Nicholas Daniel – oboe, Amy Harman – bassoon, Antonio Oyarzabal – piano

Assembly House Classical presents

Nicholas Daniel – oboe,

Amy Harman – bassoon,

Antonio Oyarzabal – piano

Programme

Celebrating 20th-century masters and overlooked gems, this programme pairs Francis Poulenc’s iconic trio with spirited works by British composers Madeleine Dring and Pamela Harrison.

Full details to be announced soon.

Thursday 15 October 2026

1.00pm (doors open 12.30pm)

The Assembly House, Norwich

Nicholas Daniel OBE (oboe)

Nicholas Daniel OBE is one of the world’s leading oboists, renowned for expanding the instrument’s repertoire with hundreds of new commissions. Winner of the BBC Young Musician of the Year at age 18, he has since performed as a concerto soloist with premier orchestras worldwide, served as a former professor at the Trossingen Musikhochschule, and recorded extensively for Chandos Records. A passionate chamber musician, he is a founding member of the Britten Sinfonia, Orsino, and the Britten Oboe Quartet, and recipient of the Queen’s Medal for Music.

Amy Harman (bassoon)

Amy Harman is an internationally acclaimed bassoon soloist, chamber musician, and educator. Selected by YCAT in 2014, she has held principal roles with the Philharmonia Orchestra and Aurora Orchestra, and made history as the first female professor of bassoon in Germany at the Robert Schumann Hochschule Düsseldorf. A champion of contemporary music with numerous works written for her, Amy performs regularly with the Kaleidoscope Chamber Collective and the Orsino Wind Quintet, recording for Chandos Records.

Antonio Oyarzábal (piano)

Antonio Oyarzábal is a London-based Spanish pianist recognized for his international performing career and dedicated promotion of works by women composers. A graduate of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, he has performed at Wigmore Hall, Barbican Hall, and with the Orquesta Nacional de España. Named an Ambassador for Donne UK, his critically acclaimed discography—including La Muse Oubliée and El Fin del Silencio—has earned BBC Music MagazineCritic’s Choice and Melómano de Oro awards.