Matthieu Petitjean Oboe Recital at Wigmore Hall

By Helen Fraser, 25 January 2011

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Reviewed at Wigmore Hall, London on 23 January 2011

Poulenc, Oboe Sonata, FP 185

Rachmaninov, Vocalise, Op.34 no.14 (arr. David Walker)

Roxburgh, Study no. 1 for solo oboe

Schumann C., Other (3 Romances arr for oboe)

Doratí, Duo Concertante

Matthieu Petitjean, Oboe

Sophia Rahman, Piano

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Helen Fraser

Helen is an oboist at the Royal College of Music. She is delighted to be based in London and so able to take advantage of the wide variety of concerts the city provides. She also loves to teach and is keen to use this and every other opportunity to interest new people in classical music.