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A River, A Queen, A Firebird Smith Square Hall, May 30, 2026, at 7:30pm

Our last concert was sold out so please book early.

And you can read more about the music and conductor on our Substack here: salomonorchestra.substack.com/p/a-river-a-...

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Stravinsky's Firebird - Sinfonia Smith Square

After our hugely enjoyable concert with Bournemouth Symphony Chorus at the Lighthouse Poole it's time to get back to our own next concert on May 30th at Smith Square Hall. Booking is open for the third in our series "Stage and Screen": www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/stravi...

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On March 28, we will be performing at The Lighthouse Arts Centre in the premiere of Richard Blackford’s cantata “The Black Lake”, inspired by Caradog Prichard’s novel One Moonlit Night. There is more information on our Substack.

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Journey Through Landscape and Spirit A Concert Preview

After our fantastic sell-out concert, Salomon is looking forward to making the journey to Poole for a concert with the Bournemouth Symphony Chorus.

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Stravinsky's Firebird - Sinfonia Smith Square

Featuring works by Mussorgsky, Prokofiev/Berkeley and the complete score of Stravinsky’s glorious ballet “The Firebird”.

Tickets are available now from www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/stravi...

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After our hugely successful sold-out performance at Smith Square Hall last week, Salomon is looking forward to the final concert in our “Stage and Screen” season on May 30, 2026, at 7:30.

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Stravinsky's Firebird - Sinfonia Smith Square

If you weren't there you missed a real treat. It was fantastic to play to a full house! Our next concert is booking now - May 30, 2026 at Sinfonia Smith Square.

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Here is a little snippet from the final rehearal for our Sold Out concert at Smith Square Hall last night. with Michal Oren and Misha Kaploukhill.

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Photo credit: "Officer Krupke" - photo by Fred Fehl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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A day of rest before our concert tomorrow. We are nearly sold out: book now if you want to grab the last few tickets. We have posted programme notes on our last few Substack posts and a link to book.
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Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Bernstein - Sinfonia Smith Square

The main hall for our Sinfonia Smith Square concert on Feb 15 is now sold out. BUT there are still tickets available in the Gallery. Book now to avoid disappointment!
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See him play Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano concerto @sinfoniasmithsq.bsky.social on Sunday, Feb 15

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Salomon’s Substack | Substack Salomon Orchestra celebrated our 60th birthday in 2023. Widely described as one of London’s finest non-professional symphony orchestras, we put on high-quality performances of a broad range of symphon...

Subscribe to our Substack to get programme notes on this concert and our future dates. Look out for May 30 - Stravinsky, Prokofiev, and Mussorgsky.
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Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Jack Mitchell, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

The numbered seats in the main hall for our Feb 15 concert are almost sold out, but the Gallery is open. So, when you book, make sure to click the two purple blocks on the booking page to book the unreserved gallery seats.

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Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Bernstein - Sinfonia Smith Square

A tip for those who have not been the Smith Square recently - it now has numbered seats so, if you want a good view, book early for this fantastic concert.

Book here: www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/rachma...

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We're underway! First rehearsal for our concert on 4:30, Feb 15 at Sinfonia Smith Square - Ravel, Rachmaninoff, Bernstein. A romantic, post-Valentine programme.

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CONCERTS | Home

There are previous Substack posts there about Michal, and the rest of the programme. Subscribe (for free) to get all our posts as soon as they are published.

This is an ideal Valentine's concert so book tickets early to avoid disappointment:

www.salomonorchestra.org/concerts

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Misha Kaploukhii A "Brief Encounter" with the Piano Soloist

Looking forward to starting rehearsals with Michal Oren for our concert at @sinfoniasmithsq.bsky.social on Feb 15, 4:30pm. you can read more about Misha, our soloist in Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano concerto (the "Brief Encounter" one!), on our Substack.

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Michal Oren Salomon's "Stage and Screen" series - the Lover's Concert

Michal is a semi-finalist in the 80th Concours de Genève Conducting Competition (2025-2026). Read more about Michal on our Substack and book early.

salomonorchestra.substack.com/p/michal-oren

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Rachmaninoff, Ravel, Bernstein - Sinfonia Smith Square

We are delighted to welcome Michal Oren back to conduct our post-Valentine’s Day concert at @sinfoniasmithsq.bsky.social, February 15, 4:30pm

Three fabulous pieces, three famous love stories - a perfect prelude to a romantic dinner after the concert!
www.sinfoniasmithsq.org.uk/event/rachma...

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Went last night. Excellent!

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"Officer Krupke" - photo by Fred Fehl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

"Officer Krupke" - photo by Fred Fehl, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

It's 2026 - Happy New Year!

There are still two concerts in our 2025/26 "Stage and Screen" season to go. Read more about our concert on the 15th Feb in our Substack post where there is a link to book tickets.

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CONCERTS | Home

It's a romantic programme suitable for the day after Valentine's Day. The piano concerto used in "Brief Encounter" (Rachmaninov's 2nd), the "Daphnis and Chloé" Suite (Ravel), and the most famous love story as told in Berstein's West Side Story.

www.salomonorchestra.org/concerts

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A Christmas greeting from the Salomon Orchestra to all our followers. And, just so you know, booking has now opened for our next concert at St John’s Smith Square on the 15th of February.

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Rózsa / Kodály / Rota - Sinfonia Smith Square

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Last rehearsal before our concert at Smith Square tomorrow.

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Book now for our concert of glorious music for Stage and Screen at @sinfoniasmithsq.bsky.social this Saturday. Ben-Hur, Hary Janos, and Nino Rota's music to "La Strada".

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Not counting timps, that’s 16 separate instruments (counting the kit as one) for six players.

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Percussion bonanza... October 18th, Smith Square Hall

Our concert on the 18th is a percussion bonanza! Here is a list of all the percussion instruments we will be using in these three fabulous scores by Rózsa, Kodály, and Rota. And, of course, we have a Cimbalom, a celeste, a harp, and a piano!

salomonorchestra.substack.com/p/percussion...

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"The Ipcress File" John Barry FULL VINYL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM 1965 STEREO
"The Ipcress File" John Barry FULL VINYL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM 1965 STEREO YouTube video by Jason1920

To read more about the Cimbalom see our Substack here: salomonorchestra.substack.com/p/cimbalom-k...

And there is a YouTube video of the theme tune here:
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