Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra announces season opener

Talented pianist Rose McLachlan will headline Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the new season. <i>(Image: Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra)</i>
Talented pianist Rose McLachlan will headline Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the new season. (Image: Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra)
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A gifted pianist will perform at a concert marking the start of the Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra’s new season.

Rose McLachlan will take to the stage on Sunday, November 22, at 7pm at The Anvil, performing Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2 as part of the orchestra’s Romantic Music for Autumn programme.

The concert will open with Khachaturian’s Masquerade Suite and close with Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6 (Pathétique), a deeply emotional piece.

Pianist Rose McLachlan.Talented pianist Rose McLachlan will headline Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra’s first concert of the new season. (Image: Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra)

McLachlan has received national recognition for her expressive performance style and has won several awards, including the RNCM Concerto Competition and the Chopin Prize.

Looking ahead to the rest of the season, Braimah Kanneh Mason will perform Beethoven’s Violin Concerto on February 27, alongside works by Wagner, Butterworth and Grieg.

The orchestra will also present its Summer Solstice Concert in June at the historic Old Barn at Basing House.

Ann Henshaw, chair of the orchestra, said: "We’re thrilled to welcome the gifted pianist Rose McLachlan for Romantic Music for Autumn.

"It’s a wonderful start to our season, which continues with Braimah Kanneh Mason in February and our Summer Solstice concert at Old Basing House in June."

Tickets are available now through Anvil Arts and the orchestra’s website.

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