Summer Serenade - Northern Sinfonia conducted by Joseph Cullen

This event is generously supported by Grant Thornton.

Northern Sinfonia conducted by Joseph Cullen

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Programme: 
A world-class orchestra performs some of the world’s most celebrated string repertoire including a special performance of Samuel Barber’s stunning Adagio for Strings, to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth. The programme also includes works by Elgar, Finzi and Scarlatti, who was born 350 years ago. Joseph Cullen, the Chorus Master of the LSO and Huddersfield Choral Society, conducts music for a perfect summer’s evening.

Artists:
Northern Sinfonia is one of Europe’s foremost chamber orchestras. With its Music Director Thomas Zehetmair Northern Sinfonia ranges through the Western classical music repertoire from early baroque through the classical and romantic periods to commissioned new work. The orchestra was founded in 1958 and in 1998 entered a brand new era in its development, becoming, from the winter of 2004/05, the orchestra of The Sage Gateshead in its new Norman Foster home. Northern Sinfonia is proud to be Classic FM’s orchestra in the North East.

Described by Opera News as ’clearly a name to watch’, Joseph Cullen was appointed Chorus Master of the Huddersfield Choral Society in 1999 and Director of the London Symphony Chorus in 2001. He has also held the position of Chorus Director of the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields and Director of the Britten-Pears Chamber Choir in Snape, and has worked closely with some of the world’s leading conductors, including Sir Simon Rattle, Sir Mark Elder, Michael Tilson Thomas, Valery Gergiev, Bernard Haitink, Richard Hickox and Sir Colin Davis. Orchestras he has conducted include the London Symphony Orchestra, the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.