The Purcell School presents Mica Levi, Beethoven & The Planets at the Southbank Centre's QEH

On Thursday 1st December 2022, under the baton of guest conductor Otis Enokido-Lineham, The Purcell School's Symphony Orchestra performed Love from ‘Under the Skin’ by alumna Mica Levi, followed by a remarkable performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto no. 4 with alumna Magdalene Ho as solo pianist. After the interval the orchestra returned for Holst’s The Planets Suite which came to a triumphant close with an off-stage chorus from the Symphony Choir.
Programme:
'Love' from 'Under the Skin' | Mica Levi
Piano Concerto No.4 | Beethoven
The Planets Suite | Holst
Performers:
Piano: Magdalene Ho
Conductor: Otis Enokido-Lineham
Holst's Choral Conductor: Irina Walters
The Purcell School Symphony Orchestra
Violin I: Henrietta Dalgleish
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