CONGRATULATIONS to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra which is celebrating its 125th anniversary.
With this in mind here's a couple of pictures of some of the BSO's highlights over the years.
Chief conductor Kirill Karabits said the orchestra is 'an absolute joy to work with'.
“I always think of myself as a beginner here, but in fact next season is my tenth year here. Then I will be the longest serving chief conductor apart from Sir Dan Godfrey,” he said.
Mr Karabits said: “The BSO is a very special orchestra, even after ten years I can say that. They are very open-minded, fantastic musicians. They are quick, they are enthusiastic and they like music. Not all orchestras like music. Some orchestras prefer bureaucracy to the music, they prefer to do things the way they are used to, but this orchestra always delivers the best for every concert."
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