Southport Orchestra

Southport Orchestra is delighted to welcome Tom Kimmance to play Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" with us in our Spring Concert. Tom Kimmance was born in Liverpool. His musical career began as a self taught pianist at thirteen years of age. Within months his talent was evident to others when he transcribed Mozart’s ‘Ronda Alla Turca' by ear and performed the piece at a local festival from memory. In the years that followed Tom went on to study music full time and it was during his time at college that he made his debut as a professional soloist, performing concerto’s by Beethoven and Mozart and discovering his love for composition. Continuing his education at the University of Liverpool under the tutelage of John Gough, Tom continued to perform numerous concertos and recitals; he also had guidance from international concert pianists Gil Sullivan, Joanna MacGregor OBE and Stephen Hough CBE. He completed his BA Hons Music with the highest mark on record for a solo undergraduate performance. After gaining a first class masters degree in 2008, Tom has been in demand as a concert pianist for orchestras across the UK.

The venue has a maximum audience capacity of 280 and all the tickets for our previous concerts there have been sold in advance. It is very unlikely that there will be any tickets available at the door. We make use of an email address (southportorchestratickets@gmail.com) to allocate tickets in advance. Tickets, when paid for, can be sent through the post in a s.a.e or kept at the venue door for collection.