IWSO showcases young talent!

Last Saturday week, 21st January, the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra took to the stage at the Medina Theatre with a concert specifically designed to give a platform to up-and-coming musical talent. Both guest conductor James Thomas, and piano soloist Thomas Luke are at the very beginning of what will inevitably become exciting careers. The […]

IWSO thrills with new season opener to a packed audience

Last Saturday, 19th November, the Isle of Wight Symphony Orchestra got their 2022/23 season under way with a trio of works that showed off their versatility and innate musicianship. Playing to a packed Medina Theatre, the concert kicked off with Shostakovich’s “Festive Overture”, a six-minute tour de force offering a combination of majesty and dexterity […]

Do you play the violin? The IWSO needs you!

We are busy rehearsing for the first concert of our 2021/22 season, which will be on Saturday 27th November at Medina Theatre, Newport. The programme’s main work is Gustav Mahler’s magnificent Fifth Symphony, while in the first half we will be playing Tintagel by Arnold Bax and the Horn Concerto by Ruth Gipps, which will […]