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Chamber · Conductor · Oboe · Fleet Street

Blaze Ensemble plays Mozart

Blaze Ensemble & Nick Ridley

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WHEN


13:15 – 13:55

WHERE

St Bride’s Church
Fleet Street · London

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THE PROGRAMME

What you’ll hear.

01
Alessandro Marcello

Oboe Concerto

D minor · SD 935

I. Andante e spiccato II. Adagio III. Presto
02
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Symphony No. 40

G minor · K. 550

I. Molto allegro II. Andante III. Minuet and trio IV. Finale. Allegro assai

ON THE PLATFORM

The performers.

Blaze Ensemble

Chamber

Founded in 1997, Blaze Ensemble is a London chamber group whose repertoire ranges from small wind ensembles to chamber orchestra. Alongside established works, it has commissioned and premiered music by contemporary British composers.

George Vass

Conductor

Conductor George Vass trained at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and Royal Academy of Music. Artistic director of the Presteigne Festival since 1992, he has led Regent Sinfonia of London and Orchestra Nova in concerts and festivals throughout the UK.

Nick Ridley

Oboe

Oboist Nick Ridley studied music at City University and oboe at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. He holds principal oboe positions with the Corinthian Chamber Orchestra and Salomon Orchestra and also plays cor anglais with Forest Philharmonic.

THE PLACE

St Bride’s Church

A quiet church just off Fleet Street, with a light-filled nave and a long-established lunchtime recital series.

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Fleet Street, London EC4Y 8AU

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