Coco Tomita, violin

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DEBUSSY Violin Sonata in G minor, L 140
PROKOFIEV Violin Sonata No 1 in F minor, Op 80
DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune (arr. Heifetz)
BEETHOVEN Violin Sonata No 9 in A, Op 47, ‘Kreutzer’

Hailed by critics and audiences alike, Japanese violinist Coco Tomita first gained recognition after winning the BBC Young Musician 2020 Strings Category. Her success led to an invitation to record a debut album with Orchid Classics, numerous approaches by music festivals across the UK, and an extensive concert tour of Japan. She was named as ‘One to watch’ by Gramophone Magazine and a ‘Young Classical Star’ by Classic FM. Her debut album ‘Origins’ received a succession of rave reviews from The Strad, Gramophone Magazine, BBC Music Magazine and the Guardian, among others, and was selected as ‘Disc of the month’ by Apple in April 2022.

Based in London and Berlin, Coco recently completed her triumphant debut tour of Japan, which included a performance with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra. She has also appeared as a soloist with London Mozart Players, Philharmonie Baden-Baden and Bath Philharmonia.

This season she makes her debut at the Dubai Opera and has several appearances around the UK. In recital, Coco performs regularly with Simon Callaghan. Prokofiev’s first violin sonata, in our programme tonight, has been recorded by Coco and Simon and is due for release in September 2024.

(Photo credit: Brett Clarke)

Simon Callaghan performs internationally as a soloist and chamber musician, in parallel with a highly successful career as a recording artist. He has developed a wide following and appears on a regular basis in the UK’s major concert halls, and on tours to Asia, North America and Europe. Recital partners have included Sheku Kanneh-Mason, Nicholas Daniel, Adrian Brendel, Feng Ning, Samuel West, Prunella Scales and Timothy West.

TICKETS
General admission: £22
Family Ticket: £30 for two adults, or £15 for one adult, accompanying one or more children
NHS staff, Universal Credit recipients (with ID) £5 (purchase on entry or book via janemuir72@gmail.com)
Free entry for members, children, students under 26 (with card) and accompanying carers

Seats are not numbered.

The venue is a church with comfortable seating. There are some pillars. It is accessible for wheelchair users as there are no steps, and free parking is available by the church and in surrounding roads.