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FSO Birthday Concert: Schubert, Reinecke and Dvorak

Saturday 12 November 2022 7.45pm
Princes Hall, Aldershot, GU11 1NX – Venue Information

Conductor: William Carslake
Soloist: Christian Pacquette (Flute)

The FSO begins its 2022-23 season with a birthday concert celebrating 100 years since the orchestra’s first performance on 13th December 1922. The opening work is Schubert’s Rosamunde Overture, which brims over with Schubert’s infectious melodies. Christian Paquette will play the Reinecke Flute Concerto and the concert concludes with Dvorak’s 8th Symphony.

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FSO Centenary: Talbot, Mozart and Mahler

Saturday 11 June 2022
Princes Hall, Aldershot, GU11 1NX – Venue Information

Conductor: William Carslake

Talbot: Purcell Chacony
Mozart: Symphony No. 35 in D Major (‘Haffner’)
Mahler: Symphony No. 1 in D Major

The climax to the FSO’s Centenary Season features two symphonies by Austrian composers: Mozart’s Symphony No. 35 and Mahler’s Symphony No. 1. The other work in the concert is the Purcell Chacony, written by contemporary British composer, Joby Talbot.

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FSO Centenary: Grieg and Bruckner

Saturday 19 March 2022
Farnham Maltings, Farnham, GU9 7QR

Conductor: Orlando Jopling
Soloist: Hiroko Imai (Piano)

Grieg: Piano Concerto
Bruckner: Symphony No. 6 in A major

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