2024
Saturday 16th March
High Cross Church, Camberley
Lewis conducts Farnborough Symphony Orchestra
Finlandia - Sibelius
Violin Concerto - Stravinsky
Symphony No. 2 - Nielsen
Saturday 23rd March
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
Hebrides Overture - Mendelssohn
Trombone Concerto - Bourgeois
Symphony No. 4 - Bruckner
2nd - 8th April
Ellesmere - Shropshire
Lewis conducts the Easter Orchestral Society
Symphony No. 10 - Shostakovich
Symphony No. 6 - Prokofiev
Gadfly Suite - Shostakovich
Golden Cockerel Suite - Rimsky Korsakov
Diptyque Méditerranéen - D'Indy
Fantasticke Scherzo - Suk
Overture to Lohengrin - Wagner
Marche du Synode (from Henry VIII) - Saint-Saëns
Four Last Songs - Strauss
Levenszomer Fantasy for Orchestra - Wagenaar
Intermezzo for Strings - Schreker
Intermezzo from Vanessa - Barber
Songs of Travel - Vaughan-Williams
Japanese Suite - Holst
Polovtsian Dances - Borodin
Monday 29th April
Sir John Soane's Museum, London
Lewis lectures for Opera Prelude - Storace and Soane - Icons and Influencers at the turn of the 19th Century
At the turn of the 19th century, opera, it’s stars and heroes, dominated conversation among society’s elite. One of the greatest English architects, Sir John Soane, developed a close friendship with star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart's greatest operatic characters. How did this chance meeting turn into a lifelong family connection? In this performance Lewis Gaston (Opera Conductor) and Shafali Jalota, soprano, Magnus Walker, tenor, and Thomas Ang on piano will explore this unexpected friendship in a narrated concert of two 45 minute Acts, either side of an interval.
Thursday 16th May
22 Mansfield Street, London
Lewis lectures for Opera Prelude - Storace and Soane - Icons and Influencers at the turn of the 19th Century
At the turn of the 19th century, opera, it’s stars and heroes, dominated conversation among society’s elite. One of the greatest English architects, Sir John Soane, developed a close friendship with star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart's greatest operatic characters. How did this chance meeting turn into a lifelong family connection? In this performance Lewis Gaston (Opera Conductor) and Shafali Jalota, soprano, Magnus Walker, tenor, and Thomas Ang on piano will explore this unexpected friendship in a narrated concert of two 45 minute Acts, either side of an interval.
Saturday 18th May
St Saviour's Church, St. Albans
Lewis conducts the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra
Symphony No. 1 - Prokofiev
Cello Concerto in C - Haydn
Humoresque - Humperdinck
Symphony No. 3 - Schubert
22nd - 25th May
Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Lewis conducts Guildford Opera
Aida - Verdi
Tuesday 11th June
Garrison Chapel, Chelsea, London
Lewis lectures for Opera Prelude - Storace and Soane - Icons and Influencers at the turn of the 19th Century
At the turn of the 19th century, opera, it’s stars and heroes, dominated conversation among society’s elite. One of the greatest English architects, Sir John Soane, developed a close friendship with star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart's greatest operatic characters. How did this chance meeting turn into a lifelong family connection? In this performance Lewis Gaston (Opera Conductor) and Shafali Jalota, soprano, Magnus Walker, tenor, and Thomas Ang on piano will explore this unexpected friendship in a narrated concert of two 45 minute Acts, either side of an interval.
Saturday 15th June
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel)
Organ Symphony (Symphony No. 3) - Saint-Saens
Friday 28th June
St Mary's Church, Fawley, Henley-on-Thames
Lewis lectures for Opera Prelude - Storace and Soane - Icons and Influencers at the turn of the 19th Century
At the turn of the 19th century, opera, it’s stars and heroes, dominated conversation among society’s elite. One of the greatest English architects, Sir John Soane, developed a close friendship with star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart's greatest operatic characters. How did this chance meeting turn into a lifelong family connection? In this performance Lewis Gaston (Opera Conductor) and Shafali Jalota, soprano, Magnus Walker, tenor, and Thomas Ang on piano will explore this unexpected friendship in a narrated concert of two 45 minute Acts, either side of an interval.
11th - 13th October
Normansfield Theatre, Teddington,. London
Lewis conducts Instant Opera
Il Tabarro - Puccini
Rita - Donizetti
Sunday 3rd November
Cadogan Hall, London
Lewis conducts the English Schools Orchestra
Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Wagner
Tuba Concerto - Gregson
Symphony No. 7 - Bruckner
20th-23rd November
Electric Theatre, Guildford, Surrey
Lewis conducts Guildford Opera
Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Pagliacci - Leoncavallo
Saturday 30th November
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
The High Castle (from Ma Vlast) - Smetana
Serenade for Violin and Orchestra - Patterson
Symphony No. 4 - Tchaikovsky
2025
Saturday 22nd March
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
Intermezzo from Vanessa - Barber
Four Last Songs - Strauss
Symphony No. 7 - Prokofiev
28th - 30th March
London
Lewis conducts Instant Opera
Turandot - Puccini
11th - 17th April
Ellesmere College, Shropshire
Lewis conducts the Easter Orchestral Society
Vorspiel zu einem Drama - Schreker
Rapsodie Espagnole - Ravel
Cinderella (complete ballet) - Prokofiev
Symphony No. 7 - Vaughan Williams
España - Chabrier
Symphony No. 3 - Brahms
The Ocean - Kimbell Hadley
Concerto de Aranjuez - Rodrigo
Danzón No. 2 - Márquez
Suite from the Threepenny Opera - Weill
Sabre Dance - Khachaturian
Das Knaben Wunderhorn - Mahler
Suite from Cheryomushki - Shostakovich
Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
24th/25th May, 31st May/1st June
Normansfield Theatre, Teddington, London
Lewis conducts Rose Opera
Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Pagliacci - Leoncavallo
18th - 21st June
Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Lewis conducts Guildford Opera
The Pearl Fishers - Bizet
Saturday 5th July
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
Humoresque - Humperdinck
Viola Concerto - Forsyth
Symphony No. 5 - Dvorak
Saturday 16th March
High Cross Church, Camberley
Lewis conducts Farnborough Symphony Orchestra
Finlandia - Sibelius
Violin Concerto - Stravinsky
Symphony No. 2 - Nielsen
Saturday 23rd March
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
Hebrides Overture - Mendelssohn
Trombone Concerto - Bourgeois
Symphony No. 4 - Bruckner
2nd - 8th April
Ellesmere - Shropshire
Lewis conducts the Easter Orchestral Society
Symphony No. 10 - Shostakovich
Symphony No. 6 - Prokofiev
Gadfly Suite - Shostakovich
Golden Cockerel Suite - Rimsky Korsakov
Diptyque Méditerranéen - D'Indy
Fantasticke Scherzo - Suk
Overture to Lohengrin - Wagner
Marche du Synode (from Henry VIII) - Saint-Saëns
Four Last Songs - Strauss
Levenszomer Fantasy for Orchestra - Wagenaar
Intermezzo for Strings - Schreker
Intermezzo from Vanessa - Barber
Songs of Travel - Vaughan-Williams
Japanese Suite - Holst
Polovtsian Dances - Borodin
Monday 29th April
Sir John Soane's Museum, London
Lewis lectures for Opera Prelude - Storace and Soane - Icons and Influencers at the turn of the 19th Century
At the turn of the 19th century, opera, it’s stars and heroes, dominated conversation among society’s elite. One of the greatest English architects, Sir John Soane, developed a close friendship with star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart's greatest operatic characters. How did this chance meeting turn into a lifelong family connection? In this performance Lewis Gaston (Opera Conductor) and Shafali Jalota, soprano, Magnus Walker, tenor, and Thomas Ang on piano will explore this unexpected friendship in a narrated concert of two 45 minute Acts, either side of an interval.
Thursday 16th May
22 Mansfield Street, London
Lewis lectures for Opera Prelude - Storace and Soane - Icons and Influencers at the turn of the 19th Century
At the turn of the 19th century, opera, it’s stars and heroes, dominated conversation among society’s elite. One of the greatest English architects, Sir John Soane, developed a close friendship with star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart's greatest operatic characters. How did this chance meeting turn into a lifelong family connection? In this performance Lewis Gaston (Opera Conductor) and Shafali Jalota, soprano, Magnus Walker, tenor, and Thomas Ang on piano will explore this unexpected friendship in a narrated concert of two 45 minute Acts, either side of an interval.
Saturday 18th May
St Saviour's Church, St. Albans
Lewis conducts the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra
Symphony No. 1 - Prokofiev
Cello Concerto in C - Haydn
Humoresque - Humperdinck
Symphony No. 3 - Schubert
22nd - 25th May
Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Lewis conducts Guildford Opera
Aida - Verdi
Tuesday 11th June
Garrison Chapel, Chelsea, London
Lewis lectures for Opera Prelude - Storace and Soane - Icons and Influencers at the turn of the 19th Century
At the turn of the 19th century, opera, it’s stars and heroes, dominated conversation among society’s elite. One of the greatest English architects, Sir John Soane, developed a close friendship with star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart's greatest operatic characters. How did this chance meeting turn into a lifelong family connection? In this performance Lewis Gaston (Opera Conductor) and Shafali Jalota, soprano, Magnus Walker, tenor, and Thomas Ang on piano will explore this unexpected friendship in a narrated concert of two 45 minute Acts, either side of an interval.
Saturday 15th June
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
Pictures at an Exhibition - Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel)
Organ Symphony (Symphony No. 3) - Saint-Saens
Friday 28th June
St Mary's Church, Fawley, Henley-on-Thames
Lewis lectures for Opera Prelude - Storace and Soane - Icons and Influencers at the turn of the 19th Century
At the turn of the 19th century, opera, it’s stars and heroes, dominated conversation among society’s elite. One of the greatest English architects, Sir John Soane, developed a close friendship with star soprano Nancy Storace, the English prodigy who inspired one of Mozart's greatest operatic characters. How did this chance meeting turn into a lifelong family connection? In this performance Lewis Gaston (Opera Conductor) and Shafali Jalota, soprano, Magnus Walker, tenor, and Thomas Ang on piano will explore this unexpected friendship in a narrated concert of two 45 minute Acts, either side of an interval.
11th - 13th October
Normansfield Theatre, Teddington,. London
Lewis conducts Instant Opera
Il Tabarro - Puccini
Rita - Donizetti
Sunday 3rd November
Cadogan Hall, London
Lewis conducts the English Schools Orchestra
Overture from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Wagner
Tuba Concerto - Gregson
Symphony No. 7 - Bruckner
20th-23rd November
Electric Theatre, Guildford, Surrey
Lewis conducts Guildford Opera
Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Pagliacci - Leoncavallo
Saturday 30th November
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
The High Castle (from Ma Vlast) - Smetana
Serenade for Violin and Orchestra - Patterson
Symphony No. 4 - Tchaikovsky
2025
Saturday 22nd March
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
Intermezzo from Vanessa - Barber
Four Last Songs - Strauss
Symphony No. 7 - Prokofiev
28th - 30th March
London
Lewis conducts Instant Opera
Turandot - Puccini
11th - 17th April
Ellesmere College, Shropshire
Lewis conducts the Easter Orchestral Society
Vorspiel zu einem Drama - Schreker
Rapsodie Espagnole - Ravel
Cinderella (complete ballet) - Prokofiev
Symphony No. 7 - Vaughan Williams
España - Chabrier
Symphony No. 3 - Brahms
The Ocean - Kimbell Hadley
Concerto de Aranjuez - Rodrigo
Danzón No. 2 - Márquez
Suite from the Threepenny Opera - Weill
Sabre Dance - Khachaturian
Das Knaben Wunderhorn - Mahler
Suite from Cheryomushki - Shostakovich
Griffes - Poem for Flute and Orchestra
24th/25th May, 31st May/1st June
Normansfield Theatre, Teddington, London
Lewis conducts Rose Opera
Cavalleria Rusticana - Mascagni
Pagliacci - Leoncavallo
18th - 21st June
Holy Trinity Church, Guildford
Lewis conducts Guildford Opera
The Pearl Fishers - Bizet
Saturday 5th July
London
Lewis conducts Kingston Philharmonia
Humoresque - Humperdinck
Viola Concerto - Forsyth
Symphony No. 5 - Dvorak