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James Kirby – piano
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The Programme
James Kirby – piano
Johannes BrahmsThree Intermezzi, Op 117
1. Andante moderato
2. Andante non troppo e con molta espressione
3. Andante con moto
Sonata in B, D 575
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Andante
3. Scherzo: Allegretto
4. Allegro giusto
Isolde’s Liebestod
(arranged Franz Liszt)
The Artist
James Kirby appears as recitalist and concerto soloist throughout the UK and Europe, including performances at London’s Wigmore Hall, Edinburgh and Aldeburgh Festivals, St George’s, Bristol, and Dora Stoutzker Hall, Cardiff. He is increasingly in demand in the Far East, where recent appearances include concerts in China, Singapore and Malaysia.
Following his student years in Moscow he undertook regular solo and chamber music tours of the former Soviet Union, including appearances at the Sakharov Festival in Nizhny Novgorod, the Omsk Festival and the Viktor Merzhanov Festival in Tambov. He was a semifinalist in the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow and won First Prize in the Citta di Marsala Piano Competition in Sicily. He has appeared as concerto soloist with the English, Scottish and Belarusian Chamber Orchestras, the Moscow, Kazakh, Astana and Penang Symphony Orchestras, the Arad and Oradea Philharmonic Orchestras (Romania), in venues including the Royal Albert Hall and Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in London, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire and Astana Opera House.
James is a member of the Barbican Piano Trio, performing at Wigmore Hall, in major UK festivals and concert series, and throughout Europe and the USA. Highlights include Carnegie Recital Hall and many cycles of Beethoven’s complete Piano Trios including the Master Concert Series at Wigmore Hall. The Trio’s repertoire consists of over seventy works. He enjoyed a long collaboration with the celebrated Russian violinist Lydia Mordkovitch and has worked with Martyn Brabbins, the Vanbrugh Quartet, BBC Singers, Dame Sarah Connolly and the pianist David Willison.
James is a dedicated teacher and holds posts at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, Royal Holloway, University of London, and Eton College. He is a regular jury member of international piano competitions and much in demand for masterclasses and as an adjudicator.
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