Listing and tickets: English Symphony Orchestra - Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Smetana, Smyth, Sibelius | Cheltenham Town Hall: Main Stage | Thu 1 Oct at 19:30

Cheltenham Town Hall: Main Stage Cheltenham, South-West, GL50 1QA, United Kingdom

Dates/times in London time zone

Thursday 01 October 2026

19:30

Programme

Mendelssohn, Felix (1809-1847)	The Hebrides Overture, “Fingal's Cave”, Op.26
Dvořák, Antonín (1841-1904)	Silent Woods for cello and orchestra B. 182
Smetana, Bedřich (1824-1884)	Má vlast: Vltava (The Moldau)
Smyth, Dame Ethel (1858-1944)	The Wreckers: Overture
Sibelius, Jean (1865-1957)	Symphony no. 2 in D major, Op.43

Performers

English Symphony Orchestra
Kenneth Woods	Conductor
Joely Koos	Cello

Our season at Cheltenham Town Hall opens with a vibrant evening of evocative works celebrating humanity’s deep spiritual connection to the natural world. Portraits of composers and creators, friends and family, alongside landscapes, mindscapes and seascapes of nature.

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