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Clarinettist Mark Simpson and pianist Richard Uttley perform live at London's Wigmore Hall, with music by Gavin Higgins, Howells, and Brahms's Sonata in F minor Op 120 No 1.

Live from Wigmore Hall, London.

Gavin Higgins: 3 Broken Love Songs
Howells: Clarinet Sonata in A (1946)
Brahms: Sonata in F minor, Op 120 No 1

Mark Simpson (clarinet)
Richard Uttley (piano)

Presented by Sara Mohr-Pietsch.

Mark Simpson was the first person to win both the 大象传媒 Young Musician of the Year and the 大象传媒 Proms/Guardian Young Composer of the Year competitions. He is currently a member of 大象传媒 Radio 3's New Generation Artists scheme, and is joined today by pianist Richard Uttley. The programme starts with 3 Broken Love Songs, written in 2006 by London-based composer Gavin Higgins, followed by Howells's last major chamber work, the Sonata in A major. The concert concludes with a great masterpiece of the clarinet repertoire: the Sonata in F minor by Brahms, Op 120 No 1.