Videos
Lucerne Festival Debut 2022: Aaron Akugbo
Meet Nigerian-Scottish trumpetist Aaron Akugbo who will give his Lucerne Festival solo debut on 30. August 2022. In this short clip, Aaron introduces us to the diverse program he will perform together with pianist Zeynep Özsuca. He is joined by the other members of Connaught Brass (Harry Plant, Robyn Blair, Chris Brewster, and Aled Meredith-Barrett) as they perform "Adoration" by Florence Price.
Aaron makes his solo debut with the Chineke! Orchestra
Haydn Trumpet Concerto in E Flat Major
A Man Who Dreamed: Chineke! Orchestra with Aaron Akugbo
Royal Festival Hall
December 2020
Aaron’s YouTube Channel
You can find all of Aaron’s latest videos on his YouTube Channel. Here a few of his latest uploads!
Connaught Brass
International Award Winning Brass Quintet
Aaron is a founding member of the international award-winning quintet, Connaught Brass. The group are quickly making a name for themselves as a fresh talent in the chamber music world. Having already made their debut at the Lucerne Festival and London’s Wigmore Hall, the ensemble’s ability to manipulate and unify sound earned them 1st Prize in the Inaugural Philip Jones International Brass Ensemble Competition (2019) and the Royal Overseas League Mixed Ensemble Competition (2022). Vibrant, spirited and bold, Connaught Brass place emphasis on their friendship with one another to showcase their individual musical personalities within a unique collective sound.
Prior to their Philip Jones Competition win, the group won the Worshipful Company of Musicians Brass Ensemble Prize in 2018, and travelled to France shortly after to participate in the music festival Ferrandou Musique. They returned to the same festival in 2019 and 2021. More recently, the quintet have become Artists of the Tillett Trust, City Music Foundation and Kirckman Concert Society, and attended the prestigious Britten Pears Chamber Music Residency in March 2022. You can find out more about the group by visiting connaughtbrass.com.
A “thrilling young ensemble at the start of what is sure to be a major international career” (Great Birmingham Brass Fest)