Huw Wiggin and Noriko Ogawa
Huw Wiggin – saxophone, Noriko Ogawa – piano
Huw Wiggin and Noriko Ogawa have performed in venues all over the world. Since being named ‘Commonwealth Musician of the Year’ in 2014, Huw has developed a career as a virtuoso soloist, recording artist and chamber musician. He conducts masterclasses, acts as a jurist in competitions and is also Professor of Saxophone at the Royal Academy of Music.
Norkiko is an internationally-respected pianist, recording artist and educator. She gives masterclasses, lectures on performance and holds several teaching posts, including at Guildhall. In 1999 Noriko was awarded the Japanese Ministry of Education’s Art Prize in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the cultural profile of Japan throughout the world.
Huw and Noriko have collaborated on a cd, ‘Rhapsody’, which includes some of the pieces we’ll hear at this concert, which promises to be a wonderful musical journey, ranging from Bach and Debussy to contemporary composers such as Joseph Phibbs and Andy Scott.
- Claude Debussy – Rhapsody for saxophone and piano
- J. S. Bach, arr. Harle – Sonata in G Minor, BWC 1020
- Rachmaninov, arr. N. Ogawa – Vocalise, Op. 34, No. 14
- Farrington – Paganini Patterns
- Phibbs – Night Paths (Rhapsody for Saxophone and Piano)
- Debussy – Clair de Lune
- Scott – Fujiko
- Liszt, arr. Farrington – Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 in C sharp Minor