Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis

George Walker Lyric for Strings

Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings

Written for not one string orchestra, but two, Vaughan Williams' iconic Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis sounds twice as good live as it does on the radio. What better way to spend a Sunday afternoon than immersing yourself in its mesmerising musical waves and swells?

This matinee concert lasts one hour and includes two more beautiful pieces for string orchestra.

Pulitzer Prize-winning George Walker’s Lyric for Strings began life as a part of a string quartet in 1946 and its impassioned string orchestra version carries a powerful emotive charge.

In writing his Serenade for Strings, Tchaikovsky was inspired by elegant earlier models by Mozart. Rendered on a grander scale, this Romantic giant has it all: majesty, grace and irresistible momentum.