Dramatic music in Leamington Sinfonia concert

A contemporary piece of music depicting battles on horseback in Balkan mythology will be performed by Leamington Sinfonia at the Kingsley School in Leamington on Saturday (March 15).

By The Newsroom

Published 13th Mar 2014, 12:00 BST

Pianist Liang Shan, performing with Leamington Sinfonia. Picture by Chris Christodoulou.

Led by their young conductor Thomas Payne, the orchestra will open their concert with a premiere of Thracian Horseman by Birmingham Conservatoire student Anna-Margarita Oprenova.

Chinese pianist Liang Shan, also studying at the conservatoire, will then perform Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor. The concert will end with the dramatic Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

The performance starts at 7.30pm. Tickets cost £8.50 (£6.50 concessions) and are available from Presto Classical in Park Street, Leamington, or on the door.

To find out more about the orchestra, visit www.leamingtonsinfonia.org.uk

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