7th May 2025
The Orchestra are gearing up for an amazing finale to their New Horizons season at De Montfort Hall on Sunday 18th May.
Our fourth guest conductor Tom Fetherstonhaugh brings with him a wide range of conducting experience. The first half of the concert consists of Tchaikovsky’s ever popular Violin Concerto with soloist Fenella Humphreys. The whole of the second half is taken up with a performance of Holst’s The Planets when the Orchestra are joined by the Upper Voices of Leicestershire Chorale for the final movement. They performed this work with us an amazing 15 years ago, so it is fitting that they are back with us again. The Planets requires the largest number of orchestral players of the season (for starters think six French horns, two sets of timpani, two harps and an organ).
The Bardi are also supported by Leicester’s own National Space Centre for this concert as they have helped in producing visual projections of each planet to complement the music in the second half. With atmospheric lighting effects on stage too, it will be a performance not to miss!
Tom Featherstonhaugh is Artistic Director of Fantasia Orchestra, with whom he made his BBC Proms debut in August 2024 conducting two performances at the Royal Albert Hall. He founded the orchestra in 2016, and they have developed a busy schedule at festivals and venues across the country. Assistant Conductor of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra between 2022–2024, this year he returns to Bournemouth along with performances with the Britten Sinfonia, Ulster Orchestra, Orchestra of Opera North and makes his debuts with the BBC Philharmonic, Manchester Camerata, National Symphony Orchestra (Ireland) Royal Northern Sinfonia, and the Bardi Symphony Orchestra of course!
As of last week in excess of 1,100 tickets had been sold making this the top selling concert of the season, and for a number of years at De Montfort Hall. A fitting finale to what has been a rewarding and very exciting exploration of ‘New Horizons’ for the Orchestra in 2024/25.
Click here to book your tickets here for The Planets on 18th May
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