The Festival Academy Orchestra
Steven Osborne, piano
Thomas Hull, conductor
Saturday 22nd May
7.00pm
St James' Church, Chipping Campden
Doors open at 6.15pm
The performance will end at approx. 8.45pm
Mozart: Symphony no. 35 in D major, K.385 'Haffner'
Beethoven: Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 'Emperor'
We close the 2027 Festival with Beethoven’s iconic 'Emperor' Concerto, dedicated to Archduke Rudolph and not to Napoleon, of whom he disapproved. Its virtuosic style and wide dynamic range is perfectly suited to the kind of concert piano which Beethoven can only have dreamed of. The beauty and serenity of the hymnlike middle movement is perhaps the reason why this is one of the world’s greatest pieces of music. Mozart’s 'Haffner' symphony is arguably one of his most effervescent and characterful works. It feels like the perfect piece to open our Festival finale, and is still one of the most technically challenging works to perform from the classical era.
Tickets £50 | £45 | £40 | £35 | £15
Students £5
Box office opening dates for May Festival
10th November for Patrons
17th November for Gold Friends
24th November for Silver Friends
1st December for General Public