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The Brigantes Orchestra conducted by Quentin Clare with Bass-Baritone Wiebe-Pier Cnossen
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy
Modest Mussorgsky orch. Dimitri Shostakovich - Songs and Dances of Death
interval
Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird (1945)

Brigantes take you round the world this season to the hotspots of classical music. Next stop: Russia! The chilly weather continues into our third stop, but the music is warm and getting warmer! Tchaikovsky's much-loved score for Romeo and Juliet boils the story down to twenty minutes of glorious music, while Stravinsky presents his youthful virtuosity with the ballet The Firebird.

Welcome to the 2025/2026 season of The Brigantes Orchestra! This season we're taking our audience to six geographical hotspots for classical music: France, the Nordics, Russia, Germany and Austria, England, and the United States! Why not guarantee your seat at every concert and save 20% on the whole lot by buying a season ticket here!

The chilly weather continues into our third stop, Russia, but the music is warm and getting warmer! Tchaikovsky's much-loved music distils Romeo and Juliet into its constituent parts, while Stravinsky presents his youthful virtuosity with the ballet The Firebird.