Dartmouthian pianist Adam Dyer returns for an early evening concert at the Flavel with violinist Katharina Naomi Paul.

Two worlds collide, as two young talents from the fields of classical music and jazz come together for an early evening concert at the Flavel on Friday, April 7, at 5.30pm

Adam Dyer is a jazz pianist now based in London. He grew up in Dartmouth playing classical music but was interested in improvisation from the very start.

He studied jazz piano at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and he has since gone on to play with various big names in the world of jazz, including Gregory Porter, Dan Berglund and Bobby Wellins. He has performed on Irish TV, BBC Radio 3, and at various international jazz festivals.

Katharina Naomi Paul is a violinist based in Berlin and is keen to push the boundaries of classical music. She plays in a number of exciting ensembles including the Geneva Camerata, ‘Spira Mirabilis’ - “one of today’s top orchestras” according to Tom Service of The Guardian - and Orchestra Mozart.

Chamber music is her passion, but she has won prizes as a soloist in the past, including first prize in “Jugend Musiziert”, the German equivalent of BBC Young Musician of the Year.

Adam and Katharina present a concert including classical music influenced by jazz: Ravel’s gorgeous Violin Sonata no.2 as well as arrangements from the Great American Songbook by Adam himself.

And as a contrast, the Violin Sonata in E minor by Mozart and a piece by Stravinsky modelled on the music of the Baroque, but incorporating a touch of 20th century harmony and colour: his Suite Italienne.

Tickets for the Flavel concert are available from the Flavel Box Office on 01803 839530 or online at: www.theflavel.org.uk.