Concert Diary

2026

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Sunday, 8th November

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North Winds Quintet present

'Dances for Five'

Bill Child - French horn

Lynette Cole - clarinet

Evelyn Cookson - flute

Emma Forrester - oboe

Duncan Watts - bassoon

A programme of wind quintets by Cécile Chaminade,

Charles Gounod, Gustav Holst, Anton Reicha and more...

Concert Time: 6-7pm

Venue: *Summertown Arts, 294 Banbury Road, Summertown, Oxford OX2 7ED (opposite South Parade)

This concert is a fund-raiser for the Exuberant Trust.

Entry is free, but donations to the charity are most welcome -

online in advance, or on the day.

*Summertown Arts is the name of the newly renovated United Reform Church building which is now owned by the Summertown Arts Community (Registered charity no.1095911), following a successful fundraising campaign. SAC intend to develop the space further as a community arts hub with vastly improved facilities.

Past Events

Sunday, 16th October

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The Espresso Trio

Sharon Zhou ~ violin

Aline Christ ~ cello

Thomas Masciaga ~ piano

Grieg - Piano Trio EG. 116

Haydn - Piano Trio No. 39 in G major Hob. XV/25

Arensky - Piano Trio No. 1 Op. 32 in D minor

Concert Time: 6.00pm

Venue: The Pavilion at The Limes,

87 High Street, Standlake, Oxfordshire OX29 7RH.

(Directions and Parking)

Entrance is free. Donations to the Exuberant Trust.

Refreshments will be served before and after the performance.

The Espresso Trio was formed last year, bringing together 3 award-winning artists from the Royal College of Music and Guildhall School of Music and Drama. They have already worked with renowned musicians Adrian Brendel and Daniel Rowland. With a repertoire ranging from Viennese classicism to the music of today, the trio is recognised for their dynamic energy and distinctive collective voice.

Thomas Masciaga

Thomas Masciaga comes from an Anglo-Italian family. Aged 15, he commuted from Italy to attend the Junior Department of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. Thomas was a prize winner at the 2025 Intercollegiate Sheepdrove Piano Competition, and also won a Robert Turnbull Award. He has been mentored by Konstantin Bogino at Accademia Perosi in Biella and is a Talent Unlimited Artist.

Sharon Zhou

Sharon Zhou is a British violinist and composer, equally at home in both classical and contemporary repertoire. She won 1st prize at the North London Music Festival, the Colonel Howes Prize at the Eastbourne Young Soloist Competition and the Silver Award at Internationale Musikfest Wien, where she held an RPS Julius Isserlis Scholarship.

Aline Christ

Swiss cellist Aline Christ is currently pursuing a Masters degree at the RCM in London. She is an academist with the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, and Principal Cellist of the JP Morgan Symphony. She is passionate about contemporary music and education, and is supported by several Swiss cultural foundations.

Sunday, 10th May

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