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Saturday 7 May - Ripon Cathedral - 7.30
ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA
Mendelssohn: Overture The Hebrides Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 Turkish
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 Eroica
Janusz Piotrowicz conductor Irène Duval violin
We welcome the return of Royal Northern Sinfonia in a dazzling programme:
evocative, turbulent Mendelssohn, scintillating and lyrical Mozart and Beethoven’s noble Eroica, unsurpassed in its dramatic force.
Tickets: £28 (Rows AA – H) £24 (Rows J – Q) £20 (Rows R – V) £15 (Side Aisles)
PREVIOUS HIGHLIGHTS
Hallé Orchestra –
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 6
Rachmaninov Symphony No. 2
Seckou Keita & Catrin Finch
London Mozart Players –
Beethoven Symphony No 7
Dvorak New World Symphony
Alexander McCall Smith
Ian McMillan
Miklós Perényi
Red Priest
Royal Northern Sinfonia –
Schubert Symphony No 9
Sibelius Symphony No. 1
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra –
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
St. Nikolai Choir of Moscow –
Rachmaninov Vespers
Stile Antico
Clare Teal
Wihan Quartet
John Williams
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Scenes from 2019
Thank you to our wonderful audiences, sponsors, friends and team of volunteers for helping to make the 2019 festival such a terrific success!
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Ripon International Festival is a world-class celebration of great orchestras, choral, chamber and folk concerts, jazz, gypsy, literature and poetry, in magnificent Ripon Cathedral, the Royal Hall – Harrogate’s “Palace of Gold”, Markenfield Hall – mediaeval manor, and historic village churches. Come and experience the festival’s distinctive atmosphere in an area full of history and natural beauty.
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