Chamber Music Concerts presents: Academy of St Martin in the Fields Wind Ensemble with Caroline Palmer, Piano

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields was founded by Sir Neville Marriner in 1958 and is currently led by Music Director Joshua Bell. Drawn from the principal players of the orchestra, the Chamber Ensemble’s touring commitments are extensive and include regular tours of Europe and North America. Caroline Palmer will be featured on piano. 

Caroline Palmer has established a reputation as a chamber musician and has worked with Johannes Goritzki, Alexander Rudin, Truls Mørk, Krzystof Smietana and Leonid Gorokhov. She has made over 50 broadcasts for the BBC and has also recorded for Swiss, French, German and Italian radio. She has recorded chamber works of Faure, Busoni, Saint-Saens, Fuchs and Brahms. Caroline was artistic director of the Paxos Music festival and appears at music festivals in Europe. She has been a Professor of Piano and Chamber Music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama since 1990. Caroline was born in Singapore and later moved to London where she studied with Edith Vogel, Peter Wallfisch and Hans Keller. Caroline will be a guest pianist with the Chamber Ensemble in 2023.

Program includes: 

Poulenc: Trio for Oboe, Bassoon, & Piano

Brahms: Sonata for Clarinet & Piano in E-flat Major, Op. 120, no 2

Schulhoff: Divertissement for Oboe, Clarinet, & Bassoon

Mozart: Quintet for Winds & Piano in E-flat Majoar, K 452