Nicholas Daniel

Leicester International Music Festival - Great British Composers
2024-09-21 19:30 (Europe/London) | Hansom Hall, Leicester, 50-54 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL
Henry Purcell ed. Michael Tippett: Music for a While
Elena Langer: Mind Garden
Love song to Aminta: tenor, cor anglais, piano
L’Armoire de Couperin: piano
Snow: violin, piano
His Return: tenor, oboe, string trio
Semyon Song: tenor, piano
Semyon Monologue: tenor, piano
Cabaret Song: oboe, piano
Benjamin Britten: Cello Sonata
***INTERVAL***
Arnold Bax: Oboe Quintet
Ralph Vaughan Williams: On Wenlock Edge for tenor, piano and string quartet
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
Hugo Hymas (tenor)
Katya Apekisheva (piano)
Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin)
Katerina Nazarova (violin)
Ting-Ru Lai (viola)
Ashok Klouda (cello)

Leicester International Music Festival - British Chamber Music
2024-09-20 19:30 (Europe/London) | Hansom Hall, Leicester, 50-54 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL
Elena Langer: Stay, O Sweet for soprano, oboe, flute, violin, cello and harpsichord
GF Handel: Trio Sonata HWV 393 for oboe, violin, cello and harpsichord
Elena Langer: Love and Endings for soprano, oboe and harpsichord
***INTERVAL***
Elizabeth Maconchy: Bagatelles for oboe and harpsichord
GF Handel: German Arias for soprano, oboe, cello and harpsichord
No. 4 Süsse Stille HWV 205
No. 9 Flammende Rose HWV 210
JC Bach: Quintet in D major for oboe, flute, violin, cello and harpsichord
Hilary Cronin (soprano)
Richard Gowers (harpsichord)
Adam Walker (flute)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe)
Anna-Liisa Bezrodny (violin)
Ashok Klouda (cello)

Leicester International Music Festival - British Chamber Music
2024-09-19 19:30 (Europe/London) | Leicester Cathedral, Leicester, LE1 5PZ, United Kingdom
Arthur Bliss: Conversations for oboe, flute & string trio
Grace Williams: Sonatina for flute & piano
Madeleine Dring: Trio for oboe, flute & piano
***Interval***
Elena Langer: Figaro’s Dances for piano 6’
Michael Tippett: Prelude, Recitative & Aria for oboe, flute & piano
Peter Warlock: The Curlew for tenor, flute, cor anglais & string quartet
Adam Walker (flute)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe/cor anglais)
Hugo Hymas (tenor)
Carducci String Quartet
Katya Apekisheva (piano)

Westport Festival of Chamber Music
2024-09-08 11:30 (Europe/London) | Westport House, Quay Road, Westport, Co. Mayo,, F28 TY45, Ireland
Wynton Marsalis: Creole Contradanzas, Blue Lights on the Bayou, Hellbound Highball from String Quartet No. 1 “At the Octoroon Balls” (2005)
Simply Quartet
Mozart: Adagio K. 370
Simply Quartet with Nicholas Daniel (cor anglais)
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16, Op. 135
Simply Quartet

Westport Festival of Chamber Music
2024-09-07 22:00 - 23:40 (Europe/Dublin) | Westport Town Hall Theatre, Octagon, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Thea Musgrave: Niobe (1987)
Nicholas Daniel (oboe and tape recorder)
Beethoven: Piano Trio no. 5 in D Major “Ghost”
Sitkovetsky Trio

Westport Festival of Chamber Music
2024-09-07 19:30 (Europe/Dublin) | Westport Town Hall Theatre, Octagon, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland
Richard Dubugnon: Mikroncerto, op. 37 for oboe d’amore, basset clarinet and piano
Jose Franch-Ballester (clarinet), Nicholas Daniel (oboe) and Leon McCawley (piano)
Rachmaninov: Cello sonata, opus 19
Hugh Tinney (piano) and Guy Johnston (cello)
Brahms: Piano quartet no.2 in A major
Wu Qian (piano), Sophia Jaffe? (violin), Sarah McElravy (viola) and Guy Johnston (cello)

La Jolla Music Society - Resilience
2024-08-03 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
This concert unites the poignant Mendelssohn siblings’ works — Fanny’s unduly neglected remarkable work and Felix’s stirring String Quartet, a reaction to her early passing — with compositions by artists silenced or oppressed during WWII. It embodies the spirit of perseverance and the unbreakable will of the human spirit through music.
F. MENDELSSOHN
Piano Trio in D Minor, Op.11
CASTELNUOVO-TEDESCO
Guitar Quintet, Op.143
SCHULHOFF
Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon
MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No. 6 in F Minor, Op. 80

La Jolla Music Society - Takeover @ The Baker-Baum
2024-08-01 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
This “takeover” concert, curated by renowned composer Thomas Adès, showcases him as composer, teacher, pianist, and conductor, and includes the U.S. premiere of “Forgotten Dances” with international guitar sensation Sean Shibe.
FRANCISCO COLL
Turia
THOMAS ADÈS
Forgotten Dances – US Premiere
DE FALLA
Concerto for Piano, Flute, Oboe, Clarinet, Violin and Cello

La Jolla Music Society - Midweek Masterworks: Amadeus
2024-07-31 19:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
Amadeus comes alive as excerpts from Peter Shaffer’s iconic play are paired with Mozart’s sublime “Gran Partita,” blending dramatic readings with ethereal music for a captivating portrayal of Mozart’s genius.
MOZART
Serenade No. 10 for Winds “Gran Partita”
Nicholas Daniel, Claire Brazeau – oboes
Mark Simpson, Tommaso Lonquich – clarinets
Taylor Eiffert, Max Opferkuch – basset horns
Eleni Katz, Leyla Zamora – bassoons
Jennifer Montone, Kaylet Torrez, Tricia Skye, Mike McCoy – horns
Anthony Manzo – double bass
Jonathan Cohen – conductor

La Jolla Music Society - Danse Macabre
2024-07-27 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Baker-Baum Concert Hall, 7600 Fay Avenue, La Jolla, CA, 92037, United States
An evening of haunting melodies and mystical dance unfolds, from Ysaÿe’s and Ravel’s intense narratives to the whimsical charm of Butler’s Roald Dahl-inspired “Dirty Beasts” and Adès’ spirited “Catch.” The program culminates with Schubert’s profound “Death and the Maiden,” weaving together an unforgettable tapestry of music that oscillates between the ethereal, the playful, and the deeply moving.
YSAŸE
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Minor “Obsession”
SAINT-SAËNS
Danse Macabre for Violin and Piano, Op. 40
MARTIN BUTLER
Dirty Beasts
THOMAS ADÈS
Catch – US Premiere
RAVEL
La Valse for Two Pianos
SCHUBERT
String Quartet in D Minor, D. 810 “Death and the Maiden”

Orion Orchestra at Marylebone Music Festival 2024
2024-06-22 19:00 (Europe/London) | Manchester Square, London, W1U 3PL, United Kingdom
With Beethoven’s iconic 9 Symphony, Orion Orchestra and Nicholas Daniel will be marking the 200 years since its premiere and also celebrating the Symphony’s connection to Marylebone and that the Royal Philharmonic Society funded the first performance in Vienna, which happened while they were based close to Manchester Square Gardens.

Britten Sinfonia and Pagrav Dance Company
2024-06-13 19:30 (Europe/London) | Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Snape, Suffolk, IP17 1SP, United Kingdom
Music and dance combine in this unique programme: Gustav Holst’s remarkable opera, Imogen Holst’s entrancing Suite, and Vaughan Williams’ Oboe Concerto.
G. Holst: Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda, Op.26 (15’)
I. Holst: Suite (15’)
Vaughan Williams: Oboe Concerto in A minor (20’)
G. Holst: Savitri, Op.25 (35’)
Britten Sinfonia Voices
Britten Sinfonia
Nicholas Daniel oboe
Olivia Clarke conductor
Pagrav Dance Company

Nicholas Daniel and Huw Watkins at Ulverston International Music Festival
2024-06-04 12:30 (Europe/London) | Ulverston Parish Church, Church Walk, Ulverston, Cumbria, LA12, United Kingdom
Joseph Bologne/Althea Talbot-Howard: The New Chevalier Sonata
Clara Schumann: 3 Romances op.22
Songs for oboe
1. Hannah Kendall: yes, flash bright lightning in my southern sky!
2. John Woolrich: The Turkish Mouse
3. Huw Watkins: Ar Hyd y Nos
4. David Matthews: Montana Taylor’s Blues
5. Zoë Martlew: Nick my pearls you cry
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in F K376
Nicholas Daniel OBE has long been acknowledged as one of the world’s great oboists and is one of Britain’s best-known musicians. Passionate about contemporary music, he has commissioned hundreds of new works, and here is joined by frequent collaborator Huw Watkins, notable for his equal renown as a pianist and composer.

Nicholas Daniel & Huw Watkins at Wesley Centre Harrogate
2024-06-03 13:00 (Europe/London) | Wesley Centre Harrogate, 28 Oxford Street, Harrogate, HG1 1PP, United Kingdom
Joseph Bologne/Althea Talbot-Howard: The New Chevalier Sonata
Clara Schumann: 3 Romances op.22
Songs for oboe
1. Hannah Kendall: yes, flash bright lightning in my southern sky!
2. John Woolrich: The Turkish Mouse
3. Huw Watkins: Ar Hyd y Nos
4. David Matthews: Montana Taylor’s Blues
5. Zoë Martlew: Nick my pearls you cry
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata in F K376

Camerata Pacifica Los Angeles
2024-05-23 20:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Colburn School, 200 South Grand Avenue, Los Angeles, CA, 90012, United States
Prestini Listen, Quiet
Butler Remember This Fire
Psathas One Study
Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K.1
Labro Dowland’s Lament
Assad Petite Suite for Accordion, Clarinet, Cello & Percussion (world premiere)
Julien Labro, Jose Franch-Ballester, Nicholas Daniel, Ani Aznavoorian & Ji Hye Jung

Camerata Pacifica San Marino
2024-05-21 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Huntington, 1151 Oxford Road, San Marino, CA, 91108, United States
Prestini Listen, Quiet
Butler Remember This Fire
Psathas One Study
Scarlatti Sonata in D minor K.1
Labro Dowland’s Lament
Assad New Work for Accordion, Clarinet, Cello & Percussion (World Premiere)
Julien Labro, Jose Franch-Ballester, Nicholas Daniel, Ani Aznavoorian & Ji Hye Jung

Camerata Pacifica Thousand Oaks
2024-05-19 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | Scherr Forum, 2100 Thousand Oaks Blvd,, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91362, United States

Camerata Pacifica Santa Barbara
2024-05-17 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Music Academy of the West, 1070 Fairway Road, Santa Barbara, CA, 93108, United States

BBC Symphony Orchestra: Italian Radicals - Sinfonia... and more!
2024-05-05 19:30 (Europe/London) | Barbican, Silk Street, London, EC2Y 8DS, United Kingdom
Total Immersion: Italian Radicals – Sinfonia… and more!
Martyn Brabbins, the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Singers launch an evening-long odyssey through the music of Dallapiccola, Maderna, Nono and Berio, including Maderna’s 3rd oboe concerto with soloist Nicholas Daniel.

Lohja City Orchestra
2024-04-25 19:00 (Europe/London) | Laurentius-sale, Lohja, Kirkkokatu 6, Lohja, 08100, Finland
Top oboist Nicholas Daniel will visit Lohja again as conductor of the entire concert. This time, Daniel brings with him the Concertante in Moto perpetuo by the British composer Simon Bainbridge, with its minimalist influences. The concert also includes Benjamin Britten’s Sinfonietta, which the composer dedicated to his own composition teacher.
Siegfried-Idyll, that most beloved orchestral work of Richard Wagner, known for his operas, is a symphonic poem for chamber orchestra. The piece was Wagner’s birthday present to his wife Cosima and is named after their son.
Pastorale d’été (Summer Pastoral) by Arthur Honegger, a French-Swiss composer, was inspired by the dazzlingly beautiful scenery of the Swiss Alps.

Folkestone New Music - Nicholas Daniel & Huw Watkins
2024-04-18 19:30 (Europe/London) | The Grand, Folkestone, The Leas, Folkstone, Kent, CT20 2XL, United Kingdom
Two extraordinary musicians, Nicholas Daniel and Huw Watkins, join us for an evening featuring music for oboe and piano by Bach, Harrison Birtwistle, Tansy Davies, Schumann, and John Woolrich.

Ensemble MidtVest at HEART - Star Moments with Nicholas Daniel
2024-03-21 19:30 (Europe/London) | HEART – Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Bitten og Aage, Damgaards Plads 2, Herning, 7400, Denmark
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Quartet in C, K.Anh 171/285b (arr. for oboe quartet)
Arrangements and pieces for two oboes by Mozart, Yun, Telemann and Musgrave
Eleanor Alberga: “Tiger Dream in Forest Green” for flute, oboe, cello and piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Adagio for cor anglais and string trio K580a, completion by Nicholas Daniel
Samuel Coleridge Taylor: Nonet in F minor, op. 2
Nicholas Daniel, oboe
Nicolas Dautricourt, violin
Sanna Ripatti, viola
Jonathan Slaatto, cello
Ditlev Damkjær, double bass
Charlotte Norholt, flute
Peter Kirstein, oboe
Natalie Harris, clarinet
Yavor Petkov, bassoon
Neil Page, horn
Martin Qvist Hansen, piano

Ensemble MidtVest in Holstebro - Star Moments with Nicholas Daniel
2024-03-19 19:30 (Europe/Copenhagen) | Holstebro Kunstmuseum, Museumsvej 2A, Holstebro, 7500, Denmark

Ensemble MidtVest in Espergærde - Star Moments with Nicholas Daniel
2024-03-17 16:00 (Europe/Copenhagen) | Mørdrup Kirke, Vestermarken 2, Espergærde, 3060

Nicholas Daniel & Friends at Barnes Music Festival
2024-03-11 19:30 (Europe/London) | St Mary’s Church, Church Road, Barnes, London, SW13 9HL, United Kingdom
Nicholas Daniel and friends come together to offer a rich programme that promises to show off their musical expertise and extensive shared experience. Their performances not only uphold the highest musical standards but also spotlight lesser-known compositions, celebrating works from Britain and beyond.
Hailed as a dream team in the chamber music realm, Nicholas Daniel and the other principal members guarantee a performance of exceptional prowess. Their repertoire spans from Dodgson’s The Old Cigarette Lighter (1961) to the inventive The Sorcerer’s Apprentice (1987) by Dukas and Martin Butler’s compelling composition, Dirty Beasts (1990). Revered by Alexandra Coughlan of The New Statesman, this supergroup promises an evening brimming with musical brilliance and profound depth, showcasing an exceptional standard of music making.
There will also be a matinée performance at 2pm specially for young people and local schools.
PERFORMERS
Nicholas Daniel, Oboe
Joy Farrall, Clarinet
Sarah Burnett, Bassoon
Tom Hancox, Flute
Ben Goldscheider, Horn
Huw Watkins, Piano
Allie Daniel, Narrator
PROGRAMME
Imogen Holst Suite for Wind Quartet
Dodgson Flood
Ravel arr. Farrington Mother Goose
Dodgson The Old Cigarette Lighter
Dukas arr Farrington The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
Martin Butler Dirty Beasts
Supported by Stephen Dodgson trust

Greenwich Chamber Orchestra with Nicholas Daniel
2024-03-02 19:30 (Europe/London) | St Alfege Church, 3 Greenwich Church Street, London, SE10 8NA, United Kingdom
Greenwich Chamber Orchestra. Conductor: David Cutts
Leader: Gonzalo Acosta
Oboe Soloist: Nicholas Daniel
Haydn: Symphony No 92 ‘Oxford’
Strauss: Oboe Concerto
Beethoven: Symphony No 1.

Britten Oboe Quartet at the University of York
2024-02-28 19:30 (Europe/London) | Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, Heslington, York, North Yorkshire, YO10 5FS, United Kingdom
Founded by the internationally acclaimed oboist Nicholas Daniel and his co-principals and colleagues from the award-winning Britten Sinfonia, the Britten Oboe Quartet is renowned for their warm, expressive and delightful performances, shaped by the musicians’ experience of playing together over many years. The group’s imaginative programming embraces music not only for the oboe quartet but for various other chamber music combinations too and explores popular repertoire alongside lesser-known works. The programme opens with a short, lyrical piece by Scottish composer Thea Musgrave and an arrangement of one of Schubert’s finest early string quartets. Featuring traditional dance melodies from the Faroe Islands in Denmark, the Bridal Trilogy takes the listener on a journey across the full spectrum of emotions experienced within marriage. These lyrical and heartfelt pieces are followed by Mozart’s charming Flute Quartet K. 171 and the poignantly beautiful aria ‘Aus Liebe’ from St Matthew Passion.

Iestyn Davies & Nicholas Daniel & Fretwork - The Hidden Face
2024-02-18 15:00 (Europe/Brussels) | AMUZ (Festival van Vlaanderen Antwerpen), Kammenstraat 81, Antwerpen, 2000, Belgium
The legendary consort of viols Fretwork, the countertenor Iestyn Davies, who has received worldwide acclaim for his vocal control and musicality, and Nicholas Daniel, one of the best British oboists, bridge the gap between John Taverner (ca. 1490-1545) and John Tavener (1944-2013).
Fretwork will perform the entire Missa Gloria tibi trinitas by Taverner in an instrumental version.
This six-part mass was composed for Cardinal College in Oxford, and is based on the Gregorian chant of the same name that was intended for Trinity Sunday. The mass, and particularly the In Nomine passage in the Benedictus, initiated a great tradition in consort music.
We will also hear two musical prayers by John Tavener: The Hidden Face and Nipson. The Hidden Face is a prayer for countertenor, oboe and consort of viols. It is hushed music, with no space for the ego, in which Tavener aims to address the divine: the Hidden Face. Nipson, in which Tavener reflects on his sins, was commissioned by Fretwork. The text comes from a fountain in Istanbul: “Nipson anomemata me monan opsin” (Cleanse my sins, not only my face). The palindrome is attributed to Gregory of Nazianze (329-389).
Programme
J. Taverner: Missa Gloria tibi trinitas | J. Tavener: The Hidden Face | Nipson
Performers
Iestyn Davies, countertenor | Nicholas Daniel, oboe | Fretwork

Rhapsody in Blue Centenary Concert
2024-02-12 19:30 (Europe/London) | St John’s Smith Square, London, SW1P 3HA, United Kingdom
Nicholas Daniel conducts The Purcell School Orchestra and Orion Orchestra

The Purcell School Symphony Orchestra

The Orion Orchestra

Benji Lock PIANO

Nicholas Daniel CONDUCTOR

Joseph Phibbs: Veloce (WP)

Edward Tait: New Work (WP)

Antonia Zadrag: New Work (WP)

Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

Eleanor Alberga: Symphony No. 1 ‘Strata’

The Haffner Wind Ensemble in Norwich
2024-01-28 15:00 (Europe/London) | John Innes Centre, Norwich, Colney Lane, Norwich, Norfolk, NR4 7UH, United Kingdom
The Haffner Wind Ensemble is one of Britain’s leading chamber ensembles and one of the most established wind quintets in Britain. Each member of the ensemble is a chamber musician and a soloist as well as a principal of the Britten Sinfonia; in addition, all are experienced teachers in the UK and abroad. The breadth of their musical experience as individuals and their extensive work together in the Britten Sinfonia combine to create a secure and fluent ensemble, one which plays with freshness and vivacity and which excels not only in the classics of the wind repertoire but also in contemporary music.
Programme
Jonathan Dove Figures in the Garden
Mozart Serenade in C minor, K.388
Marcelo Nisinman Die Albträume des Todes
Mozart Serenade in E flat K.375
