There’s sweeping age outdated European classics, stirring symphonies from the ‘New World’ and extra lined up for Warwick Arts Centre’s 2025-2026 Orchestral Season.
Sheku and Isata Kanneh-Mason, Paul Lewis CBE and Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha be a part of Chineke!, CBSO, RPO and extra. Plus we have fun the musicians of tomorrow with the perfect youth orchestras, Lunchtime Live shows and extra.
The live performance collection begins with the a lot anticipated return of Chineke! Orchestra (24 Sept 2025) who line-up Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, penned on the flip of the nineteenth century, alongside William Dawson’s 1934 Negro Folks Symphony. Becoming a member of the pioneering majority Black and ethnically various orchestra are main violinist Tai Murray, and classical superstars Sheku Kanneh-Mason (cello) and Isata Kanneh-Mason (piano). Roderick Cox conducts, having lately recorded Dawson’s work with the Seattle Symphony Orchestra.
Pianist Paul Lewis CBE takes to the stage with Concerto Budapest Symphony Orchestra (2 Dec 2025) as they current works by Liszt, Beethoven, Shostakovich and Tchaikovsky, whereas The Orchestra Of The Age of Enlightenment delve into Mozart’s World (28 Jan 2026), and multi-prize-winning South African soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha accompanies the boundary-pushing Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (27 Feb 2026) below the baton of Kevin John Edusei.
Lastly, the Metropolis Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra‘s Music Director Kazuki Yamada leads the CBSO (5 Mar 2026) via Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1 (with Bruce Liu, winner of the 18th Chopin Worldwide Piano Competitors) and Mussorgsky’s Photos At An Exhibition.
As well as, the Coventry venue additionally welcomes appearances from the CBSO Youth Orchestra (2 Nov 2025), contemporary from celebrating their twentieth anniversary, and the massively revered Nationwide Youth Orchestra (5 Jan 2026). The ‘world’s biggest orchestra of youngsters’, the NYO promise a sometimes exhilarating programme steered by conductor Alexandre Bloch (who lately carried out the Hallé at Warwick Arts Centre) and accompanied by world famend cellist Inbal Segev.
Armonico Consort (18 Dec 2025) additionally take to the stage for Handel’s Fireworks, whereas broadcaster Katie Derham introduces the BBC Live performance Orchestra for a festive version of BBC Radio 3’s Friday Evening is Music Evening (12 Dec 2025).
Warwick Arts Centre’s reasonably priced Lunchtime Live shows collection (£5/free) continues with appearances from mezzo-soprano Martha McLorinan and pianist Lynn Arnold (9 Oct 2025), violinist Jeremy Samson and pianist Colin Druce (13 Nov 2025), and pianist Euan Stevenson (11 Dec 2025); the College of Warwick Music Centre ensembles have fun Heroes And Villains (15 Oct 2025) with a free live performance; the College of Warwick Chamber Choir current choral gems for Wintertide (5 Dec 2025); and the College of Warwick Symphony Orchestra and Refrain‘s Everlasting Echoes (7 Dec 2025) consists of reflective works by Rutter, Respigh, and extra.
Doreen Foster, Warwick Arts Centre’s Director, stated: ‘There are dramatic epics, acquainted favourites, some heavyweight efficiency and various surprises lined up for our 2025-2026 Orchestral Collection. Spanning a variety of musical repertoire, there’s every part from Mozart and Mussorgsky, to Strauss and Sibelius, whereas exterior of our Collection we additionally welcome the following era of classical stars as a part of the NYO and CBSO Youth Orchestra, in addition to our personal extremely achieved ensembles and teams.’
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