Daniel Shao and Kumi Matsuo

Daniel Shao’s playing has been described as “shapely and silvery” (Classical Source) and possessing “virtuosity, charm, and charisma in abundance” (The Telegraph). He has been invited to perform concertos with the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Oxford Philharmonic, and Orchestra of the Swan, and is a Countess of Munster Recital Scheme artist. He is currently an Associate Member of the Philharmonia and has performed with the London Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony, European Union Youth Orchestra and Lucerne Festival Academy.

Kumi Matsuo is a versatile solo and collaborative pianist. She has won numerous competitions including First Prize in the 6th Isidor Bajic Memorial Piano Competition in Serbia and First Prize in the 5th Louisiana International Piano Competition, USA. She is a staff member of the Royal College of Music, working as Duo Coach to the String Faculty, as well as accompanying other instruments.

She studied at the Toho Gakuen College of Music, Tokyo, and then at the Royal College of Music in London, studying with John Blakely and Ashley Wass. She completed her studies there with the awards of Master of Music (with Distinction) and Artist Diploma after which she was invited to be the Anthony Saltmarsh Junior Fellow in Collaborative Piano.

Programme

Carl Frühling: Fantasy for Flute and Piano

Sergei Rachmaninov: Vocalise

Cécile Chaminade: Concertino

Matthias Pintscher: Beyond (a system of passing) for solo flute

~~Interval~~

Charles-Marie Widor: Suite Op 34

Frederic Chopin: Nocturne in C-sharp Minor (arr flute and piano)

Felix Mendelsohn-Bartholdy: Andante and Rondo Capriccioso op. 14 (arr James Galway)

Paul Taffanel/Ambroise Thomas: Grand Fantasy on themes from Mignon

Presented by the Wakefield Concert Society.