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

25/26 season

Selected Highlights:

26 September 2025

Schools’ Concert

Respighi - Gli uccelli, Prelude
Mozart - Der Vogelganger bin ich ja from Die Zauberflöte
Mozart - Pa-pa-pa-pageno from Die Zauberflöte
Rossini - Overture from La gazza ladra
Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Hen
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Cuckoo
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards - Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor
Trad. - Y Deryn Pur
Stravinsky - Finale from The Firebird (1919 suite)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Owain Rowlands, baritone
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Donald Gordon Theatre, Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Pl, Cardiff CF10 5AL

1 October 2025

Respighi - Gli uccelli, Prelude
Mozart - Der Vogelganger bin ich ja from Die Zauberflöte
Mozart - Pa-pa-pa-pageno from Die Zauberflöte
Rossini - Overture from La gazza ladra
Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Hen
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Cuckoo
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards - Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor
Trad. - Y Deryn Pur
Stravinsky - Finale from The Firebird (1919 suite)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Owain Rowlands, baritone
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Mayflower Theatre, 22-26 Commercial Rd, Southampton SO15 1GE

9 October 2025

Respighi - Gli uccelli, Prelude
Mozart - Der Vogelganger bin ich ja from Die Zauberflöte
Mozart - Pa-pa-pa-pageno from Die Zauberflöte
Rossini - Overture from La gazza ladra
Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Hen
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Cuckoo
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards - Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor
Trad. - Y Deryn Pur
Stravinsky - Finale from The Firebird (1919 suite)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Owain Rowlands, baritone
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Venue Cymru, The Promenade, Penrhyn Cres, Llandudno LL30 1BB

16 October 2025

Respighi - Gli uccelli, Prelude
Mozart - Der Vogelganger bin ich ja from Die Zauberflöte
Mozart - Pa-pa-pa-pageno from Die Zauberflöte
Rossini - Overture from La gazza ladra
Tchaikovsky - Dance of the Swans from Swan Lake
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Hen
Respighi - Gli uccelli, The Cuckoo
Dilys Elwyn-Edwards - Mae Hiraeth yn y Mor
Trad. - Y Deryn Pur
Stravinsky - Finale from The Firebird (1919 suite)

Orchestra of Welsh National Opera
Eiry Price, soprano
Owain Rowlands, baritone
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Bristol Hippodrome, St Augustine's Parade, Bristol BS1 4UZ

15 November 2025

Opus Horizons

George Stevenson, New work world premiere
Leoni King, New work world premiere
Michael Betteridge, New work world premiere

Britten Sinfonia
Clare Hammond, piano
Patricia Auchterlonie, soprano
Collin Shay, countertenor
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

King’s Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9AG

23 November 2025

‘Birdsong’ with Lucy Crowe OBE

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 London 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

Smith Square Hall, Smith Square, London SW1P 3HA

1 January 2026

Johann Strauss II - Overture from Die Fledermaus
Johann Strauss II - Klänge der Heimat from Die Fledermaus
Hellmesberger, Jr. - Kleiner Anzeiger Galopp
Lehár - Gold and Silver Waltz
Lehár - Vilja-Lied from The Merry Widow
Johann Strauss II - Wiener Blut
Korngold - Straussiana
Interval
Josef Strauss - Sphärenklänge Waltz
Johann Strauss II - Tritsch-Tratsch Polka
Heuberger - Im Chambre Séparée from Der Opernball 
Johann Strauss II - Thunder and Lightning Polka
Arditi - Il Bacio
Johann Strauss II - Emperor Waltz
Johann Strauss I - Radetzky March

National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland
Ava Dodd, soprano
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

National Concert Hall, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin D02 N527

6 February 2026

Bach - Prelude from Cello Suite No.5 in C Minor
Pärt - Adam's Lament
Pärt - Cantus in Memoriam Benjamin Britten
Mozart - Symphony No.40

Manchester Camerata
Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus
Hannah Roberts, Cello
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, Conductor

Sheffield City Hall, Barkers Pool, Sheffield, S1 2JA

5 March 2026

Rossini - Overture to The Barber of Seville
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Myers - Cavatina
Chabrier - Espagña
Interval
Mussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain
Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Plínio Fernandes, guitar
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Portsmouth Guildhall, Guildhall Square, Portsmouth PO1 2AB

6 March 2026

Rossini - Overture to The Barber of Seville
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Myers - Cavatina
Chabrier - Espagña
Interval
Mussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain
Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Plínio Fernandes, guitar
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Hall for Cornwall, Back Quay, Truro TR1 2LL

7 March 2026

Rossini - Overture to The Barber of Seville
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Myers - Cavatina
Chabrier - Espagña
Interval
Mussorgsky - Night on a Bare Mountain
Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Plínio Fernandes, guitar
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

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

17 April 2026

Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto no. 3
Bartók - Concerto for Orchestra

Ulster Orchestra
Alim Beisembayev, piano
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Ulster Hall, 34 Bedford Street, Belfast BT2 7FF

13 May 2026

Mayer - Overture no. 4 in D minor
Brahms - Symphony no. 2 in D major

BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

The Studios, MediaCityUK, Broadway, Salford, M50 2BH

23 May 2026

Britten - Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Strauss - Four Last Songs
Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 6

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Elizabeth Watts, soprano
Tom Fetherstonhaugh, conductor

Newbury Spring Festival