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PREVIOUS CONCERTS
FEBRUARY FIESTASat 22 FebBasingstokeWe are delighted to welcome our soloist for Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto. The amazing and versatile Jiaxin Lloyd Webber who has been principal cello of the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and has performed concertos by Dvořák, Elgar and Lalo as well as Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations.
Sun 17 NovBasingstokeThe Orchestra's 95th Season opens with Brahm's rousing Academic Festival Overture followed by Glazunov's dazzling virtuostic Violin Concerto performed by brilliant teenage prodigy Aki Blendis.
Sat 22 JunBasingstokeWe cant wait to play with Elspeth Dutch, leader of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra horn section who will perform Richard Strauss' Horn Concerto No.1. This will be a really fabulous concert so don't miss out!
Sun 17 MarPetersfieldBasingstoke Symphony Orchestra will be performing once again at the Petersfield Festival. Dont miss the wonderful concert for children this year.
Sat 24 FebBasingstokeWe are pleased to welcome the British classical pianist, Ivana Gavric who will perform Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a theme of Paganini. Ivana recently performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra at the Royal Festial Hall.
Sat 18 NovThe Anvil | BasingstokeAn unforgettable concert with international pianist Roman Kosakov playing Grieg's famous piano concerto in A minor. Dont miss this fabulous concert which also features Brahms Tragic Overture and Beethoven's 5th Symphony.
Sat 24 JunThe Anvil, BasingstokeOur 93rd season showcases Bernstein’s operetta Candide with its lively, effervescent Overture. Tchaikovsky’s glorious Violin Concerto and Malcolm Arnold’s film score, Little Suite No.2 follow and require no introduction. The concert ends with Elgar’s magnificent Enigma Variations including Nimrod.
Sat 25 MarFestival Hall, PetersfieldBy 1910, when Stanford wrote the Songs of the Fleet, he was the grand old man of British music. As we might expect from the period, the fast movements have their share of cheery Edwardian gung-ho, whilst the slow movements have a haunting and timeless beauty.
Sat 25 FebThe Anvil, BasingstokeLegends, mystery and magic abound in our February 2023 concert featuring Rossini’s William Tell Overture, Mendelssohn’s beautiful Violin Concerto performed by the acclaimed young violinist Braimah Kanneh-Mason, followed by the wonderful Grieg’s Peer Gynt and Saint-Saens Danse Macarbre
Sun 06 NovThe Anvil, BasingstokeRomantic Masterpieces features three of the greatest romantic works. Tchaikovsky’s emotionally-charged Romeo and Juliet, Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2. performed by brilliant prize-winning pianist Yulia Chaplina and Dvorak’s New World Symphony with the music made famous by Hovis Bread!
Sat 18 JunThe Anvil, BasingstokeThis concert is a great mix of operatic and orchestral masterpieces by Italian composers such as Rossini, Verdi and Puccini, coupled with one of England’s greatest musical compositions – the Elgar cello concerto.
Sat 26 MarPetersfieldThis concert will feature Mendelssohn’s jubilant ‘Hymn of Praise’ & Willcocks 'in Praise of Singing', as well as orchestral works including – Smetana Vltava & Britten Soirées Musicales. Festival Chorus Basingstoke Symphony Orchestra Conductors: Paul Spicer, Stephen Scotchmer
Sun 27 FebThe Anvil, BasingstokeOur spring concert includes Smetana’s wonderfully descriptive symphonic poem Vltava, from Ma Vlast, Schubert’s beautiful unfinished symphony and Bach’s famous B minor suite for flute and strings, featuring flautist Sarah Parkes Bowen.
Sun 21 NovThe Anvil BasingstokeThe orchestra is pleased to present a concert of romantic music featuring the talented violinist Roberts Balanas. The programme includes Mendelssohn’s popular and evocative Hebrides Overture, Bruch’s famous violin concerto in G minor and Brahms’ magnificent second symphony.
Sat 09 NovThe Anvil, BasingstokeBasingstoke Symphony Orchestra is back with a new season starting with a a fantastic 'Classical Pops' concert featuring the extremely talented pianist Nurry Lee.
Sat 22 JunThe Anvil, BasingstokeA tribute to some of the greatest French composers, this concert also has something of a Spanish flavour, since both Massenet and Bizet, although both French, skilfully use colourful orchestration and striking dance rhythms to suggest the sounds of Spain in the Le Cid and Carmen Suites respectively.
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