Concert Archive 2005-1997

Concert Archive
Below is a list of all concerts given by
Perth Symphony Orchestra in The City Hall Perth
going back to the first concert on 26th April 1953

6th March 2005 - Spring Concert
with Philip Alexander, Clarinet

Weber - Overture 'Der Freischutz'
Mozart - Clarinet Concerto
Britten - Soirees Musicales
Schumann - Symphony No 3 'Rhenish'

"They started with a powerfully atmospheric reading of Weber's Overture Der Freischutz, with horns and clarinet expressive of the darkly Romantic German forests........Mozart's Clarinet Concerto was launched with an excellent opening tutti before the entrance of Philip Alexander as an agile soloist, beautifully alive to light and shade" Dundee Courier

"They excelled with a concert of immense vitality, emergy and musicianship which combined all that local music-making has to offer......Philip Alexander gave an immensely authoritative account of this well-known work .....This was an inspired performance that brought a justifiable long accolade from the thrilled audience" Perthshire Advertiser

14th November 2004 - Autumn Concert
with Kennedy Leitch, Cello

Rossini - Thieving Magpie Overture
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra
Brahms - Hungarian Dance No 5
Brahms - Symphony No 1 in C minor

"Perth Symphony Orchestra gave an immensely enjoyable performance of this delightful work (Rossini's Thieving Magpie Overture) ......The young Scottish cellist Kennedy Leitch joined the orchestra as soloist in Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations. He brought singing tone and a fine sense of line to his part, and was deft and full of personality in his short cadenza and final variation ......In all that they do Perth Symphony Orchestra put forward sterling musical values." Dundee Courier

"Under the competent baton of their conductor Allan Young, the PSO acquitted themselves with style, energy, conviction and confidence with fine playing from all sections........ the leader of the orchestra Lorna McGovern excelled throughout the concert............from the opening bars it was obvious the audience were in for a real treat. The soloist (Kennedy Leitch) played the main theme beautifully with a full, rich tone yet demonstrating the lightness and easy-going charm of the 'Rococo' melody. The smaller scale orchestra was completely sympathetic in its accompanyment with well balanced playing, whilst the soloist demonstrated his mastery of the cello in the variations. The cadenza was played with aplomb and the final variation played with both speed and spirit.....a name to look out for in the future.......Perth is indeed very fortunate to have an amateur orchestra that performs to such a high standard..." Perthshire Advertiser

28th February 2004 - Mediterranean Magic
with The Edinburgh Guitar Quartet

Verdi - Overture 'The Force of Destiny'
Rodrigo - Concierto Andaluz for four guitars
Saint-Saens - Danse Macabre
Chabrier - Espana
Rodrigo - Adagio from Concierto de Aranjuez
Elgar - Sevillana
Ravel - Bolero

The Edinburgh Guitar Quartert performing Rodrigo's
Conceirto Andaluz with Perth Symphony Orchestra

Perth Symphony Orchestra were delighted to present their evening of Mediterranean Magic on 28th February to a large and appreciative audience. Orchestra and audience alike enjoyed the rare opportunity of working with and hearing the wonderfully relaxing sound of a skilful classical guitar quartet, The Edinburgh Guitar Quartet. A wonderful end to the orchestra's 50th Anniversary season.

"...the engagement of the Edinburgh Guitar quartet proved an inspired coup. Their performance of Rodrigo's concerto for the four instruments at the heart of the programme gave the audience the probably unique experience of hearing a wonderful work. The intense passion of the players, their complete command of the idiom, and the matching response of the orchestra made this item utterly enchanting. So too was Gary Macleod's playing of the famous Adagio from Rodrigo's Concerto de Aranjuez ....Unaccompanied the quartet performed three delightful short pieces .. proving their mastery of their specialist musical form." Perthshire Advertiser

" A Performance of Saint-Saens' Danse Macabre, with the spookiness in all the right places, ended the first half. Death's fiddler was orchestra leader Lorna McGovern playing the part brilliantly ......The best performance of the evening was Ravel's Bolero, greeted with applause and whoops of approbation. The insinuating rhythm and fine solo contrubutions from all sections of the orchestra, impressivly held together by conductor Allan Young, made this the juggernaut that Ravel intended." Dundee Courier

9th November 2003 - 50th Anniversary Concert
with John Wallace, Trumpet

Elaine Stewart - Fanfare
Beethoven - Egmont Overture
Hummel - Trumpet Concerto
Shostakovich - Romance from The Gadfly
Jerome Moross - The Big Country
Leroy Anderson - Bugler's Holiday
Scott Skinner arr. Dalby - Cradle Song
Howard Shore - Lord of the Rings Suite
Eric Coates - The Dam Busters March

PSO on stage in Perth City Hall Sunday 9th November 2003. Photo by Louis Flood, Perth

Perth Symphony Orchestra was delighted to entertain a large and enthusiastic audience at their 50th Anniversary Concert on Sunday 9th November 2003. Soloist John Wallace gave an exquisite account of the Hummel Trumpet Concerto and John McLeod's Stone of Destiny which was commissioned specially for the occasion was warmly received by both audience and the press.

"John McLeod's...flair for musical drama and orchestration were apparent throughout Stone of Destiny... It was a considerable challenge for a non-professional orchestra, but they rose to in convincingly under their excellent conductor, Allan Young." The Scotsman

"...Perth Symphony Orchestra celebrated its 50th Anniversary with an excellent concert...His (John Wallace) soft, lyrical playing was a joy to listen to and the orchestra gave a subtle yet confident accompaniment." Dundee Courier

"Perth Symphony Orchestra and their conductor Allan Young, are to be congratulated on thier 50th anniversary concert. It was well played throughout and produced music for all age groups....Bring on the next 50 years for PSO!" Perthshire Advertiser

February 2003 - An evening of Opera and Ballet Music
with special guests Donald Maxwell and Linda Ormiston

Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
Mozart - La Ci Darem la Mano (Don Giovanni)
Mozart - Voi che sapete (Marriage of Figaro)
Kalman - Komm mit Nach Varasdin (Grafin Maritza)
Massenet - Ballet Suite from Le Cid (extracts)
J Strauss - Overture 'Die Fledermaus'
Gilbert and Sullivan - Am I alone? : Sad that is a woman's lot: So go to him (Patience)
Verdi - Quartet (Rigoletto)
Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Ballet Suite: Introduction, Dance of the Swans, Waltz

Perth Symphony Orchestra were priviledged to work with special guests Linda Ormiston and Donald Maxwell, artists well loved by the Perth public, who once again delighted the audience with their amusing introductions, acting and fine singing.

"This evening of Opera and Ballet Music started with a fine performance of Tchaikovsky's Fantasy Overture Romeo and Juliet. Conductor Allan Young had the work's fire and emotion in all the right places....Excellent performances of three excerpts from Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake ended a much appreciated concert" (Dundee Courier 24 February 2003)

"In all three pieces, both singers gave a semi-acted performance, clearly putting over the characters' thoughts and emotions....sung with joy and vigour to a delighted audience. Delight was the key-note in the final work in part one: movements from the ballet music to Massenet's opera 'Le Cid' The orchestra revelled in this sunny, brightly coloured, tuneful music. Excellent though everyone was the trio of harp, flute and cor anglais at the start of 'Madrilene' were particularly beautiful. Part two started with a strong performance of Strauss's Overture 'Die Fledermaus', a highlight of which was the first oboe's insouciant tune.... finally Tchiakovsky again. Superbly played and characterised performances of three excerpts from 'Swan Lake." (Perthshire Advertiser 28 February 2003)

November 2002 - Autumn Concert

Handel - Overture from the music for the Royal Fireworks
Elgar - Wand of Youth Suite No. 1
Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4
Holst - The Planets

In this successful concert Perth Orchestral Society had on stage one of the largest orchestras it has ever presented.

"Under the able leadership of their conductor Allan Young all sections played impressively...In Elgar's Wand of Youth Suite No.1 orchestra members showed their ability in the seven movements: nimble strings, characterful wind and exciting percussion....The Strings of the PSO were joined my members of Perth Youth Orchestra in a flowing interpretation of Vaughan Williams' Tallis Fantasia...Holst's Suite The Planets filled the second half. A major undertaking for any orchestra, it received a first rate performance: Mars was impressively implacable and Jupiter delivered with great panache, its sonorous central tune given in fine style" (Dundee Courier 12 November 2002)

"The members of Perth Symphony can be justifiably proud of themselves after their excellent concert on Sunday in Perth's City Hall...The Overture from Handel's "Music for the Royal Fireworks" was set off with a fine swagger by PSO under its conductor, Allan Young....The seven movements (of Elgar's first Wand of Youth Suite) gave various sections of the orchestra their chance to shine..... Allan Young's interpretation (of Vaughan William's "Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis") kept the piece flowing and allowed the players to give depth of sonority to their lines. Particularly fine were the contribution form the solo quartet, especially the first viola and the orchestra's leader Lorna McGovern, who shone here as in her many other solos throughout the evening....Holst's Suite for large orchestra...acheived a simply outstanding performance and was appreciated as such by the enthuiastic audience" (Perthshire Advertiser 15 November 2002)

23rd February 2002 - Russian Evening

"Orchestra produces the perfect Russian mood" (Dundee Courier, 25 February 2002)

Perth Symphony Orchestra presented their Spring concert on Saturday, February 23, in Perth City Hall at 7.30pm. The "Russian Evening" featured three of the most popular and loved pieces in the concert repertoire:the ever popular "Prince Igor" overture by Borodin, Rachmaninov's second piano concerto and Tchaikovsky's Pathétique Symphony. The evening was hugely enjoyed by audience and players alike and the the orchestra was honoured to have Perth pianist Alasdair Beatson as their soloist for the evening. His masterly account of the Rachmaninov was truly inspiring "not only did he make light of the fearsome Rachmaninov pyrotechnics but he responded throughout the enchanting themes with playing of rare poetry and musicality - a performance of amazing maturity for one in his early 20s..." (Dundee Courier). "Alasdair's performance of the taxing solo part was carried off with aplomb.. Such was the performance that it was greeted with prolonged enthuiastic applause by the large audience, the soloist being recalled several times." (Perthshire Advertiser).

"In Borodin's Prince Igor Overture conductor Allan Young and his players immediately established the atmosphere of highly charged emotion to which Russian melodies are ideally suited." (Dundee Courier) "Of particular note were the pleasingly vocal performance of her solo by the orchestra's first horn and the unanimity and intonation of the cellos in their exposed section just before the coda" (Perthshire Advertiser).

"The orchestra's sensitive accompaniment allowed young Perth born Alasdair Beatson to give a most inspiring account of the solo part." (Dundee Courier). "Both the soloist and the orchestra played with clarity and brilliance in this work which in less skilful hands can sound bottom heavy." (Perthshire Advertiser).

"..in Tchaikovsky's 6th Symphony Mr Young obtained disciplined and sensitive playing, particularly in the symphony's magical second movement and in the thrilling march like third. Even more impressive was the finale, which closes with a slow movement ending in a hushed pianissimo superbly managed in this performance." (Dundee Courier). "The emotionally charged world of this symphony was given a firm start by the excellent playing of the double-basses and bassoon. Throughout the woodwind gave confident, characterful contributions....The allegro set off with considerable rhythic strength, one particularly fine point being being where the trombones intone part of the Orthodox "Service for the dead"....Perth Symphony Orchestra gave an almost Elgarian nobility to part of the final movement, while not neglecting its passion, before the work subsided to annihilation, back down in the depths of the cellos and double-basses. This was an interpretation of great power, which can only add to the stature of this orchestra." (Perthshire Advertiser)

November 2001 : An Evening of Classical Jazz with Perth and Kinross Big Band (director Philip Alexander) Overture 'Wonderful Town' - Bernstein Jazz Suite No. 2 - Shostakovich Rhapsody in Blue - Gershwin (piano soloist Gordon Murch) Perth and Kinross Big Band: Woodchopper's Ball - Woody Herman, Joe Bishop The Pink Panther - Henry Mancini Don't Get Around Much Anymore - Duke Ellington Shake, Rattle and Roll - Charles Cameron Songs by Gershwin - I got Rhythm, Summertime, Can't help lovin' dat man (Rowan Hellier, soprano) A Tribute to the Duke - Ellington arr.Gold Overture 'Strike up the Band' - Gershwin
February 2001 : A Bohemian Evening Overture 'The Kiss' - Smetana Romance for Violin and Orchestra - Dvorak (violin soloist Lorna McGovern) Romanian Dances - Bartok Excerpts from 'Ma Vlast' (Vltava, Sarka, Tabor, Blanik) - Smetana
November 2000 with Perthshire Brass (conductor George Annan) Light Cavalry Overture - Suppé Piano Concerto No. 2 (2nd movement) Shostakovich (soloist Gordon Murch) The Sorcerer's Apprentice - Dukas Symphonic Dances from West Side Story - Bernstein A Tribute to Henry Mancini - arr. Custer Themes from 007 - arr.Custer
February 2000: Concert with a Scottish Theme Highland Gathering - McIlwham Tapestries - K Platts Scottish Dances - Arnold Symphony No. 3 (Scottish) - Mendelssohn
November 1999: Music from Stage and Screen with the Band of the 51st Highland Brigade (conductor WOI JGC Abernethy (BM)) Richard III (A Shakespeare Suite) - Walton Theme from Spartacus Suite No. 2 - Khachaturian Prelude and Fuge 'The Spitfire' - Walton Band of the 51st Highland Brigade 633 Squadron - Goodwin Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves - Camen Thunderbirds March - Gray Moments of Morricone - Morricone Superman (A symphonic suite) - John Williams Les Miserables Suite - C Schonberg Miss Saigon Suite - C Schonberg March 'The Dam Busters' - E Coates
February 1999 Suppé - Poet and Peasant Overture R Strauss - Horn Concerto No. 1 in Eb (soloist Chris Griffiths) Barber - Adagio for Strings Brahms - Symphony No. 2
November 1998 Gershwin - Cuban Overture Prokofiev - Classical Symphony No.1 in D Binge - Saxophone Concerto (soloist Nicholas Dover) Dvorak - Sumphony No. 7 in D minor
February 1998 Dvorak - Carnival Overture Mozart - Flute Concerto No.1 in G Major (soloist Nicholas Smith) Bizet - L'arlesienne Suite No. 2 Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 'Italian'
November 1997 PSO with Perth Amateur Operatic Society and Perth Cathedral Operatic Group Nicolai - Overture 'Merry Wives of Windsor' Mascagni - Easter Hymn and Intermezzo from 'Cavalleria Rusticana' Bizet - 'Carmen' Prelude to Act 3 and Smugglers' Chorus Verdi - 'Aida' Grand March and Finale, 'Nabucco' Hebrew Slaves' Chorus Gounod - 'Faust' Soldiers' Chorus and Ballet Music J. Strauss - ' Cassanova' Nuns' Chorus, 'Die Fledermaus' Finale Act 2 Lehar - 'Merry Widow' Finale Act 2
February 1997 Sibelius - Karelia Suite Vaughn Williams - Tuba Concerto (soloist Allan Kelman) Albinoni - Adagio for Strings and Orchestra Beethoven - Symphony No. 5
November 1996 Berlioz - Roman Carnival Overture Don - Burns Songs Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 (New World)
February 1996 MacCunn - Land of the Mountain and the Flood Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor (soloist Mark Bousie) Bizet - Carmen Suite No. 1 Haydn - Symphony No. 100 in D (Military)
November 1995 Wagner - Meistersinger Overture Mozart - Regina Coeli Britten - Te deum in C Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 2 (Hymn of Praise)
26th February 1995 Brahms - Academic Festival Overture J S Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 R Strauss - Serenade for Wind Instruments Op. 7 Dvorak - Symphony No. 8 in G	Conductor: Chris Tambling Leader: Allan Young
14th November 1994 - Children's Concert Rossini - William Tell Overture Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Tchaikovsky - Selection from Nutcracker Suite Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf (Narrator Alan Vicary)	Conductor: Chris Tambling Leader: Allan Young
27th February 1994 Vivaldi - Concerto for Two Trumpets (soloists John Wallace and Douglas Waterston) Walton - Facade Nigel Don - Trumpet Concerto (soloist John Wallace) World premiere Beethoven - Symphony No. 6	Conductor: Chris Tambling Leader: Allan Young Soloists: John Walace and Douglas Waterston, Trumpets
14th November 1993 - Russian Night with Perthshire Brass Shostakovich - Festival Overture Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 Perthshire Brass: Rimsky Korsakov 'Cortege from Mlada'; Prokofiev 'Montagues and Capulets'; Woodfield 'Kalinka'; Mussorgsky 'Night on the Bare Mountain' Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture	Conductor: Chris Tambling Leader: Allan Young
28th February 1993 Wagner - Overture 'Rienzi' Bruch - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra (soloist Elizabeth-Anne Neil) J S Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 Saint-saens - Symphony No 3 (organ) (soloist Alan Childs)	Conductor: Chris Tambling Leader: Allan Young Soloist: Elizabeth-Anne Neil, Violin
15th November 1992 Mozart - Overture 'The Magic Flute' Mozart - Concerto for Flute and Orchestra (soloist Elizabeth Lee) Brahms - Variations on a Theme by Haydn Johann Strauss - Tales from the Vienna woods; Thunder and Lightening polka; Blue Danube Waltz; March Radetzky	Conductor: Chris Tambling Leader: Allan Young Soloist: Elizabeth Lee, flute
23th February 1992 - Gala European Concert Nigel Don - Fanfare Jacob de Haan - Free World Fantasy (Perthshire Brass - conductor George Annan) Milhaud - Le Boeuf sur le Toit Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 (Choral) (With Perth Choral Society; Chorus Master Richard Halliday; soloists Audrey Tennant; Heather Stewart; Robert Crowe, Donald Maxwell)	Conductor: Chris Tambling Leader: Allan Young
10th November 1991 Warlock - Capriol Suite Vaughan Williams - Symphony No. 5 Delius - On hearing The First Cuckoo in Spring Delius - Summer Night on the River Elgar - Variations on an Original Theme (Enigma Variations)	Conductor: Chris Tambling Leader: Allan Young
24th February 1991 Brahms - Symphony No.1 Strauss - Oboe Concerto (soloist Laura Young) Elgar - Sea pictures (soloist Frances Mccafferty)	Conductor: Chris Griffiths Leader: Allan Young Soloists: Laura Young, Oboe; Frances McCafferty, soprano
11th November 1990 Grieg - Sigurd Jorsalfar Suite Greig - Holberg Suite Sibelius - Finlandia Sibelius - Symphony No. 2	Conductor: Chris Griffiths Leader: Allan Young
25th February 1990 Mendelssohn - Overture Fingal's Cave Schubert - Symphony No. 8 'The Unfinished' Walton - Crown Imperial Coates - London Every Day Holst - St Paul's Suite Goodwin - March 633 Squadron Coates - March 'The Dam Busters'	Conductor: Chris Griffiths Leader: Allan Young
12th November 1989 Rossini - Overture 'The Barber of Seville' Elgar - Serenade for Strings Gounod - Petite Symphony for wind instruments Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 'From the New World'	Conductor: Chris Griffiths Leader: Allan Young
26th February 1989 Beethoven - Overture Coriolan Ferdinand David - Trombone Concerto (soloist Alan Pash) Shostakovich - Symphony No. 5	Conductor: Chris Griffiths Guest Leader: Chris Higgins Soloist: Alan Pash, Trombone
13th November 1988 Weber - Overture Der Freischutz Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante for Wind Quartet (Laura Young, Oboe; Heather Nicoll, Clarinet; Chris Robson, Bassoon; Chris Griffiths, Horn) Poulenc - Organ Concerto (soloist David Brookshaw) Brahms - Symphony No. 4	Conductor: Chris Griffiths Guest Leader: Chris Higgins Soloist: David Brookshaw, Organ
28th February 1988 Wagner - Prelude to Die Meistersinger Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist Kathleen Renilson) Tessarini - Trumpet Concerto in D (soloist Ian Muirhead) Stravinsky - Firebird Suite	Conductor: Chris Griffiths Guest Leader Anne McGhee Soloists: Kathleen Renilson, Piano; Ian Muirhead, Trumpet
15th November 1987 Sibelius - Karelia Suite Beethoven - Symphony No. 4 Dvorak - Cello Concerto (soloist Willie Conway)	Conductor: Chris Griffiths Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Willie Conway, Cello
1st March 1987 Mozart - Ballet music from Idomeneo Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D Op. 61 (soloist Claire Docherty) Mozart - Cosi Fan Tutte Overture Haydn - Symphony No. 103	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Claire Docherty, Violin
9th November 1986 Elgar - Froissart Overture Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist Bryn Turley) Dvorak - Symphony No. 6 in D major	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Bryn Turley, Piano
23rd February 1986 MacCunn - Overture, Land of the Mountain and the Flood Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 (soloist George Donald) Brahms - Symphony No. 3	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: George Donald, Piano
10th November 1985 Mozart - Overture 'The Impressario' Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor (soloist Scott Mitchell) Mozart - March from La Clemenza Di Tito Mozart - Horn Concerto No. 4 in Eb (soloist Graeme Hodge) Haydn - Symphony No. 100 in G 'Military'	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: Scott Mitchell, Piano; Graeme Hodge, Horn
24th February 1985 Auber - Overture, La Muette de Portici Dvorak - Cello Concerto in B minor (soloist Jane Goodwin) Beethoven - Symphony No. 2 in D major	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Jane Goodwin, Cello
11th November 1984 Mozart - Overture 'La Clemenza Di Tito' Mozart - Six German Dances K.600 Mozart - Clarinet Concerto (soloist Charles Maynes) Weber - Invitation to the Dance Rossini - Ballett Music William Tell Delibes - Ballet Suite Sylvia	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Charles Maynes, Clarinet
26th February 1984 Sullivan - Overture 'The yeomen of the guard' Greig - Piano Concerto in A Minor (soloist Audrey Innes) Elgar - Nursery Suite Dvorak - Symphony No. 8	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Audrey Innes, Piano
13th November 1983 Bliss - Fanfare for Heroes Britten - Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra Haydn - Trumpet Concerto in Eb (soloist Graeme Williamson) Grainger - Three Morris Dance Tunes Moussorgsky - Gopak from Sorochinsky Fair Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf (narrator Neville Garden)	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Graeme Williamson, Trumpet
27th February 1983 Herold - Overture Zampa Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto (soloist Miles Baster) Boyce - Symphony No. 4 Sibelius - The Swan of Tuonela George Lloyd - Symphony No. 6	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Miles Baster, Violin
14th November 1982 Rossini - Overture 'Semiramide' Mozart - Flute and Harp Concerto (Anne Evans, flute; Winifred Freeman, harp) Smetana - Vlatava Ireland - Symhonic Prelude 'Tritons' Beethoven - Symphony No. 8	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: Anne Evans, Flute; Winifred Freeman, Harp
28th February 1982 Mozart - Overture 'The Magic Flute' Rodrigo - Concerto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra (soloist Phillip Thorne) Handel - Suite from The Water Music Tchaikovsky - Suite from the ballet Swan Lake Elgar - Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4 in G	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Phillip Thorne, Guitar
8th November 1981 Beethoven - Overture Leonore No. 3 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb 'The Emperor' (soloist Bryn Turley) Berlioz - Hungarian March Kjatchaturian - Suite from Spartacus Suppe - Overture Light Cavalry	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Bryn Turley, Piano
1st March 1980 - Gala Night at the Opera Bizet - Suite From Carmen Rossini - from the Barber of Seville: Largo al Factorum, Una voce poco fa Verdi - from Rigoletto: La donna e mobile Verdi - from Il Trovatore: Il balen del suo sorriso Rossini - from The Barber of Seville: Terzetto: A qual colpo; Trio: Zizzi, Zizzi, piano, piano Luigini - Ballet Egyptien Meyerbeer - Coronation March from Le Prophete Mozart - from The Marriage of Figaro: Non piu andrai Saint-Saens - from Samson and Delilah: Trio Je viens celebrer la victoire Bizet - from the Fair Maid of Perth: Serenade Mozart - from La Clemenza di Tito: Non piu di fiori Bizet - The Pearl Fishers Duet Massenet - Le Cid Ballet Music	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: Linda Ormiston, Donald Maxwell, Alan Borthwick
9th November 1980 Schubert - Rosamunde: Overture, Entr'acte No. 2, Ballet Music No. 2 Mozart - Horn Concerto No 2. (soloist Frank Lloyd) Lehar - Waltz: Gold and Silver J Strauss II - Overture 'Die Fledermaus' Cherubini - Sonata No. 2 in F for Horn and strings (soloist Frank Lloyd) R Strauss arr. Perry - Melodies from Der Rosenkavalier J Strauss II Waltz: Roses from the South Josef Strauss - Feuerfest Polka Op. 269	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Frank Lloyd, horn
24th February 1980 Rossini - Overture 'The Barber of Seville' Saint-Saens - Cello Concerto in A minor (soloist Jane Goodwin) Britten - Simple Symphony for String Orchestra Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in Cminor	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Jane Goodwin, Cello
11th November 1979 Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1 (soloist Christian Blackshaw) Kenneth Leighton - Burlesque Op. 19 Dvorak - Symphony No. 3 in Eb major	Conductor: Euan Fairbairn Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Christian Blackshaw, Piano
18th February 1979 J S Bach - Suite No. 2 in B minor for flute and strings (George Gwilt, flute) Glazounov - Concerto for Saxophone in Eb major (soloist, Philip Greene) Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor (unfinished) Elgar - Cello Concerto in E minor (soloist Caroline Neil)	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: Philip Greene, saxophone; Caroline Neil, cello
12th November 1978 Smetana - Overture 'The Bartered Bride' Saint-Saens - Piano Concerto No. 5 in F major (soloist Danielle Laval) Dag Wiren - Serenade for Strings Op. 11 Borodin - Symphony No. 2 in B minor	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Danielle Laval, Piano
19th February 1978 Mozart - Overture 'La Clemenza di Tito' Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1 (soloist Terence Judd) Barber - Adagio for Strings Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 in E minor (from the New World)	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Terence Judd, Piano
6th November 1977 Beethoven - Egmont Overture Bruch - Violin Concerto in G minor (soloist Gillian Sansom) Walton - Two Pieces for Strings: Passacaglia,'Touch her soft lips and part' Bizet - Symphony in C	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Gillian Sanson, Violin
20th February 1977 Marshner - Overture 'Hans Heiling' Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor (soloist Iona Brown) Delius - On Hearing the first Cuckoo in Spring Schumann - Symphony No. 4 in D minor	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Iona Brown, Violin
14th November 1976 Mendelssohn - Hebrides Overture Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 in G (soloist Andrew Haig) Lars-Erik Larsson - Pastoral Suite Op. 19 Haydn - Symphony No. 94 'Suprise'	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Andrew Haig, piano
15th February 1976 MacCunn - Land of the Mountain and the Flood Dvorak - Cello Concerto in B minor (soloist Thomas Igloi) Bizet - Jeux d'enfants Schubert - Symphony No. 3 in D major	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Thomas Igloi, cello
9th November 1975 Brahms - Academic Festival Overture Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor (soloist Yonty Solomon) Franck - Symphony in D minor	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Yonty Solomon, piano
16th February 1975 J S Bach - Suite No. 3 in D Mozart - Oboe Concerto in C major (soloist Leon Goossens) Stravinsky - Suites Nos. I and 2 for small orchestra Beethoven - Symphony No. 2	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Leon Goossens, oboe
10th November 1974 Schubert - Overture in the Italian Style in C Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor (soloist Enloc Wu) Holst - A Somerset Rhapsody Dvorak - Symphony No. 8 in G major	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Enloc Wu, piano
17th February 1974 Rossini - Overture 'Tancredi' Mozart - Violin Concerto No. 4 in D major (soloist Ralph Holmes) Warlock - Capriol Suite for string orchestra Haydn - Symphony No. 101 'The Clock'	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Ralph Holmes, Violin
11th November 1973 Mendelssohn - Overture Ruy Blas Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist Andrew Haig) Sibelius - Karelia Suite Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 'The Pastoral'	Conductor: Noel de Jongh Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Andrew Haig, piano
18th March 1973 - with Perth Choral Society and a section of the Choir of Trinity College Glenalmond Holst - The Hymn of Jesus Mahler - Kindertotenlieder Prokofiev - Alexander Nevsky (soloist Sandra Browne, Mezzo Soprano)	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Sandra Browne, Mezzo soprano
18th February 1973 Weber - Overture 'Der Freischutz' Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D major (soloist Leonard Friedman) John McLeod - Harpsichord Concerto (soloist margaret Murray) First Performance Elgar - Variations on an original theme (Enigma)	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: Leonard Friedman, violin; Margaret Murray, harpsichord
5th November 1972 Shostakovich - Four Entracts from the opera 'Katerina Ismailova' Mozart - Concerto No. 22 for Piano and orchestra (soloist Julian Dawson) Mahler - Waldmarchen from 'Das Klagende Lied' (soloists Moira Drozdz, Joan Busby, Rory Hammond, William Macadam) Tchaikovsky - Overture 1812	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Julian Dawson, piano
16th April 1972 - Gala Opening Concert of Perth Festival of the Arts with Perth Choral Society
7th November 1971 Rossini - Overture The Italian Girl in Algiers Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor (soloist Sam Bor) Mozart - Symphony No. 39 in Eb De Falla - El Amor Brujo	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Sam Bor, Violin
21st February 1971 Kenneth Leighton - Festive Overture (conducted by the composer) David Dorward - Variations on an Old Scots Air (conducted by the composer) Chopin - Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist George Donald) Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending (solo violin Edna Arthur) Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 'Italian'	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: George Donald, Piano; Edna Arthur, Violin
8th November 1970 - Beethoven Bi-centenary Concert Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 5 in Eb 'Emperor' (soloist Colin Kinglsey) Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor 'Choral' (soloists Floretta Volovini, Claire Livingstone, John Robertson and Rodney McCann)	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Colin Kingsley, piano
8th March 1970 Rossini - Overture The Siege of Corinth Faure - Pavane Op. 50 for chorus and orchestra (sung in French by a section of Perth Choral Society) Elgar - Cello Concerto (soloist Joan Dickson) Mozart - Oboe Concerto in C major (soloist Valerie Taylor) Shostakovich - Symphony No. 9 in Eb major	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: Joan Dickson, Cello; Valerie Taylor, oboe
9th November 1969 Handel - Concerto Grosso in G Op. 3 No. 3 Mozart - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik J S Bach - Concerto in C for two pianos Arnold - Clarinet Concerto Albinoni-Giazotto - Adagio for Organ and Strings Saint-Saens - Carnival of the Animals	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: Esther Taylor, violin; George Gwilt, flute; Margaret Murray, piano; Kenneth Murray, piano; Ronald Mackie, clarinet; Noel de Jongh, organ
23rd February 1969 Mozart - Symphony No. 32 in G Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 (soloist Audrey Innes) Handel - Organ Concerto in Bb Op. 4 No. 2 (soloist Noel de Jongh) John McLeod - Three Moons for Soprano and chamber orchestra (soloist Catherine Christie) First Performance Beethoven - Symphony No. 8	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: Audrey Innes, piano; Noel de Jongh, organ; Catherine Christie, soprano
29th October 1968 - Gala Concert Hall Jacob - The National Anthem for Chorus and Orchestra Walton - Coronation March 'Crown Imperial' Handel - Coronation Anthem Zadok the Priest Bizet - Serenade from the Fair Maid of Perth (James Morris, Tenor) Puccini - 'E lucevan le stelle' from Tosca (James Morris, Tenor) Verdi - 'Questa o quella' from Rigoletto (James Morris, Tenor) Sibelius - Finlandia Franck - Symphonic Variations for Piano and orchestra (soloist Robert Bell) Thomas - Overture Mignon Vaughan Williams - Fantasia on Greensleeves Wagner - March and Chorus 'Hail Bright Abode' from Tannhauser Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (soloist Daphne Godson) Borodin - Polovtsian Dances	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloists: James Morris, Tenor; Robert Bell, Piano; Daphne Godson, Violin
25th February 1968 Rossini - Overture 'The Barber of Seville' Delius - Intermezzo and Serenade from Hassan Mozart - Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor (soloist Enloc Wu) Debussy - Danses for Harp and Strings (Sanchia Pielou, harp)	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Enloc Wu, Piano
29th October 1967 Beethoven - Overture 'Egmont' Alwyn - Scottish Dances J S Bach - Brandenburg Concerto No. 5 (David Nicholson, flute; Louis Carus, violin and Margaret Murray, piano) Bruch - Violin Concerto No. 1 (soloist Louis Carus) Mozart - Symphony No. 35 'Haffner'	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Louis Carus, Violin
5th March 1967 Glinka - Overture 'A life for the Tsar' Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No.1 (soloist Katrina George) Dvorak - Symphony No. 9 in E minor 'From the New World'	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Katrina George, Piano
6th November 1966 Mozart - Overture 'Don Giovanni' John McLeod - Highland Elegy (first performance) Schumann - Piano concerto in A minor (soloist Allan Schiller) Beethoven - Symphony No. 7	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Allan Schiller, Piano
20th March 1966 Mozart - Overture 'Il Seraglio' Sibelius - Valse Triste Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 4 (soloist Geoffrey Burford) William Wordsworth - Variations on a Scottish Theme (first public performance) Haydn - Symphony No. 88 in G major	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Geoffrey Burford, Piano
7th November 1965 Rossini - Overture 'The Italian Girl in Algiers' Barber - Adagio for Strings Saint-Saens - Cello Concerto in A minor (soloist Joan Dickson) Handel - Organ Concerto in B flat (soloist Duncan Sinclair)	Conductor: John McLeod Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Joan Dickson, cello Soloist: Duncan Sinclair, organ
21st March 1965 Beethoven - Overture 'Egmont' Mozart - Piano Concerto in C minor K. 491 (soloist Raymond O'Connell) Dag Wiren - Serenade for Strings Prokofiev - Symphony No. 1 in D 'Classical'	Conductor: Iain Campbell Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Raymond O'Connel, piano
15th November 1964 Glinka - Overture 'Ruslan and Ludmilla' Grieg - Holberg Suite Brahmns - Violin Concerto in D major (soloist Frances Mason) Arnold - Symphony No. 2	Conductor: Iain Campbell Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Frances Mason, violin
22nd March 1964 Schubert - Symphony No. 5 Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor (soloist Joaquin Achucarro) Elgar - Serenade in E minor Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 'Italian'	Conductor: Iain Campbell Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Joaquin Achucarro, piano
10th November 1963 Reznicek - Overture 'Donna Diana' Beethoven - Violin Concerto in D major (soloist Frederick Grinke) Britten - Simple Symphony Bizet - Symphony in C major	Conductor: Iain Campbell Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Frederick Grinke, violin
10th March 1963 Weber - Overture 'Der Freischutz' Faure - Pavane Prokofieff - Peter and the Wolf (narrator Iain Cuthbertson) Schumann - Symphony No. 4	Conductor: Iain Campbell Leader: Esther Taylor
13th May 1962 J S Bach - Suite No 3 in D Mozart - Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in A K.219 (soloist Alan Loveday) Saint-Saens - Introduction and Rondeau Capriccioso Borodin - Symphony No 2 in B minor	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Alan Loveday, violin
12th November 1961 Boieldieu - Overture The Caliph of Baghdad Walton - Two pieces for strings from Henry V Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist Stephanie Bamford) Tchaikowsky - Symphony No 3. 'Polish'	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Stephanie Bamford, piano
26th March 1961 Rossini - Overture 'The Barber of Seville' Lambert - Aubade Heroique Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.5 (soloist Balint Vazsonyi) Schubert - Symphony No. 9	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Balint Vazsonyi, piano
20th November 1960 Mozart - Overture 'The Impressario' Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.4 (soloist Allan Schiller) Bartok - Roumanian Folk Dances from Hungary Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 4 'Italian'	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Allan Schiller, piano
20th March 1960 Sibelius - Finlandia Tone Poem Op. 26 Barber - Adagio for Strings Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist Joaquin Achucarro) Dvorak - Symphony No. 8	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Joaquin Achucarro, piano
22nd March 1959 Rossini - Overture 'The Silken Ladder' Mendelssohn - Violin Concerto in E minor (soloist Ralph Homes) Vaughan Williams - The Lark Ascending Haydn - Symphony No. 103 'The Drumroll'	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Ralph Holmes, violin
22nd March 1959 Mozart - Overture La Clemenza di Tito Beethoven - Symphony No. 6 Handel - Concerto for Organ and orchestra in D minor (soloist Herrick Bunney) Vaughan Williams - In Windsor Forest (Audrey Gunn, soprano, Irene Stewart, contralto)	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Herrick Bunney, organ
16th November 1958 Mendelssohn - Overture 'Fingal's Cave' Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor (soloist Yoko Kono) Warlock - Capriol Suite for String Orchestra Haydn - Symphony No. 104 (London)	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Yoko Kono, piano
3rd July 1958 (in Pitlochry Festival Thearte) Rossini - Overture 'The Italian Girl in Algiers' Haydn - Symphony No. 104 (London) Warlock - Capriol Suite for String Orchestra Bartok - Roumanian Folk Dances Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf (narrator Peter Smallwood)	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor
18th May 1958 Vaughan Williams - Overture 'The Wasps' Mendelssohn - Symphony No 3 'The Scotch' Mozart - Piano Concerto in A major K. 488 (soloist Leonora Mila) Beethoven - Overture Leonora No. 3	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Leonora Mila, piano
9th February 1958 This concert had to be abandoned due to a massive show storm. Instead Yoko Kono gave a piano recital in the dark to the audience that managed to turn up! Mendelssohn - Overture 'Fingal's Cave' Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor (soloist Yoko Kono) Warlock - Capriol Suite for String Orchestra Haydn - Symphony No. 104 (London)	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Yoko Kono, piano
12th May 1957 Weber - Overture 'Oberon' Bruch - Violin Concerto in G minor Op.26 (soloist Ralph Homes) Marie Dare - Three Highland Sketches for Strings Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 in C minor	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Ralph Homles, violin
10th February 1957 J S Bach - Suite in B minor for flute and strings (soloist L J Barnett) Mozart - Piano Concerto in D minor (soloist Jean Antonietti) de Falla - Ballet Suite 'El Amor Brujo' Delius - On hearing the first Cukoo in Spring Rossini - Overture 'Tancredi'	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Jean Antonietti, piano Soloist: L J Barnett, flute
13th May 1956 Mozart - Overture 'The Marriage of Figaro' Tchaikovsky - Violin Concerto in D (soloist Desmond Bradley) Honneger - Summer Pastorale Symphonic Poem Beethoven - Symphony No 2	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Desmond Bradley, violin
12th February 1956 Handel - Concerto Grosso in D minor Op 6. No.10 Grieg - Piano Concerto in A minor (soloist Thorunn Tryggvason) Schubert - Symphony No 5 Bartok - Roumanian Folk Dances Rossini - Overture 'The Italian Girl in Algiers'	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Thorunn Tryggvason, piano
8th May 1955 Schubert - Overture 'Rosamunde' Beethoven - Concerto in D major Op 61 for violin and orchestra (soloist Ralph Holmes) Prokofieff - Peter and the Wolf with narrator David Steuart (Perth Repertory Company) Berlioz - Hungarian March (Racoczky)	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Ralph Homles, violin
6th February 1955 Mozart - Overture 'The Impressario' Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 1 (soloist Shelagh Stamp) Schubert - Symphony in B minor (Unfinished) Strauss - Blue Danube Waltz, Pizzicato Polka, Overture Die Fledermaus	Conductor: Dr Bela de Csillery Leader: Esther Taylor Soloist: Shelagh Stamp, piano
9th May 1954 Rossini - Overture 'Tancredi' Elgar - Serenade for Strings Mozart - Piano Concerto in A K.488 (soloist Christopher Headington) Beethoven - Symphony No.1 Sibelius - Romance in C Schubert - Marche Militaire	Conductor: A Ernest Monk Leader: Bela Csillery Soloist: Christopher Headington, piano
26th April 1953 Beethoven - Overture Egmont Boyce - Symphony No. 4 Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 Haydn - Symphony No. 100 (The Military) Tchaikowsky - Dance of the Swans and Czardas from Swan Lake	Conductor: A Ernest Monk Leader: Margaret Macdonald Soloist: Alistair Moncrieff, Piano