For this concert, BBC Young Musician finalist Sofía Patterson, flute, is accompanied by Milda Daunoraite who dazzled audiences with her electrifying solo piano performance at our inaugural Lunchtime Concert
Sofía won the Royal Academy of Music’s Piccolo Prize in her first year, and the Altus William Bennett flute prize the next. Already building up an impressive performance resume, Sofia has been guest principal with the Aurora Orchestra at the Aldeburgh Music Festival, and with the Philharmonia’s Music of Today ensemble.
Sofía is currently studying with Michael Cox at the Royal Academy of Music. In 2022 Sofía won the BBC Young Musician Woodwind Final which led her to perform the Ibert Flute Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mark Wigglesworth in the Grand Final.
She previously studied at Chetham’s School of Music, where she studied with Fiona Fulton and explored jazz with Iain Dixon and Les Chisnall. Sofía has recently performed at the Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in Germany as a soloist and chamber musician representing the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT)
She held the position of principal flute with the National Youth Orchestra in 2022 and 2023. A highlight of her time with the NYO includes performing Daphnis et Chloé at the BBC Proms and she has since returned to play with NYO Inspire, their outreach programme. She was also invited by NYO to play alongside fellow alumni at a concert at the Wigmore Hall.
A dedicated chamber musician, Sofía is a founding member of the Dogoda Quintet which was formed in 2024 with fellow musicians from the Royal Academy and has performed in a variety of venues across the UK.
Milda Daunoraite
Milda is currently studying with Tessa Nicholson at the Royal Academy of Music, where she holds a full tuition scholarship as a recipient of the prestigious ABRSM Scholarship. Milda’s musical journey has been generously supported by several esteemed organizations, including The Keyboard Charitable Trust, the SOS Talents Foundation – Michel Sogny, and the Mstislav Rostropovich Charity and Support Foundation.
Her performances have been broadcast live in over 40 countries via Mezzo TV, Radio Classique, TV5 Monde, and Lithuanian National Television and Radio. Following her profile feature by EMCY, she performed V. Bacevičius’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the LNSO at the Lithuanian National Philharmonic, a concert aired across Europe by Euroradio (EBU). Milda is also part of a concert series “Piano and Art” at Künstlerfinca Can Brut, Mallorca, where she is regularly invited to perform solo recitals.
Milda began playing the piano at six, under the guidance of Irena Meldaikienė. At eight years old, she became a scholar of the SOS Talents Foundation – Michel Sogny, marking the start of her extensive European performances. She later studied with Liudmila Kašėtienė and Justas Dvarionas before continuing her education at the Purcell School of Music in London.
Programme:
Brahms Sonata in G major arr for flute by Michael Cox
Boulanger Nocturne
Prokofiev Sonata in D major
Concert starts at 1pm
Please note: on the door tickets will cost £13
Our other Royal Academy of Music Lunchtime Concerts in 2026
Friday 16 January. 1pm
Friday 20 February. 1pm
Friday 24 April. 1pm