Jonathan Radford – saxophone and Ashley Fripp – piano

“Melody Maker: Rudy Wiedoeft and the Age of the Saxophone Craze”

Ring-Hager arr. Wiedoeft: Danse Hongroise            Savino/Wiedoeft: Dans L’Orient     Schulhof: – Hot-Sonate            Wiedoeft: Llewellyn Walz     Weill: Selection from Threepenny Opera        Wiedoeft: Marilyn Walzer                                   Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue

The duo performed to great acclaim in Rhyl 12 months ago. Jonathan is an international prize-winner, most notably named Commonwealth Musician of the Year, Gold Medal and First Prize winner in the 2018 Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition UK. He was selected as a Young Artist with Park Lane Group, Tunnell Trust, Making Music UK, and Countess of Munster Musical Trust as well as being featured as a ‘Rising Star’ in BBC Music Magazine 2018.

Ashley Fripp studied at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with Ronan O’Hora. He is currently studying with Eliso Virsaladze at the Scuola di Musica di Fiesole (Italy) and undertaking doctoral studies into the piano music of Thomas Adès at the Guildhall School. He has won prizes at more than a dozen national and international competitions.

We are grateful to Mrs E Parry Jones for kindly sponsoring this concert. Please click here if you also wish to donate