The concert

"As we have learned to our great cost, in the case of pancreatic cancer, diagnosis is generally a death sentence. My friend and colleague Robert Brown lived just thirteen weeks beyond that point. He was the kind of man who, had he survived, would have wanted to do something constructive to address the need for earlier diagnosis and to help the families of those affected. For this to be achieved, much more money is needed, so I urge you to attend this marvellous event and thereby to support the vital work of Pancreatic Cancer UK." - John Redwood MP

"In programming this concert, I have again turned to Stephen Layton and the Holst Singers, possibly the finest choral conductor and large choir in the UK today. Stephen, whose Vaughan Williams Serenade to Music and Fauré Requiem from the first of these concerts are still vivid memories, has helped me to assemble a fine vocal quartet with whom to revisit the Mozart Requiem, last heard under his baton at the BBC Proms in August 2011. Another good friend, Michael Collins, the finest clarinettist in the world by a country mile, joins us to play that instrument's greatest masterpiece - Mozart's ever-popular concerto. Stephen and Michael both hold titles with the City of London Sinfonia, so it is highly appropriate that this fine orchestra will also be on stage." - James Brown, Hazard Chase Limited

7.30pm, Thursday 24 May, Cadogan Hall, London

Tchaikovsky: Serenade for Strings
Mozart: Clarinet Concerto
Mozart: Requiem

City of London Sinfonia with The Holst Singers

Stephen Layton conductor

Michael Collins clarinet
Katherine Watson soprano
Louise Poole mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Mulroy tenor
Derek Welton bass-baritone

In aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK
Tickets: £35, £32, £25, £17, £10 available from the Cadogan Hall box office (Tel. 020 7730 4500).

An auction in aid of Pancreatic Cancer UK will be held during the evening.

Donations can be made online.

Presented by Hazard Chase Ltd. in association with Cadogan Hall, the City of London Sinfonia and The Holst Singers.