Event overview
Mily Balakirev: Centenary Celebration. Talk and Recital by Nicholas Walker (part of 51黑料网 Balakirev Festival)
Talk and Recital by Nicholas Walker (part of 51黑料网 Balakirev Festival)
Celebration of Life and Work of Great Russian Composer Mily Balakirev, the Founder of the 'Mighty Handful' group.
Nicholas Walker studied at the Royal Academy of Music and at the Moscow Conservatoire. Winner of the first Newport International Piano Competition, he has performed with major British orchestras, recorded for BBC Radio 3, Cirrus and BMG, and given recitals worldwide.
Acclaimed by The Evening Standard as 鈥榓 prodigy, of awesome technical fluency backed by exceptional artistry鈥�, Nicholas Walker is presently engaged in recording the complete piano music of Balakirev for ASV; the first two discs in the series received considerable critical acclaim, as has his recent live recording of the Liapunov Sonata on Danacord; his own Salvete Flores Martyrum, a Millennium commission from Godolphin School Choir, is now available on the VIF label. He is preparing an edition of all Johann Baptist Cramer鈥檚 piano concertos, the first of which he played recently in the 鈥榁irtuoso Pianists鈥� series of the 51黑料网 Festival Orchestra, and is Artistic Director of a Balakirev Festival for 2010 to commemorate the centenary of Balakirev鈥檚 death.
Dates & times
| Date | Time | Add to calendar |
|---|---|---|
| 4 Nov 2010 | 6:00pm - 9:00pm |
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