Date: Monday 14 December
Time: 6.30pm
Venue: Elder Hall

Michael Cox flute
Leigh Harrold piano

Michael Cox is one of the world’s best-known flautists. He is Principal Flute of Academy of St Martin in the Fields, London Mozart Players, London Sinfonietta and very recently the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He is Professor of Flute at the Royal Academy of Music, London, and artistic director of the flute website ‘Principal Chairs’. In this much anticipated recital, Michael will be joined by collaborative pianist Leigh Harrold.

PROGRAM

John Stanley (1712–1786)
Solo in D major, Op. 4 No. 5

I. Adagio
II. Allegro

Sigfrid Karg-Elert (1877–1933)
Sinfonische Kanzone, Op. 114

Carl Crossin OAM (b. 1953)
New Composition

Darius Milhaud (1892–1974)
Sonatina for Flute and Piano, Op. 76

I. Tendre
II. Souple
III. Claire

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
Vocalise-Étude

André Jolivet (1905–1974)
Chant de Linos for Flute and Piano

INTERVAL

Eugène Bozza (1905–1991)
Agrestide for Flute and Piano

Olivier Messiaen (1908–1992)
Morceau inédit

Le merle noir for flute and piano

Sergei Prokofiev (1891–1953)
Flute Sonata in D major, Op. 94

I. Moderato
II. Scherzo. Presto
III. Andante
IV. Allegro con brio

ARTIST BIOGRAPHIES

Michael Cox flute

Immersion in the widest and richest variety of music activity has always fascinated and inspired flautist Michael Cox.

He has contrasted his tenures as solo flute of the London and BBC Symphony Orchestras with principal flute positions in chamber orchestras (Academy St Martin in the Fields, London Mozart Players and Britten Sinfonia) and in chamber ensembles (the LSO chamber ensemble, Academy St Martin in the Fields chamber ensemble and Haffner and Albion Wind ensembles). A keen interest in new music led to him working directly not only with such great composers as Dutilleux, Messiaen, Berio, Boulez, Stockhausen, Takemitsu, Adams, Reich, Adès, Tippett and Lutosławski but also with many other leading composers of the younger generations. It furthermore led to him being invited to join the London Sinfonietta, Britain’s leading avant garde music ensemble.

As a soloist, he has performed on all continents, recorded widely, and given many premieres of works which have often been written for and dedicated to him. Additionally, his professorship at the Royal Academy of Music in London, classes and courses around the world, orchestral training website 'Principal Chairs' (designed to help young aspiring professionals) and books (which aim to provide the most all-encompassing overview of flute playing yet attempted), bear testimony to his passion as musical educator. He has peopled the flute sections of many orchestras internationally with his students. Other endeavours include performing on the traverso or Baroque flute, featuring in film and gaming soundtracks, collaborating with pop and jazz musicians, and studying piano, voice, bansuri and the viola. He next plans to learn the cornet.

Leigh Harrold piano

Leigh Harrold is one of Australia’s most sought-after pianists. He has an international reputation as a collaborative pianist and has worked with Michael Cox over a long period. Leigh is Head of Keyboard at Camberwell Grammar School and holds positions on the Faculties of the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM) and the University of Melbourne.

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