BBC Radio 3 Piano and Oboe Recital: Michael McHale and Juliana Koch

Portico Arts & Heritage Centre

Meeting House Street
Portaferry
Co. Down
BT22 1LE

The second in the trilogy of concerts by Michael McHale and friends being recorded by BBC Radio 3 over one weekend.   

Belfast pianist Michael McHale presents three special concerts at Portico in association with BBC Radio 3, comprising an opening solo piano concert and a pair of duo recitals with two of the world's finest wind soloists, clarinettist Michael Collins and oboist Juliana Koch. Each concert will include music from recent acclaimed album releases in what promises to be a feast for music lovers, with beloved favourites alongside lesser-known gems of the classical repertoire.

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Juliana Koch is Principal Oboe of the London Symphony Orchestra, and since the ARD International Music Competition 2017, in demand as a soloist all over Europe. She was appointed Professor of Oboe at the Royal College of Music, London, in 2018.

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Michael McHale has established himself as one of Ireland’s leading pianists and has developed a busy international career as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber musician. He has performed and recorded as a soloist with the Minnesota and Hallé Orchestras, the Moscow, Bournemouth, Jacksonville, Fort Smith, BBC and London Symphony Orchestras, City of London Sinfonia, London Mozart Players and all five of the major Irish orchestras. 

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Supported by Lottery Project Funding from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland

Duration

1 hour

Entrance Fee

£17 + booking fee; £5 + booking fee; Buy a ticket for all 3 BBC concerts for the price of 2.

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