Thursday 5 January 2023

The Lambeth Orchestra celebrates its 50th anniversary with gala featuring Lambeth-born soprano Nadine Benjamin

Peter Selwyn conducting the Lambeth Orchestra at All Saints West Dulwich in April 2022 (Photo: Anna Shilonosova)
Peter Selwyn conducting the Lambeth Orchestra at All Saints West Dulwich in April 2022
(Photo: Anna Shilonosova)

The Lambeth Orchestra, principal conductor Peter Selwyn [see my interview with Peter] is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a gala concert at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 18 January 2023 when they will be joined by Lambeth-born soprano Nadine Benjamin for Strauss' Four Last Songs. The evening will feature both the orchestra's current principal conductor, Peter Selwyn and its previous one, Christopher Fifield as well as principal guest conductor Michael Cobb.

The evening opens with Humperdinck's overture to Hansel and Gretel conducted by Christopher Fifield, followed by Strauss' Four Last Songs with Nadine Benjamin conducted by Michael Cobb, and finally Mahler's Symphony No. 1, in the original version including the Blumine movement, conducted by Peter Selwyn.

One of London's foremost amateur orchestras, the Lambeth Orchestra was founded in 1972 and Christopher Fifield was principal conductor from 1982 with Peter Selwyn taking over in 2022.

Full details from the Southbank Centre's website.

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