 – Autumn Classics
Overture The Bartered Bride Smetana
Cello Concerto Dvorak (soloist: Dan Brandon)
Symphony No. 4 Brahms
1 December 2024 – Christmas Concert
Meistersingers Overture Wagner
Morning – Peer Gynt Grieg
Snow Maiden Suite Rimsky-Korsakov
Beauty and the Beast Richards (narrator: David Leonard)
Marche Joyeuse Chabrier
Faust – Ballet Suite Gounod
Gold and Silver Waltzes Lehar
Dance of the Hours Ponchielli
Cuckoo Polka Strauss
Polovtsian Dances Borodin
Christmas Festival Anderson
Gopak Khachaturian
Sunday 23 March 2025 – ROMANCE AND REVOLUTION
Romeo and Juliet Tchaikovsky
Rhapsody (Paganini) Rachmaninov
Symphony No. 5 Shostakovich
10 May 2025 – TANGO and ALL THAT JAZZ
Cuban Overture Gershwin
Summer Rhythms Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin (solo piano: J P Ekins)
Estancia Ginastera
Soledad Piazzolla
Libertango Piazzola
Tango Fantasia Jackson
Danzon No. 2 Marquez
2023/24 Season
Saturday 14 October 2023
RACHMANINOV – 150TH ANNIVERSARY
Overture – Hansel and Gretel Humperdinck
Piano Concerto no.2 Rachmaninov
Symphony no. 4 Tchaikovsky
Solo Piano – Bo Lyu
Sunday 3 December 2023
CHRISTMAS FAMILY CONCERT
Children’s Overture Quilter
Turkish March Beethoven
Sleigh Ride Mozart
Jazz Suite no. 2 Seiber
Cinderella arr. Davison
Christmas Eve Polonaise Rimsky Korsakov
Sleeping Beauty Tchaikovsky
Voices of Spring Waltz Strauss
Explosions Polka Strauss
Carol Fantasia arr. Richards
William Tell – March Rossini
Narrator – David Leonard
Saturday March 2nd 2024 at 7.30 pm
ELEGY & IDYLL
Overture – Di Ballo Sullivan
Summer Evening Delius
Cello Concerto Elgar
Symphony no. 5 Vaughan Williams
Solo Cello – Ben Tarlton
Saturday May 4th 2024 at 7.30 pm
SPANISH FIESTA
Espana Chabrier
La Procession del Rocio Turina
Pavane pour en Enfante Defunte Ravel
Carmen Fantasy for Saxophone Bizet/Bourne
The Three Cornered Hat – 3 Dances Falla
Capriccio Espagnole Rimsky Korsakov
Bolero Ravel
Solo Saxophone – Richard Scholfield
2022/23 Season
Saturday 15 October 2022 at 7.30pm
MUSIC of the MIDNIGHT SUN
Helios Overture Nielsen
Praeludium Jarnfelt
Piano Concerto Grieg
Symphony no. 2 Sibelius
Solo Piano – Jinah Shim
Sunday 4 December 2022 at 3.00pm
Family Christmas Concert
Zampa – Overture Herold
Intermezzo Mascagni
Carmen Suite Bizet
Sleeping Beauty arr. Richards
Petite Piece de Concert Coleridge Taylor
Toy Symphony Mozart
Swan Lake Tchaikovsky
Cuckoo Polka Strauss
Tales of Vienna Woods Strauss
Carol Fantasia arr. Daniels
Hungarian Dances Brahms
Narrator David Leonard
Supporting The Orpheus Trust
Saturday 18 March 2023 at 7.30pm
SPRING CLASSICS
Froissart Overture Elgar
The Garden of Earthly Delights Davison
Symphony no. 9 Dvorak
Solo Saxophones – Manu Brazo
Saturday 13 May 2023 at 7.30pm
Viennese Classics
St Anthony Variations Brahms
Piano Concerto no.4 Beethoven
Rosamunde Excerpts Schubert
Symphony no. 3 Mendelssohn
Solo Piano – Antonina Suhanova
2021/22 season
Saturday 16 October 2021 – Epsom Playhouse 7.30pm
Overture – The Marriage of Figaro MOZART
Elegiac Variations for Solo Cello & Orchestra DAVISON (Commissioned by ESO in memory of Keith Thatcher)
Symphony No 7 – BEETHOVEN
The Elegiac Variations in Keith’s memory are based on 7 famous cello works that Keith thought were wonderful including The Dvorak and Elgar Cello concertos as well as the Bach C major and minor suites.
Solo Cello – Liubov Ulybysheva
Sunday 28 November 2021 – Epsom Playhouse 3.00pm Christmas Concert
Overture – Die Fledermaus Strauss
Adagio Albinoni
Sleigh Ride Mozart
Rejoice Greatly – The Messiah Handel
Cinderella Waltz Richards
Jazz Suite Seiber
Carlsbad Dolls’ Dance Plier
The Blue Danube Waltzes Strauss
Nutcracker Suite Tchaikovsky
Christmas Festival Anderson
Dance of the Comedians Smetana
Sunday 13 March 2022 – Epsom Playhouse 3.00pm
Overture Prince Igor – BORODIN
Piano Concerto No 3 – RACHMANINOV
Symphony No 5 – TCHAIKOVSKY
Solo Piano – Christos Fountos
Sunday 15 May 2022 – Epsom Playhouse 7.30pm
Overture in D minor – HANDEL
Violin Concerto – BRAHMS
Symphony No 8 – DVORAK
Soloist – Ionel Manciu
2020/21 season
All cancelled
2019/20 season
VIENNA – CLASSIC & ROMANTIC Saturday 26th October 2019 at 7.30 pm
Consecration of the House Overture Beethoven
Rosamunde – Entr’acte no. 3 Schubert
Piano Concerto no. 24 in C Minor Mozart
Symphony no.1 Brahms
Solo piano – Antonina Suhanova
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS Sunday 1st December 2019 at 3.00 & 6.30 pm
Carnival Overture Dvorak
Sleigh Ride Mozart
Cinderella Suite Prokofiev
The Snow Queen arr. Richards
Christmas Eve Polonaise Rimsky-Korsakov
The Blue Danube Waltzes Strauss
Explosions Polka Strauss
Carol Fantasia Daniels
William Tell – March Rossini
Narrator – David Leonard
Carols for the Audience & Carols with St Joseph’s School Choir / Banstead Community Junior School Choir
ANIMAL MAGIC – FAMILY CONCERT With Peter and the Wolf Sunday 26th January 2020 at 3.30 pm
The Lion’s Royal Fanfare Saint-Saens
Tame Bears, Wild Bears Elgar
Flight of the Bumble Bee Rimsky-Korsakov
Dance of the Cygnets Tchaikovsky
Angry Rat & Jolly Elephant arr. Richards
Cuckoo Polka Strauss
The Ostrich and Hippo Ponchielli
Peter and the Wolf Prokofiev
Light Cavalry – Gallop Suppé
Narrator – David Leonard
THIS SCEPTERED ISLE Saturday 7th March 2020 at 7.30 pm
Spitfire prelude and Fugue Walton
Greensleeves Fantasia Vaughan Williams
Violin Concerto Delius
Symphony no. 2 Elgar
Solo Violin – Michael Foyle
RUSSIA – MYTHS & ICONS Saturday 9th May 2020 at 7.30 pm CANCELLED
Petrushka (parts 1 & 4) Stravinsky
Piano Concerto no. 2 Shostakovich
The Enchanted Lake Lyadov
Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky
Solo Piano – John Paul Ekins
2018-2019 SEASON OF CONCERTS AT THE EPSOM PLAYHOUSE
NORTHERN LIGHTS – SUNDAY 21 OCTOBER 2018
Finlandia Sibelius
Wedding March Grieg
Piano Concerto no. 1 Rachmaninov
Symphony no. 4 Nielsen
Francisco Vilar – Solo Piano
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS – SUNDAY 2 DECEMBER 2018
Overture – Fledermaus Strauss
Adagio Albinoni
Jazz Dances Seiber
The Sleeping Beauty Richards
Masquerade Suite Khachaturian
Gold & Silver Waltzes Lehar
Cossack Dance Tchaikovsky
Christmas Festival Anderson
Dance of the Comedians Smetana
Carols for the Audience & Carols
Narrator – David Leonard
LEGENDS OF ROMANCE – SATURDAY 2 MARCH 2019
Francesca da Rimini Tchaikovsky
Trumpet Concerto Arutunian
Scheherazade Rimsky-Korsakov
Matilda Lloyd – Solo Trumpet
VOICES OF SPRING – SATURDAY 11 MAY 2019
Romeo and Juliet Prokofiev
Violin Concerto Barber
Appalachian Spring Copland
The Firebird Suite Stravinsky
Joo Yeon Sir – Solo Violin
2017-2018 SEASON OF CONCERTS AT THE EPSOM PLAYHOUSE
AUTUMN CLASSICS Saturday 14th October 2017 at 7.30 pm
The Classical Symphony Prokofiev
Nocturne Mendelssohn
Flute Concerto in G Mozart
Valse Triste Sibelius
Symphony no. 7 Beethoven
Solo Flute – Emma Halnan
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS Sunday 3rd December 2017 at 3.00 & 6.30 pm
Festival Overture Shostakovich
Sleigh Ride Prokofiev
L’Arlesienne Suite Bizet
Beauty and the Beast Ravel
Swan Lake Suite Tchaikovsky
Cuckoo Polka Strauss
Light Cavalry Gallop Suppe
Polovtsian Dances Borodin
Carols for the Audience & Carols with
Ewell castle (3.00) & St. Josephs Junior Schools (6.30)
Narrator – David Leonard
THE PLANETS Saturday 3rd March 2018 at 7.30 pm
Coronation March Orb & Sceptre Walton
Dance Rhapsody no.1 Delius
The Lark Ascending Vaughan Williams
The Planets Holst
Solo Violin – Johanna Rohrig
SUMMER CLASSICS Saturday 2nd June 2018 at 7.30 pm
Oberon Overture Weber
Piano Concerto no. 2 Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 2 Brahms
Solo Piano – Masayuki Tayama
2016-2017 SEASON OF CONCERTS AT THE EPSOM PLAYHOUSE
NORTHERN LIGHTS Saturday 29th October 2016 at 7.30pm
Helios Overture Nielson
Piano Concerto no. 1 Tchaikovsky
Symphony no. 2 Sibelius
Soloist Sophia Dee
CHRISTMAS CONCERTS Sunday December 4th at 3.00 and 6.30 pm
Overture – Hansel and Gretel Humperdinck
Pavane Faure
Le Cid ballet Suite Massenet
Cinderella Richards
Coppelia Delibes
2 Hungarian Dances Brahms
Kissing Polka Strauss
March Slav Tchaikovsky
VIENNA – CLASSIC & ROMANTIC Saturday March 4th at 7.30pm
Don Juan R. Strauss
Horn Concerto No 4 Mozart
Symphony no. 5 Mahler
Soloist Ben Goldscheider
