Maurice Murphy bows out with Elgar
Trumpet legend Maurice Murphy has been retiring now for about seven years, but this weekend's concert looks most final.
His last concert with the London Symphony Orchestra will be a performance of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius conducted by Richard Hickox this Sunday, in the orchestra's home at the Barbican. 2007 sees the thirtieth anniversary of a distinguished career at the LSO.
he assures us that this time his retirement is for real!
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His last concert with the London Symphony Orchestra will be a performance of Elgar's Dream of Gerontius conducted by Richard Hickox this Sunday, in the orchestra's home at the Barbican. 2007 sees the thirtieth anniversary of a distinguished career at the LSO.
From Friday 8 June you can listen to our podcast tribute to Maurice on the LSO website, including an interview with Maurice himself, conductors Sir Colin Davis, Michael Tilson Thomas and Richard Hickox and Maurice's LSO colleagues.
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