St Jude-on-the-Hill
Central Square
London
NW11 7AH
Bernstein West Side Story Overture
Price Adoration (arr. Morton)
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (arr. Farrington)
Ives Three Places in New England
Crawford Seeger Andante for Strings
Gershwin An American in Paris (arr. Farrington)
Fantasia returns to Proms at St Jude's to open this year's festival. Entitled 'An American Celebration', the concert features the work of Twentieth Century composers from the USA. At the heart of the programme is Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue which this year celebrates its 100th anniversary. The concert closes with Gershwin's iconic An American in Paris. Martin James Bartlett plays with Fantasia for the first time.
Martin is an English pianist who has twice reached the keyboard finals of BBC Young Musician of the Year, winning the competition in 2014.
Martin possesses a fearless technique – the British pianist is the inaugural recipient of the Prix Serdang, a Swiss prize in recognition of the achievements of a young pianist while forging an international solo career.
Bartlett’s early success was as the winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2014. This led to engagements with the BBC Symphony Orchestra and, in 2015, his BBC Proms debut.
Tom is Fantasia's Conductor & Artistic Director.
Tom Fetherstonhaugh is Artistic Director of Fantasia Orchestra, which he founded in 2016.
This year, Tom returns to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Ulster Orchestra, and Orchestra of Opera North, and makes his debuts with the BBC Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata.
St Jude-on-the-Hill
Central Square
London
NW11 7AH