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Nigel North as Soloist  (see also: Reviews)

Highlights include:

1977 London debut at the age of 23 (Wigmore Hall) - all Bach programme

1985 London series of 6 concerts, all Bach, with harpsichordist Maggie Cole

1985 Bach recitals in Poland, Germany, Holland, London and USA

1985/86 BBC radio series of music by Weiss and Bach (10 programmes)

1994 Linn Records promoted 2 London recitals (Wigmore Hall) of "Bach on the Lute" - Nigel North's transcriptions of Bach's Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin, BWV 1001-1006

1996 Linn Records promoted 2 London recitals (Wigmore Hall) of "Bach on the Lute" - Nigel North's transcriptions of Bach's 6 suites for solo cello BWV 1007-1012

1984-2001 International recitals in Japan, USA, Canada, Spain, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Italy, France, Israel, Brazil, Russia, Poland, Slovenia, Greece, Germany, Ireland.
Selected events include appearances :

• Madrid (1989)
• Lufthansa Baroque Festival (1986, 1990 etc)
• York Early Music Festival (1985 -2000)
• Utrecht Early Music Festival
• Bath International Guitar Festival (1996-1998)
• International Guitar Festival, San Paulo (1997)
• Innsbruck Festwochen für Alte Musil (1997, 2001)
• Quebec City (Summer Festival) (1997)
• Festival Internacional de Agosto, Caracas (1999)
• Potsdam Sans Souci (1998)
• Guitar Federation of America (2000)
• Bach Festival Leipzig (2000)
• Vancouver Early Music Festival (1994. 2001)
• Konzerthaus, Vienna (2001)
• Alicante Guitar Festival (2001, 2002, 2005)
• Montreal Baroque ( 2004,2005,2006)

In the 80's I played many concerts of Bach with a dear friend and wonderful harpsichordist , Maggie Cole. Here we are in St John's Smith Square, London, but we also did a series of Bach at the Wigmore Hall in 1985.

 

 

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