

Tales from the Wilderness, Peter and the Wolf
Sat 24 September 18:00 - 20:00
OSJ Proms at SJE Arts
Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf with celebrity narrator Bill Nighy (subject to availability)
Saint-Saëns Carnival of the Animals
Canteloube Songs of Auvergne
Rachmaninov Vocalise
Orchestra of St John’s
John Lubbock, conductor
Celebrity narrator, Bill Nighy, guides us through ‘a symphonic fairy tale’ that explores the mysteries of folklore and the wilderness, shedding new light on well-known pieces by Prokofiev and Saint-Saëns, timeless folk-songs by Canteloube, and Rachmaninov’s enchanting Vocalise.
Husband and wife, Maki Sekiya and Ilya Chetverikov, are a piano duo of international renown.