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The Continental Airlines Tower Festival 2009
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1. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Dame Kiri Te Kanawa sings at the Gala Night of Opera with the City of London Sinfonia, as part of the Continental Airways Tower Festival 2009.
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2. Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett Performs at the Tower of London with the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble, conducted by Ann Atkinson.
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3. Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy performs a melodic Bach movement.
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4. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
The evening's programme featured opera favourites from Bizet's Carmen, Puccini's Tosca and Donizetti's Elisir d'amore.
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5. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
No stranger to prestigious world class venues, soprano Dame Kiri performs in the historic surroundings of the Tower of London.
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6. Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
The concert featured young artists who recently attended masterclasses with Dame Kiri at the Solti Te Kanawa Academy.
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7. Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett and the Fron Male Voice Choir headline the Tower Festival on Saturday 12 September.
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8. Lesley Garrett
Lesley Garrett performs at the Tower of London.
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9. Lesley Garrett
Tower Festival 2009: Lesley Garrett performs at the Tower of London.
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10. Lesley Garrett
Tower Festival 2009: Lesley Garrett performs at the Tower of London.
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11. Nigel Kennedy
Violin virtuoso Nigel Kennedy opens the Continental Airlines Tower Festival on a balmy September evening.
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12. Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy after performing a Bach Violin Concerto.
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13. Nigel Kennedy
Nigel was joined by the Philharmonia Orchestra for an evening of Bach and the music of Duke Ellington.
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14. Nigel Kennedy
Throughout the show there was plenty of Nigel Kennedy banter with the band and audience.
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15. Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy and the Philharmonia Orchestra thrill the audience with a big band improvisation.
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16. Nigel Kennedy
Nigel Kennedy plays an encore to a delighted crowd at the Tower of London.
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17. Rehearsal time at the Tower
The British Philharmonic Orchestra prepare for Classical Extravaganza.
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18. The Tower of London
The Tower of London provides a beautiful backdrop for this annual music festival - now in its 4th year.
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19. Classical Extravaganza
Conductor of the British Philharmonic Orchestra - Anthony Gabriele - opens Classical Extravaganza with Copland's triumphant Fanfare for the Common Man.
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20. The British Philharmonic Orchestra
The British Philharmonic Orchestra - lit up in a blaze of colour - performs a programme of popular classics including Handel's melodious Water Music.
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21. The British Philharmonic Orchestra
The cello section takes the lead during Mascagni's Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana.
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22. The British Philharmonic Orchestra
The Orchestra's viola section in action.
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23. The British Philharmonic Orchestra
Anthony Gabriele and the British Philharmonic Orchestra enjoy a thunderous applause following an encore of Offenbach's Can Can music.
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24. Deborah Norman
Standing in at the last moment for Natasha Marsh, mezzo-soprano Deborah Norman takes to the stage for an impressive performance of 'Sempre Libera' from Verdi's La Traviata.
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25. Deborah Norman
Deborah Norman wins the hearts of the crowd and returns to the stage for an encore of Puccini's heartfelt aria 'O mio babbino caro'.
