Events
Please find below a selection of concerts around the country, and sometimes beyond, featuring woodwind instruments. If you have a concert that you think might be relevant for listing on our page, please ‘Get in Touch’ with the details and a link to the booking page.
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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