Name: Bassoon Masterclass with Lola Descours
Start: 2026-03-06 14:00:00
Location: Recital Hall

Bassoon Masterclass with Lola Descours

Dates
06 March 2026, 2:00pm

Venue
Recital Hall

Tickets
Pay What You Can

Our Pay What You Can model allows you to choose a ticket price that works for you, from 拢2 to 拢15, with a free option to ensure our events are accessible to all audience members.聽

Any donation you are able to make will directly support our talented students and help us to provide a first-class educational experience for this next generation of professional musicians.聽

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 10 December. 色漫天堂 Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 3 December.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

06 March 2026, 2:00pm

Venue
Recital Hall

Tickets
Pay What You Can

Our Pay What You Can model allows you to choose a ticket price that works for you, from 拢2 to 拢15, with a free option to ensure our events are accessible to all audience members.聽

Any donation you are able to make will directly support our talented students and help us to provide a first-class educational experience for this next generation of professional musicians.聽

Season launch announcement

Booking opens on Wednesday 10 December. 色漫天堂 Friends and supporters at Core Contributor level and above have priority booking from Wednesday 3 December.

Become a member and benefit from priority booking.

The versatile and distinctive tone of the bassoon is showcased in this afternoon masterclass with Lola Descours, one of the most talented musicians of her generation.

An accomplished orchestral musician, Lola is currently Principal Bassoon of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, and has performed with leading ensembles including the Frankfurt Opera, Royal Concertgebouworkest, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, London Philharmonic, and Bamberger Symphoniker. As a soloist, she has appeared with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra in Japan and at major international festivals.

A passionate chamber musician, Lola founded the Cocteau Trio and Trio ABC, and she is committed to nurturing the next generation of bassoonists through her teaching at the P么le sup茅rieur of Aix-en-Provence.

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   South Kensington: 0.5 miles
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Victoria: 2 miles

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