International Concert Series 2026-27

YCAT presents rising oboist Ewan Miller in a programme that travels from the Baroque to the present day, bringing together music inspired by mythology, nature, movement and the human voice.

Oboist Ewan Miller, supported by the Young Classical Artists Trust (YCAT), comes to Royal Holloway with a programme spanning more than three centuries of music. From J. S. Bach and C. P. E. Bach to Benjamin Britten, Thea Musgrave and Emma-Ruth Richards, the programme moves between works that draw on mythology and the natural world, including Britten's Six Metamorphoses after Ovid and Musgrave's Dawn and Niobe. Alongside these are music by Anne Cawrse and Jeffrey Agrell, offering a varied portrait of the oboe as both a lyrical and highly expressive solo instrument.

This event is presented as part of the International Concert Series 2026-27 - The Sounding World - at Royal Holloway, in collaboration with the Young Classical Artists Trust.

Event programme

Thea Musgrave (b. 1928): Dawn
Benjamin Britten (1913–1976): Six Metamorphoses after Ovid, Op. 49
C. P. E. Bach (1714–1788): Flute Sonata in A minor, Wq. 128, I. Poco adagio
J. S. Bach (1685–1750): Flute Partita in A minor, BWV 1013, arr. for oboe
Thea Musgrave (b. 1928): Niobe
Emma-Ruth Richards (b. 1982): Soul Cry
Anne Cawrse (b. 1978): Callisto from Carmen Perpetuum
Jeffrey Agrell (b. 1948): Blues for D.D.

About the performers

One of the most prominent young oboists in the UK, in 2020 Ewan won the woodwind final of BBC Young Musician, giving an “...exemplary, richly shaded account…” (The Guardian) of Navarro’s ‘Legacy’ concerto with the BBC Philharmonic in the Grand Final.