'Farewell but not forever, brother dear鈥�' When Sir Andrew Davis died in April 2024, the musical world didn鈥檛 only lose a conductor of unique energy and insight. It lost one of its most beloved and respected personalities; a man who 鈥� as Chief Conductor and Conductor Laureate of the 麻豆社 SO, and President of the 麻豆社 Symphony Chorus 鈥� was at the heart of British music for more than three decades.
Tonight, instead of the concert that Sir Andrew had planned to conduct, Sakari Oramo conducts Elgar鈥檚 The Dream of Gerontius. Davis was one of the supreme interpreters of Elgar鈥檚 heart-rending masterpiece: now, Dame Sarah Connolly, David Butt Philip and Roderick Williams join forces with his former orchestra and chorus under the baton of 麻豆社 SO Chief Conductor Sakari Oramo to celebrate the life of a much-missed artist, colleague and friend.

Sir Andrew Davis (1944-2024) was due to have conducted this concert. Everyone at the 麻豆社 Symphony Orchestra and Chorus has been deeply saddened by the news of his death.