Upoming Events
Thursday 21 September 2023, Life & Soul /// St John’s Smith Square, London. /// Live - click here to book tickets
Mozart Overture to Don Giovanni
David John Roche Joy in the Face of Anger (World Premiere)
Sibelius Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Pablo Urbina Principal Conductor
Philip Keller Guest Conductor
Past Events
Thursday 6 October 2022, Tenth Anniversary Concert/// St John’s Smith Square, London. /// Live and Live-streamed.
Errollyn Wallen Fondant
Effy Efthymiou 'Fluidity' (World Premiere)
Carl Weber Clarinet Concerto No. 1 in F minor, Op. 73
Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68.
Orchestra Vitae
Pablo Urbina Conductor
Philip Keller Guest Conductor
Benjamin Mellefont Clarinet
Friday 1 October 2021, Serenades for the Soul /// St John’s Smith Square, London. /// Live and Live-streamed
Benjamin Rimmer Pathway
Beethoven Piano Sonata op. 106, Hammerklavier, III. Adagio sostenuto, arr. Dani Howard
Elgar Serenade for Strings op. 20
Hilary Tann Water's Edge
Elgar Sospiri op. 70
Tchaikovsky Serenade for Strings op. 48
Orchestra Vitae
Pablo Urbina conductor
Philip Keller guest conductor
Wednesday 28 April 2021, 8 - 9pm /// online event
Orchestra Vitae Online Friends and Supporters Event
Join us as we update our friends and supporters on our past activities and plans for the future! Email orchestravitae@gmail.com for the link to take part.
Saturday 10 April 2021, 4:50pm /// online event
Foundation for International Education Student Global Leadership Conference
Leadership for Change in an Uncertain World
Our Director of Music, Dr Fiona Gibbs, will be presenting at this conference. Her session will discuss - ‘Can Concert Chums Combat Loneliness? Providing Leadership During Uncertain Times in the Classical Music World’.
Thursday 1 April 2021 /// online event
Webinar for Age UK - ‘Up to Town’: A Musical Journey through London
An online performance by members of Orchestra Vitae, including a discussion of composers who have lived in London and their music. Also to include a discussion of the positive effects music can have on mental health.
Thursday 4 March 2021 /// online event
Orchestra Vitae Ideas Exchange
An online discussion regarding the musical response to the Covid-19 pandemic by members of Orchestra Vitae.
Friday 19 February 2021 /// online event
Webinar for Carers UK - ‘Up to Town’: A Musical Journey through London
An online performance by members of Orchestra Vitae, including a discussion of composers who have lived in London and their music. Also to include a discussion of the positive effects music can have on mental health.
8 January 2021 /// online event
Webinar for Carers UK
An online performance by members of Orchestra Vitae, including a singalong and a discussion of the positive effects music can have on mental health.
18 December 2020 /// online event
Webinar for Carers UK, Wales
An online performance by members of Orchestra Vitae, including Christmas Carols, a singalong and a discussion of the positive effects music can have on mental health.
October - December 2020 /// online event
Meet Team OV - YouTube talks
A series of talks run by Orchestra Vitae introducing the members of the orchestra’s artistic and management team https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQpqopERY2SMtgYMB_VOJbA
8 August 2020 /// online event
Webinar for Carers UK, Wales
An online performance by members of Orchestra Vitae, including a singalong and a discussion of the positive effects music can have on mental health.
July & August 2020 /// online events
Between Chords: Vitae Talks
A commissioned series of talks by the Spanish Embassy. Led by our Principal Conductor, Pablo Urbina, the talks focussed on music by Spanish composers and producers and included performances by Spanish musicians and the musicians of Orchestra Vitae.
7 July 2020 /// one socially-distanced performance and one online event
Two concerts for Age UK
Two performances for members of Orchestra Vitae for members of Age UK. The first performance took place at a sheltered housing complex in the City of London, the second took place for similar members online.
28 May 2020 /// online event
Webinar for Carers UK: Sharing & Learning Session
An online performance by members of Orchestra Vitae, including a singalong and a discussion of the positive effects music can have on mental health.
14 November 2019 /// The Royal Society, London
Chamber music performance on baroque instruments
18 September 2019 /// The Guildhall, London
Chamber music performance
6 September 2019 /// St Stephens Church, Gloucester Road, London
Foundation for International Education (FIE) Orientation Concert
A concert celebrating the musical links between the UK & the USA including Elgar, Holst, Adele, Queen and Guns n' Roses.
Michael Cobb conductor
3 July 2019 /// Royal Albert Hall, London
Private performance by members of Orchestra Vitae for dinner at the RAH
3 July 2019 /// Windsor Castle
Concert in aid of St. John Ambulance
Programme included:-
Mozart Symphony No. 41
Johann Strauss selected waltzes and polkas
Leroy Anderson selected works
Pablo Urbina conductor
21 June 2019 /// Lensbury Club, Teddington
Chamber music performances by members of Orchestra Vitae for the club’s annual summer ball.
1 September 2018 /// St Stephens Church, Gloucester Road, London
Foundation for International Education (FIE) Orientation Concert
A concert celebrating the links between the UK & the USA including Copland, Bernstein, Ramin Djawadi and Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Michael Cobb conductor
29 June 2018 /// The Lensbury Club, Teddington
Summer Ball (commissioned concert)
Thomas Payne conductor
7 April 2018 /// Guildford Cathedral
Dvorak Te Deum
Dvorak Symphony No. 8
Elgar The Music Makers
Neil Ferris conductor
Joanna Tomlinson mezzo soprano
Wimbledon Choral Society
2 March 2018 /// St John’s Smith Square, London
Bernstein Overture Candide
Gershwin Piano Concerto in F major
Arlene Sierra Aquilo
Copland Symphony No. 3
Michael Cobb conductor
Fionnuala Ward piano
Tuesday 7 November 2017 /// St John’s Smith Square, London
Mozart Excerpts from Le Nozze Di Figaro K.492 and Die Zauberflote K.620
David Lang Simple Song #3 from ‘Youth’
Mozart Ave Verum Corpus K. 618
Mozart Symphony No 41 in C Major K. 551
Michael Cobb conductor
Sian Dicker-Thorne soprano
Maciek O’Shea baritone
Friday 3 March 2017 /// St John’s Smith Square, London
Peter Maxwell Davies An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise
Britten Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Diana Burrell Das Meer, das so gross und weit ist da wimmelt’s ohne Zahl, grosse und kleine Tiere
Debussy La Mer
Michael Cobb conductor
Wednesday 5 October 2016 /// St John’s Smith Square, London
Dani Howard Arches (Orchestra Vitae commission - World Premiere)
Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Prokofiev Orchestral Suite from Romeo & Juliet
Michael Cobb conductor
2 September 2016 /// St Stephens Church, Gloucester Road, London
Foundation for International Education (FIE) Orientation Concert
A concert celebrating the links between the UK & the USA including Copland, Bernstein, Ramin Djawadi and Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Michael Cobb conductor
29 July 2016 /// Royal Overseas League, London
A concert in celebration of Shakespeare’s 400th birthday
Christopher Atkinson conductor
18 February 2016 /// St John’s Smith Square, London
John Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine
Mozart Piano Concerto No. 10 in E flat major for two pianos, K.365
Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 in E minor
Michael Cobb conductor
Antoine Françoise and Robin Green piano
Saturday 21 November 2015 /// Great Hall, University of Reading
Mendelssohn Elijah
Patrick Allies conductor
Wokingham Choral Society
Alice Privett soprano
Michelle Daly alto
William Morgan tenor
Edward Grint baritone
15 October 2015 /// St. John’s Smith Square, London
Copland Four Dance Episodes from ‘Rodeo’
Martin Butler Concerto for soprano saxophone
Brahms Symphony No. 4
Michael Cobb conductor
John Harle soprano saxophone
4 September 2015 /// St Stephens Church, Gloucester Road, London
Foundation for International Education (FIE) Orientation Concert
A concert celebrating the links between the UK & the USA including Copland, Bernstein, Ramin Djawadi and Rodgers & Hammerstein.
Michael Cobb conductor
30 June 2015 /// The Lensbury Club
Summer Ball - a commissioned concert
Michael Cobb conductor
30 March 2015 /// Royal Festival Hall, London
Saint-Saëns Symphony No. 3, ‘Organ’
Brahms Ein Deutsches Requiem
Neil Ferris conductor
Elizabeth Watts soprano
Jacques Imbrailo baritone
Wimbledon Choral Society
16 October 2014 /// St John’s Smith Square, London
Shostakovich Festive Overture
Brahms Symphony No. 3
Stephen Montague The Trumpets Sounded Calling Them to the Other Side
Michael Cobb conductor
4 September 2014 /// St Stephens Church, Gloucester Road, London
Foundation for International Education (FIE) Orientation Concert
A concert in memoriam of the Great War using music and text including Beethoven, Vaughan Williams, George Butterworth and Ravel.
Michael Cobb conductor
1 May 2014 /// St John’s Smith Square, London
Charles Ives The Unanswered Question
John Adams The Wound Dresser
Vaughan Williams Symphony No 4 in F Major
Michael Cobb conductor
8 March 2014 /// Guildford Cathedral, Guildford
Vaughan Williams Five Mystical Songs
Elgar Enigma Variations
Walton Belshazzar’s Feast
Neil Ferris conductor
Wimbledon Choral Society
29 October 2013 /// St John’s Smith Square, London
Gershwin An American in Paris
Stephen McNeff Secret Destinations (2005)
Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique
Michael Cobb conductor
29 August 2013 /// St Stephens Church, Gloucester Road, London
Foundation for International Education (FIE) Orientation Concert
A celebration of the city of London through music and text including Walton, Haydn and Custer.
Michael Cobb conductor
19th February 2013 /// St Stephens Church, Gloucester Road, London
Vaughan Williams Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis
Jonathan Dove Airport Scenes (Orchestral Suite from ‘Flight’)
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5
Michael Cobb conductor
20 September 2012 /// St. Stephens Church, Gloucester Road, London
Holst St Paul’s Suite
Britten Violin Concerto
Brahms Symphony No. 2
Michael Cobb conductor
Matthew Bethel violin
15 April 2012 /// St Stephens Church, Gloucester Road, London
Elgar Overture Cockaigne (In London Town)
Brahms Symphony No. 1
Michael Cobb conductor