http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:56:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In Spring 2007 I recorded a disc of the complete chamber works of Messiaen with Hebrides Ensemble, to be released on his 100th birthday the following year, and including the first ever recording of his newly-discovered Fantasie for violin and piano (with Alexander Janiczek). For more information and reviews,  click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2009/olivier-messiaen-hebrides-ensemble/ The most recent piano duo CD features three Stravinsky ballets: Rite of Spring and Petrouchka in Stravinsky's own arrangements, and my transcription of the final three movements of Firebird. See our recordings page for more details - click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/igor-stravinsky/ The first piano duo CD of French music by Ravel, Debussy and Bizet was released in 2001 to critical acclaim. See our recordings page for more details - click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/la-valse-for-piano-duet/ Thanks to my talented sister for designing this website! Find out more about her business at www.morphity.com. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/test/ Hebrides Ensemble are returning to Edinburgh Festival on 20th August for a typically fascinating programme (thanks to our Artistic Director), built around Schoenberg's arrangement of Mahler's Songs of a Wayfarer (with Christopher Maltman) and featuring other Second Viennese School arrangements. Can't wait. For more information, click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/edinburgh-international-festival/ The Piano Duo will be making two appearances at the Proms on 9th August, as part of the "Multiple Pianos Day" (concerts 32&33), one of the highlights of this year's festival. We will be presenting the world premiere of a specially commissioned brand new Two Piano Concerto by Anna Meredith, ... http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/bbc-proms-32-33-sunday-9th-august/ On Sunday 19th July I will be returning to Paxton House in the Scottish Borders with Hebrides Ensemble for the third year in a row. The house and gardens are incredibly beautiful and this is concert is a real treat. For more details and the programme, click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/music-at-paxton-festival/ On 12th July Simon and I return to one of our favourite venues, The Holywell Music Room, which is the oldest purpose-built concert hall in Europe. Opened in 1748, its elegance and beauty have played host to some of the world's greatest musicians and composers, including Haydn and Handel. ... http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/holywell-music-room-oxford/ On 11th July we will travel to St George's Church in Deal for a programme exploring the phantasmagorical world of the piano duet with virtuoso works of vividly exotic colours. For more information, click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/deal-summer-festival/ On 4th July I will play with clarinettist Sarah Williamson at the Wigmore Hall. For more details, click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/wigmore-hall/ Hebrides Ensemble makes its City of London Festival debut on 25th June at Stationers' Hall with a programme that starts in Scotland and moves east to Finland and Russia. For more information, click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/fdfdf/ Simon and I are playing for Tonbridge Music Club on 9th May, in a programme that includes Stravinsky's wonderful transcription of Rite of Spring for four hands at one piano (as found on our CD). For more information, click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/piano-duo-at-tonbridge/ I will be joining ECO for their music cruise in May, giving recitals with their invited soloists. For more information, click here. http://www.philipmoorepianist.co.uk/pianist/2008/629/