18 March 2010 1.05 – 1.55 pm

Nick Daniel (oboe)
Maggie Cole (harpsichord)

Bach: Sonata in Eb bwv 1031
Andriesson: Ouverture to Orpheus for harpsichord solo
Bach: Sonata in A major bwv 1032
Andriesson: Vergeet mie niet, forget me not. Solo oboe and harpsichord, 1 player!
Bach: Sonata in G minor bwv 1020

Nicholas Daniel is the Artistic Director of the Leicester International Music Festival and the Lunchtime Concert Series. Nicholas won the BBC Young Musician of the Year when he was 18. At his debut at the BBC Proms in 1992, the Sunday Times described him as one of the greatest exponents of the oboe in the world. In the 2008 BBC Proms, he played the Mozart Oboe Concerto on the First Night and the Elliott Carter Oboe concerto. He is Professor at the Trossingen Musikhochschule in Germany. He is Associate Artistic Director of the Britten Sinfonia.

Maggie Cole enjoys an international musical life playing and recording on harpsichord, fortepiano and modern piano. She is best known through numerous recitals on BBC Radio 3 and appearances at leading British festivals and abroad. In addition to a busy solo career, she enjoys duo partnerships with, for example, Mark Padmore (tenor) and Steven Isserlis (cello). She also performs frequently with The Nash Ensemble and Britten Sinfonia. Maggie will be recording a double CD of Haydn trios to be released in 2009 with Trio Goya.

PATRONS
Thea Musgrave CBE; James MacMillan CBE;
Paul McCreesh; Lars Tharp

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