• Schumann:  Kinderszenen Op.15 (arr. Abrahamsen) 

• Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik

• Pavel Haas: Quintet Op. 10

• Beethoven: Sextet for 2 Horns and String Quartet Op.71 (arr. Rechtmann)

The Orsino Ensemble is a flexible format chamber ensemble with a central focus on the five outstanding wind players at its core. Each a leader in their field, the group’s members are committed to showcasing the depth and versatility of the wind chamber repertoire; expanding and reducing the ensemble’s format as needed across their different programmes.

• Adam Walker - flute

• Nicholas Daniel - oboe

• Matthew Hunt - clarinet

• Amy Harman - bassoon

• Alec Frank-Gemmill - horn

• Schumann:  Kinderszenen Op.15 (arr. Abrahamsen) 

• Hindemith: Kleine Kammermusik

• Pavel Haas: Quintet Op. 10

• Beethoven: Sextet for 2 Horns and String Quartet Op.71 (arr. Rechtmann)

The Orsino Ensemble is a flexible format chamber ensemble with a central focus on the five outstanding wind players at its core. Each a leader in their field, the group’s members are committed to showcasing the depth and versatility of the wind chamber repertoire; expanding and reducing the ensemble’s format as needed across their different programmes.

• Adam Walker - flute

• Nicholas Daniel - oboe

• Matthew Hunt - clarinet

• Amy Harman - bassoon

• Alec Frank-Gemmill - horn

• Schumann:  Kinderszenen Op.15 (arr. Abrahamsen) 

• Pavel Haas: Quintet Op. 10

• Beethoven: Sextet for 2 Horns and String Quartet Op.71 (arr. Rechtmann)

Since its foundation in 2018 by flautist Adam Walker, the Orsino Ensemble has explored the often untapped wealth of chamber music for wind ensemble. The group returns to Wigmore Hall with a programme built around the Wind Quintet written in 1929 by Pavel Haas, a four-movement work spiced with its young Czech composer’s tangy melodies.

• Adam Walker - flute

• Nicholas Daniel - oboe

• Matthew Hunt - clarinet

• Amy Harman - bassoon

• Alec Frank-Gemmill - horn

The Klassische Philharmonie Bonn was founded in 1986 and emerged from the Chur Cölnisches Orchester, an expanded chamber orchestra with wind instruments. Today, the orchestra consists of up to 60 members and plays regular subscription series throughout Germany. The repertoire of the Klassische Philharmonie Bonn ranges from Baroque to modern music, with a special focus on works of the »Viennese Classical« period: in addition to Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, works by their contemporaries and students are also regularly featured in the programme.

Klassische Philharmonie Bonn

Amy Harman bassoon

violin and director Moritz Ter-Nedden

Giovanni Benedetto Platti
Concerto with obligatory violoncello No. 8 in D major / Bearbeitung für Fagott

Hugo Wolf
Italienische Serenade G-Dur / Bearbeitung für Orchester

Giacomo Puccini
Crisantemi / Alla memoria di Amedeo di Savoia, Duca d’Aosta

Antonio Vivaldi
Concerto in A minor RV 498 for bassoon, strings and basso continuo

Piotr I. Tschaikowsky
String Sextet in D minor, Op. 70 »Souvenir de Florence«

• Robert Schumann, arr Abrahamsen  Kinderszenen

• Nielsen Wind Quintet

• Pavel Haas Wind Quintet

• Beethoven, arr. Rechtmann  Quintet in E flat Op.71

Since its foundation in 2018 by flautist Adam Walker, the Orsino Ensemble has explored the often untapped wealth of chamber music for wind ensemble. The group returns to Wigmore Hall with a programme built around the Wind Quintet written in 1929 by Pavel Haas, a four-movement work spiced with its young Czech composer’s tangy melodies.

• Adam Walker - flute

• Nicholas Daniel - oboe

• Matthew Hunt - clarinet

• Amy Harman - bassoon

• Alec Frank-Gemmill - horn

Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697–1763): Concerto No. 8 in D major for cello and orchestra (arrangement for bassoon)
Hugo Wolf (1860–1903): Italian Serenade in G major (1887)
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924): Crisantemi (1890)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Concerto in A minor, RV 498, for bassoon and orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence," for two violins, two violas, and two cellos (1890), version for string orchestra

Amy Harman, bassoon Conductor: Moritz Ter-Nedden (violin)

The concerts in February offer a journey through nighttime Florence. With Giovanni Benedetto Platti's Cello Concerto in an arrangement for bassoon, Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto, Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade," and Puccini's funeral music "Crisantemi," a Florentine night is evoked through music of vastly different styles. The bassoon solo in these concerts will be performed by bassoonist Amy Harman, a sought-after soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has taught at the renowned Royal Academy of Music in London for the past several years and is now at the Düsseldorf University of Music. And for the grand finale, the absolute highlight awaits: Tchaikovsky's breathtaking string sextet "Souvenir de Florence"! This masterpiece will be performed by the Classical Philharmonic Bonn with a large string ensemble – an unforgettable highlight of the concert!

Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697–1763): Concerto No. 8 in D major for cello and orchestra (arrangement for bassoon)
Hugo Wolf (1860–1903): Italian Serenade in G major (1887)
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924): Crisantemi (1890)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Concerto in A minor, RV 498, for bassoon and orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893): Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence," for two violins, two violas, and two cellos (1890), version for string orchestra

Amy Harman, bassoon Conductor: Moritz Ter-Nedden (violin)

The concerts in February offer a journey through nighttime Florence. With Giovanni Benedetto Platti's Cello Concerto in an arrangement for bassoon, Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto, Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade," and Puccini's funeral music "Crisantemi," a Florentine night is evoked through music of vastly different styles. The bassoon solo in these concerts will be performed by bassoonist Amy Harman, a sought-after soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has taught at the renowned Royal Academy of Music in London for the past several years and is now at the Düsseldorf University of Music. And for the grand finale, the absolute highlight awaits: Tchaikovsky's breathtaking string sextet "Souvenir de Florence"!

Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697–1763): Concerto No. 8 in D major for cello and orchestra (arrangement for bassoon)
Hugo Wolf (1860–1903): Italian Serenade in G major (1887)
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924): Crisantemi (1890)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Concerto in A minor, RV 498, for bassoon and orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893):
Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence," for two violins, two violas, and two cellos (1890), version for string orchestra

Amy Harman, bassoon
Conductor: Moritz Ter-Nedden (violin)

The concerts in February offer a journey through nighttime Florence. With Giovanni Benedetto Platti's Cello Concerto in an arrangement for bassoon, Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto, Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade," and Puccini's funeral music "Crisantemi," a Florentine night is evoked through music of vastly different styles. The bassoon solo in these concerts will be performed by bassoonist Amy Harman, a sought-after soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has taught at the renowned Royal Academy of Music in London for the past several years and is now at the Düsseldorf University of Music. And for the grand finale, the absolute highlight awaits: Tchaikovsky's breathtaking string sextet "Souvenir de Florence"! This masterpiece will be performed by the Classical Philharmonic Bonn with a large string ensemble – an unforgettable highlight of the concert!

Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697–1763): Concerto No. 8 in D major for cello and orchestra (arrangement for bassoon)
Hugo Wolf (1860–1903): Italian Serenade in G major (1887)
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924): Crisantemi (1890)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Concerto in A minor, RV 498, for bassoon and orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893):
Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence," for two violins, two violas, and two cellos (1890), version for string orchestra

Amy Harman, bassoon
Conductor: Moritz Ter-Nedden (violin)

The concerts in February offer a journey through nighttime Florence. With Giovanni Benedetto Platti's Cello Concerto in an arrangement for bassoon, Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto, Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade," and Puccini's funeral music "Crisantemi," a Florentine night is evoked through music of vastly different styles. The bassoon solo in these concerts will be performed by bassoonist Amy Harman, a sought-after soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has taught at the renowned Royal Academy of Music in London for the past several years and is now at the Düsseldorf University of Music. And for the grand finale, the absolute highlight awaits: Tchaikovsky's breathtaking string sextet "Souvenir de Florence"! This masterpiece will be performed by the Classical Philharmonic Bonn with a large string ensemble – an unforgettable highlight of the concert!

Kaleidoscope is Tom Poster and Elena Urioste’s all-star collective of musical friends.

They encompass the full riches of the chamber music repertoire, with a passionate commitment to diversity and unearthing hidden musical gems. Their Saffron Hall debut features music from central Europe and the USA and two substantial works by two rarely heard composers. Dohnanyi’s sextet is supercharged with a sly wit, boisterous high spirits and melodic charm, while Coleridge-Taylor’s delightful early work is a symphony in all but name – big-hearted music of originality and flair. They’re framed by Mozart’s joyous quartet for a highly unusual line-up and Tom’s own arrangements of Gershwin, a composer who embraced diversity of style and expression like few others, with music that straddles the worlds of art music and jazz, the Broadway musical and the opera house.

• Mozart Bassoon Quartet in B flat (after Sonata K.292) 14 mins

• Dohnányi Sextet in C major for clarinet, horn, string trio and piano, Op.37 29 mins

• Coleridge-Taylor Nonet in F minor for winds, strings and piano, Op.2 27 mins

• Gershwin (arr. Tom Poster) Songs 13 mins

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective

• Armand Djikoloum oboe

• Matthew Hunt clarinet

• Amy Harman bassoon

• Ben Goldscheider horn

• Elena Urioste violin

• Rosalind Ventris viola

• Laura van der Heijden cello

• Will Duerden double bass

• Tom Poster piano

Mozart: Kwartet (naar 'Sonate, KV 292') in B-flat major (arr. I Farrington)

Dohnányi: Sextet in C major

Coleridge-Taylor: Nonet in f minor, op. 2

Gershwin: Songs (arr. T Poster)

Gershwin: Love Walked In (arr. T Poster)

Gershwin: The Man I Love (arr. T Poster)

Gershwin: A Foggy Day (arr. T Poster)

Gershwin: They Can't Take That Away from Me (arr. T Poster)

The Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective is making their debut in the Recital Hall. The collective, which performs in various configurations, is made up of passionate musicians from all over the world. Today, they’ll play Mozart and the spectacular Nonet by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor.

Giovanni Benedetto Platti (1697–1763): Concerto No. 8 in D major for cello and orchestra (arrangement for bassoon)
Hugo Wolf (1860–1903): Italian Serenade in G major (1887)
Giacomo Puccini (1858–1924): Crisantemi (1890)
Antonio Vivaldi (1678–1741): Concerto in A minor, RV 498, for bassoon and orchestra
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840–1893):
Sextet in D minor, Op. 70, "Souvenir de Florence," for two violins, two violas, and two cellos (1890), version for string orchestra

Amy Harman, bassoon
Conductor: Moritz Ter-Nedden (violin)

The concerts in February offer a journey through nighttime Florence. With Giovanni Benedetto Platti's Cello Concerto in an arrangement for bassoon, Vivaldi's Bassoon Concerto, Hugo Wolf's "Italian Serenade," and Puccini's funeral music "Crisantemi," a Florentine night is evoked through music of vastly different styles. The bassoon solo in these concerts will be performed by bassoonist Amy Harman, a sought-after soloist, chamber musician, and teacher. She has taught at the renowned Royal Academy of Music in London for the past several years and is now at the Düsseldorf University of Music. And for the grand finale, the absolute highlight awaits: Tchaikovsky's breathtaking string sextet "Souvenir de Florence"! This masterpiece will be performed by the Classical Philharmonic Bonn with a large string ensemble – an unforgettable highlight of the concert!

Each of the composers in Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective’s concert was encouraged in ways that helped combat and overcome self-serving male prejudices, starting in the 1670s when Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre joined the musicians of Louis XIV’s court. The programme includes a fresh arrangement of Amy Beach’s romantic Invocation and Madeleine Dring’s life-enhancing Trio.

Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective: Associate Artist at Wigmore Hall

• Armand Djikoloumoboe

• Amy Harmanbassoon

• Elena Uriosteviolin

• Laura van der Heijdencello

• Tom Posterpiano