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Enjoy an evening featuring six of the greatest works in classical music! Join the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra at Portsmouth Guildhall on Thursday 5 March for Classic FM Hall of Fame, conducted by Tom Fetherstonhaugh. This is a great concert for both classical music fanatics and first-time audiences, with recognizable pieces sure to be enjoyed by all.

Rossini's bright and sunny overture preludes one of the most famous and popular of all concertos, suffused with the sun-drenched melodies and balmy atmosphere of southern Spain; its achingly beautiful slow movement is perhaps the most sublime pieces of music ever written.

The Spanish passion continues with Chabrier's dazzling rhapsody and Rimsky-Korsakov's vibrant and colourful suite. In contrast, Borodi evokes the sweeping plains of central Asia, whilst nightmarish visions abound in Mussorgsky's dark and brooding depiction of a Witches Sabbath.

Works and composers:
Rossini - The Barber of Seville Overture
Rodrigo - Concierto de Aranjuez
Chabrier - España
Mussorgsky - A Night on the Bare Mountain
Borodin - In the Steppes of Central Asia
Rimsky-Korsakov - Capriccio Espagnol