Laura van der Heijden & Bath Philharmonia
Thu 26 Jun
|The Forum
Bath Phil presents a musical journey across the natural world featuring award-winning British cellist Laura van der Heijden (winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2012) performing Dobrinka Tabakova’s cello concerto and the world concert premiere of Rebecca Dale’s There Will Come Soft Rains.
Time & Location
26 Jun 2025, 19:30
The Forum, 1A Forum Buildings, Bath BA1 1UG, UK
About the Event
Bath Philharmonia presents a musical journey across the natural world featuring award-winning British cellist Laura van der Heijden (winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year 2012) performing Dobrinka Tabakova’s hauntingly beautiful cello concerto and the world concert premiere of Rebecca Dale’s sumptuous There Will Come Soft Rains.
Dobrinka Tabakova’s Concerto for Cello and Strings traverses an upwarding ascending journey from nature to human. Claude Debussy’s iconic symphonic poem, Afternoon of a Faun, describes a sensuous dream world of nymphs and naiads hidden in the natural world whilst Benji Bowers’ Terra Coda is a symphonic love letter to the earth. In his 6th symphony, Ludwig van Beethoven’s musically paints features from his pastorale countryside with both beauty and innocence.
Soloist: Laura van der Heijden
“Van der Heijden does it all – from fragility to power, introversion to extroversion. Her playing is deeply thoughtful, persona and sincere.” BBC Music Magazine, July…