O Christmas Tree
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Happy Christmas Eve!

2024 has been a pivotal year for my career, and I am hugely grateful for the support I’ve received from you all.

To say thank you, I have recorded Toby Street’s beautiful arrangement of ‘O Christmas Tree’ for you to enjoy, accompanied on the piano by Polina Sosnina.

I hope you have a very Merry Christmas and a joyful New Year!

• I am delighted to be the latest interviewed guest on the ‘Anthony Plog on Music’ podcast. You can find the main 1-hour episode on all usual listening platforms (Spotify/Apple), plus a 30-min bonus episode for Supercast subscribers (a 30-day free trial is available).

• I recently gave a recital alongside my friend and pianist Patrick Milne for the West Wimbledon Society. I particularly enjoyed the luxury of a 30-second commute to the venue and it was great to have so many friends and neighbours in the audience! I’ve created a video (below) of selected highlights from our programme, which included works by Arutiunian, Khachaturian, Price, Gershwin and a Christmas Medley encore.

2025: Dates for Your Diary 🗓✏️

Here is a snapshot of upcoming performances in 2025. I’ll give further details about these concerts and more in my next newsletter:

• Britten Sinfonia & Jacob Collier, Bristol Beacon & London Barbican (Wed 22nd & Thu 23rd January)

• London Symphony Orchestra: Homage to Pierre Boulez - London Barbican (Sun 26th January, 7.00pm)

• Aurora Orchestra & Abel Selaocoe, Queen Elizabeth Hall (Sat 8th March, 7.00pm)

• St Martin’s Voices & Imogen Whitehead (Artist-in-Residence) - St Martin-in-the-Fields (Tues 25th March, 7.00pm)

• Hummel Trumpet Concerto with Britten Sinfonia - Norwich Cathedral & Saffron Hall (Sat 24th & Mon 26th May)

• Trumpet & Piano Recital alongside Patrick Milne for Proms at St Jude’s, North London (Tues 24th June, 12.00pm)

• World Premiere of Barry Mills’ Trumpet Concerto with Britten Sinfonia - JAM-on-the-Marsh Festival (Sat 5th July, 7.30pm)