Symphony Orchestra Of India Unveils Spring 2024 Season

EE News Desk Jan 10, 2024

The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) is set to unveil its Spring 2024 Season on 2 February. Following the Autumn 2023 Season and the seven-city UK Tour, the orchestra will be welcoming back guest artists - conductor Martyn Brabbins and pianist Barry Douglas, while introducing the India debuts of conductor Gergely Madaras, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke and cellist Bryan Cheng. The SOI promises a repertoire that has something in store for everyone in the audience.

The SOI Spring 2024 Season commences with two compositions of Mendelssohn – A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Symphony No. 4 accompanied by Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 1. The second concert is a celebration of youth in Brahms’ Academic Festival Overture, followed by Hungarian folk music in Kodály’s Dances of Galánta and culminating the evening with Brahms’ Symphony No. 2.

The third presentation is set to begin with Berlioz music from The Trojans swiftly transitioning to Berlioz's Les nuits d’été. The highlight of the evening is Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No. 3, known as the ‘Organ Symphony’. The Spring 2024 Season will conclude on 16 February with a line-up that comprises Wagner’s Overture to The Flying Dutchman, Elgar’s Cello Concerto and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 6 ‘Pastorale’.

Under the guidance of its co-founders, Khushroo N. Suntook and Marat Bisengaliev (Music Director), the SOI has earned several feathers on its cap.

Announcing the SOI’s Spring 2024 Season, Khushroo N. Suntook, Co-founder, SOI and Chairman, NCPA said, “We are delighted to present the SOI Spring 2024 Season and mark the beginning of the orchestra’s eighteenth year. The SOI has reached many milestones in its latest seasons, and we are certain that the Spring 2024 Season will be no different. Internationally acclaimed conductors and soloists will be joining forces with the resident orchestra to deliver powerful performances of complex compositions and strengthen the SOI’s calibre. we invite music lovers across the country to join us in experiencing another promising Season as the NCPA and the SOI continue to promote culture and preserve classical music traditions”.