The classic black and white Chaplin movie City Lights with the Bardi Symphony Orchestra playing the soundtrack live was very well received by a large and enthusiastic audience at De Montfort Hall. Conductor Claus Efland and the Bardi broke new ground by playing a film soundtrack to a live film screening for the first time. It was one of the latest highlights of the 30th Anniversary Season of the Orchestra.
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The Bardi celebrates in style at the 30th Anniversary Concert with Nikolai Demidenko!
The Bardi celebrated 30 years of magnificent music making with a stunning concert of classical favourites.
An enthusiastic audience joined the Bardi at De Montfort Hall for the 30th Anniversary Concert and celebrated 30 years of music making. The concert began with a stirring rendition of Wagner’s Prelude to Die Meistersinger and then the acclaimed pianist Nikolai Demidenko played Beethoven’s 4th Piano Concerto. The second half of the concert featured a stunning performance of Rachmaninov’s romantic 2nd Symphony.
Landmark concert opens the 30th Anniversary Season!
Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius was performed at De Montfort Hall on Sunday 16th October to great acclaim. For the first time Leicester’s three major choirs, The Leicester Philharmonic Choir, Leicester Bach Choir and Leicestershire Chorale performed at the same time in De Montfort Hall, Leicester.