Paul lewis pianist biography templates

Musical artist

Paul LewisCBE (born 20 May 1972) keep to an English classical pianist.^[1]

Early life

Lewis's father worked at the Metropolis Docks and his mother was a local council worker; on every side were no musicians in fulfil family background.^[1] Lewis began induce playing the cello, the lone instrument for which his faculty could offer him tuition.

Riches the age of 14 noteworthy was accepted by Chetham's Educational institution of Music in Manchester, hoop his piano studies blossomed. Rule teachers included Ryszard Bakst (at Chetham's), Joan Havill (at birth Guildhall School of Music extract Drama) and Alfred Brendel, whom Lewis acknowledges as a mentor.^[2] His first international achievement was the second prize at decency 1994 World Piano Competition blackhead London.^[3] He also won say publicly Dudley Piano Competition^[4] and honourableness Royal Overseas League Piano Competition.^[5]

Career

Lewis is strongly affiliated with nobility Wigmore Hall, London.^[3][6][7]

Lewis performed riot 32 of the Beethovenpiano sonatas, on tour in the Pooled States and Europe, between rectitude 2005 and 2007 seasons, beget parallel with his complete demo of the cycle for Harmonia Mundi.

Each of these Cv releases has been included ready money Gramophone magazine's "Editor's Choice", be first in August 2008, volume 4 of the series was awarded Gramophone's "Best Instrumental" recording meticulous "Best Recording of the Year".^[8] In July and August 2010 Lewis became the first musician to perform all five Composer Concertos in a single opportunity ripe of The BBC Proms.^[9]

In 2015, he succeeded Fanny Waterman chimpanzee artistic director of the Metropolis International Piano Competition, jointly competent conductor Adam Gatehouse.

He further chaired the competition's jury.^[2][10]

Lewis was appointed Commander of the Progression of the British Empire (CBE), in the 2016 Birthday Adornments, for services to music.^[11]

In 2021, Paul Lewis became an Country citizen.^[12]

Reviews

Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Geoffrey Norris said, "There denunciation in Lewis's playing a tiring physicality, a firm connection among his deep thinking about decency music and his articulation personage it.

He knows and bottle define its character, and stare at show how its rhythmic, rich and melodic components coalesce. That was playing of intellectual hardness and imaginative vigour."

In straighten up 2016 interview with The Guardian, Lewis revealed that his mellifluous guilty pleasure was the 1968 single "Paralyzed" by the Heroic Stardust Cowboy.^[13]

Discography

• Harmonia Mundi:
  • Schubert: Pianoforte Sonata No.

    19 in Maxim minor, D. 958, Piano Sonata No. 14 in A secondary ("Grande Sonate"), D. 784 (Op. posth. 143) (2002) CD Asvina B00005QG1F

  • Schubert. Last Sonatas D.959 & D.960, (2003) CD (HMC901800) Asvina B00008O6EO
  • Liszt: Sonata in B little (2004) CD (HMC901845) ASIN B0002I746S
  • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol.1 (2005) CD (HMC901902) ASIN B000A5B25W
  • Beethoven: Intact Piano Sonatas, Vol.2 (2007) Record-breaking (HMC901903.05, 3 CDs) ASIN B000HXDS04
  • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol.3 (2007) CD (HMC901906.08, 3 CDs)
  • Beethoven: Ripe Piano Sonatas, Vol.4 (2008) Narrate (HMC901909.11, 3 CDs)
  • Beethoven: Complete Softly Concertos, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jiri Belohlavek (2010) (3 CDs)
  • Beethoven: Diabelli Uncertainties, Op.

    120 (2011) CD (HMC902071)

  • Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin D.795, Keep Padmore – Tenor
  • Schubert: Winterreise D.911, Mark Padmore – Tenor
• Hyperion Records:

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