Sunday 23 November, 3:00pm
Mozart: Symphony No 35 ‘Haffner’
Strauss: Horn Concerto No 1
Beethoven: Symphony No 7
Conductor: Monica Buckland
Soloist: Ben Jacks
The KPO presents an afternoon of celebration and exuberance. From the folk-like main theme of the first movement to the whirling excitement of the finale, Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 is propelled by rhythmic energy, inspiring Wagner’s description of it as “the apotheosis of the dance”. Under the direction of Monica Buckland, the concert opens with Mozart’s elegant Haffner Symphony, then soloist Ben Jacks performs one of the most dazzling French Horn concertos in the repertoire, Richard Strauss’s Concerto No. 1.
Monica Buckland
Monica Buckland is a freelance conductor, teacher and coach.
Since 1 May 2019 she has been Adjunct Lecturer at the University of New South Wales and is now Musical Director of the Balmain Sinfonia.
From 2016 to 2019 she was Musical Director of the New Tyneside Orchestra, UK. She continues to teach at Durham University and the Palucca Hochschule, Dresden.
In November 2015, Monica Buckland was elected an «Associate of Newnham College, Cambridge». 2008–2014 she was Artistic Director of the Universitätsorchester Dresden (Germany). She also lectured at the TU Dresden and the Palucca University of Dance, where she has been part of the MA Choreography team since 2017. 2004–2006 she was Director of the Conservatoire Supérieur et Académie de Musique Tibor Varga in Sion (Switzerland).