Concert 5 - Le Bas, Mozart, Debussy and Bartok

Maidstone Symphony Orchestra

Philip Le Bas - Yuki-Onna Mozart - Clarinet Concerto Debussy - Clarinet Rhapsody No.1 Bartok - Concerto for Orchestra

We end our season with Bartok’s Concerto for Orchestra. Written in 1943 to show off the brilliance of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, it was an instant success and has retained its popularity ever since. Our soloist in Mozart’s evergreen Clarinet Concerto and Debussy’s 1st Clarinet Rhapsody is the award-winning Israeli clarinettist Jonathan Leibovitz. To begin, we’ve a fine home-grown contemporary piece, Yuki-Onna, based on Japanese folklore, written by our much-admired principal bassoonist, Philip Le Bas.

Steve Migden presents free Pre-concert talks before each performance from 6.40-7.10pm

Steve has been a professional musician and educator since arriving from the USA in 1965 to study horn at the Royal Academy of Music. He presents informative informal and 'fun' talks throughout Kent. He has served MSO as Principal Horn, MOS Chairman, and currently as an MOS Vice President.