London Mozart Players

Originally this concert would have taken place on May 14th of this year, just three days before the 100th anniversary of the birth of Denis Brain. Denis came from an extraordinary dynasty of horn players, regarded by many as perhaps the greatest horn player of all time, and is particularly remembered for his 1953 recordings of the Mozart Horn concertos with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Herbert Von Karajan. His tragic death on September 1st 1957 at the age of just 36 remains one of the greatest ever losses to music. We are delighted to welcome Richard Watkins to perform the 4th concerto with the LMP, directed by our much loved CCFAO leader Ruth Rogers. This concert is also a celebration of the 70th birthday of distinguished composer Cecilia Mcdowall.