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Sunday 14 June 2026, 3pm

Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra

Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra

Presented by Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra

Tickets from £18

Price includes a commission of £1.00

SWSO celebrate 70 years with a new commission from local composer Sarah Cattley.

SWSO’s 70th anniversary year celebrates the past but also looks to the future. The first performance of a new commission from talented local composer Sarah Cattley opens the concert. We follow with Kabalevsky's youthful Violin Concerto, played here by rising star and winner of the 2025 Barker Bursary, Alice Cumberbatch. Written in 1953, the year of Stalin’s death, Dmitri Shostakovich’s monumental 10th Symphony vividly characterises life under the dictator, but finishes with a positive vision of the future.

Performance information

Running time

2 hours

Content warnings

Age Guidance 7+

This event is not recommended for children under 7 years old. Children under 5 years old will not be admitted to this performance.

Booking information

Seating style

This event has tiered stalls and balcony seating

Discounts

Under 25s can purchase half price tickets for this show.

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Programme and performers

Programme

  • Sarah Cattley Zarparān
  • Kabalevsky Violin Concerto
  • Shostakovich Symphony No.10

Performers

  • Saffron Walden Symphony Orchestra
  • Richard Hull conductor
  • Alice Cumberbatch violin

Information for your visit

Sunday 14 June 2026, 3pm

Schedule

All timings are approximate and will be updated closer to the show date. Please check the website on the day of the performance for up-to-date information.

Latecomers can usually be admitted at a suitable gap within the performance.

When to arrive

2pm - 2.45pm
We have over 400 free parking spots for anyone driving.

Foyer opens

2pm
Enjoy a drink at the bar before the auditorium opens.

Auditorium opens

2.30pm
Get your tickets ready for checking, find your seats, sit back and relax.

Show starts

3pm

Interval

Interval (20 mins)

Show ends

5pm (approx)

Content warnings

Age Guidance 7+

This event is not recommended for children under 7 years old. Children under 5 years old will not be admitted to this performance.

Location

Saffron Hall

Audley End Road, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB11 4UH

Transport

Shuttle bus

The shuttle bus won't be running for this performance
More info

Additional information

Drinks

For this event, you're welcome to bring drinks purchased from our bar into the event with you.

Cloakroom

We are unable to allow any bags into the performance space which are larger than a hand bag or small backpack. Unfortunately our cloakroom will not be in operation.

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Accessibility

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Parking

We have over 400 free parking spaces on site for our visitors

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