Recitals Australia Presents
Lunch Hour Spring Series
North Adelaide Baptist Church Hall – Tynte Street, North Adelaide
Program
James Skelton, clarinet
Simón Pazos Quintana, piano
Jean Francaix (1912 – 1997)
Theme & Variations for Clarinet & Piano
Heinrich Joseph Baermann (1784 – 1847)
Adagio for Clarinet & Piano
Johannes Brahms (1833 – 1897)
Sonata No 1 in F Minor for Clarinet & Piano
i. Allegro appassionato
ii. Andante un poco Adagio
iii. Allegretto grazioso
iv. Vivace
Joseph Horovitz (1926 – 2022)
Sonata for Clarinet & Piano
i. Allegro calmato
ii. Lento, quasi andante
iii. Con brio
| 8′ | 5′ | 23’ | 14’ |
ABOUT JAMES
James graduated from Trinity College in 2024 as the College Captain and College Dux and was a Governor of South Australia Commendation Award for Excellence in the SACE winner in 2024. In 2023, James achieved his L.Mus.A on
the Clarinet studying with his father, Darren Skelton & A.Mus.A on the Piano studying with Monika Laczofy OAM, both with Distinction and was awarded the AMEB’s Licentiate Prize. James won the Music Teachers Association of SA Grace Barbara Turner Award for excellence in performance (2022, 2023 & 2024), the SACE Don Maynard Music Prize in 2024 and won the Wind Division in the 2022, 2023 & 2024 5MBS Young Virtuoso Awards. James has performed concertos with the Norwood Symphony Orchestra, the Unley Symphony Orchestra and the Metropolitan Male Choir Orchestra and is a regular performer for Recitals Australia. James participated in the Australian Youth Orchestra National Music Camp as a member of the Bishop Orchestra in 2024 & 2025. Achieving SACE Merit Awards for Solo & Ensemble Performance and Music Explorations, James will continue his studies at the Royal College of Music on a full academic scholarship from September this year. James is proudly sponsored by Recitals Australia and gratefully acknowledges their ongoing support.
ABOUT Simón
Simón Pazos Quintana is a Spanish-born, Adelaide-based classical pianist, accompanist and teacher. He obtained his Bachelor of Music with First Class Honours at the Elder Conservatorium of Music in Adelaide, under the tutelage of Professor Stefan Ammer. In 2018, he made his concerto debut with the Elder Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of maestro James Lowe. Later that year, he was awarded the Peter Schodde Memorial Piano Scholarship, with which he travelled throughout Germany, Austria and England, playing for highly respected professors and performers to further his technical abilities and musicianship.Upon his return to Adelaide, Simón was a finalist in the 2019, 2021 and 2023 Geoffrey ParsonsAwards for piano accompaniment. He accompanies classes and exams in the Elder Conservatorium, where he is also a piano teacher as part of the Open Music Academy. He is a sought-after accompanist and regularly features in the Recitals Australia lunchtime concerts.
Simón completed his performance-based PhD last year under the supervision of pianist Konstantin Shamray. The doctorate was centred around recordings of the full works for solo piano by composer Aleksandr Mosolov and was awarded with a Dean’s Commendation.As a solo recital pianist, Simón performed in the 2024 PianoLab festival, where he presented works by Mosolov, and will feature in the Elder Conservatorium 2025 Lunchtime Concert Series in September, performing works by Dvořák and Turina.