LPO Showcase: Junior Artists

Date & Time

Fri, Feb 21, 2025, 18:00

Venue

The LPO Junior Artists Programme supports exceptionally talented teenage musicians from backgrounds currently under-represented in professional UK orchestras.Junior Artists spend a season with us and become fully immersed in the workings of the LPO. They are each mentored by a member of the Orchestra, and take part in a variety of performances, behind-the-scenes activities and skills workshops, as well as events to inspire future generations of young musicians.In this free performance, the Junior Artists perform alongside LPO musicians, Foyle Future... Read full text

Keywords: World Premiere

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Musicians

Matthew Lynch	Conductor
LPO Junior Artists
Members of the Foyle Future Firsts programme
Members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Program

English Folk Song Suite	Ralph Vaughan Williams
Another Day in London Town (world premiere)	Eliana Echeverry
Forbidden Dances	Arson Fahim
Hungarian Pictures	Béla Bartók

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