Explore our past concerts!
In our past concerts Odyssey Festival Orchestra has showcased our young and talented musicians and captivated audiences with our beautiful performances. On this page, you can discover our previous projects including the programmes and complete recordings of the concerts. Check out the videos below and relive the magic!
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Every Tree Speaks to Me!
11th January 2024, 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall, London, SW1X 9DQ
Every Tree Speaks to Me! How the Natural World influenced composers
Beethoven - Symphony No 6
Wagner - Forest Murmurs from Siegfried Act 2
Janáček - Suite from The Cunning Little Vixen
Astonish Me!
20th September 2023, 7.30pm
Cadogan Hall, London, SW1X 9DQ
An exploration of repertoire inspired by two dancers, Vaslav Nijinsky and Leonid Massine, and commissioned by the great impresario Diaghilev and his Ballet Russes.
Weber (orch Berlioz 1841) (1911) Invitation to the Dance
Stravinsky Suite from Petrushka (1911)
Ravel Daphnis and Chloe, Suite No 2 (1909)
Respighi Suite from La Boutique Fantasque
Stravinsky Pulcinella (excerpts) (1920)
De Falla Three Cornered Hat, Suite No 2 (1919)
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The Joker
10th May 2023, 19:30
Cadogan Hall, London, SW1X 9DQ
Shostakovich:
Overture: The Nose Op. 15 (1928)
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C minor Op. 35 (1933)
Orchestral Fragments from Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk Op. 29 (1934)
Suite from The Clear Stream Op. 39a (1935)
Symphony No. 5 Op. 47 (1937)
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The Last Waltz
13 January 2023, 19:30
Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, SE1 8XX
Sir David Suchet Narrator
Sebastian-Benedict Flore Piano
Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales and La Valse
Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue and An American in Paris
Legendary actor Sir David Suchet joins Odyssey Festival Orchestra to explore the clash of high art music and jazz in the 1920s, featuring four works by Ravel and Gershwin. The four orchestral works by Maurice Ravel and George Gershwin are framed by a narrative drawn from the writings of the two composers.
Prometheus - Romantic Superhero
15 September 2022, 19:30
Cadogan Hall, London, SW1X 9DQ
Dame Janet Suzman and Luke Wilson, narrator
Beethoven: Excepts from Prometheus and Symphony no. 3, 'Eroica'
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