Following Mikel Toms' appointment last year as Director of Recordings of the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra in the Czech Republic, forthcoming engagements include:

• A recording of violin concertos by Paganini, Sarasate and Chausson with Spanish virtuoso Gabriel Arcangel on the Several Records label on 2-3 July.
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  A performance of Walton's Façade at the Lincolnshire International Chamber Music Festival (www.licmf.org.uk) on 7 September with Iain Burnside and Ailish Tynan narrating.

In addition, Mikel has just recorded a disc of saxophone concertos (including the world premiere of the Philip Glass Saxophone Concerto with Saxophonist Amy Dickson and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.  The CD will be released on Sony BMG later this year.