Mathilde Milwidsky & Richard Uttley
From baroque to Ravel
Monday, 3rd November 2025 – 7.30pm
Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham
Richard Uttley: Photo – Nathaniel Phillips
A rising star of the violin makes her Hexham debut
Come to the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre this November to see the very gifted young violinist, Mathilde Milwidsky, and her musical partner, Richard Uttley, in a wide-ranging programme of music for violin/piano duo. Hear works by the 17th-century violin virtuoso, Biber, alongside pieces by Mozart, Brahms and Ravel – and more!
Fanfare magazine in the US has praised Mathilde as ‘simply terrific’. The Daily Telegraph was thrilled by Richard’s ‘tumultuous performance’ and ‘amazing decisiveness’.
Introducing Mathilde Milwidsky
Mathilde performs widely across Europe at leading concert halls and festivals including the Edinburgh and Verbier festivals and London’s Royal Festival Hall. She has also won awards at international competitions including the Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition and the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition.
Praise and recognition for Mathilde:
Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition – 1st prize (2017)
Classic FM Rising Star (2023)
World premiere and dedicatee of Joseph Phibbs’s violin sonata (2020)
‘Her playing sings and beguiles. It takes consummate skill to play with such eloquence.’ – Piers Hellawell, Composer in residence, 2025 Corbridge Chamber Music Festival
‘Divinely beautiful playing’ – Sűddeutsche Zeitung, Munich
‘Mastery and musicality’ – Le Soir, Brussels
Introducing Richard Uttley
Richard’s London debut at the Southbank Centre’s Purcell Room in 2010 was described by The Times as a ‘brilliant recital’. Since then, he has played at venues throughout the world, including the Lucerne Festival, Vienna’s Musikverein and Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw, and given world premieres of pieces by many contemporary composers, including Julian Anderson and Mark Simpson. He has also worked closely with composers such as Thomas Adès and Robin Holloway and is a composer in his own right.
Praise and recognition for Richard
Appointed Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (2021)
Joint winner of the Yvar Mikhashoff Trust Pianist/Composer Commission prize
(2018)
British Contemporary Piano Competition – first prize (2006)
‘… Richard Uttley’s rapt performance …’ – The Guardian
‘… evangelical enthusiasm … assiduous clarity … lyrical poise … a brilliant recital.’ – The Times
Programme
Mathilde and Richard have chosen a fascinating programme that surveys violin and piano music from the baroque era to the 20th century. They begin with Mozart’s charming 22nd sonata for violin and piano (K305) – and end with Brahms’s third, a piece that has been described as tempestuous and full of tense drama. There’s a bluesy, jazzy feel to the slow movement of Ravel’s sonata while Biber – a formidable 17th-century virtuoso – created a spectacular violin showpiece in his Passacaglia. Music by three 20th-century composers completes a programme which demands to be heard!
Mozart Violin Sonata no. 2 in A major, K.305
Skalkottas Sonatina no. 2 for violin and piano, AK47
Bacewicz Stained Glass Window (Witraz)
Ravel Sonata in G major for violin and piano
Lutoslawski Subito for violin and piano
Biber Passacaglia in G minor for solo violin
Brahms Sonata no. 3 in D minor for violin and piano, op. 108
Watch a recent performance
Mathilde plays Ravel’s Tzigane –
Richard plays a Scarlatti sonata –
Book your tickets for the Queen’s Hall
Tempted by what you’ve seen? Curious to find out more? Come and experience these two very talented performers live on stage.
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Event details
Venue: Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Hexham, Northumberland
Date: Monday, 3rd November 2025
Time: 7.30pm
Tickets: Online through the Hexham and District Music Society website. Also available from the Queen’s Hall Arts Centre (booking fee applies).
