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Sinfonia Cymru bring an evening of Stravinsky, Beethoven and Mozart to Pontyberem on Friday, March 18. The concert takes place at the Pontyberem Memorial Hall, starting at 7.30pm. It will feature - Sinfonia Cymru and violinist Benjamin Baker. It will be a lively and exhilarating programme of classical music, featuring works by Stravinsky, Beethoven and Mozart. Stravinsky’s Danses Concertantes was originally written for the concert stage in 1942 and has also been choreographed and performed as a one-act ballet. The piece is a great example of the composer’s invigorating style. Beethoven’s Violin Concerto in D Major, written in 1806, is the composer’s only violin concerto. It is a bright and lyrical piece and has become one of the most popular works for violin. Symphony No. 41 in C ‘Jupiter’ was Mozart’s last symphony, written in 1788. It is a work of richness and splendour, often viewed as his greatest symphony. This is a very special year for Sinfonia Cymru as it marks the...

Sinfonia Cymru bring an evening of Tchaikovsky, Bach, Haydn and Strauss to the village on October 16. The concert takes place at the Pontyberem Memorial Hall, starting at 7.30pm. It will feature - Strauss Sextet from Capriccio.  Bach Three-part inventions arranged for string trio (excerpts).  Haydn String Quartet in D Major, Op. 33 No. 6.  Tchaikovsky Souvenir de Florence.  The featured violinist will be Bartosz Woroch. In this deeply intimate concert, Sinfonia Cymru presents a kaleidoscopic programme of chamber music for strings. From tenacious verve to heartfelt tragedy, Sinfonia Cymru will explore the full emotional range with one of the most popular works in the chamber repertoire; Tchaikovsky’s intensely expressive Souvenir de Florence. YCAT (Young Classical Artists Trust) violinist and Guest Leader Bartosz Woroch directs Strauss’ elegant string Sextet from the composer’s final opera Capriccio alongside the Sixth in Haydn’s lyrical set of ‘Russian’ qua...