“Nicola Hands’ playing of both oboe and cor anglais is penetrating, elegant and wonderfully flexible.”
Nicola’s new album of English music for oboe/cor anglais and piano is now available for purchase. Click here to order a copy.
“Thank you for your enticing performance of ‘Music for Lovelorn Lenanshee’! Wonderful playing. The atmosphere and character and tempo are all terrific, earthy and rapturous by turns, and always engaging. I always want music both to sing and to dance, and you do both beautifully!”
“It’s terrific - great playing.”
Upcoming Appearances
Nicola will join the Richmond Quintet for a Mother’s Day concert in Alfriston. The programme will include numerous works by Malcolm Arnold, as well as music from Kurt Weill’s ‘Threepenny Opera’ and ‘The Unhappy Aardvark’ by Paul Harris.
The concert will take place in St. Andrew’s Church, Alfriston. Tickets are just £10, with all proceeds going to St. Andrew’s Church.
Nicola will perform the Ruth Gipps Oboe Concerto with the St. Paul’s Sinfonia as part of their concert ‘Friends and Contemporaries’. This will be Nicola’s first performance of this concerto as soloist, and will take place at St. Margaret’s Church, Blackheath, London.
For more information and tickets, please click here.
Nicola will join the Brigantes Orchestra for a ‘Reformation’ themed concert, with music from Germany performed in Sheffield Cathedral. The performance will include music by Bach, Webern, Wagner and Mendelssohn.
For more information and tickets, please click here.
Nicola will join the Tailleferre Ensemble for a performance of wind quartet music for Aylesbury Lunchtime Music. Doors open at 12:15pm for a concert starting at 12:45pm.
For more details and tickets, please visit ALM’s website.
Nicola will join the Brigantes Orchestra for their May concert entitled Proms Spectacular - England. The programme will include music by Arne, Wood, Elgar and Holst.
For more information and tickets please click here.

