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- English Symphony Orchestra continue Composer Portrait series with programme celebrating the music of Adrian Williams
- English Symphony Orchestra Announces New Partnership with Crumplebury
- English Symphony Orchestra continue “Elgar Reimagined” project on 14 May
- English Symphony Orchestra conclude acclaimed Storytelling series with two beloved tales by the Brothers Grimm
- English Symphony Orchestra to receive £98,151 from second round of the Government’s Culture Recovery Fund
- Elgar Re-Imagined. Raphael Wallfisch Premieres 11 New Elgar Miniatures for Cello and Strings Orchestrated by Donald Fraser with English String Orchestra
- English Symphony Orchestra present Steven R. Gerber – A Composer Portrait
- “Inspired by Mahler”: A celebration of the Lost Generation of composers who found inspiration in Mahler’s life and music
- English Symphony Orchestra Complete First Series of Post Covid Recordings and Performances
- Coming in September 2020
- English Symphony Orchestra responds to coronavirus crisis with innovation and energy
- English String Orchestra Welcome Renowned Classical Guitar Virtuoso Craig Ogden to Malvern Priory on the 12th of February
- English Symphony Orchestra launch Beethoven Anniversary Celebrations with Superstar Pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason
- ESO musicians bring the art of musical storytelling to Friday Night Live at the Royal Porcelain Works
- Nicola Benedetti and ESO bring Elgar to Assembly Hall Theatre
- ESO Receives ‘Sirens’ Grant from Association of British Orchestras for Performance of Music by Historic Women Composers.
- 3 April in Malvern Priory: English Symphony Orchestra to bring the true story of one of music’s greatest mysteries to life
- Britain’s Leading Oboe Virtuoso Joins ESO for Vaughan Williams in Malvern Priory
- Review- Journal of the UK Sibelius Society on ESO Sibelius Seven and Swan of Tuonela
- English Symphony Orchestra Bring Music of Wagner’s Epic Ring Cycle to the Swan Theatre
- CD Review – 5*’s from Birmingham Post on Philip Sawyers Violin and Trumpet Concerti
- Concert Review – Musical Opinion on Mozart and Matthews in Malvern
- English Symphony Orchestra begin 2019 with celebration of Dvořák in Malvern Theatres
- Gramophone Magazine on Sawyers Violin and Trumpet Concerti
- 15 Amazing Reasons to Listen to Sawyers 3
- English Symphony Orchestra Present Handel’s Messiah in Great Malvern Priory on 18 December with Academia Musica Choir
- American Record Guide On Sawyers’ Symphony no. 3
- 17 October in Malvern Priory: English Symphony Orchestra Launch 2018-19 Season with Two Mozart Masterpieces
- BBC Music Magazine on Brahms’ Piano Quartet no. 2 in A major orch. Kenneth Woods on Nimbus
- CD Review: MusicWeb International on Kenneth Woods orchestration of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
- CD Review: Classical CD reviews/Gavin Dixon on Kenneth Woods orchestration of Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2
- CD Review- Fanfare Magazine on The Art of Dancing
- CD Review: Fanfare Magazine/Henry Fogel on Philip Sawyers Symphony no. 3
- Concert Review- David Matthews Ninth Symphony Premiere, St George’s Bristol
- Concert Review- Musical Opinion on ESO “Americana ’18” At St John’s Smith Square
- ESO at the English Music Festival
- Stravinsky and Copland at the Swan Theatre Worcester
- ESO at the Elgar Festival
- On Stage in Elgar Country- English Symphony Orchestra Celebrate Young People in the Performing Arts, 4-6 May
- English Symphony Orchestra Bring Major Premiere to Americana ’18 at St John’s Smith Square
- Birmingham Post Feature- Philip Sawyers World Premiere
- Birmingham Post Review- Philip Sawyers’ Violin Concerto World Premiere
- An Interview with Zoë Beyers, Leader of the ESO
- Philip Sawyers Symphony no. 3 a 2017 Gramophone Critic’s Choice Best of the Year
- Krenek Piano Concertos vol. 2 named one of Forbes Magazine’s Best Classical CDs of 2017
- ESO Receive Two MusicWeb “Record of the Year” Selections
- Review- Birmingham Post on Kenneth Woods’ orchestration of Brahms op. 26 and Elgar Violin Concerto with Alexander Sitkovetsky
- MusicWeb International on Sawyers Symphony no. 3
- Fanfare Magazine on John Joubert’s Jane Eyre
- English Symphony Orchestra Return to Cheltenham Town Hall with Elgar Violin Concerto and a Brahms World Premiere
- English String Orchestra Featuring Rising Superstar Violinist in Great Malvern Priory Concert on 4th November
- CD Review- Gramophone Magazine on Sawyers- Symphony no. 3, Songs of Loss and Regret, Fanfare
- English String Orchestra Highlight British Music Legacy in Huntingdon Hall Concert
- CD Review: The Strad on An Eventful Morning in East London
- CD Review: Classica Magazine on Jane Eyre
- CD Review- Limelight Magazine on Jane Eyre
- English Symphony Orchestra Launch Shirehall Sunday Season with Celebration of the Humorous Side of Classical Music
- RECORDING OF THE MONTH- MusicWeb International on “An Eventful Morning in East London”
- Opera Today on John Joubert’s Jane Eyre
- CD Review- The Arts Desk on Krenek Piano Concertos, vol. 2
- Classica Magazine (France) on John Joubert’s Jane Eyre
- Gramophone Magazine Rave for “An Eventful Morning in East London”
- BBC Music Magazine on Krenek vol. 2: “Special praise is due”
- Launch of the 2017/18 Season Programme
- Musical Opinion on Sawyers’ Third Symphony World Premiere
- Musical Opinion Quarterly on John Joubert’s Jane Eyre
- Fanfare Magazine on Krenek Volume Two
- Five Stars for An Eventful Morning in London from The Times
- Gramophone Magazine on Krenek vol. 2
- MusicWeb International on An Eventful Morning in East London
- Four Stars from BBC Music Magazine for An Eventful Morning in East London
- Five Stars for Jane Eyre at The Classical Ear
- Guardian on Wall of Water at The Bridgewater Hall Manchester
- Soprano April Fredrick Appointed As First ESO Affiliate Artist
- ENGLISH SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENT THE 21ST CENTURY SYMPHONY PROJECT: NINE SYMPHONIES BY NINE COMPOSERS LAUNCHES WITH FEBRUARY PREMIERE OF PHILIP SAWYERS’ THIRD SYMPHONY
- ESO Recording “Krenek Piano Concerti vol. 1” with pianist Mikhail Korzhev a Sunday Times “Best of the Year” for 2016
- Appointment of new Assistant Conductor tops a remarkable year for the English Symphony Orchestra
- ESO Recording “Krenek Piano Concerti vol. 1” with pianist Mikhail Korzhev a Sunday Times “Best of the Year” for 2016
- ESO Earns Classical Music Magazine “Premiere of the Year” for Second Year in a Row with John Joubert’s Jane Eyre
- ESO Premieres John Joubert’s Jane Eyre to International Acclaim
- 5-star review of Jane Eyre from Christopher Morley in the Birmingham Post
- English Symphony Orchestra to open 2016-7 Hereford “Shirehall Sunday” Season with Mozart Gala on 25 September
- ESO to Premiere John Joubert’s Jane Eyre- 25 Octobert, 2016
- CD Review: British Music Society on Elgar/Fraser Piano Quintet and Sea Pictures
- CD Review: BBC Music Magazine on Elgar- Sea Pictures and Piano Quintet arr. Donald Fraser
- CD Review- Gramophone Magazine on Elgar arr. Fraser- Sea Pictures and Piano Quintet
- Five Stars from International Piano for ESO Krenek Piano Concerto CD
- Classical CD Reviews Rave for Krenek Piano Concertos
- ESO’s Krenek CD a Sunday Times “Essential New Release”
- Critical Plaudits for ESO in Hereford
- Explore the Score- Mendelssohn Violin Concerto
- Musical Opinion on ESO/Elgar/Fraser “…gorgeous depths of tone…”
- ESO Performance of Elgar/Fraser War Symphony a Classical Music Magazine Premiere of the Year
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