
The Oscillating Revenge of the Background Instruments
The Age of Greed
April 11th 2025 at 20:15 – 21:15
ORBI or ‘The Oscillating Revenge of the Background Instruments’ is a chamber music rock group. Three classical musicians and one musician from the soul/blues/rock scene challenge each other continuously by, for example, imitating virtuoso guitar solos with a bassoon or double bass. They play music from Gustav Mahler to The Doors, Radiohead and Morricone.
In both the rock/metal style and the late romantic music of Mahler and Wagner there is a tendency towards epic and existential questions. In this program ORBI combines this historical drama with the concerns of the present.
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Philadelphia Chamber Music Society – Wind Quartets
16/04/2025 7:30 pm
Perelman Theater, Kimmel Center, 300 S Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19102, United States
Vivaldi Concerto for Oboe & Bassoon, Mozart Bassoon Concerto
April 19th 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
James Lee III wrote the solo woodwind works of Principal Brothers to highlight these four Black artists who are orchestral principals and inspirational leaders in the field. PCMS is proud to bring together these exceptional players for an evening of contemporary wind music that also features Valerie Coleman’s Rubispheres and a world premiere by Belize-born British composer Errollyn Wallen.
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Sean Shepherd – Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
17/04/2025 7:30 pm
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center 2301 Flora St., Dallas, TX 75201
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony
April 17th 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
ROBERT XAVIER RODRÍGUEZ Adagio for Small Orchestra
SEAN SHEPHERD Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A minor, “Scottish”
FABIO LUISI conductor
DAVID BUCK flute
ERIN HANNIGAN oboe
GREGORY RADEN clarinet
TED SOLURI bassoon
Inspired by seeing the ruins and moors of Scotland, and especially Mary Queen of Scots’s Holyrood Castle on a walking tour, Mendelssohn created his aptly named Third Symphony. Its pages are filled with both dark, meditative strains, as well as lively and spirited passages, but its emotional heart beats in the beautiful, stately Adagio. Our principal winds gather for the world premiere of a concerto commissioned for them by the DSO from one of the most sought-after American composers, Sean Shepherd, praised for possessing “a fantastic gift for orchestral color.” (The New York Times)
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Lunch concert – Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
17/04/2025 10:45 am
Golden Foyer, Gustav Adolfs torg 2, Stockholm, Sweden
Lunch concert – Oboe, Bassoon & Piano
April 17th 2025 at 10:45 – 11:45
Menu: BLT salad with beef bacon, crispy lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise, croutons, lemon-dressed onion, & parmesan. Lactose free
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Sean Shepherd – Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
18/04/2025 7:30 pm
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center 2301 Flora St., Dallas, TX 75201
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony
April 18th 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
ROBERT XAVIER RODRÍGUEZ Adagio for Small Orchestra
SEAN SHEPHERD Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A minor, “Scottish”
FABIO LUISI conductor
DAVID BUCK flute
ERIN HANNIGAN oboe
GREGORY RADEN clarinet
TED SOLURI bassoon
Inspired by seeing the ruins and moors of Scotland, and especially Mary Queen of Scots’s Holyrood Castle on a walking tour, Mendelssohn created his aptly named Third Symphony. Its pages are filled with both dark, meditative strains, as well as lively and spirited passages, but its emotional heart beats in the beautiful, stately Adagio. Our principal winds gather for the world premiere of a concerto commissioned for them by the DSO from one of the most sought-after American composers, Sean Shepherd, praised for possessing “a fantastic gift for orchestral color.” (The New York Times)
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Sean Shepherd – Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
19/04/2025 7:30 pm
Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center 2301 Flora St., Dallas, TX 75201
Mendelssohn’s Scottish Symphony
April 19th 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
ROBERT XAVIER RODRÍGUEZ Adagio for Small Orchestra
SEAN SHEPHERD Concerto for Flute, Oboe, Clarinet and Bassoon
MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 3 in A minor, “Scottish”
FABIO LUISI conductor
DAVID BUCK flute
ERIN HANNIGAN oboe
GREGORY RADEN clarinet
TED SOLURI bassoon
Inspired by seeing the ruins and moors of Scotland, and especially Mary Queen of Scots’s Holyrood Castle on a walking tour, Mendelssohn created his aptly named Third Symphony. Its pages are filled with both dark, meditative strains, as well as lively and spirited passages, but its emotional heart beats in the beautiful, stately Adagio. Our principal winds gather for the world premiere of a concerto commissioned for them by the DSO from one of the most sought-after American composers, Sean Shepherd, praised for possessing “a fantastic gift for orchestral color.” (The New York Times)
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Vivaldi Concerto for Oboe & Bassoon, Mozart Bassoon Concerto
19/04/2025 7:30 pm
Max-Joseph-Saal, Munich Residence, Residenzstraße 1, 80333 München, Germany
Vivaldi Concerto for Oboe & Bassoon, Mozart Bassoon Concerto
April 19th 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
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Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Zelenka
22/04/2025 7:30 pm
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore St, London W1U 2BP
Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and Zelenka
April 22nd 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
Baroque oboe, with its plaintive sound and expressive warmth, inspired countless composers. Olivier Stankiewicz and Lucy Crowe form the ideal partnership in sacred and secular arias by Bach and Handel, interlaced with irresistible concertos and Zelenka’s delightful Sonata No. 5.
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Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid – Weber Bassoon Concerto
23/04/2025 7:30 pm
Auditorio Nacional de Música, Calle del Príncipe de Vergara, 146, Chamartín, 28002 Madrid, Spain
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid – Weber Bassoon Concerto
April 23rd 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
A grand concert conducted by maestro Eun Sun Kim, featuring works by Prokofiev and Stravinsky, as well as Carl Maria von Weber’s concerto for bassoon and orchestra.
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Daniel Handsworth in Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto
14/05/2025 6:00 pm
SR Berwaldhallen, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3, 115 27 Stockholm, Sweden
Daniel Handsworth in Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto
May 14th 2025 at 18:00 – 19:00
First Concert Master Malin Broman conducts and performs with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra while Principal Bassoonist Daniel Handsworth takes center stage in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s youthful bassoon concerto. Also, Nancy Dalberg’s Capriccio for Orchestra and Johannes Brahm’s lively Hungarian Dances.
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Daniel Handsworth in Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto
15/05/2025 6:00 pm
SR Berwaldhallen, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 3, 115 27 Stockholm, Sweden
Daniel Handsworth in Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto
May 15th 2025 at 18:00 – 19:00
First Concert Master Malin Broman conducts and performs with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra while Principal Bassoonist Daniel Handsworth takes center stage in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s youthful bassoon concerto. Also, Nancy Dalberg’s Capriccio for Orchestra and Johannes Brahm’s lively Hungarian Dances.
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Elizabeth Maconchy – Bassoon Concertino – Amy Harman
17/05/2025 7:30 pm
St Edmund’s Church, Pinner Road, Northwood, HA6 1QS
Elizabeth Maconchy – Bassoon Concertino – Amy Harman
May 17th 2025 at 19:30 – 21:30
We’re very pleased to welcome Rebecca Miller as conductor for this diverse and enthralling evening of music.
The concert begins with Coleridge-Taylor’s delightful Petite Suite de Concert, followed by the intriguing and seldom heard Bassoon Concertino by Elizabeth Maconchy, featuring the extraordinarily talented Amy Harman as soloist, who is currently principal bassoon with the Aurora Orchestra.
The evening reaches its climax with a performance of Shostakovich’s monumental Tenth Symphony – an astounding achievement in symphonic form at a time when most western composers had abandoned the symphony.
Celebrated for her energetic and compelling presence on the podium, Rebecca Miller is a champion of unjustly-neglected female composers.
Join her for a free pre-concert talk at 7pm.
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Martínez Burgos – Étoiles sur fond blanc – Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra – Sophie Dervaux
29/05/2025 8:00 pm
Auditorio Príncipe Felipe, Pl. del Fresno, s/n, 33007 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Martínez Burgos – Étoiles sur fond blanc Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
Sophie Dervaux
May 29th 2025 at 20:00- 22:00
“Étoiles sur fond blanc” is a composition that explores the virtuosic possibilities of the bassoon and the orchestra. Although divided into movements, the composition is conceived as a continuous whole.
The first movement is “pastoral” music that evokes country settings in its first theme and marine settings in its second theme.
The second movement is a free fantasy that generates wide spaces, thus enabling ample dialogues between the soloist and the orchestra.
The third movement is a “berceuse” that stirs up previous musical materials within a dreamy atmosphere, leading to a cadenza.
The fourth movement —the end of the piece— is a fast Gigue with dizzying rhythms that lead to a spirited ending.
The stars on a white background are barely visible. Music also makes us perceive what we believe to be invisible.
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ESO Chamber Orchestra – Summer Sunset Soirée: Salons, Serenades and Songs
29/05/2025 7:00 pm
Worcester Guildhall Assembly Room, High Street, Worcester WR1 2EY
ESO Chamber Orchestra – Summer Sunset Soirée:
Salons, Serenades and Songs
May 29th 2025 at 19:00 – 20:30
Join us for an enchanting evening celebrating music for wooing. From the ancient days of the romantic guitarist serenading the object of their affections from below the garden window, music has long been one of our favourite nocturnal pastimes. Join the musicians of the English Symphony Orchestra for an evening of more than just a little night music, with romances and serenades by Elgar, Mozart and Coleridge-Taylor
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Martínez Burgos – Étoiles sur fond blanc – Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra – Sophie Dervaux
30/05/2025 8:00 pm
Auditorio Príncipe Felipe, Pl. del Fresno, s/n, 33007 Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
Martínez Burgos – Étoiles sur fond blanc Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra
Sophie Dervaux
May 30th 2025 at 20:00- 22:00
“Étoiles sur fond blanc” is a composition that explores the virtuosic possibilities of the bassoon and the orchestra. Although divided into movements, the composition is conceived as a continuous whole.
The first movement is “pastoral” music that evokes country settings in its first theme and marine settings in its second theme.
The second movement is a free fantasy that generates wide spaces, thus enabling ample dialogues between the soloist and the orchestra.
The third movement is a “berceuse” that stirs up previous musical materials within a dreamy atmosphere, leading to a cadenza.
The fourth movement —the end of the piece— is a fast Gigue with dizzying rhythms that lead to a spirited ending.
The stars on a white background are barely visible. Music also makes us perceive what we believe to be invisible.
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Beethoven, Fauré and Dutilleux
01/06/2025 9:45 am
Greniers Saint-Jean, Pl. du Tertre Saint-Laurent, 49000 Angers, France
Beethoven, Fauré and Dutilleux
June 1st 2025 at 09:45 – 10:45
An exceptional instrumental ensemble, the flute, bassoon, and piano trio offers a unique sonic richness with the ability to explore a wide range of musical styles. Taking pride of place in this concert: Beethoven’s Trio for Flute, Bassoon, and Piano, one of the most important works for this ensemble! Composed at the age of just 15, it demonstrates the composer’s freedom in his search for himself and the immense field of experimentation he opened up. Thus, from Schubert’s Impromptu to Dutilleux’s wartime work, reliable repertoire values and rarer pieces intertwine and respond to Beethoven’s masterpiece. Gaëlle Habert and Gilles Bréda, both musicians of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, with the help of pianist Lise Khatib, offer us a captivating and unforgettable musical experience here, in trio, duo, or solo.
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Concerto Copenhagen – Mozart Bassoon Concerto – Jane Gower
04/06/2025 8:00 pm
Residenz, Kaisersaal Residenzplatz 2 97070 Würzburg, Germany
Concerto Copenhagen – Mozart Bassoon Concerto – Jane Gower
June 4th 2025 at 20:00 – 21:30
“He is the father, we are the boys. Those of us who can do anything right have learned from him.” Words of deep admiration. Mozart is said to have bowed to Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach with these words. In fact, the fame of Bach’s son in Mozart’s time far outshone that of his father, who is far more famous today. Mozart also studied his father’s works with great interest, as they were so different from what had influenced him musically: experimental, uncompromising, direct and expressive. With Haydn, Mozart and Bach, Concerto Copenhagen confronts southern and northern German sound worlds of the mid-18th century. All the works on the program were composed at exactly the same time and yet present such different perspectives. Who will succeed with the most surprising sound experiment? Hard to decide when Concerto Copenhagen performs the works of these contemporaries in a timeless manner with verve and a great sense for colourful interpretations.
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Fei Xie Plays Jolivet
05/06/2025 11:00 am
Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States
Fei Xie Plays Jolivet
June 5th 2025 at 11:00 – 13:00
An exceptional instrumental ensemble, the flute, bassoon, and piano trio offers a unique sonic richness with the ability to explore a wide range of musical styles. Taking pride of place in this concert: Beethoven’s Trio for Flute, Bassoon, and Piano, one of the most important works for this ensemble! Composed at the age of just 15, it demonstrates the composer’s freedom in his search for himself and the immense field of experimentation he opened up. Thus, from Schubert’s Impromptu to Dutilleux’s wartime work, reliable repertoire values and rarer pieces intertwine and respond to Beethoven’s masterpiece. Gaëlle Habert and Gilles Bréda, both musicians of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, with the help of pianist Lise Khatib, offer us a captivating and unforgettable musical experience here, in trio, duo, or solo.
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Fei Xie Plays Jolivet
06/06/2025 8:00 pm
Orchestra Hall, 1111 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55403, United States
Fei Xie Plays Jolivet
June 6th 2025 at 20:00 – 22:00
An exceptional instrumental ensemble, the flute, bassoon, and piano trio offers a unique sonic richness with the ability to explore a wide range of musical styles. Taking pride of place in this concert: Beethoven’s Trio for Flute, Bassoon, and Piano, one of the most important works for this ensemble! Composed at the age of just 15, it demonstrates the composer’s freedom in his search for himself and the immense field of experimentation he opened up. Thus, from Schubert’s Impromptu to Dutilleux’s wartime work, reliable repertoire values and rarer pieces intertwine and respond to Beethoven’s masterpiece. Gaëlle Habert and Gilles Bréda, both musicians of the Orchestre National des Pays de la Loire, with the help of pianist Lise Khatib, offer us a captivating and unforgettable musical experience here, in trio, duo, or solo.
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