Brunei Music Society Recitals 2010

Richard Hand & Ileana Ruhemann , February 12th, 2010

Sponsors: CfBT, Jati Transport, Teck Guan Holdings, with support from Orchid Garden Hotel, Sheraton Hotel, Jerudong International School, Nyuk Lian Printing Company and Contessa Music Centre

"...superbly played music. Expressive and stylish performances made every item an enjoyable experience. Both players have enviable techniques and play with perfectly matched musician ship. Don't miss this duo... you won’t be disappointed."
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Background

Richard Hand was an open scholar at the Royal Academy of Music where he won the Julian
Bream Prize, the string players prize and the Academy's highest award: the Recital Diploma.
He has performed as a concerto soloist frequently, including at the South Bank and St. Martin-in-the Fields in London, and in Cape Town.
He is much in demand as an ensemble player, playing at the BBC Proms, an extensive interna-
tional tour with Tetra and in the Alibas flute and guitar duo who have played in France, Spain,
South Africa and Kenya.

lleana Ruhemann was appointed principal flute of the BBC Concert Orchestra in 1989. She
has played guest principal with many other orchestras including the BBC Symphony,
London Symphony, Royal Opera House, London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic and the Academy of St Martin in the Fields.
lleana frequently gives solo recitals for BBC Radio 2 and 3 and is a member of Jeux and Capri corn, with whom she has toured extensively and recorded for Hyperion. In 1997 she recorded Peter Maxwell Davies's Flute Concerto for BBC Radio 3. Ileana was invited to give some of the first recitals in Bosnia, following the war, as a soloist with the London Mozart Players.