Romance your Soul: Horn and Piano Recital

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Long-standing Oxford -based duo Amy and Felix play gorgeous Romantic repertoire by Nikolaus von Krufft and Johannes Brahms…
Felix Tennie:
born nearby Hamburg, has studied Music Performance (Piano and Conducting), Mathematics and Physics in Hanover, Cambridge and Hamburg, respectively. He received his Doctor of Philosophy in Physics from Oxford and holds a part-time post as a Physics lecturer at Lincoln College, Oxford. Felix is also a presidential fellow in the field of quantum computing at London University. He continues to be an active music performer, with a special focus on the classic-romantic repertoire, and has conducted one of the Oxford University orchestras for 10 years.
Amy Thakurdas:
Amy's passion for playing french horn led her to form Oxford Horns, a group of local horn players. She is on the advisory council of the International Horn Society and creates opportunities for newly qualified horn players to perform globally. Amy worked as a corporate lawyer for over 25 years in both the UK and USA. She now practices as a Naturopathic doctor specialising in PTSD, trauma stress management using Somatic Therapies.
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Refreshments available
Programme:
Nikolaus von Krufft
: Andante from Sonata for Horn and Piano
Von Krufft was a pupil of Johann Georg Albrechtsberger. This precious gem in the horn repertoire is one of many sonatas Krufft composed.
Johannes Brahms:
Six pieces for Piano Op 118
Brahms’ penultimate work for piano solo these introspective pieces were completed in 1893 and published with a dedication to
Clara Schumann
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Johannes Brahms:
Three Intermezzi for piano Op 117
This set of solo piano pieces was composed in 1892, showing Brahms' interest in lullaby;
Brahms told a friend that they were "three lullabies of my grief".

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