Aaron Azunda Akugbo, Trumpet & Zeynep Özsuca, Piano

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Thursday 23 November | 2023 | 7.30pm
Djanogly Recital Hall
Ticket: £20

1 hour 50 minutes including interval

Honegger - Intrada
Poulenc - Métamorphoses
Maxwell Davies - Farewell to Stromness
Halsey Stevens - Sonata for Trumpet and Piano
Bitsch - Quatre variations sur un thème de Domenico Scarlatti
Rodgers and Hart - My Funny Valentine
Enescu - Legende
Florence Price – Sympathy; Thumbnail sketches of a Day in Life; Morning Adoration
Karl Pilss - Sonata for Trumpet and Piano

Trumpet and piano duo recitals are rare in a chamber music series and the repertoire is less familiar to audiences. Born in 1998 and of Nigerian-Scottish descent, Aaron Azunda Akugbo hails from Edinburgh and is poised as a future leading exponent of his instrument. He brings a wide-ranging musical taste to his artistry and despite being classically trained, cites Louis Armstrong as his biggest musical inspiration. He is a charismatic performer with an abundance of natural humour which translates into an effortless engagement with people and audiences

Free tickets available for ages 8-25. See lakesidearts.org.uk/Cavatina