A Classical Celebration! 

Prokofiev: Symphony No. 1 ‘Classical’ Op.25
Schumann: Cello Concerto in A minor, Op.129 

Soloist: Maciej Kulakowski

Broadcast date: 7pm, Thursday 24 September

Filmed at St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood

LMP’s Classical Club launches with Prokofiev’s effervescent ‘Classical’ Symphony and Schumann’s lush and romantic Cello Concerto, performed by talented young cellist Maciej Kulakowski. Filmed before a socially-distancing audience at the Church of St John the Evangelist in Upper Norwood – the London Mozart Players’ home venue – this concert will be a real celebration of the best in classical music, and a truly thrilling reunion of players and audience.

Michael Collins: Clarinet at the Clock Tower

Weber: Clarinet Quintet in B♭ Major, Op.34
Mozart: Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K.581

Broadcast date: 7pm, Thursday 1 October

Filmed at St Pancras Clock Tower

In a treat for patient woodwind fans (the pandemic silenced so many instruments!), Michael Collins brings his dazzling virtuosity and sensitive musicianship to a performance of two clarinet quintets: Mozart’s is one of the earliest and most beloved pieces for clarinet, while the Weber quintet, graceful and exuberant by turn, is itself a little masterpiece, full of musical leaps and pirouettes. Any time is the perfect time to enjoy this concert from St Pancras’s iconic Clock Tower.

Bows and Oboes

Strauss: Concerto in D major for Oboe 
Mendelssohn: Symphony No.4 in A major, Op.90 ‘Italian’
Conductor: Mateusz Moleda  Soloist: Olivier Stankiewicz

Broadcast date: 7pm, Thursday 15th October

Filmed at Fairfield Halls, Croydon

Inspired by a chance wartime meeting between the composer and a soldier, Strauss’s spirited Oboe Concerto is in fact exceptionally difficult to play, with circular breathing a pre-requisite. This concert showcases two artists destined for stardom, oboist Olivier Stankiewicz and conductor Mateusz Moleda. Mendelssohn’s jaunty Italian Symphony is an extra treat. The concert comes from Fairfield Halls, Croydon, where London Mozart Players has enjoyed a 30-year residency.

Stravinsky: A Soldier’s Tale

Narrator: Tama Matheson
Conductor: Will Vann

Broadcast date: 3pm, Remembrance Sunday 8 November

Filmed at the Royal Chelsea Hospital with an audience of Chelsea Pensioners 

Written at the end of the First World War, Stravinsky’s The Soldier’s Tale is a parable for all cultures and times. A deserting soldier trades his beloved violin to the devil in return for a fortune, later deliberately losing at cards to win it back. But the Devil is not so easily beaten… Actor Tama Matheson narrates this Faustian story, while rhythms of ragtime, tango, waltz and a march jostle for position in Stravinsky’s devilishly original score. Broadcast on Remembrance Sunday, the concert will end with ‘The Last Post’. 

Little Red Riding Hood

Music: Paul Patterson  Words: Roald Dahl

Narrator: Polly Ives

Broadcast date: 10.00am, Thursday 29 October

Filmed in the Great Conservatory at Syon Park

‘Wolves aren’t always as clever as they think they are…’. In a half-term musical treat for children of all ages, LMP’s Classical Club presents Paul Patterson’s lively orchestral version of Roald Dahl’s wickedly witty ‘Little Red Riding Hood’. Polly Ives narrates this hilarious twist on the fairy-tale classic, performing with LMP in the beautiful Great Conservatory at Syon Park. It’s half an hour of pure magic that never fails to entertain.

The Three Little Pigs

Music: Paul Patterson  Words: Roald Dahl

Narrator: Polly Ives

Broadcast date: 10.00am, Saturday 31 October

Filmed in the Great Conservatory at Syon Park

‘The little pig began to pray, but Wolfie blew his house away!’. Roald Dahl is at his subversive best in this gruesomely funny re-telling of favourite children’s tale The Three Little Pigs. Hilarious happenings follow the little piggies as they build their houses, with some outrageously comic twists to the familiar story, and some terrific music too. A perfect way to kick off your kids’ Hallowe’en weekend.