Michael Cox and Leigh Harrold

About

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…