Toby Cook and Victor Lim

Toby Cook performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, recently including at the ‘Gstaad Menuhin’, ‘Schiermonnikoog’ and ‘Rome Chamber Music’ Festivals. He is a Tillett Trust and Villa Musica artist, winner of the Małopolska competition, the Barbirolli Prize at the Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition and the Len Lickorish Memorial Prize at the Royal Overseas League International Strings Competition, and ‘DMR Stipendienprogramms 2022 im Rahmen von NEUSTART KULTUR’, ‘Deutschen Stiftung Musikleben’, ‘Ottilie-Selbach-Redslob’ and ‘Yehudi Menuhins Live Music Now Berlin e.V.’ stipendiat.

Described as a pianist with ‘with great possibilities of nuance and perfect flexibility’ (Revista Arta), South Korean-British pianist Victor Lim is establishing himself as one of the most versatile and creative musicians of his generation.

​Following his first public appearance in the televised BBC Young Musician of the Year in 2012, Victor has performed around the world in the UK, France, Germany, Austria, Norway, Denmark, Romania, China, Singapore and South Korea. Victor is a City Music Foundation Artist, Making Music UK’s Philip and Dorothy Green Young Artist and the winner of the 2021 RNCM Gold Medal.

Programme

Amy Beach: Viola Sonata Op 34

Carl Friedrich Abel: Viola da Gamba Suite in D Major

Reynaldo Hahn: Soliloque et Forlane

Friedrich Cerha: Viola Sonata

Albert Huybrechts: Pastourelle

The Wakefield Concert Society are delighted to be able to invite Toby to perform after he was forced to withdraw through injury last season. Gratitude goes to the Tillett Trust who were able to assist with re-engaging Toby for this season.