The London Kensington Sinfonia is proud to present, in association with the London International Music Festival, two concerts in aid of the newly built Unicorn Theatre for children in London. Built to help introduce the next generation to the performing arts, the theatre opened in December 2005 and boasts two impressive auditoriums that present plays specifically aimed at younger children.

The LKS is pleased to be working with three young soloists: Jae Yoo; Yannis Erifillidis and Marc Corbett-Weaver, and is delighted that the actress Joanna David (a member of the Unicorn Theatre Advisory Council) will be opening the first concert in a performance of Prokofiev's charming Peter and the Wolf.

Although the two concerts are being presented for those who wish to support the Unicorn Theatre, the will be plenty of opportunity during the day for the children themselves to experience the orchestra first hand in a specially presented performance of Peter and the Wolf, narrated by the actor Alexander Gilmour .

The programme for the two concerts is as follows:

Tuesday 16th May 2006
7.30pm
Prokofiev - Peter and the Wolf (Narrator - Joanna David)
Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 2 (soloist - Yannis Erifillidis )
Prokofiev - Romeo and Juliet Suites I and II .

Wednesday 17th May 2006
7.30pm
Grieg - Piano Concerto (soloist - Marc Corbett-Weaver)
Sibelius - Violin Concerto (soloist - Jae Yoo)
Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite

For more information about these events, please visit www.unicorntheatre.com

Joanna David trained at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. Her numerous television credits include Pride and Prejudice; He Knew He Was Right; Foyles War; A Touch of Frost; The Forsyte Saga; Sense and Sensibility; Rumpole of the Bailey; The Darling Buds of May; War and Peace; Rebecca; The Mill on the Floss; Tender is the Night; Dance to the Music of Time; Inspector Morse; Midsommer Murders; Falling (ITV); Monarch of the Glen and, most recently, Bleak House (BBC 1).

Her theatre credits include Copenhagen (Salisbury Playhouse), The Rivals (Chichester Festival Theatre), The Cherry Orchard and Breaking the Code (Theatre Royal, Haymarket), Stages (Royal National Theatre), Uncle Vanya and Ghost Train Tattoo (Royal Exchange), The Family Reunion (Vaudeville Theatre), and The Importance of Being Earnest (Royal Exchange and Scandinavian Theatre Company). She is also a highly experienced broadcaster for BBC Radio and has recorded many novels for audiocassette.

Joanna David frequently appears with Sir John Mortimer in 'Mortimer's Miscellany' and this summer will play the Mother in his play A Voyage Round My Father at the Donmar Warehouse.

The Soloists

Jae Yoo

Yannis Erifillidis

Marc Corbett-Weaver (www.marccorbett-weaver.com)