Saturday 7 Jun 2008

19.30, Westholme Theatre, Westholme School, Meins Road, Blackburn, Lancashire BB2 6QU; Box Office: 01254 506 070
Tickets: £8.50 (£7.50 Concessions)

Alexandra will perform together with the Blackburn Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Mark Heron.

Programme:
Robert Schumann: Overture to ‘Genoveva’, Op 81
Sergey Rachmaninov – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No 2 in C minor, Op 18
Johannes Brahms: Symphony No 1 in C minor, Op 68

Alexandra Dariescu is a popular young pianist who was born in Romania, completed her schooling in the UK and is currently a student at the Royal Northern College of Music. She has already performed widely internationally, has broadcasted on BBC Radio 3 and has won over twenty seven major competitions. Alexandra has been particularly acclaimed for her playing of Chopin.