Drawing on a large range of musical influences, the Miyabi Duo is a versatile ensemble comprising Saki Kato (Japan) and Hugh Millington (UK). Together they perform a variety of music for two guitars, ranging from new compositions written for the duo to music on nineteenth-century period guitars to classic staples of the Spanish guitar repertoire.
Making their Goods Shed Classical Series debut, they are known for working extensively in community music-making contexts. In 2020, the duo was awarded the Wigmore Hall Learning/Open Academy Ensemble Fellowship. This led them to work with people of all ages across Wigmore Hall Learning’s vast programme, including musical workshops for people living with dementia.
Based in Suffolk, they frequently collaborate with organisations including Britten Pears Arts, with whom they regularly lead musical workshops for their ‘Participate’ programme, which aims to use music to combat social isolation in rural communities.
Programme
Enrique Granados: Valses Poéticos (1867–1916)
Introducción. Vivace molto
Vals 1: Melodico
Tempo de Vals noble
Tempo de Vals lento
Quasi ad libitum (sentimental)
Vivo
Coda. Presto – Andante – tempo dil Vals 1
Electra Perivolaris: Imprints (b. 1996)
Claude Debussy: Soirée dans Grenade (from Estampes) (1862–1918)
Joaquín Rodrigo: Tonadilla (1901–1999)
Allegro ma non troppo
Minuetto pomposo (see video)
Allegro vivace
Interval
Timothy Bowers: Pagan Dances (b. 1954)
Allegro
Andantino
Calmo
Con spirito
Giocoso e tranquillo
Errollyn Wallen: Two Guitars (b. 1958)
Radamés Gnattali: Suite Retratos (1906–1988)
Pixinguinha (choro)
Ernesto Nazareth (valse)
Anacleto de Medeiros (schottisch)
Chiquinha Gonzaga (Corta Jaca)
Please note: on the door on the night tickets will cost £28 and £18 respectively