Music on Sundays 2: Spirit of the Violin

With entertaining and informative hosts, our Music on Sundays concerts are the perfect pre-lunch activity in the heart of South Bank, in a convenient 90-minute timeslot.
Season 2026 Subscriptions are on sale now. Individual concerts will go on sale to the general public on Monday, 17 November 2025 at 9am.
A violin showcase of electrifying flair.
Led by conductor Jessica Gethin and featuring Principal First Violin Johnny van Gend, this concert is a celebration of elegance and remarkable virtuosity.
Waxman’s Carmen Fantasie and Tchaikovsky’s sparkling Valse-Scherzo offer thrilling moments for solo violin, before Glazunov’s Scènes de ballet closes the concert with rhapsodic fervor.
You’ll also hear Jessica Wells’ Suite from Butterfly Effect, a World Premiere that’s a fresh and poignant take on the iconic opera, alongside the stately Polonaise from Eugene Onegin.
Expect beauty, brilliance, and music that dances.
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Duration
1 hour and 30 minutes, no interval (approx.)
#Music
Polonaise from Eugene Onegin
Valse-scherzo
Suite from Butterfly Effect (Ballet Suite inspired by Puccini) - World Premiere
Carmen Fantasie
Scènes de ballet
#Artists

Johnny van Gend
Violin

Ed Le Brocq
Presenter
#Performances
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#Music On Sundays Package
This concert is part of our Season 2026 Music On Sundays Package.