11.30am
Piers Adams - recorder
Howard Beach - Harpsichord
College Hall
Buy Tickets: £18

Fontana Sonata Seconda
Schmelzer The Cuckoo Sonata
Telemann Sonata in F minor
Van Eyck Fantasia on "Beauteous Daphne"
Handel Sonata in G Major Op.1 No.5
Poulenc Flute Sonata
Debussy Syrinx
David Bedford Piers de Resistance
Rimsky Korsakov Chant Hindu
Sarasate Zigeunerweisen

PIERS ADAMS is regarded by many to be the greatest recorder player of our time. Stylistically unique and unbounded by historical preconceptions, this modern-day Pied Piper coaxes truly extraordinary sounds from his simple recorders. He has thrilled, charmed and transported many thousands of listeners, attracting the highest acclaim from the music press : "Staggering... Breathtaking...Dazzling...Legendary...The reigning recorder virtuoso in the world today!"

Piers Adams trained initially as an astrophysicist before turning professionally to the recorder at the age of 21. A series of prizes and awards - including first prize in the inaugural Moeck International Recorder Competition (1985) - led to debuts in the premier London venues, and launched his busy international solo career. He has given recitals in most of the major UK festivals and concert halls (including eight to date in the Wigmore Hall) and in most European countries, as well as visits to USA, Canada, Russia and the Far East. He has been invited to perform concertos with, amongst others, the BBC Symphony and Concert Orchestras, the Philharmonia, the Academy of Ancient Music, the English Sinfonia, the City of London Sinfonia, London Musici and the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, and has made many CD recordings, reflecting his wide musical tastes. He can frequently be heard on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, both through his recordings and live concert broadcasts, and has appeared on television in many countries - including BBC's Pebble Mill, Blue Peter and Newsround.

Piers Adams will be performing with pianist and harpsichordist Howard Beach. With his unique collection of recorders he leads his audience from Arcadian gardens to wild gypsy carnivals, from the salons of Vienna to the cloistered walkways of English academia, from Zen theatre to sleazy Manhattan bars.