Samuel Burstin founded in 2011 his own orchestra, the Paradisal Players, whose concerts have raised over £100,000 for charities and worthy causes.
Their next concert is this Sunday 10 January, 6pm, at St Bartholomew’s Church in Sydenham, London, and features four Philharmonia players as soloists, and one as composer! Admission is free and a collection will be taken for the charity Help Musicians UK.

Programme :

Bottesini: Double Bass Concerto No.2 in A minor
Birchall: Labyrinth, for Cello and Chamber Orchestra
Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola K.364
Mahler: Adagietto from Symphony No.5

Adam Wynter – double bass
Timothy Walden – cello
Nathaniel Anderson-Frank – violin
Samuel Burstin – viola/conductor
Lucy Wakefield – harp