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Offering music to strangers: Angela Hewitt, Julia Schröder and Andrea Oliva play Bach at Wigmore Hall

By David Fay, 10 February 2014
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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 8 February 2014
Programme
Bach, Flute Sonata in A major, BWV1032
Bach, Partita no. 4 in D major, BWV828
Bach, Sonata for violin and keyboard no. 6 in G major, BWV1019
Bach, The Musical Offering (Musikalisches Opfer), BWV1079 (Excerpts)
Performers
Angela Hewitt, Piano
Andrea Oliva, Flute
Julia Schröder, Violin
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David Fay
David Fay
David studied Music and French at Bristol University and is now undertaking a PhD in Musicology. His specialism is religious music but his musical passions range from Alkaline Trio to Zadok the Priest.