Nikau Trio: flute, oboe and cello, at Old St Paul’s
A well-attended lunchtime concert on Tuesday heard a surprisingly comprehensive programme for an unusual combination of instruments. It began with a composer I had never heard of, who, according to the programme note, ‘wrote mainly instrumental and vocal music deliberately in a style that would please the listener and ensure his own wealth and success.’
Certainly it was attractive music. The first movement commenced with the... read more