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Horn Concerto
10 April 2011 19:30
Programme to include works by Peter Graham, Edward Gregson and Richard Wagner
Maidstone Wind Symphony
Conductor Jonathan Crowhurst
Horn Soloist Oliver Hickie
Astley House, Hastings Road, Maidstone
To reserve tickets phone 01580 291056
Tickets are also available on the door £7 (£5 Concessions)
OLIVER HICKIE | FRENCH HORN
Oliver is a keen soloist, chamber and orchestral musician enjoying a diverse career as a horn player. In 2008 he was a soloist with Kent County Youth Orchestra appearing as a member of the quartet to perform Schumann’s impressive Konzertstuck for four horns. He is also a member of a thriving brass quintet who have given recitals around the UK and recently in Italy. Groves Brass have premiered a number new works for the medium in Scotland and Manchester and also enjoy a lot of educational workshops working with the charity Live Music Now.
From the back of the orchestra Oli has enjoyed performing with Manchester Camerata, the Britten Pears Orchestra and the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra as well as participating on the BBC Philharmonic Professional Access Scheme. He has also had the privilege to work under conductors such as Edward Gardner, Gianandrea Noseda and Oliver Knussen.
Oli was born into a musical family and was soon aching to get involved. After a brief spell on the Tenor horn he soon turned his attention to the French horn. He went on to study with Lindsey Stoker at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester and continued his education at the Royal Academy of Music, studying for a Masters under the guidance of Martin Owen, Michael Thompson and Richard Watkins. During his studies he was also lucky enough to perform in master classes with Fr?ydis Ree Wekre and Radovan Vlatkovi?.
Oli is looking forward to performing as principal horn in a production of Mozart’s Cosi Fan Tutte under the baton of Jane Glover later this year as well as appearing as a soloist with Maidstone Wind Symphony in April 2011 to perform Gregson’s Horn Concerto.
