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Spring/Summer 2026

© Matthew Johnson

Welcome to my latest newsletter! Thank you for signing up to receive updates about recent and upcoming performances. I’m now back at work after my maternity leave and I have lots of exciting updates to share.

Upcoming Events

Upstairs at Ronnie’s

I’m delighted to announce that tickets are now on sale for my debut performance at Ronnie Scott’s, alongside pianist Patrick Milne, on Monday 27th July. We will be giving two recitals (6.20pm & 9.30pm) in the newly refurbished space ‘Upstairs at Ronnie’s’ as part of their Classical series. Our programme will include music by George Gershwin and Florence Price as well as more contemporary works by Barry Mills and Pete Walton. We are so excited to perform in this iconic, intimate venue and it would be great to see you there!

 TICKETS & MORE INFO 

Rydale Festival

I’m thrilled to be an Artist-in-Residence at this year’s Rydale Festival (North Yorkshire). Highlights of my residency include the world premiere performance of Gabriel Jackson’s Flugelhorn Concerto with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and recitals alongside harpist Olivia Jageurs and organist Rachel Mahon. I will also be the featured soloist in a concert with Kirkbymoorside Town Brass Band, as well as giving a masterclass to young brass players and performances in local schools.

 RYDALE FESTIVAL 

Recent Highlights

Connection: One Year On

On 25th April 2025 I released my debut solo album Connection. Since then my recordings have been played numerous times on BBC Radio 3 and I’ve performed many of the featured pieces live in concerts across the UK.

My aim was for more trumpeters to know and play the pieces on this album and to forge new connections with performers & audiences around the world. With almost 40,000 views on Instagram of Andy Scott’s And Everything Is Still, and downloads from 14 countries across 5 continents of O Waly Waly (arranged & gifted as a free PDF by my Dad, Simon Hancock), I feel I have truly achieved this goal.

Creating this album was a huge undertaking and I learned so much in the process. It is a joy to reflect on the result, which I’m so proud of, one year on!

 LISTEN HERE 

To Stay Open - PDF Now Available

To celebrate the anniversary of my album release, I’m pleased to announce that the sheet music for the opening track - To Stay Open by Charlotte Harding - has been published by Faber Alt. and is now available to buy. This beautiful work for solo flugelhorn was commissioned with support from the Vaughan Williams Foundation and perfectly sets the tone for the whole album. You can also watch the music video here, filmed in the stunning setting of Peak Cavern.

 PDF DOWNLOAD 

Future Dates

  • Brass Masterclass - Junior Royal Academy of Music (Sat 2nd May)

  • LSO: Beethoven, Wagner and Strauss - Barbican (Thurs 14th May)

  • Britten Sinfonia: Angels Unawares - Cadogan Hall (Tues 2nd June)

  • Britten Sinfonia: Aldeburgh Festival - Snape Maltings (Wed 17th June)

  • Soloist with the Choir of St Mary’s, Warwick (Sat 27th June)

  • LSO: BBC Proms - Berlioz Requiem (Sat 15th Aug)

  • Presteigne Festival - Stravinsky L’histoire du soldat / McDowall The Night Trumpeter (Thurs 27th Aug)

  • Presteigne Festival - Gabriel Jackson Flugelhorn Concerto (Mon 31st Aug)

  • LSO: Mahler 2 - Ljubljana (Thurs 3rd Sept)

  • LSO: Mahler 2 - Japan Tour (25th - 30th Sept)

  • LSO - Mahler 2, Barbican (Sun 18th & Thurs 22nd Oct)

 UPCOMING CONCERTS 

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