Toronto Symphony Orchestra 2011-2012 Season

Concerts & Tickets

2009.2010 Season

Best of British

  • Sat. Mar. 6, 2010 at 7:30 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
  • Sun. Mar. 7, 2010 at 3:00 PM
    Roy Thomson Hall
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Best of British
Best of British

Experience the classics that put Britain on the musical map! Christopher Bell conducts poignant and soul-stirring music from "across the pond," including Vaughan Williams' Fantasia on Greensleeves and The Lark Ascending, Malcolm Arnold's Scottish Dances, Elgar's Nimrod, and a medley of Gilbert and Sullivan favourites. Maestro Bell is joined by one of the UK's fastest-rising young stars, violinist Nicola Benedetti, in her TSO début.

  • Christopher Bell, conductor
  • Nicola Benedetti, violin
Walton (Rev.: 1963): Crown Imperial March
Vaughan Williams (Revised 1920): The Lark Ascending for Violin and Orchestra
Elgar: "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations, Op. 36
Holst (ed. Curwin): "Jupiter" from The Planets
Sullivan (Mackerras, Charles; Arranged): Suite from Pineapple Poll
Bruch: Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 46 Mvt. 2
Malcolm Arnold: Four Scottish Dances, Op. 59

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