capriccio music

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Following the recent success of its second public concert in Cambridge, Capriccio Music is pleased to announce that booking has now opened for the final concert in the series of three being given by the LPO Soloists during 2010/11. The third concert is generously supported by The Daily Telegraph and will take place on 15 May 2011 in the magnificent debating chamber of Cambridge University's famous Union Society. The programme includes works by Mozart, Schubert and Strauss. Further information about the Cambridge Union Society can be found at www.cus.org.uk

There will be free pre-concert talk starting at 6.30pm.

Tickets (including concessions) are now on sale at the Corn Exchange Box Office, Cambridge, and prices range from £12 to £26. Further details about the LPO Soloists can be found at www.lpo.org.uk. Concessionary tickets are also available.

Capriccio Music was established in 2009 by Liz Winter and Nigel Yandell

Liz Winter is a writer, fund raiser, former financial journalist and life-long music lover. She has years of experience in organising concerts and supporting young musicians. She is a director of the National Chamber Music School, Pro Corda and is a supporter of several orchestras and music ensembles. She is currently the Development Director and a Fellow of Corpus Christi College Cambridge.

Nigel Yandell studied music at the University of York and went on to complete graduate studies at Wadham College, Oxford. As well as research interests in music he is an experienced solo pianist, accompanist, chamber musician and teacher. A contributor to the most recent edition of the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, he has lectured widely in the UK and Europe. He was elected a Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge in 2001 - where in 2008 he was appointed Senior Researcher in Music. Formerly a director of the London Sinfonietta and Palace Opera, he is currently Senior Treasurer of the Cambridge University Opera Society, a director of Pro Corda and the Alwyn Foundation, and is also a trustee of the Cambridge Union Society.

For further information about Capriccio Music and its activities, contact info@capriccio-music.co.uk