About Howarth
Howarth of London is a specialist woodwind instrument maker and retailer. Known all over the world as makers of the finest oboes, oboes d’amore and cors anglais, our instruments are made in our dedicated manufacturing workshops in Worthing, West Sussex.
We use high-tech CNC machinery to make precision components for our instruments which are then hand-assembled by highly experienced technicians into our beautiful instruments.
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Upcoming Events
With pianist Rie Akamatsu, ECHO artist Mathis Stier showcases the versatility of the bassoon in a programme that takes us from the 18th and 19th centuries through to the present day.
Each side of the bassoon’s multifaceted nature is explored in this recital, from Boedekker’s stately Sonata sopra ‘La Monica’ and the expressive, virtuoso sonata by Saint-Saëns, to Bernaud’s hypnotic Hallucinations. The instrument’s sonorities are stretched even further in Heinz Holliger’s three solo pieces, Daniel Schnyder’s energetic sonata and in Paula Matthusen’s experimental work for bassoon and fixed media, and there is brand new music from Icelandic composer Maria Sigfúsdóttir, whose band has toured with Sigur Rós.
Mathis Stier is principal bassoon with the WDR Sinfonieorchester, and was awarded the second prize and coveted Audience Prize at the 2019 ARD Competition. He regularly collaborates with Rie Akamatsu, the duo regularly delighting audiences with their rapport and synchrony.
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Xenia Löffler and Michael Bosch on oboe
05/04/2024 7:30 pm
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin
April 5th 2023 at 19:30 – 21:30
The Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin returns to Wigmore Hall with a signature mix of well-loved masterpieces and hidden gems of the Baroque era. Xenia Löffler, the ensemble’s internationally sought-after solo oboist, presents haunting concertos for her instrument: the splendour of the Dresden court shines through in the anonymous Concerto in G minor for 2 oboes, while Johann Wilhelm Hertel’s Oboe Concerto represents the seductive elegance of the Dresden court.
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Jacqueline du Pré Charity Concert
14/04/2024 7:30 pm
Wigmore Hall, 36 Wigmore Street, London, W1U 2BP
A Celebration of the Life and Music of Sir Harrison Birtwistle
April 14th 2024 at 19:30 – 21:30 BST
The 26th Annual Jacqueline du Pré concert sees Emmanuel Pahud, Trevor Pinnock and Jonathan Manson perform a glorious programme of Bach and Telemann. This concert supports The Royal Society of Musicians, a charity providing vital assistance to musicians whose lives have been impacted by accident, illness, stress or anxiety.
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