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Fri 16 May 2025

Bizet: Carmen Suite

Following his solo concert appearance last year at G Live, eminent British pianist Mark Bebbington returns to the stage this season to perform Delius’ Piano Concerto, blending English Romanticism with pastoral gentleness accompanied by the Buenos Aires Symphony Orchestra of Colón Opera.

Bizet’s colourful and light first suite from his ballet Carmen comprises six excerpts including family-favourite Les Toreadors. The concert also includes a suite taken from one of the most popular ballets of all time, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake. The suite was suggested by Tchaikovsky to his publisher writing “The other day I remembered my "Swan Lake" and wanted very much to preserve this music, which contains a few decent things, from oblivion.”

Conductor - Mariano Chiacchiarini Piano - Mark Bebbington

Wagner - Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan & Isolde Piazzolla - Bandoneon Concerto Bizet - Carmen Suite Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake Suite Ginastera - Estancia Suite Piazzolla - Libertango

This season we are delighted to welcome Scala Radio as our media partner for the Guildford International Concert Season and are proud to introduce The Cheryl King Trust as our charity partner.

Please note: For the enjoyment of all those attending, and in respect of those performing, please note that latecomers will not be admitted until the end of a work. Similarly, should you need to leave the auditorium during the concert, re-admittance will also be at the end of the work. For clarity, latecomers and re-admittance is not permitted between movements.

Event Details

Ticket Information

£16 - £50

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When

Fri 16 May 2025

7.30pm

Where

G Live

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Fri 16 May 2025
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