Catherine Maddocks

Congratulations to the Mela guitar quartet for winning first prize at this year’s Guitar Foundation of America (GFA) Ensemble Competition.

BENJAMIN BAKER, VIOLIN ANDDANIEL LEBHARDT, PIANO1919: Coda (Delphian Records)https://www.benjamin-baker.com/albums/1919-coda Some reviews:“The playing is marvellously poised, an exemplary concept album aptly adapted to each composer’s circumstances and individuality. Baker and Lebhardt tell four … Read more

FENELLA HUMPHREYS has exciting news. Her Caprices album won the Premiere Award at the 2023 BBC Music Magazine Awards. Many congratulations.

HUW WIGGIN, saxophone, has a new recording with Noriko Ogawa, piano, Rhapsody. https://www.huwwiggin.com/recordingsHuw has been to Concerts in the West on three occasions, twice with the Ferio Saxophone Quartet. Their … Read more

ANTHONY PITHER very sadly died in November 2022. He was a Trustee and Chairman of Concerts in the West for many years. Click HERE for a brief biography of his … Read more