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Paul Lewis (pianist)

Paul Lewis

CBE

Birth namePaul Lewis
Born () 20 May (age&#;52)
Liverpool, England
GenresClassical
OccupationClassical pianist
InstrumentPiano
Website

Musical artist

Paul LewisCBE (born 20 May ) is an English classical pianist.[1]

Early life

Lewis's father worked at the Liverpool Docks and his mother was a local council worker; there were no musicians in his family background.[1] Lewis began by playing the cello, the only instrument for which his school could offer him tuition.

  • At the age of 14 he was accepted by Chetham's School of Music in Manchester, where his piano studies blossomed. His teachers included Ryszard Bakst (at Chetham's), Joan Havill (at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama) and Alfred Brendel, whom Lewis acknowledges as a mentor.[2] His first international achievement was the second prize at the World Piano Competition in London.[3] He also won the Dudley Piano Competition[4] and the Royal Overseas League Piano Competition.[5]

    Career

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

    Lewis performed all 32 of the Beethovenpiano sonatas, on tour in the United States and Europe, between the and seasons, in parallel with his complete recording of the cycle for Harmonia Mundi.

    Each of these CD releases has been included in Gramophone magazine's "Editor's Choice", and in August , volume 4 of the series was awarded Gramophone's "Best Instrumental" recording and "Best Recording of the Year".[8] In July and August Lewis became the first pianist to perform all five Beethoven Concertos in a single season of The BBC Proms.[9]

    In , he succeeded Fanny Waterman as artistic director of the Leeds International Piano Competition, jointly with conductor Adam Gatehouse.

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

    Lewis was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE), in the Birthday Honours, for services to music.[11]

    In , Paul Lewis became an Irish citizen.[12]

    Reviews

    Writing in The Daily Telegraph, Geoffrey Norris said, "There is in Lewis's playing a strong physicality, a firm connection between his deep thinking about the music and his articulation of it.

    Paul lewis piano biography of albert Reject All Accept All. Also intriguingly, Lewis didn't start out as a pianist. He knows and can define its character, and can show how its rhythmic, harmonic and melodic components coalesce. Our critic said of this disc: 'Lewis's playing is remarkable, both for technical control and depth of understanding'.

    He knows and can define its character, and can show how its rhythmic, harmonic and melodic components coalesce. This was playing of intellectual rigour and imaginative vigour."

    In a interview with The Guardian, Lewis revealed that his musical guilty pleasure was the single "Paralyzed" by the Legendary Stardust Cowboy.[13]

    Discography

    • Harmonia Mundi:
      • Schubert: Piano Sonata No.

        19 in C minor, D. , Piano Sonata No. 14 in A minor ("Grande Sonate"), D. (Op. posth. ) () CD ASIN BQG1F

      • Schubert. Last Sonatas D & D, () CD (HMC) ASIN BO6EO
      • Liszt: Sonata in B minor () CD (HMC) ASIN BIS
      • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol.1 () CD (HMC) ASIN BA5B25W
      • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol.2 () CD (HMC, 3 CDs) ASIN BHXDS04
      • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol.3 () CD (HMC, 3 CDs)
      • Beethoven: Complete Piano Sonatas, Vol.4 () CD (HMC, 3 CDs)
      • Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos, BBC Symphony Orchestra/Jiri Belohlavek () (3 CDs)
      • Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op.

        () CD (HMC)

      • Schubert: Die Schöne Müllerin D, Mark Padmore – Tenor
      • Schubert: Winterreise D, Mark Padmore – Tenor
    • Hyperion Records:

    References

    1. ^ ab"Pianist's calm creativity", The Age, 12 May
    2. ^ abPaul Lewis (18 October ), "Paul Lewis: how we're transforming 'the Leeds' to nurture tomorrow's pianists", The Guardian, retrieved 7 January
    3. ^ ab"Paul Lewis" at Harmonia Mundi
    4. ^"Musical Opinion".

      Musical Opinion.

      Biography of albert einstein In chamber music, he works closely with tenor Mark Padmore in lied recitals around the world — they have recorded three Schubert song cycles together — and he is co-Artistic Director of Midsummer Music, an annual chamber music festival held in Buckinghamshire, UK. Dynamic and sensitive, his playing throughout maintains its vibrant energy, which delivers the quite unmissable recording that earned him the accolade of BBC Music Magazine Recording of the Month in July Writing in The Daily Telegraph , Geoffrey Norris said, "There is in Lewis's playing a strong physicality, a firm connection between his deep thinking about the music and his articulation of it. Early life [ edit ].

      5 May &#; via Google Books.

    5. ^Matthews, Gemma (October ). "Royal Over-Seas League celebrates 65 years of excellence in the arts". Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL).
    6. ^"Paul Lewis", a bio from Ingpen & Williams
    7. ^Jean-Pierre Thiollet, 88 notes pour piano solo, Neva Editions, , p.

      ISBN&#;

    8. ^Pappas, Cosmo (16 November ). "Leif Ove Andsnes brings unpretentious style to Hill Auditorium".

      This was playing of intellectual rigour and imaginative vigour. An aunt, a great aunt, bought me a little Bontempi organ toy sort of thing. Melanie Spanswick says:. MS : Excellent.

      The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 17 July

    9. ^Prom 16 – Wagner, Beethoven, Dvorak, broadcast on BBC Radio 3 29 July
    10. ^'New Vision' announced for Competition, Leeds International Piano Competition, 18 October , archived from the original on 3 January , retrieved 7 January
    11. ^"No.

      ". The London Gazette (Supplement).

      Here Lewis demonstrates a fascinating ability to display his spotless technique while remaining modest in his approach to virtuosity. Retrieved 17 July MS : Which composers are you particularly drawn to, you really enjoy playing? We profile the acclaimed British pianist Paul Lewis, who performs at the First Night of the Proms, and choose some of his finest recordings.

      11 June p.&#;B9.

    12. ^[1][dead link&#;]
    13. ^"Facing the music: Paul Lewis". . 9 May Retrieved 30 July

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