Milngavie Music Club

ARMAND DJIKOLOUM, oboe IYAD SUGHAYER, piano Hindemith: Oboe Sonata (1938); Lili Boulanger: Nocturne. Saint-Saëns:Oboe Sonata, Op 166; Marina Dranishnikova: Poème; Alma Mahler: Die Stille Stadt; Robert Schumann: 3 Romances, Op 94; Ernest Chausson: Le colibri op 2 no 7; Eugene Bozza: Fantaisie Pastorale

Brilliant French-born oboist Armand Djikoloum was nominated as a 2022 Rising Star Artist by Classic FM. Appointed Principal Oboe in the Hanover State Orchestra aged only 22, he already has a fine Europe-wide career as concerto soloist and recitalist. Jordanian-Palestinian pianist Iyad Sughayer studied in the UK and is also a Classic FM ‘Rising Star’ with a busy concert and recording career. Their programme is a fascinating journey from the 19th to the early 20th century, with three pieces by women composers, including Alma Mahler.