alasdair beatson, piano
Alasdair Beatson, l'un des plus éminents pianistes de chambre du Royaume Uni, s'est également produit en solo dans un répertoire particulièrement varié et aventureux. Sa discographie en tant que soliste inclut la musique de Mendelssohn et de Ludwig Thuille, et les opus 1 de Schumann, Grieg, Berg et Brahms. Cette année un CD de musique pour cor et piano avec le corniste Alec Frank-Gemmill (m@m 2014) sortira chez BIS. Parmi ses prochains engagements figurent des collaborations de musique de chambre avec Adrian Brendel, Philippe Graffin, Pekka Kuusisto, Alexander Melnikov, Pieter Wispelwey, le Doric String Quartet et le Nash Ensemble. Il a récemment joué des concertos avec le Scottish Chamber Orchestra, le Royal Scottish National Orchestra, la Britten Sinfonia, et le Scottish Ensemble, et il s’est produit comme soliste dans Les Oiseaux Exotiques de Messiaen, dirigé par George Benjamin. Il a participé à de nombreux festivals dont Aldeburgh, Bath, IMS Prussia Cove, Oxford Chamber Music et Plush (Angleterre), Ernen (Suisse), Delft (Pays-Bas) et Resonances (Belgique). Alasdair a fait ses études notamment sous John Blakely au Royal College of Music à Londres et sous Menahem Pressler à Bloomington, Indiana. Il est le fondateur et directeur artistique de Musique à Marsac.
Alasdair Beatson combines a career as one of the UK's most prominent chamber pianists with appearances as soloist in an especially varied and adventurous repertoire. His solo discography includes piano music of Mendelssohn, Ludwig Thuille, and the Opus 1's of Schumann, Grieg, Berg and Brahms. 2017 will see the release of a recording with BIS dedicated to music for horn and piano, recorded on four historical pianos spanning 1815-1890, with horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill. Forthcoming performances include chamber collaborations with Adrian Brendel, Philippe Graffin, Pekka Kuusisto, Alexander Melnikov, Pieter Wispelwey, the Doric String Quartet, and the Nash Ensemble. Recent performances include concertos with the Scottish Chamber and Royal Scottish National orchestras, Britten Sinfonia, and the Scottish Ensemble; as soloist in Messiaen's Oiseaux Exotiques conducted by George Benjamin, and in appearances at festivals in Aldeburgh, Bath, Ernen (Switzerland), Delft, IMS Prussia Cove, Resonances (Belgium), Oxford Chamber Music and Plush. Alasdair was a student of John Blakely at London’s RCM and Menahem Pressler in Bloomington, Indiana. He is founder and artistic director of the chamber music festival Musique à Marsac.
www.alasdairbeatson.com
Alasdair Beatson combines a career as one of the UK's most prominent chamber pianists with appearances as soloist in an especially varied and adventurous repertoire. His solo discography includes piano music of Mendelssohn, Ludwig Thuille, and the Opus 1's of Schumann, Grieg, Berg and Brahms. 2017 will see the release of a recording with BIS dedicated to music for horn and piano, recorded on four historical pianos spanning 1815-1890, with horn player Alec Frank-Gemmill. Forthcoming performances include chamber collaborations with Adrian Brendel, Philippe Graffin, Pekka Kuusisto, Alexander Melnikov, Pieter Wispelwey, the Doric String Quartet, and the Nash Ensemble. Recent performances include concertos with the Scottish Chamber and Royal Scottish National orchestras, Britten Sinfonia, and the Scottish Ensemble; as soloist in Messiaen's Oiseaux Exotiques conducted by George Benjamin, and in appearances at festivals in Aldeburgh, Bath, Ernen (Switzerland), Delft, IMS Prussia Cove, Resonances (Belgium), Oxford Chamber Music and Plush. Alasdair was a student of John Blakely at London’s RCM and Menahem Pressler in Bloomington, Indiana. He is founder and artistic director of the chamber music festival Musique à Marsac.
www.alasdairbeatson.com