Press Release Date: 24 February 2014
Leeds’ Talented Young Musicians perform at the Town Hall
Talented young musicians from the City of Leeds Youth Orchestra perform at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 15 March, under the baton of Dougie Scarfe.
The City of Leeds Youth Orchestra open the concert with Verdi’s dramatic overture to Nabucco, followed by the most beautiful intermezzo in all Puccini operas, Manon Lescaut, and Tchaikovsky’s tone poem Francesca de Rimini, inspired by the tragic tale Francesca in Dante’s Divine Comedy. Always keen to present great English Orchestral works, the orchestra will also perform Elgar’s Enigma Variations in their home city and also when they represent Leeds when touring to Perugia in July 2014.
The City of Leeds Youth Orchestra’s performances in recent years are one of the great success stories of music making in the region, maintaining its reputation as one of the leading ensembles of its kind in the country. The orchestra is now made up of nearly 100 talented young musicians from Leeds and has been providing exceptional music-making for young instrumentalists from across Yorkshire for over 40 years. The ensemble offers young musicians the unparalleled experience of a full symphony orchestra, enjoying repertoire that ranges from full symphonies to concertos, overtures and popular film music.
Tickets for City of Leeds Youth Orchestra at Leeds Town Hall are priced £10 (£5 for under 18s, full-time students and unwaged, £1.50 off for over 60s).
To book, call the Box Office 0113 224 3801
or book online at www.leedsconcertseason.com.
