Fantasia Orchestra Announces 26/27 Season

July

2026

Our 2026/27 Smith Square season: four concerts shaped by connection, collaboration and genre-blurring musical imagination.

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From the percussive energy of Reich, Vivaldi and Kate Bush to a musical journey through the British Isles, from Ravel, Debussy and soul to a summer finale of Max Richter and Tchaikovsky, this is a season full of colour, contrast and discovery.

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Watch our season trailer here:

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Our four cornerstone projects:

Percussive Power with Dame Evelyn Glennie (percussion) opens the season with a programme pulsing with rhythm, movement and imagination, where reimagined Vivaldi, Steve Reich’s Different Trains and Kate Bush sit alongside music by Glennie herself.

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A British Isles Fantasia with Guy Johnston (cello) and Dame Sheila Hancock (speaker) join us for a musical journey through the British Isles, bringing together folk song, classical music and storytelling. From Dowland, Elgar and James MacMillan to Sandy Denny, George Harrison, Enya and traditional jigs.

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French Connections with Jeneba Kanneh-Mason (piano) performs Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G major as part of a programme of French colour, jazz-inflected brilliance and soulful reinvention, where Ravel, Debussy and Satie meet Aretha Franklin and Margaret Bonds.

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And Summer Sounds with Elena Urioste (violin) brings the season to a close with Max Richter’s bold reimagining of Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons and Tchaikovsky’s beloved Serenade for Strings, a vivid summer evening of warmth, colour and emotional sweep.

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Book early and save: enjoy 15% off tickets for our 2026/27 Smith Square season until 30 September:

Percussive Power - PERCPOWER

A British Isles Fantasia - PALLADIO

French Connections - GYMNOPEDIE

Summer Sounds - VIVALDI

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We hope you’ll join us for what promises to be a bold, imaginative and deeply collaborative new season.