Stephen Hough is widely regarded as a renaissance man of his time. Over the course of his career he has distinguished himself as a true polymath, not only securing a reputation as a uniquely insightful concert pianist, but also as a writer and composer.
Mr. Hough is commended for his mastery of the instrument along with an individual and inquisitive mind, which has earned him a multitude of prestigious awards and a long-standing international following.
In 2001 he was the first classical ... view more »
Stephen Hough is widely regarded as a renaissance man of his time. Over the course of his career he has distinguished himself as a true polymath, not only securing a reputation as a uniquely insightful concert pianist, but also as a writer and composer.
Mr. Hough is commended for his mastery of the instrument along with an individual and inquisitive mind, which has earned him a multitude of prestigious awards and a long-standing international following.
In 2001 he was the first classical performing artist to win a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship. He was awarded Northwestern University’s 2008 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano, won the Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist Award in 2010, and was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth in the New Year’s Honors List in 2014.
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PROGRAM
Debussy: Clair de Lune from Suite Bergamasque No. 3, L. 75/3 – Images Book II
Schumann: Fantasie in C Major, Op. 1
Debussy: La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune (Preludes Book II) – Images Book I
Beethoven: Sonata 23 in F minor, Op. 57, Appassionata
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“It’s hard for any pianophile not to put Stephen Hough well up the top ten of current practitioners [with] his peerless technique; his impeccable taste … and his ability to make miniatures sparkle like finely cut diamonds.” —The Mail on Sunday [London]
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