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MOZART'S FINAL MASTERPIECES Saturday November 21st at 7.00pm St Mary's Church, Richmond
Choral conductor Ben Noble
Ave Verum Corpus
Clarinet Concerto
(soloist Katie Rawson)
Requiem
Our first concert with Ben Noble and the Richmondshire Choral Society brings together three extraordinary pieces that Mozart wrote in the last six months of his short and unbelievably productive life. We are joined by Katie Rawson, who will perform one of his most beautiful concertos, the only one he wrote for the clarinet. The exquisite motet Ave Verum Corpus begins the evening, and the concert ends with the dramatic Requiem, unfinished at the composer's death and completed by his pupil Sussmayer.
The portrait of Mozart is by Lang, and was never finished.
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The Richmond Effect!
A Richmond choir performing with Richmond's orchestra, with a soloist from Richmond. Not bad for a small North Yorkshire town! Clarinettist Katie Rawson was educated at Richmond School .
A Mozart Fest
Some hitherto unknown compositions by Mozart were only recently discovered. So there is more to look forward to. Meanwhile here are three of his greatest masterpieces in one evening. What could be better?
The Best Requiem?
Which is the greatest requiem of them all? Faure, Verdi, Victoria, Brahms, Berlioz, Durufle, Britten, or Mozart? Come and decide.
CHRISTMAS CONCERTOS & CAROLS 2026 Sunday December 13th at 4.00pm Tennants Garden Rooms
Directed by Philippa Mo
with Ekaterina Chunikhina (oboe) and The Cambridge Chamber Consort
After last year's sell-out concert we have another sparkling selection of Baroque concertos and music with a Christmas flavour. The first half features Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe with superb young soloist Ekaterina Chunkhova partnering Philippa Mo,
and concertos by Albinoni and Locatelli. After Parry's light-hearted Suite, The Cambridge Chamber Consort join us for Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on English Carols and 3 items of their own. Finally audience carols wrap up the afternoon. The perfect way to start your Christmas!
‘Imaginative programmes, thrilling performances; Philippa Mo and the RCO go from strength to strength’.
Tickets £18.00 (includes programme)
Under 18 £8.00 (includes programme)
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!st Half
J.S. Bach
Concerto for Violin and Oboe
Pietro Locatelli
Christmas Concerto
Tomaso Albinoni
Concerto for Oboe in D minor
Ekaterina Chunikhina
Supporting young musicians is one of the keystones of the RCO project. Ekaterina is an extraordinary young talent from the Purcell School, already the winner of international competitions and in receipt of a full Royal Academy of Music scholarship. She has performed at the Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall & other London venues.
2nd Half
Hubert Parry
Lady Radnor's Suite
Ennio Morricone
'Gabriel's Oboe' from The Mission
Ralph Vaughan Williams
Fantasia on English Christmas Carols
Morten Lauridsen
O Magnum Mysterium
The Sussex Carol
In the Bleak Midwinter
sung by The Cambridge Chamber Consort
Rebecca Clarke
Mixed up Carols
Audience carols accompanied by the choir and orchestra.
A concert programme and carol sheet are included in the ticket price.