The Cardiff Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert of favourite overtures received stunning reviews when it was performed at the St. David’s Hall, Cardiff, on March 18.

This programme will be repeated at Folly Farm on Saturday, April 16, and we are all eagerly awaiting an equally scintillating performance.

The concert is made of 10 overtures selected by the public and the orchestra’s fans - a feast of musical delicacies with something to suit everyone’s taste. The classical era was represented by Mozart’s overture to the Magic Flute with its Masonic symbolism emphasised by the orchestra, while Beethoven’s Egmont overture, Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliette overture and Mendelssohn’s Fingal’s Cave where played with true romantic expression.

The overture to the Karelia suite demonstrated Sibelius’s nationalistic passion, while Shostakovich’s Festival overture was played with the panache expected for such a vivacious piece.

Jolly performances of Bizet’s Carmen overture and Bernstein’s West Side Story led up to the grand finale: Tchaikovsky’s 1812 overture, played as always by the CPO with vigour and true commitment.

The performance received a standing ovation, but one also felt that the orchestra enjoyed the evening every bit as much as the audience.

Another top performance by the CPO and a musical treat to come at Folly Farm. The concert has once again been generously sponsored by Valero, and Folly Farm has donated the venue. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the Pembrokeshire Sibling Group and to Rotary charities.

The event will be held next Saturday, April 16, in the Follies Theatre, Folly Farm, commencing at 7 pm.

Tickets are available from: the Folly Farm box office, Adept Dry Cleaners in Pembroke Dock, McLaren’s Hairdressers in Pembroke, and online via the Pembroke Rotary Club website: www.pembrokerotary.org.uk