Live

24/25 season

4 August 2024, 11:00am

BBC Proms: Prom 20 (live on BBC Radio 3 & deferred TV broadcast on BBC4)

Serbian Trad. - Adje Jano
Trad. - Scarborough Fair
Brahms - Hungarian Dances nos. 1, 2 & 5
Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances
Burt Bacharach - I Say a Little Prayer
Bob Marley - Redemption Song
Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon
Dvořák - Song to the Moon
António Carlos Jobim - The Girl from Ipanema
Piazzolla - Libertango
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
Bernard Edwards/Nile Rodgers - Good Times

Arrangements by Harry Baker, Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Tom Fetherstonhaugh 

Fantasia Orchestra
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violin
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Plínio Fernandes, guitar
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

5 August 2024, 11:15am

BBC Proms: Prom 22

Serbian Trad. - Adje Jano
Trad. - Scarborough Fair
Brahms - Hungarian Dance no. 1
Bartók - Romanian Folk Dances
Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon
Dvořák - Song to the Moon
António Carlos Jobim - The Girl from Ipanema
Piazzolla - Libertango
Stevie Wonder - I Wish
Bernard Edwards/Nile Rodgers - Good Times

Arrangements by Harry Baker, Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Tom Fetherstonhaugh 

Fantasia Orchestra
Jess Gillam, presenter
Braimah Kanneh-Mason, violin
Sheku Kanneh-Mason, cello
Plínio Fernandes, guitar
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Royal Albert Hall, Kensington Gore, London SW7 2AP

21 August 2024, 13:05

Recorded for BBC Radio 3

Rossini - Overture to La Cenerentola
Korngold - Fairytale Pictures
Humperdinck (adapt. Schwarz) - Hansel and Gretel Suite

Ulster Orchestra
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Ulster Hall, 34 Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7FF

26 September 2024, 19:30

Exeter Main Season Opening Concert

Wagner - Overture to The Flying Dutchman
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 2
Elgar - Enigma Variations

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Clare Hammond, piano
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Exeter University Great Hall, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter EX4 4PY

18 October 2024, 19:30

‘Strings and Serenades’

Pärt - Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Ellington, arr. Gould - Sophisticated Lady
Kidane - Be Still
Alberga - Shining Gate of Morpheus
interval
Ligeti - Ramifications
Ellington, arr. Gould - Solitude
Grainger - Irish Tune from County Derry
Britten - Serenade for Tenor, Horn and Strings

Fantasia Orchestra
Ben Goldscheider - Horn
Toby Spence - Tenor
Tom Fetherstonhaugh - Conductor

St Gabriel’s Church, Warwick Square, Pimlico, London, SW1V 4QF

22 October 2024, 14:30

‘New Sounds’

Britten Sinfonia
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Peterborough Cathedral, Minster Precinct, Peterborough PE1 1XS

2 November 2024, 14:00

Magnum Opus: Composer Showcase

Anibal Vidal - Invocación no. 2: A Kintsugi Resurrection (world premiere)
Eden Lonsdale - Voicings (world premiere)
Alex Groves - Four by Four by Four (world premiere)

Imogen Whitehead, trumpet
Alexandra Achillea Pouta, mezzo-soprano
Rakhi Singh, violin
Britten Sinfonia
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

St Giles Cripplegate, Fore St, Barbican, London EC2Y 8DA

25 November 2024, 13:30

Raphael Clarkson - The Robot and the Bluebird

Britten Sinfonia
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

West Road Concert Hall, 11 West Road, Cambridge, CB3 9DP

26 November 2024, 10:30

Raphael Clarkson - The Robot and the Bluebird

Britten Sinfonia
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Saffron Hall, Audley End Rd, Saffron Walden CB11 4UH

27 November 2024, 10:30

Raphael Clarkson - The Robot and the Bluebird

Britten Sinfonia
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

The Apex, Charter Square St, Bury Saint Edmunds IP33 3FD

1 January 2025, 15:00

Johann Strauss II - Overture to Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Frühlingsstimmen
Josef Strauss - Phoenix March
Lehar - Gold and Silver Waltz
Johann Strauss II - Klänge der Heimat (Csardas) from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Emperor Waltz
interval
Josef Strauss - Sphärenklänge Waltz
Lehar - Vilja-Lied from The Merry Widow
Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Hellmesberger, Jr. - Kleiner Anzeiger Galopp
Johann Strauss II - Thunder and Lightning Polka
Johann Strauss II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Johann Strauss II - Blue Danube Waltz
Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March
Eduard Strauss - Mit Dampf, Polka schnell

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Ava Dodd, soprano
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Lighthouse, Poole’s Centre for the Arts, 21 Kingland Road, Poole BH15 1UF

3 January 2025, 19:30

Johann Strauss II - Overture to Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Frühlingsstimmen
Josef Strauss - Phoenix March
Carl Michael Ziehrer - Wiener Bürger Walzer
Johann Strauss II - Csardas from Ritter Pázmán
Johann Strauss II - Emperor Waltz
interval
Josef Strauss - Sphärenklänge Waltz
Johann Strauss II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Lehar - Gold and Silver Waltz
Hellmesberger, Jr. - Kleiner Anzeiger Galopp
Johann Strauss II - Thunder and Lightning Polka
Eduard Strauss - Mit Dampf, Polka schnell
Johann Strauss II - Blue Danube Waltz
Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Taunton Brewhouse, Coal Orchard, Taunton TA1 1JL

8 January 2025, 19:30

Johann Strauss II - Overture to Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Frühlingsstimmen
Josef Strauss - Phoenix March
Lehar - Gold and Silver Waltz
Johann Strauss II - Klänge der Heimat (Csardas) from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Emperor Waltz
interval
Josef Strauss - Sphärenklänge Waltz
Lehar - Vilja-Lied from The Merry Widow
Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Hellmesberger, Jr. - Kleiner Anzeiger Galopp
Johann Strauss II - Thunder and Lightning Polka
Johann Strauss II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Johann Strauss II - Blue Danube Waltz
Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March
Eduard Strauss - Mit Dampf, Polka schnell

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Weymouth Pavilion Theatre, The Esplanade, Weymouth DT4 8ED

9 January 2025, 19:30

Johann Strauss II - Overture to Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Frühlingsstimmen
Josef Strauss - Phoenix March
Lehar - Gold and Silver Waltz
Johann Strauss II - Klänge der Heimat (Csardas) from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Emperor Waltz
interval
Josef Strauss - Sphärenklänge Waltz
Lehar - Vilja-Lied from The Merry Widow
Johann Strauss II - Mein Herr Marquis from Die Fledermaus
Hellmesberger, Jr. - Kleiner Anzeiger Galopp
Johann Strauss II - Thunder and Lightning Polka
Johann Strauss II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Johann Strauss II - Blue Danube Waltz
Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March
Eduard Strauss - Mit Dampf, Polka schnell

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Fareham Live, Osborn Road, Fareham PO16 7DB

12 January 2025, 15:00

Johann Strauss II - Overture to Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Frühlingsstimmen
Josef Strauss - Phoenix March
Carl Michael Ziehrer - Wiener Bürger Walzer
Johann Strauss II - Csardas from Ritter Pázmán
Johann Strauss II - Emperor Waltz
interval
Josef Strauss - Sphärenklänge Waltz
Johann Strauss II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Lehar - Gold and Silver Waltz
Hellmesberger, Jr. - Kleiner Anzeiger Galopp
Johann Strauss II - Thunder and Lightning Polka
Eduard Strauss - Mit Dampf, Polka schnell
Johann Strauss II - Blue Danube Waltz
Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Marlborough College Memorial Hall, Bath Road, Marlborough SN8 1PA

1, 8, 11, 14, 21 February 2025

Wagner - The Flying Dutchman

Opera North

Assistant/Cover Conductor to Garry Walker

8, 15, 22, 28 March 2025

Wagner - The Flying Dutchman

Opera North

Assistant/Cover Conductor to Garry Walker

11 March 2025, 10:30

‘The Magic of Imagination’

Williams - Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Williams - Flight to Neverland from Hook!
Bricusse/Newley - Pure Imagination
Stravinsky - Russian Dance from Petrushka
Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
Dvorak - Largo from Symphony no. 9
Meredith - Nautilus
Ray Parker Jr - Theme from Ghostbusters

National Symphony Orchestra
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin D02 N527

11 March 2025, 12:30

‘The Magic of Imagination’

Williams - Hedwig’s Theme from Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Williams - Flight to Neverland from Hook!
Bricusse/Newley - Pure Imagination
Stravinsky - Russian Dance from Petrushka
Grieg - In the Hall of the Mountain King from Peer Gynt
Dvorak - Largo from Symphony no. 9
Meredith - Nautilus
Ray Parker Jr - Theme from Ghostbusters

National Symphony Orchestra
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin D02 N527

13 March 2025, 18:30

‘Our Music, Our Way’ - in partnership with Orchestras Live

Montgomery - Starburst
Dukas - The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Price - Adoration
Co-creation work (premiere)
Rossini - Overture from William Tell
Mozart - Overture from The Marriage of Figaro
Adams - Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Ravel - Mother Goose Suite, movts. 1, 4 & 5
Co-creation work (premiere)
Sibelius - Finale from Symphony no. 5
Dwight - Circle of Life

Royal Northern Sinfonia
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Eston Leisure Centre, 51 Imperial Road, Middlesbrough TS6 9AE

3 April 2025, 18:30

‘New Connections: Voyagers’ - in partnership with Orchestras Live

Bernstein - Mambo from West Side Story
Co-creation work (premiere)
Debussy - En Bateau
Holst - Mars from The Planets
Powell - How To Train Your Dragon Medley
Villa-Lobos – Little Train of Capiera from Bachianas Brasileiras
Co-creation work (premiere)
Price - Juba Dance
Badelt - Pirates of the Caribbean

Manchester Camerata
Students from Leeds Conservatoire
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

The Venue, Leeds Conservatoire, 3 Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7PD

18 May 2025, 15:00

Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto
Holst - The Planets

Bardi Symphony Orchestra
Fenella Humphreys, violin
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

De Montfort Hall, Granville Road, Leicester LE1 7RU

20 May 2025, 11:15

Musical Storyland

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Sean Chandler, storyteller
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ

20 May 2025, 14:00

Musical Storyland

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Sean Chandler, storyteller
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Aviva Studios, Water Street, Manchester M3 4JQ

22 May 2025, 19:30

Newbury Spring Festival

Gluck - Dance of the Furies (from Orpheus and Euridice)
Mozart - Horn Concerto no. 4
‍Haydn - Symphony no. 49 in F minor 'La Passione'
Mozart - Symphony no. 29 in A major

Fantasia Orchestra
Zoë Tweed, horn
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

St Lawrence's Church, Parsonage Lane, Hungerford RG17 0JB

12 June 2025, 18:30

Northern Aldborough Festival

Elgar - Serenade for Strings
Price - Andante Moderato
Vaughan Williams arr. Gerigk - The Lark Ascending
Dvorak - Nocturne
Dvorak - Serenade for Strings

Fantasia Orchestra
Tamsin Waley-Cohen, violin
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

St Andrew’s Church, Aldborough, YO51 9EP

21 June 2025, 19:30

Proms at St Jude’s

CPE Bach - Symphony in G major, Wq. 182 no. 1
Vivaldi - C Major Concerto (transcribed for vibraphone & orchestra)
Duddell - Snowblind (percussion concerto)
Puccini - Crisantemi
Tchaikovsky - Souvenir de Florence

Fantasia Orchestra
Dame Evelyn Glennie, percussion
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

St Jude’s Church, Central Square, London NW11 7AH

28 June 2025, 19:30

Summerhayes - Violin Concerto no. 2 ‘Boiled in Lead’ world premiere

Helix Ensemble
Adam Summerhayes, violin
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Beeston Parish Church, Church Street, Beeston, Nottingham NG9 1GA

11 July 2025, 19:00

‘Birdsong’ at Deal Music and Arts Festival

Vivaldi - Spring from The Four Seasons: Allegro
Handel - As When the Dove Laments Her Love
Price - Little Pastorale
Trad. - She’s Like the Swallow
Mozart - Dove Sono from The Marriage of Figaro
Kavuma - I am the sea world premiere
Messiaen - The Lovebird of the Star from Harawi
Strauss - Spring from Four Last Songs
Interval
Haydn - Symphony no. 83 ‘The Hen’
Berg - The Nightingale from Seven Early Songs
Sherwin - A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
Gershwin - Little Jazz Bird
Gershwin - Summertime

arrangements by Harry Baker, James Ledger & Paul Schäffer

Fantasia Orchestra
Lucy Crowe, soprano
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

St George's Church, High Street, Deal, CT14 6BA

19 July 2025, 19:00

Ryedale Festival

Vaughan Williams - Overture to ‘The Wasps’
Bliss (orch. Wilby) - Viola Concerto world premiere
Coleridge-Taylor - Solemn Prelude
Elgar - Enigma Variations

Orchestra of Opera North
Timothy Ridout, viola
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Ripon Cathedral, Liberty Court House, Minster Rd, Ripon HG4 1QT

28 July 2025, 20:00

Wagner - Siegfried Idyll
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Beethoven - Symphony no. 1

Britten Sinfonia
Plínio Fernandes, guitar
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Middle Temple Hall, Middle Temple Lane, London EC4Y 9BT