Performances of Academy of St Martin in the Fields at BBC Music

Sun 23 Aug 2026

• 11:00

  Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony

  Royal Albert Hall

  The Academy of St Martin in the Fields spotlights the French horn and bassoon in concertos by Mozart and Thea Musgrave. Britten’s playful Simple Symphony and Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony bookend the concert.

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  The Academy of St Martin in the Fields spotlights the French horn and bassoon in concertos by Mozart and Thea Musgrave. Britten’s playful Simple Symphony and Mozart’s ‘Haffner’ Symphony bookend the concert.

  Programme

  • • • Benjamin Britten
      • Simple Symphony(17 mins)
    • • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
      • Horn Concerto No. 3 in E flat major(16 mins)
    • • interval
    • • Thea Musgrave
      • Bassoon Concerto, ‘Out of the Darkness’(12 mins)BBC commission: world premiere
    • • Edward Elgar
      • Romance for bassoon and orchestra(5 mins)
    • • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
      • Symphony No. 35 in D major, ‘Haffner’(18 mins)

  Performers

  • Felix Klieser

    horn
    horn
  • Amy Harman

    bassoon
    bassoon
  • Academy of St Martin in the Fields
  • Benjamin Marquise Gilmore

    director/leader
    director/leader

  Composers

  • Benjamin Britten
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Thea Musgrave
  • Edward Elgar

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