Autumn Concert 2026:
Saturday 21st November 7.30pm, St Laurence's Church, Ludlow
Leader: Claire Tocknell
Conductor: Jonathan Lyness
Mendelssohn: Overture 'Hebrides'
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
The Ludlow Orchestra performs Beethoven's groundbreaking, colossal third symphony. This landmark work shattered all previous notions of what a symphony could be, providing the true turning point between the "classical" era of the 18th century and the new "romantic" era of the 19th century. Mendelssohn's 'Hebrides' Overture is one of his finest and most popular masterpieces, and Weber's radiant and scintillating first clarinet concerto completes the upbeat programme.
Spring Concert 2027:
Saturday 15 May 2027 7.30pm, St Laurence's Church, Ludlow
Leader: Claire Tocknell
Conductor: Jonathan Lyness
Schumann: Genoveva Overture
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major
Dvorak: Symphony No. 5 in F major
The Ludlow Orchestra bring the joys of late spring and early summer to St. Laurence's with this wonderful and exuberant trio of works by three fabulous composers. Sibelius's affable third symphony, with great tunes, great passion and echoes of his mighty 'Finlandia', gives way in the second half to Dvorak's joyful fifth symphony, full of sunshine, dance and renewal. And the concert opens with the thrilling and romantic 'Genoveva' overture by Robert Schumann, written at the height of his powers.
Saturday 21st November 7.30pm, St Laurence's Church, Ludlow
Leader: Claire Tocknell
Conductor: Jonathan Lyness
Mendelssohn: Overture 'Hebrides'
Weber: Clarinet Concerto No. 1
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
The Ludlow Orchestra performs Beethoven's groundbreaking, colossal third symphony. This landmark work shattered all previous notions of what a symphony could be, providing the true turning point between the "classical" era of the 18th century and the new "romantic" era of the 19th century. Mendelssohn's 'Hebrides' Overture is one of his finest and most popular masterpieces, and Weber's radiant and scintillating first clarinet concerto completes the upbeat programme.
Spring Concert 2027:
Saturday 15 May 2027 7.30pm, St Laurence's Church, Ludlow
Leader: Claire Tocknell
Conductor: Jonathan Lyness
Schumann: Genoveva Overture
Sibelius: Symphony No. 3 in C major
Dvorak: Symphony No. 5 in F major
The Ludlow Orchestra bring the joys of late spring and early summer to St. Laurence's with this wonderful and exuberant trio of works by three fabulous composers. Sibelius's affable third symphony, with great tunes, great passion and echoes of his mighty 'Finlandia', gives way in the second half to Dvorak's joyful fifth symphony, full of sunshine, dance and renewal. And the concert opens with the thrilling and romantic 'Genoveva' overture by Robert Schumann, written at the height of his powers.