WPO's new
 2010/11 season

The WPO's 2010-11 season will begin in spectacular style on 30th October with a performance of the10th Symphony by Gustav Mahler.  Left incomplete at his death, at the age of only 51 in 1911, we are using the "perfoming version" compiled by Deryck Cooke with additional input by Colin and David Matthews. 

The massive weight of Mahler 10 is counterbalanced by a Christmas concert of popular music. 

The remaining two concerts in the season's programme include important 20th Century works such as Britten's Sinfonia da Requiem and Shostakovich's 12th Symphony; Prokofiev's 5th Symphony and a rare complete performance of Sibelius' Four Leminkainen Legends.  Only one movement of the Sibelius, "The Swan of Tuonela", is still performed regularly.

The WPO will also make its regular summer outdoor concert appearance at Langton's Lakeside in Havering on 5th June 2011.  See the full list of WPO concert dates.

 Friends of the WPO

Why not become a Friend of the WPO by making a donation?  Friends get a £2 discount off concert tickets, their name listed in the concert programme, and a free interval drink.  Email friends@wpo.org.uk

 Concert Reviews

The WPO has been well reviewed several times in recent seasons, in Strauss, Bernstein, Mahler, Nielsen, Brahms and Mahler:- click here for a list of full reviews

 Join the WPO

The WPO rehearses on Sundays in central London.  Our conductor is Jonathan Butcher and we are led by Jillian Warburton.  We welcome experienced amateur musicians and we have particular vacancies at the moment for double basses, cellos and violas, though everyone is welcome.  Please contact the Membership Secretary: membership@wpo.org.uk

 WPO Photo Gallery

See photos of the WPO in rehearsal and concert, both at the Royal Albert Hall and at our regular home in St. John's Waterloo, courtesy of Picasaweb:- Photo gallery