24 February – 5 March 2016

“Whipped cream, cherries on top, more notes per second than you’ve ever heard – it was not only tasty but tasteful.” – The Ann Arbor News

Maurice Steger has redefined the recorder with his revolutionary performance style. Maurice’s charisma and dexterity combined with the poetry and nuance he draws from his instruments, has led to an audience response usually reserved for rock stars.

Maurice pushes the recorder to the edge of its physical and expressive limits. With a string of prestigious awards including Diapason D’or, BBC Music Magazine Award, and 2015 ECHO Klassik Instrumentalist of the Year, Maurice has taken the music world by storm. Reviews describe him as “glorious”, “incredible” and “lightning quick”, “spellbinding”, “pathbreaking” and “unfailingly seductive”.

This is recorder as you have never heard it before. Fasten your seatbelts and wait to see which of his myriad of recorders Maurice chooses to thrill us with.

MUSIC

Includes masterpieces from Telemann, Handel and Geminiani and the most challenging virtuosic piece Vivaldi ever wrote, his Concerto in G major for recorder.