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One of the UK's leading violinists is appearing with the Jersey Chamber Orchestra later this month.
Chloe Hanslip joins the orchestra for a performance of Max Bruch's celebrated first violin concerto.
This is the second opportunity for Jersey audiences to hear the work in recent weeks, following Cristian Grajner de Sa's performance with the Jersey Symphony Orchestra last month.
The concerto features in a mixed programme which also includes Brahms' first symphony, Kuhlau's Elverhoj Overture and performances of two songs by Brahms and Mendelssohn given by the Jersey Youth Choir.
Pictured: Chloë Hanslip won a BRIT as Young British Classical Performer 2003. (Kaupo Kikkas)
Chloë Hanslip, who made her BBC Proms debut at the age of just 14, has performed at some of the world's leading venues including the Vienna Musikverein, New York's Carnegie Hall, and London's Royal Festival and Wigmore Halls.
She has recently been guided by ten years of study with the esteemed Russian pedagogue Zakhar Bron, having won her BRIT award for a performance of the Bruch with the London Symphony Orchestra.
Chloë said she was looking forward to visiting Jersey again, following an appearance last year in the Arts Centre's Amici Artium series.
“I’m looking forward to playing the Bruch with the Jersey Chamber Orchestra, an incredible piece that I’ve been playing for many years. It is one of the favourite violin concertos of audiences everywhere. I love the lyricism and excitement of the music,” she added.
The concert will be directed by the JCO's chief conductor Eamon Dougan, principal guest conductor of the National Youth Choir of Great Britain and choral director of Britten Sinfonia Voices. The concert also provides a platform for the Jersey Youth Choir, established in 2022 to bring young singers together from across the island.
James Mews, chairman of Music in Action which runs the JCO, said they were delighted to be promoting the Jersey Youth Choir alongside their concerto soloist Chloë Hanslip, and he added: "The epic symphony by Brahms is, we believe, a premier in Jersey so this will be a real treat for audiences.”
The concert takes place on Saturday 27 January at 19:30, and on the same day there will be a matinee performance from 12:30 to 13:30 featuring the slow movement of the Bruch concerto, and performances by Music in Action Young Artists with strings from the Jersey Chamber Orchestra
In addition to the concert performances, the Jersey Chamber Orchestra will be leading more than a dozen outreach sessions in schools across the island, delivering a project about the Kings and Queens of England and the music that they inspired.
Further details of the performances with links to purchase tickets are available from the Music in Action website.
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