October 2018
Haymarket Theatre Concert
The Bardi open their 2018/19 season with a concert of well-known classics including Mendelssohn’s 'Fingal’s Cave' overture and Brahms’ Symphony No.1 in the newly re-opened Haymarket Theatre in Leicester. The principal Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon and Horn from the Orchestra are also showcased in Mozart’s sublime Wind Sinfonia Concertante.
Find out more »November 2018
Britten War Requiem
To commemorate the centenary of the ending of the Great War, the Bardi are joined by Leicestershire’s three leading Choirs, Choristers from Leicester Cathedral and outstanding soloists in a performance of Benjamin Britten’s powerfully moving War Requiem.
Find out more »February 2019
Viennese Concert
Vienna is celebrated in style by the Bardi in music by Johann Strauss Father and Son, including the Radetsky March and The Blue Danube Waltz. Schubert’s 8th Symphony, his ‘Unfinished’ and the rousing Light Cavalry Overture are also in the programme.
Find out more »March 2019
Ballet Concert with Dance Activate
Following the successful collaboration with the Bardi last season in Stravinsky’s ballet The Firebird, Dance Activate return in a Ballet Concert which includes the 2nd Act of Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker.
Find out more »May 2019
Northern Rhapsodies
Russian-born Pianist Katya Apekisheva makes a welcome return in a performance of Rachmaninov’s famous Paganini Variations while Sibelius’s popular Karelia Suite and Nielsen’s powerful 5th Symphony complete the Bardi’s final De Montfort Hall concert of the season.
Find out more »July 2019
Bardi Young Musician Concert
The annual Bardi Young Musician concerts series goes from strength to strength. These concerts are intended to encourage emerging and talented young soloists by giving them a platform on which to perform with a full symphony orchestra.
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