| Date and venue | Title |
|---|---|
| 16-May-2012 Colston Hall: Hall 2 | Elektrostatic Focuses on Flutes in Bristol |
The Elektrostatic Concert Series has been one of Bristol’s most reliable sources of contemporary classical music events in recent years. This year, the curators have been working with Arcomis, an arts commissioning organisation, and have successfully arranged a pair of highly ambitious concerts, each dedicated to a single instrument. Having already enjoyed the first of these concerts, I made my way to the Colston Hall’s rather hip back room with very high expectations, and an appetite for the flute.
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| 11-Apr-2012 The Forge, Camden | Tempest Flute Trio at the Forge |
If you're a flute trio, you need to be innovative. And Tempest Flute Trio certainly are: they presented an impressive array of works at the Forge in Camden last night, ranging from innovative arrangements to commissions, and performing with a sense of ensemble which would have been remarkable for any grouping of instruments.
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| 13-Oct-2011 Bridgewater Hall | Hallé and Sir Mark Elder: Beethoven 1 |
Sir Mark Elder and his Hallé Orchestra continue to achieve extraordinary things in Manchester, earlier this week winning Gramophone awards for the third consecutive year and tonight giving further reason to celebrate with the opening concert in their 2011-12 Beethoven cycle.
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| 12-Apr-2011 Chipping Sodbury Town Hall | Flute and Piano Recital |
| Two young artists, Matthew Featherstone flute and Daniel Swain piano, sponsored by the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, treated the April audience to a wide ranging and enjoyable concert. The opening piece, Mozart’s Andante in C major for flute and piano, was marked by elegant phrasing and the wistful tone of the piece was well realised.
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