Jonathan Plowright
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Jonathan Plowright is a British concert pianist. Educated at Stonyhurst College, Lancashire.
Gold Medallist at The Royal Academy of Music
, London where his professor was Alexander Kelly (pianist)
, and recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore USA with Julio Esteban.
Winner of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Award and the European Piano Competition.
USA debut Carnegie Recital Hall 1984. UK debut Wigmore Hall 1985.
Has performed worldwide as recitalist, appeared with leading orchestras and ensembles, made many highly acclaimed commercial recordings and given numerous radio and TV broadcasts.
Recognised for his championing of neglected music from Polish Romantic composers, Stojowski, Paderewski
and Melcer, which he has recorded for Hyperion Records
.
Professor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama and Head of Keyboard at the University of Chichester
, also regularly invited to give masterclasses, consultation lessons and prize adjudications.
Gold Medallist at The Royal Academy of Music
Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music in London, England, is a conservatoire, Britain's oldest degree-granting music school and a constituent college of the University of London since 1999. The Academy was founded by Lord Burghersh in 1822 with the help and ideas of the French harpist and composer Nicolas...
, London where his professor was Alexander Kelly (pianist)
Alexander Kelly (pianist)
Alexander Kelly was a British pianist, composer and former head of keyboard studies at the Royal Academy of Music....
, and recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to study at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore USA with Julio Esteban.
Winner of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra Award and the European Piano Competition.
USA debut Carnegie Recital Hall 1984. UK debut Wigmore Hall 1985.
Has performed worldwide as recitalist, appeared with leading orchestras and ensembles, made many highly acclaimed commercial recordings and given numerous radio and TV broadcasts.
Recognised for his championing of neglected music from Polish Romantic composers, Stojowski, Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
Ignacy Jan Paderewski GBE was a Polish pianist, composer, diplomat, politician, and the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Poland.-Biography:...
and Melcer, which he has recorded for Hyperion Records
Hyperion Records
Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label.-History:The company was named after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology. It was founded by George Edward Perry, widely known as "Ted", in 1980. Early LP releases included rarely recorded 20th century British music by...
.
Professor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama and Head of Keyboard at the University of Chichester
University of Chichester
The University of Chichester is a university based in West Sussex, England. Campuses are based in the city of Chichester and the nearby coastal resort of Bognor Regis...
, also regularly invited to give masterclasses, consultation lessons and prize adjudications.