Absolutely delighted that Roberto Ortiz won second prize in this year's Mozart Singing Competition: it was a pleasure to play for him today at the Amadeus Centre in Little Venice, in a programme of Mozart, Schubert, Donizetti and Verdi.
This week saw concerts in Brighton with flautist Marielle Way – a shared concert at the Church of the Good Shepherd, organised by the Rotary Club in aid of the 'Thanks for Life' campaign which combats polio – and at the Amersham Festival Dinner with violinists Alexandra and Charlotte Reid. Meanwhile, it's been great to […]
Stepped in at the last minute for a recital with James Turnbull (oboe) at Luton Music Club, held in the Library Theatre. It is always both daunting and liberating to be stepping in at short notice – this programme had more than its fair share of challenges (Britten's Temporal Variations, York Bowen's sonata, an arrangement of […]
Music at St Peter's has again proved to be a great success this weekend. Another sizeable audience warmed the atmosphere in the freezing cold church (the heating was broken…) and were hugely appreciative of performances by Laura Kelly (mezzo-soprano) and Matthew Lowe (cello), ranging from Beethoven's C major sonata to Scottish folksongs. Particular thanks to […]
Back in sunny Brighton, this time for a concert with Marielle Way, flautist. The Chapel Royal is a beautiful, intimate, resonant venue and the lunchtime concert series seems to have a great following as it was packed out for this recital. It was a good chance to revisit some repertoire from last year (sonatas of […]
Great morning in the studio with James Turnbull (oboe), recording Thomas Hewitt Jones' new Sonata Cimarella. Tommy himself was producing, so the composer's input was never far from hand! This will be part of the next CD of Tommy's music, due for release in April. His previous disc, Under the Milkwood Tree, has met with […]
In and out of the National Opera Studio at the moment playing for people's auditions there; good luck to all!
Pleased to see such a positive review (here) of Thursday's concert with the Berkeley Ensemble – thank you to the Leicester Mercury!
Royal Overseas League season has commenced! Playing for several people over the next few weeks in the various different sections of this competition (wind, strings, voice, ensemble…). Fingers crossed for them all! The hall here is always a rewarding place to play and Overseas House provides gorgeous surroundings. February is always a busy time for […]
A mad few days of concerts but great fun! Tuesday saw Mozart (Quintet for Piano and Winds), Poulenc (Trio for Oboe, Bassoon and Piano), and Woolrich (Favola in Musica, based on music of Monteverdi), with the Berkeley Ensemble, at St Peter's Streatham, where their residency is. Many thanks to Molly Nielsen for stepping in at […]