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Irish premiere of Violin Concerto
FRIDAY 23 OCTOBER 2026 7:45pm
Violin Concerto
Ulster Hall, Belfast

Beethoven
Copland
Wallen

Conductor, Anna Handler
Soloist, Philippe Quint

Errollyn Wallen’s Violin Concerto ushers in a personal depiction of memories from the early life of our soloist, Philippe Quint, before Beethoven takes us back to dance in the riotous rhythm of his mesmerising Seventh Symphony.
World premiere of a new opera for all
20-21 NOVEMBER 2026
A Christmas Miracle
A Christmas Miracle
St Bartholomew's Church
Orford
Suffolk

World premiere Nov 20th
Second performance Nov 21st
St Bartholomew's Church
Church Street ,Orford IP12 2LW
Woodbridge IP12 2LW
United Kingdom
Scottish premiere comes to St Magnus Cathedral
4-5 DECEMBER 2026
A Christmas Miracle
Mahogany Opera and Britten Pears Arts present the world premiere of Errollyn Wallen’s new opera
A Christmas Miracle.

Written for children, adults and professional artists by The Master of the King’s Music, Errollyn Wallen, the opera has been developed by Mahogany Opera, co-produced by Britten Pears Arts and supported by Jubilee Opera and Orkney Music and Culture.
St Magnus Cathedral
Broad Street, Kirkwall
Orkney KW15 1NS
Scotland
Laura van der Heijden and LPO
SUNDAY 24 JANUARY 2027 3:00pm
Cello Concerto
CONGRESS THEATRE, Eastbourne

The music

Copland
Appalachian Spring: Suite (23’)
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Errollyn Wallen
Cello Concerto (15)
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Liadov
The Enchanted Lake (6’)
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Sibelius
Symphony No. 5 (30’)
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The performers

Enyi Okpara* conductor
Laura van der Heijden cello
Concerto for Orchestra world premiere performances
5-6 MARCH 2027 7:30pm
A major new orchestral work commissioned by Cincinnati Orchestra, conducted by Cristian Mǎcelaru
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin
SUNDAY 11 APRIL 2027
The Elements
German premiere conducted by Wayne Marshall
Master of the King's Music Errollyn receives a Koussevitsky commission A Christmas Miracle — a new opera
His Majesty The King has appointed Ms Errollyn Wallen CBE as Master of the King's Music; the first appointment to this role of his reign. The Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation in the Library of Congress has awarded a grant in 2026 made possible by the Otto and Catherine Brunson Luening Awards Fund. The Koussevitzky Foundation has commissioned 496 works, many universally recognized as standards of music literature. Christmas Miracle is a new opera for children, adults and professional artists by The Master of the King’s Music, Errollyn Wallen. It has been developed by Mahogany Opera, co-produced by Britten Pears Arts and supported by Jubilee Opera and Orkney Music and Culture. The world premiere performances will take place in Orford Church on 20 and 21 November, where, in 1958, Britten’s visionary community opera Noye’s Fludde was premiered. A Christmas Miracle will then travel to Errollyn Wallen’s home of Orkney for performances in St. Magnus Cathedral on 4 and 5 December.
Read the Royal announcement August 24th 2024:> Find out more> Find out more about A Christmas Miracle>