Melos Sinfonia at Proms at St Jude's Music and Literary Festival 2015

The Melos Sinfonia is a dynamic orchestra based in London that provides young musicians with invaluable performing experience. They appear with guest soloists Francoise-Green Piano Duo.

Oliver Zeffman director.

Debussy Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Poulenc Concerto for two pianos; and Schubert Unfinished Symphony.

The London-based Melos Sinfonia draws its players from students and recent graduates of the major British and European Union conservatoires and universities. Under the energetic leadership of Durham University undergraduate Oliver Zeffman, who recently conducted the Russian premières of several major British works, it is building an international as well as a UK reputation.

'Memorable, musical, and put together by someone who not only knew what he wanted but, to an extraordinary degree for his age and experience, knew how to get it' The Telegraph.

'Faultless in delivery and dramatic emotion' Opera Now.

Tonight's performers include the Françoise-Green Piano Duo – Antoine Françoise pianist-composer and Robin Green pianist-conductor returning to St Jude's after a thrilling lunchtime concert last year. Both winners of the Royal College of Music contemporary piano prize, they have been winning admirers across Europe since their collaboration began in 2008.