This event will take place in the extension of the house which is accessible, with some limitations. The upper part of the ground floor extension area is accessible for wheelchair users and the ground floor extension area of the house is newly accessible for wheelchair users with a ramp. There is no lift to the upper floors of the house. If you call in advance or ask at the information desk we can reserve an accessible seat for you. Please get in touch on 01223 748100 or email mail@kettlesyard.cam.ac.uk.
Music
Huw Wiggin, saxophone and Noriko Ogawa, piano
9 May, 8pm (doors at 7.30pm)
Join us for a Chamber Music concert in the Kettle’s Yard house with Huw Wiggin, saxophone and Noriko Ogawa, piano.
Programme
Debussy: Premiere Rhapsody for saxophone & piano
JS Bach (arr. Harle): Sonata in G minor BWV1020
Rachmaninov (arr. Ogawa): Vocalise Op.34 No.14 (solo piano)
Iain Farrington: Paganini Variations
Interval
Joseph Phibbs: Night Paths: Rhapsody for saxophone & piano
Debussy: Clair de lune (solo piano)
Andy Scott: Fujiko
Liszt (arr. Farrington): Hungarian Rhapsody No.2 in C sharp minor
About Huw Wiggin and Noriko Ogawa
Huw Wiggin (saxophone) and Noriko Ogawa (piano) have been performing together as a duo since their first collaboration in Hong Kong in 2018. Their CD ‘Rhapsody’ was released on Orchid Classics in March 2023, and features a programme of rhapsodic works including new commissions from Joseph Phibbs, Jennifer Watson and Iain Farrington.
Since winning First Prize and Gold Medal and being named ‘Commonwealth Musician of the Year’ at the Royal Over-Seas League Annual Music Competition in 2014, Huw Wiggin has become one of the most popular saxophonists of his generation.
As a regular Professor and sought-after guest educator, Noriko Ogawa is a professor at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Tokyo College of Music and Music Director of Hamamatsu International Piano Academy. Ogawa is a Visiting Professor at the Royal College of Music, Yamaha Masterclasses, The Purcell School and Chetham’s International Piano Summer School.
Photo by Patrick Allen
