Horn
Zoë Tweed
A frequent member of Fantasia Orchestra, and Third Horn of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Zoë Tweed is one of the finest horn players.
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Newbury Spring Festival
Thursday
22
May
2025
,
7:30 pm
St Lawrence's Church
Parsonage Lane
Hungerford
RG17 0JB
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Gluck Dance of the Furies (from Orpheus and Euridice)
Mozart Horn Concerto no. 4
Interval
Haydn Symphony no. 49 in F minor 'La Passione'
Mozart Symphony no. 29 in A major
Zoë Tweed
Horn
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Conductor
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Fantasia is delighted to return to Newbury Spring Festival in 2025 with a Classical programme featuring music by Gluck, Mozart and Haydn: Torment and Tranquility.
Both halves open with arresting passion. Gluck's Dance of the Furies from his opera Orpheus and Euridice is a high-octane frenzy, and Haydn's F minor Symphony no. 49 'La Passione' is typical of the Sturm und Drang (Storm and Stress) style of writing from the period.
Contrasting these stormy scenes are two sunny and tranquil works by Mozart. His Horn Concerto no. 4 is melodious and ever-popular, and the A major Symphony, no. 29, is charming, spirited, and abounding in spring-tide optimism.
Horn player Zoë Tweed, frequent member of Fantasia Orchestra, will be the soloist in Mozart's remarkable concerto.
Collaborators
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Zoë Tweed
Zoë Tweed studied at the Royal Academy of Music for both her undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, where she was supported by the Elton John Scholarship. She has appeared as guest Principal horn with many major UK orchestras, joined the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra as Third Horn in 2023. A frequent member of Fantasia Orchestra, we are delighted to welcome Zoë as a concerto soloist in 2024.
Concert highlights
Conductor
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom is Fantasia's Conductor & Artistic Director.
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Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom’s start in music was fortuitous, as he was lucky to be introduced to an inspiring violin teacher by his grandmother at the age of four.
At eight he became a chorister of Westminster Abbey, an experience he describes as ‘transformative’, benefitting from musical training that featured high profile occasions like singing the solo at the Royal Wedding in 2011. Tom then attended Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, a state comprehensive that champions music and the arts.
He continued with the violin, sang, played the organ, and started to explore conducting, enjoying the process of rehearsals and the ability both to make music with and to bring together large groups of people. It was in his final year at school that he saw the potential for a career in it, founding Fantasia Orchestra in 2016.
Tom now enjoys a busy career with major orchestras, including with the BBC Philharmonic and the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland. In his rare moments of downtime he enjoys running, listening to jazz, and cooking, likening the process to conducting — it being about balance, flavour, pacing and bringing people together.
Venue
St Lawrence Church, Hungerford
A dramatic Regency Gothic Revival church in Berkshire
St Lawrence's Church
Parsonage Lane
Hungerford
RG17 0JB