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Kensington Symphony Orchestra performs Strauss's Ein Heldenleben
Kensington Symphony Orchestra begins its 2024/25 season at Smith Square Hall on Monday 14
October, when conductor Russell Keable leads the group in a performance of Richard Strauss’s
epic tone poem Ein Heldenleben, or ‘A Hero’s Life’ (1898).
The concert opens with Samuel Barber’s Overture to The School for Scandal (1931) – his first work
for full orchestra, which helped to establish his reputation. Written on holiday in Italy during a break from the young composer’s studies in Philadelphia, and intended to reflect the spirit of Sheridan’s 18th-century comedy of manners, it is energetic, fast-paced and characterised by orchestral brilliance.
KSO also performs Vítezslava Kaprálová’s Suita Rustica (1938), written two years before her death
from typhoid fever aged 25. Kaprálová studied with fellow Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu and her three-movement work, by turns lyrical and exuberant, bears the influence of Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
October, when conductor Russell Keable leads the group in a performance of Richard Strauss’s
epic tone poem Ein Heldenleben, or ‘A Hero’s Life’ (1898).
The concert opens with Samuel Barber’s Overture to The School for Scandal (1931) – his first work
for full orchestra, which helped to establish his reputation. Written on holiday in Italy during a break from the young composer’s studies in Philadelphia, and intended to reflect the spirit of Sheridan’s 18th-century comedy of manners, it is energetic, fast-paced and characterised by orchestral brilliance.
KSO also performs Vítezslava Kaprálová’s Suita Rustica (1938), written two years before her death
from typhoid fever aged 25. Kaprálová studied with fellow Czech composer Bohuslav Martinu and her three-movement work, by turns lyrical and exuberant, bears the influence of Stravinsky’s Petrushka.
Monday 14 Oct 24
Smith Square Hall
London SW1P 3HA
Monday 14th October 2024, 7.30pmTickets: £22, £28
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