The Hanover Band in Concert

Lancaster Arts is thrilled to be welcoming the Hanover Band to Lancaster and the Great Hall for the very first time, for a concert with some of the best period instrument specialists in Europe.  With a programme spanning the Baroque, Classical and Romantic eras, The Hanover Band's 15 players will perform works for string orchestra by Mozart, Greig and Mendelssohn.

Directed by violinist Oliver Webber and played on instruments of the 18th and 19th Century, the programme opens with Mozart's famous Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, followed by Grieg's Holberg Suite.  Mendelssohn's String Symphony, written when he was about 13 years old, is a piece brimming with youthful genius. The evening will conclude with a very special encore that you won't want to miss.

The Hanover Band, founded in 1980, was created to perform Beethoven on instruments of his time.  They have made over 300 recordings and have appeared at Carnegie Hall New York, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, The Philharmonie Berlin and most recently in Beijing for Culture Week.  

Please join a conversation with Stephen Neiman, Manager of The Hanover Band on the future of orchestral music in the Great Hall at 18:00.

'one of the UK's finest period instrument orchestras', The Sunday Telegraph.

Concert programme:
Mozart
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik in G
Grieg
Holberg Suite in G
Mendelssohn
String Symphony No 11 in F

Please join a season celebration in the Peter Scott Gallery at 17:00.