One of the best-loved violin concertos of all time, Bruch’s first violin concerto dates from 1866. Classic FM listeners voted it No.1 in the UK in 1996, and in its profile of Bruch, it described the violin concerto as ‘one of the best works of the Romantic period’.
Did you know?
Bruch also composed two more violin concertos, but neither has gained as much fame as his first. This was a source of great frustration for Bruch who wrote: ‘On the corner of the Via Toledo they stand there, ready to break out with my first violin concerto as soon as I allow myself to be seen. (They can all go to the devil! As if I had not written other equally good concertos!).
Either side of the violin concerto will be two fantastic orchestral pieces: Mozart’s Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 – The Magic Flute, and probably Beethoven’s most famous symphony, Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op. 67.
Sunday 9 March, 6pm SJE Arts, St John the Evangelist, Oxford OX4 1EH
Mozart Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 Bruch Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Beethoven Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
London Firebird Orchestra Yury Revich violin Michael Thrift conductor
This concert is generously sponsored by the Morris-Venables Charitable Foundation.
In London on Tuesday 29 April Yury will perform a virtuosic programme of violin delights with Vivaldi’s timeless classic The Four Seasons paired with Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
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1. When did you realise your future could be as a musician?
I started learning the oboe aged 7. Over the next few years, I joined various school music groups and took a few exams. Aged 10, I successfully auditioned for the National Children’s Orchestra and fell in love with orchestral playing on my first course. From that moment on, I knew I wanted to build a career in music.
2. Tell us about one of your career highlights to date…
Without a doubt, that was a tour to Germany with the London Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Francois Xavier-Roth. Performing works such as Till Eulenspiegel by Richard Strauss in various concert halls around Germany such as Elbphilharmonie Hamburg was a week of my life that I will never forget and a memory I always go back to if I’m ever feeling sad.
3. How long have you been involved with Firebird and what has been the benefit for you?
I’ve been involved with Firebird since September 2022, and have rarely missed a concert since. It is an incredible opportunity to perform core orchestral repertoire under the baton of esteemed conductors, helping us hugely as early-career musicians.
For me, one benefit that stands out more than anything else: playing with an incredible woodwind section. This wonderful group of musicians has given us the opportunity to really bond as a section, learn about each others strengths and weaknesses and work out a way to perform to the highest standard. As a woodwind player, this is a dream and something for which I am extremely grateful to Firebird.
4. What are your future musical projects and ambitions?
I’m very lucky to have a varied freelance career, combining performances with a whole mix of orchestras and ensembles with some private and small group teaching. A future ambition is definitely to try and land a full time job in one of the UK orchestras; however these are extremely hard to come by! On average, one to two full time jobs come up for oboists a year, with an average of 150 people applying for each position. Nevertheless, I am extremely happy with my current career path and I will continue to develop as a well-rounded freelance musician.
5. What is your current favourite piece of music and why?
This may come as a surprise, but my current favourite piece of music is the ‘How to Train Your Dragon’ soundtrack. I recently watched the film for the first time and got completely taken in by the music, mesmerised by the effect it was having on me. I now understand what all the fuss is about!
6. What do you enjoy doing away from your musical commitments?
My big hobby alongside music is football. I’m an avid Chelsea FC fan (apologies if I offend anyone with this!), following their matches every week and catching up on Match of the Day if I miss them. I also watch any England match whenever they come along, hoping that one day, it really is ‘coming home’!
The internationally-celebrated and multi-prize-winning violin star Yury Revich returns to Firebird for the sixth and seventh times with two concerts displaying his virtuosic talents as part of Firebird’s 2025 programme of classical greats.
On Sunday 9 March in Oxford, Yury will perform Bruch’s celebrated first Violin Concerto – one of the best-loved violin concertos of all time – framed by a terrific overture by Mozart and one of the most beloved symphonies of all time by Beethoven, at a concert generously sponsored by the Morris-Venables Charitable Foundation.
Austrian violinist and composer Yury Revich won the ECHO Klassik Award, the International Classical Music Award, and his recording of Saint- Georges double concertos was listed on the US TOP 100 Billboard classical charts in 2021.
At 18, he had his Carnegie Hall début alongside Daniil Trifonov and later débuted with Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto in Milan. Since then he has performed at prestigious venues across Europe.
And on Tuesday 29 April in London, Yury will perform a virtuosic programme of violin delights with Firebird with Vivaldi’s timeless classic, The Four Seasons. This will be paired with Piazzolla’s tangos, the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
‘Full-blooded authority, fleet-fingered dexterity, innate musicality, and substantial accuracy…’ The Strad
Yury is also a successful composer with recent premieres with the Staatsphilharmonie Zagreb Soloists and the World Expo in Dubai in 2021. In 2023 his album of music by Chevalier St. Georges was included in the official soundtrack of Netflix series Bridgerton.
SJE Arts with Yury Revich
Sunday 9 March 6pm SJE Arts, St John the Evangelist, Oxford OX4 1EH
Mozart Overture to Die Zauberflöte, K. 620 Bruch Violin Concerto no. 1 in G minor, Op. 26 Beethoven Symphony no. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
London Firebird Orchestra Yury Revich violin Michael Thrift conductor
This concert is generously sponsored by the Morris-Venables Charitable Foundation
Vivaldi with Yury Revich
Tuesday 29 April 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Vivaldi Le Quattro Staggioni Piazzola Estaciones Porteñas
London Firebird Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor Michael Thrift Violin Yury Revich
Part of our Chamber Music Platform series, this prize-winning trio will perform music by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn – some of the best music ever written for this beautiful combination of violin, cello and piano.
Firebird Chamber Platform: Trio Concept
Thursday 30 January 2025, 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, London
Haydn Piano Trio No. 43 in C major, Hob.XV.27 Ravel Piano Trio in A minor (1914) Felix Mendelssohn Trio op. 49 in D minor
Featuring three highlights of the Piano Trio repertoire by Haydn, Ravel and Mendelssohn, our next concert on 30 January will be given by the fabulous Trio Concept.
Here is taster of these terrific rising stars performing the second movement of Schubert’s exquisite Trio op. 99…
Formed in 2013 by three musicians from Turin: Edoardo Grieco(violin), Francesco Massimino (cello), and Lorenzo Nguyen (piano), the trio changed their name in 2024 from Trio Chagall to Trio Concept. Inspired by the words of Michelangelo Buonarroti, this new name reflects the trio’s artistic commitment: to seek out and present the beauty inherent in every work, which comes to life through performance, just as the sculptor reveals the perfect form within a block of marble.
‘The finest Artist has no concept that a single block of marble does not already contain within itself’
Michelangelo Buonarroti
First Prize winners at the Schoenfeld International String Competition of Harbin in China, YCAT international auditions at Wigmore Hall in London and an ‘ECHO Rising Star’ for 2025/26, the trio will now be embarking on a prestigious European tour.
Join us for a wonderful programme featuring Haydn’s lively C major Trio, Ravel’s colourful A minor and the famous D minor Trio, a masterpiece by Mendelssohn.
Trio Concept
Thursday 30 January 2025, 7.30pm St George’s Hanover Square, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Haydn Piano Trio No. 43 in C major, Hob.XV.27 Ravel Piano Trio in A minor (1914) Felix Mendelssohn Trio op. 49 in D minor
Here’s a heads up of what’s in LFO’s diary for the first half of 2025 featuring some fabulous chamber and orchestral concerts with a great line up of acclaimed soloists…
Trio Concept (formerly Trio Chagall) Thursday 30 January
This season’s Firebird Chamber Platform concert features these prize-winning performers in a programme with three highlights from the Piano Trio repertoire – Haydn’s lively C major Trio, Ravel’s colourful A minor and the famous D minor Trio, a masterpiece by Mendelssohn.
More great classical greats – this time in Oxford – with YuryRevich performing Bruch’s celebrated first Violin Concerto framed by a terrific Overture by Mozart and probably the most famous symphony of all time by Beethoven.This concert is generously sponsored by the Morris-Venables Charitable Foundation
Tickets on sale soon.
Vivaldi with Yury Revich Tuesday 29 April
Internationally-celebrated and multi-prize-winning violin star Yury Revich returns with a programme of virtuosic delights: Vivaldi’s timeless classic, The Four Seasons, paired with Piazzolla’s tangos, the Four Seasons of Buenos Aires.
Rachmaninoff with Marc Corbett-Weaver Tuesday 10 June
We head to Russia for two of the most popular works of all time. Marc Corbett-Weaver performs one of the most beloved classics: * Rachmaninoff’s adored Piano Concerto no. 2 *Tchaikovsky’s fifth Symphony – filled with heroic optimism and always a great favourite.
Due to a scheduling change outside of his control, Martin James Bartlett is unable to perform the Grieg with us on 19 November, but he will be returning during the 2025/26 season.
But we are thrilled to welcome the multi-award-winning pianist Amiri Harewood in his place. Listen to what he has to say about the upcoming concert…
London based pianist Amiri Harewood currently studies at the Royal College of Music under the tutelage of Danny Driver. He holds of the Ann Driver Trust Scholarship, and is supported by the Victor Dandaleh Foundation.
Amiri is a Grand Prize winner of the Young Classical Artist Trust (UK) and Concert Artists Guild (US) International Auditions 2024, and is a regular performer throughout the UK and abroad, having already debuted at the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall, St Martin-in-the-Fields and at the Venice Conservatorio.
Be inspired by this programme of great romance as we head to Scandinavia for an evening of artic wonder.
After Grieg’s ever-popular Piano Concerto – described by Rachmaninoff as ‘the greatest piano concerto ever written’, we head to the lakes and open expanses of Finland for Jean Sibelius’ sublime Fifth Symphony – a work filled with passion and beauty.
Grieg with Amiri Harewood
Tuesday 19 November 2024 St George’s Hanover Square 2A Mill Street, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82
London Firebird Orchestra Guest Conductor George Jackson Piano Amiri Harewood
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Firebird’s next concert of the season features the BBC Young Musician of the Year winner, pianist Martin James Bartlett performing two classical greats…
Be inspired by this programme of great romance as we head to Scandinavia for an evening of artic wonder. The first half of the concert features Grieg’s ever-popular Piano Concerto – described by Rachmaninov as ‘the greatest piano concerto ever written’. This really is a work filled with passion and beauty.
Grieg and Rachmaninov
Martin James Bartlett returns to Firebird after his captivating performance of Mozart’s D Minor Piano Concerto earlier this year.
The second half of the concert features the sublime Fifth Symphony by Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
The inspirational theme of the final movement of Sibelius’s Symphony No.5 came into the composer’s mind while he was climbing in the mountains of Finland. He saw sixteen swans pass over him in flight and wrote in this diary ‘this was the greatest day of my life.‘
Sibelius and the lakes and mountains of Finland
Guest Conductor George Jackson conducts this wonderful concert as part of our fabulous 2024-2025 season.
Tuesday 19 November 2024 St George’s Hanover Square 2A Mill Street, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 Sibelius Symphony No. 5 in E flat, Op. 82
London Firebird Orchestra Guest Conductor George Jackson Piano Martin James Bartlett
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A symphony by Mozart full of good humour and exuberant energy, and named after the chief god of the ancient Roman pantheon.
Beethoven’s mighty Violin Concerto, heralded as one of the greatest violin concertos of all time by the famous 19th century violinist and conductor Joseph Joachim.
One of the best known concertos in the repertoire will be performed by award-winning French violinist Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux.
George Jackson conducts this opening concert with music by Mozart and Beethoven in the first in a fabulous season of concerts throughout 2024 and into 2025.
Tickets are available online for the whole season of London concerts starting on 24 September.
Beethoven with Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux
Tuesday 24 September 2024 St George’s Hanover Square 2A Mill Street, Mayfair, London W1S 1FX
Beethoven Violin Concerto in D, Op. 61 Mozart Symphony No.41, K.551 Jupiter
London Firebird Orchestra Principal Guest Conductor George Jackson Violin Charlotte Saluste-Bridoux
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