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Thea Musgrave: Cantilena Jacqueline Shave: Artin Mozart: Oboe Quartet K370 ***Interval*** Bach: Aria ‘Aus Liebe will mein Heiland sterben’ from St Matthew Passion BWV244 Traditional arr. Danish String Quartet/Britten Oboe Quartet: Sønderho Bridal Trilogy Françaix: Cor anglais quartet
Orion Orchestra brings together London’s most talented musicians for this long-awaited live concert in the beautiful surroundings of St James’s Spanish Place. This will be the first concert in which Orion welcomes its new Artistic Director and Conductor, the world-famous Nicholas Daniel, as well as organist Richard Gowers. PROGRAMME Thea Musgrave - Largo in Hommage […]
Claude Debussy / reconstructed by Kenneth Cooper: Sonata No. 4 for oboe, French horn, and harpsichord from the Six Sonatas for Various Instruments Kaija Saariaho: Mirrors Elliott Carter: Sonata for flute, oboe, cello, and harpsichord (1952 ) Jörg Widmann: Air pro French horn solo (2005) Thomas Adès: Sonata da Caccia, Op. 11 (1993) Performers Adam […]
A birthday celebration for the outstanding oboist and conductor includes short pieces written specially for the occasion; a piece from Hannah Kendall’s Tuxedo series, inspired by an artwork by Jean-Michel Basquiat, plus a work by American-born composer David Bruce first heard at the Wigmore Hall in 2019 as part of Nicholas Daniel Oboe Day. Francis […]
When words fail music speaks. Renowned artists and composers come together to support and raise funds for SOS Children's Villages Ukraine Appeal, in the hope that this contribution can bring some solace to thousands of refugee children affected by the conflict. The programme features a selection of pieces by renowned composers who themselves experienced the […]
An eclectic group of fine musicians come together for a mixed programme of 20th- and 21st-century works. Following his solo violin sonata, Debussy noted that he intended his next to be for oboe, horn and harpsichord. The edition made by Kenneth Cooper uses material from various piano pieces, including the first book of Images (1905) […]
Vaughan Williams The Wasps Overture Parry An English Suite Vaughan Williams Concerto in A minor for Oboe and Strings Vaughan Williams Symphony No. 5 in D major Conductor Michael Seal Soloist Nicholas Daniel (oboe) No Festival celebrating RVW’s music could be complete without his Concerto for Oboe and Strings – written in 1944 and all […]