Welcome to Egham and District Music Club

Our next concert is scheduled for Wednesday 19 April 2023 at 7:30pm.

The Fira Duo, featuring Elizabeth Meyer (Flute) and Ben Richardson (Violin) play music for flute and violin, ranging from the Baroque through Classical to Film Themes.

Their programme is planned to include pieces by Wilhelm Friedmann Bach, Geminiani, Mozart, Howard Shore (Lord of the Rings) and John Williams (Hedwig’s Theme).

ELIZABETH MEYER

FLUTE

Liz graduated from Trinity Laban College of Music and Dance in 2019 and studied with Anna Pope, Paul Edmund Davies and Robert Winn. She played in her first professional orchestral concert at the age of 20 and has played with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in their Open Sound Project and done orchestral schemes with both Welsh National Opera and London Philharmonia.

Liz has also played with Robin Ireland and Cathy White in the Chamber Music Festival and also gives chamber music performances for Music in Hospitals. She has performed as a soloist at the Trinity Honorary Awards and a performance at Royal Festival Hall and has given recitals with pianists Richard Peirson and Richard Shaw. Liz is also a current flute teacher at the University of Chichester.

Ben Richardson

VIOLIN

Ben Richardson is London based Violinist. He recently graduated from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance under Mayumi Fujikawa, Lana Trotovsek and John Crawford. He completed his Undergraduate degree and Post-graduate Diploma kindly sponsored by the Peter Harris Trust, Trinity College London, the Henry Wood Accommodation Trust and the Blue Coat Foundation. He is established in solo and chamber work, receiving many awards including the John Thompson String Ensemble Prize, Byram Jeejeebhoy Prize for Violin, Ben Barnard Music competition award and is in recipient of the Philip Carne Mentorship Scheme for chamber music. Ben is also established as an orchestral musician who has worked alongside musicians from the London Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and with the BBC Concert orchestra.

Standard Adult admission: £12

Student and under 21s admission: £7

Accompanied children under 16: Free

    Tickets may be purchased at the door on the day of the concert, or via our ticketing partners (below).

 

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