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There are also plenty of great opportunities to sample performers of emerging stature and, possibly, some big stars of the future. Here is a guide to just some examples from this year's programme of classical concerts across the UK.   ## **January** **Bach, Handel and Vivaldi by candlelight | Trafalgar Sinfonia** **St Martin-in-the-Fields, London, Thursday 26 January 2017, 19:30** The Trafalgar Sinfonia performs with violinist Mia Cooper and conductor Ivor Setterfield for this concert. **Knightsbridge Festival - Thames Chamber Orchestra** **St Paul's Church, Knightsbridge, London, Saturday 28 January 2017, 19:30** Young Uzbekistan pianist Tamila Salimdjanova joins the Thames Chamber Orchestra.   ## **February** **The Pomegranate Piano Trio** **Clitheroe Royal Grammar School Sixth Form Centre, Clitheroe, Wednesday 1 February 2017, 19:30** This group has been formed by Fenella Barton, pianist Andrew West and violist Rebecca Hepplewhite. **Romantic classics with Croydon Symphony Orchestra** **Concert Hall, Trinity School, Croydon, Saturday 11 February 2017, 19:30** Romantic classics including Beethoven's Emperor concerto and Rachmaninov's second symphony will be performed. **Six Strings of Apollo | Martyna Kazmierczak (harpsichord)** **Handel House Museum, London, Tuesday 14 February 2017, 18:30** Viennese fugues focused on Pachelbel's Hexachordum Apollinis will be among the pieces performed.   ## **March** **Leeds Festival Chorus sings Haydn's The Creation** **Leeds Town Hall, Leeds, Saturday 4 March 2017, 19:30** The biblical tale of creation is told in Haydn's leading masterpiece, an exhilarating sound picture. **Southport Orchestra's Spring Concert** **St John's Church, Birkdale, Southport, Saturday 18 March 2017, 19:30** Soloist Andrew Winter will deliver Felix Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E minor. **Orchestra of the Swan presents The English Genius** **Number 8 Community Arts Centre, Pershore, Tuesday 24 March 2017, 19:30** Six orchestral pieces including Serenade for Strings in E minor by Sir Edward Elgar.   ## **April** **Gabrieli Consort - JS Bach's Easter Oratorio** **Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Saturday 8 April, 19:30** Easter Oratorio's opening chorus is one of the pieces of Bach's work to be performed. **Laura van der Heijden plays Tchaikovsky with Orchestra of the Swan** **Town Hall, Birmingham, Wednesday 12 April 2017, 14:30** BBC Young Musician winner Laura van der Heijden will play the cello. **Alessandro Taverna** **The Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate, Sunday 30 April 2017, 11:00** Pianist Alessandro Taverna plays music by leading Romantic period composer Frédéric Chopin.   ## **May** **Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra** **The Anvil, Basingstoke, Friday 5 May 2017, 19:45** Violinist Alexandra Soumm plays Debussy's prelude to evoke the feel of a lazy summer afternoon. **Lunchtime Concert - Royal Academy Horn Ensemble** **Charlton House, London, Friday 19 May 2017, 13:00** The Royal Academy of Music's Horn Ensemble performs pieces by Felix Mendelssohn and more. **Hiro Takenouchi and friends** **Conway Hall, Holborn, Sunday 28 May 2017, 18:30** Pianist Hiro Takenouchi has played in Germany, Austria, Japan, Italy, Canada and more.   ## **June** **Viktoria Mullova and the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra** **Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, Thursday 8 June 2017, 19:30** Violinist Viktoria Mullova is to perform three of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt's masterpieces. **Fidelio | Longborough Festival Opera** **Longborough Festival Opera House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Saturday 24 June 2017, 17:00** Beethoven's opera Fidelio will be performed by the Longborough Festival Opera Orchestra. **The Bach Choir - Best of British: A Sea Symphony** **Royal Festival Hall, London, Thursday 29 June 2017, 19:30** A freshly commissioned work of composer Sir James MacMillan is to be premiered.   ## **July** **Kent Chamber Choir with Northfleet Brass** **Parish Church of St Michael and All Angels, Wilmington, Dartford, Saturday 8 July 2017, 19:30** Alan Vincent is the conductor and also joins Northfleet Brass. **Blackburn Symphony Orchestra: Star Wars** **Croston Theatre, Westholme Upper School, Blackburn, Saturday 15 July 2017, 19:30** John Williams' Star Wars Suite is one of four pieces delivered.   ## **August** **Orfeo ed Euridice | Longborough Festival Opera** **Longborough Festival Opera House, Moreton-in-Marsh, Tuesday 1 August 2017, 17:00** A new production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orfeo ed Euridice. **Sir András Schiff** **Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, Saturday 5 August 2017, 20:00** Sir András Schiff plays the piano for the Bach compendium The Well-Tempered Clavier. **Yefim Bronfman (piano) and Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra** **Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, Sunday 6 August 2017, 20:00** Yefim Bronfman performs Robert Schumann's Symphony No 2 in C.   ## **September** **New Music Britain** **Barbican Hall, London, Thursday 14 September 2017, 19:30** A commission by the London Symphony Orchestra, the Barbican and Sir Simon Rattle. **Discovery Day: Faust in Music** **Barbican Hall, London, Saturday 16 September 2017, 10:30** The London Symphony Orchestra rehearses Hector Berlioz's The Damnation of Faust. **Tricko (Lucy Railton & Kit Downes) + Tom Challenger & Kit Downes: 'Vyamanikal' Album Launch** **Kings Place: Hall Two, London, Thursday 21 September 2017, 20:00** Cellist Lucy Railton forms a contemplative pairing with pianist-composer Kit Downes.   ## **October** **Sheku Kanneh-Mason: BBC Young Musician 2016** **Kings Place: Hall One, London, Wednesday 4 October 2017, 19:30** Sheku Kanneh-Mason joins sister Isata Kenneh-Mason for a special recital. **Aurora Orchestra with Sarah Connolly, Andrew Staples & John Reid** **Kings Place: Hall One, London, Saturday 14 October 2017, 19:30** Esteemed soloists Andrew Staples and Sarah Connolly perform works by Mozart and Mahler.   ## **November** **Natalie Clein: Bach Through Time - Concert II** **Kings Place: Hall One, London, Thursday 2 November 2017, 20:00** Natalie Clein brings to life pieces including Bach's fourth and fifth cello suites. **Paul & Huw Watkins - First World War: Channel Crossings** **Kings Place: Hall One, London, Sunday 19 November 2017, 18:30** Cellist Paul Watkins and pianist brother Huw explore Delius and Bridge cello sonatas. **Christophe Coin with Ailish Tynan & Maggie Cole: Italians in London** **Kings Place: Hall One, London, Thursday 23 November 2017, 19:30** Christophe Coin and Maggie Cole deliver a colourful set of Baroque Italian sonatas.   ## **December** **Pieter Wispelwey: Bach Through Time - Concert III** **Kings Place: Hall One, London, Friday 8 December 2017, 20:00** Cellist Pieter Wispelwey performs Bach's serene suite no. 1 in G major. **Christmas concert with Gravesham Choral Society** **St George's Church, Gravesend, Wednesday 20 December 2017, 20:00** Celebrate Christmas in a traditional manner at this church on the River Thames. 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