Saturday Morning Coffee & Concert
- Occurring
- for 1 hour
- Venue
- St Margaret's Church
- Address Corner of Rufford Rd / Whalley Rd Whalley Range Manchester, M16 8AE, United Kingdom
Clarinet Recital with Johanna Leung
Program-
Heinrich Sutermeister, Capriccio for solo clarinet in A
Bart Picqueur Sueno Andaluz, Fantasia para clarinete solo
Tiberiu Olah, Sonata for Clarinet Solo
Arthur Lourié, The Mime for Clarinet Solo
Jorg Widmann, Fantasie
Johanna Leung is an active clarinettist and project manager based in Manchester. She graduated with Master of Performance in the Royal Northern College of Music, studied clarinet performance with Antonio Salguero, Chris Swann, Sarah Watts and Nicholas Cox.
Johanna has participated in various orchestras including The Halle Orchestra, UnHeard and RNCM Symphony Orchestra. She has given solo and chamber recitals across the North West, including Manchester St Ann’s Church, Bury Parish Church, Didsbury Emmanuel Church and Lancaster Priory. Johanna has been invited to perform in various high-profile festivals including GAIA Festival of The Earth, The Sound of Contagion (collaborative project between the University of Oxford and the University of Arts, Berlin) and Gey Teal Music Festival.
Johanna achieved 2nd prize in the senior solo category of the 2019 Buffet Crampon Clarinet Competition and Help Musician Postgraduate Award 2020.
As a contemporary music specialist, Johanna is particularly interested in collaborating with different musicians, composers and artists. She has been closely collaborating with composers on commissioned compositions, commercial recordings as well as hosting collaborative events. Johanna enjoys exploring the extreme of the instrument and her personal capability.