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NORTH LONDON PHILHARMONIA
ST MARK’S CHURCH, PRIMROSE HILL
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Ron Rappoport, the Philharmonia’s founder and conductor
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DVORAK’S ever-popular cello concerto gets two airings
this weekend, both times by young musicians at the start of their
careers.
Saturday sees West Hampstead’s Oliver Coates (not Guy Coates
as we said last week; that’s his dad – apologies to
both) in a rendition with the New Professionals at Hampstead Parish
Church. And then on Sunday, 23-year-old Guildhall graduate Rachel
Sanders-Hewett joins forces with the North London Philharmonia.
“It’s probably the most important cello concerto of
the 19th century,” says Ron Rappoport, the Philharmonia’s
founder and conductor who lives in Finchley, “and it’s
great for showing Rachel off. It’s lyrical and delightful
throughout.”
The Philharmonia has been making regular visits to St Mark’s
in Primrose Hill for the last four years, each time raising money
for charity. This time round, the proceeds are going to the Mayor
of Camden’s Charity Trust Fund.
But not only do they have big hearts; the orchestra’s 54
members also make a big sound, and they show no fear in taking
on the big works.
Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Overture is on the bill, and
completing the programme is a premiere of a new work by friend-of-the-orchestra
Simon Ross: Reflections – an Overture.
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