Orchestral Music on the Isle of Wight
Once again the new Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra season opened with a concert performed to a capacity audience. The concert held last Saturday at the Medina Theatre opened with the ever popular Karelia Suite by Sibelius. The three movement suite is based on national tunes from the Karelia area (originally Finland now mainly Russia), […]
Internationally renowned trombonist Peter Moore was the soloist for the latest concert given by the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra. In great demand across the world, Peter managed to find a space in his busy diary to perform the Symphony for Trombone by Ernest Bloch at the concert. This demanding work for both soloist and […]
Join us for our third concert of the season on Saturday 16th March at Medina Theatre in Newport, 7.15pm. As well as the passion and violence of de Falla’s Ritual Fire Dance, you can hear one of the country’s leading trombonists, Peter Moore in Bloch’s dramatic Symphony for Trombone and Orchestra. Peter is the youngest […]
After another amazing season of concerts, the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra is delighted to announce that the upcoming year will be filled with music every bit as wonderful. From the first concert of the season (on November 17th) featuring Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerot with Melina Mandozzi, and Holst’s Planets Suite – to the last (on […]
The final concert of the IWSO’s season is just over a month away! On the 30th of June, join us in a celebration of music that has been used for the silver screen, including Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 2 (as featured in Brief Encounter), Mussorgsky’s Nigh on a Bare Mountain (Saturday Night Fever) and many […]
On the 17th of March the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra will be putting on the third concert in their current season, at Medina Theatre in Newport on the Isle of Wight. The highlight of the evening will be Walton’s Cello Concerto, performed by Jamal Aliyev – who in 2017 gave his solo debut performance […]
If you’re looking for a gift idea for Christmas, why not tickets for the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra’s New Year concert? Available now from Medina Theatre box office on 01983 823884 or online via the Isle of Wight Council booking system. On the 20th of January, warm up a cold winter’s night with music […]
Tickets for the first concert in the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra’s new season are still available from Medina Theatre, either in person (weekdays 7.00am – 9.00pm, weekends 9.00am – 5.00pm) or online at any time via the Isle of Wight Council’s booking system. The concert features Gliere’s Harp Concerto, performed by soloist Oliver Wass, […]
Once again we find ourselves at the end of another concert season; I hope you have enjoyed the concerts. A big thank you to those of you who have been season ticket holders and I hope you will consider being a season ticket holder again for next season. Full details on the dates and music […]
On the Saturday 20th of May the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra will be proud to welcome Miriam Nerval, former Island resident and rising star in the international music scene. Miriam will be performing not one, but two recorder concertos with the Orchestra – the Recorder Concerto in C Major by Vivaldi and Bedford’s Recorder […]
Last Saturday week, 21st January, the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra took to the stage at the Medina Theatre with a concert specifically designed to give a platform to up-and-co
