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British classical pianist
Charles Owen (born 1971) is a British classical pianist.
Biography [ edit ]
Charles Owen was born in Cambridge and grew up in Hampshire and Worcestershire. The eldest of four children, his father is a Church of England clergyman and his mother a school teacher and archivist. He is the brother of John Owen, the Chief Designer of the Mercedes Formula 1 team.[1]
After lessons from his first teacher, a pianist in his father's congregation, he won a scholarship to the Yehudi Menuhin School where he studied under Seta Tanyel and collaborated with many fellow students, including Katharine Gowers and Paul Watkins .[2]
Owen went on to study with the distinguished Russian pianist Irina Zaritskaya at the Royal College of Music , where he won the Chappell Gold Medal. This was followed by further studies with leading British pianist Imogen Cooper . Owen credits these two pianists as a major influence on shaping his own approach to the piano and music-making in general.[3]
Owen won the silver medal at the Scottish International Piano Competition in 1995, the Parkhouse Award in 1997 and was a finalist in the Piano Section of BBC Young Musician of the Year in 1988.[4] [5]
In 2011, Owen entered into a civil partnership with his long-term Australian partner Jason Groves.
Owen at piano in performance with violinist Augustin Hadelich, 2022
Owen has performed in major concert venues around the world, including the Barbican Centre , Queen Elizabeth Hall , Wigmore Hall , Kings Place , Bridgewater Hall , the Sage Gateshead , Symphony Hall, Birmingham , the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall , the Brahms Saal in Vienna's Musikverein , Musée d’Orsay , and Moscow Conservatoire .
He regularly appears at festivals such as the Aldeburgh Festival , Bath International Music Festival , Cheltenham Music Festival , Leicester International Music Festival, Perth Festival and the Ryedale festival.
Owen has performed concertos with world-renowned orchestras including the Philharmonia Orchestra , Royal Scottish National Orchestra , The Hallé , Aurora Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra . He has collaborated with leading conductors such as Sir Mark Elder , Ryan Wigglesworth , Nicholas Collon and Martyn Brabbins .
Owen's chamber music partners include Julian Rachlin , Chloë Hanslip , Augustin Hadelich , Nicholas Daniel , the Vertavo String Quartet , Takacs Quartet and the Elias Quartet. He also has a piano duo partnership with Katya Apekisheva.
Recordings [ edit ]
Owen's solo recordings comprise discs of piano music by J.S. Bach , Brahms, Fauré , Janáček and Poulenc . He has recorded chamber music with Natalie Clein and Katya Apekisheva.
Owen recorded the world premiere of Jonathan Dove ‘s Piano Quintet with the Sacconi Quartet , selected as Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine in August 2017.[6]
Teaching and Masterclasses [ edit ]
Owen is a professor of Piano at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London[7] and a visiting professor at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff.
In 2016, he was appointed Steinway & Sons UK Ambassador, a role which includes regular masterclasses at Steinway Hall and visits to many of the UK's leading independent schools including Eton College , Winchester College & Westminster School , among others.[8] [9]
London Piano Festival [ edit ]
Owen is the co-Artistic Director of the London Piano Festival, an annual celebration of the piano held at Kings Place, with his regular duo partner Katya Apekisheva.[10] [11]
The duo created the Festival in 2016 and have commissioned piano works from composers Nico Muhly [12] [13] and Elena Langer [14] [15] [16] as part of the Festival.
Discography [ edit ]
Brahms, Late Piano Music Op 76/79/116-119 (Avie Records, 2018)
Rachmaninov, The Two Piano Suites & Six Morceaux, Op11 - Katya Apekishava (Avie Records, 2017)
Jonathan Dove, In Damascus, Piano Quintet – Sacconi Quartet, Mark Padmore (Signum Classics, 2017)
Stravinsky, Piano Ballets – Petrushka & The Rite of Spring - Katya Apekisheva (Quartz, 2016)
J. S. Bach, The Six Keyboard Partitas (Avie, 2016)
Fauré, The Complete Barcarolles (Avie, 2011)
Fauré, The Complete Nocturnes (Avie, 2008)
Rachmaninov & Chopin, Cello Sonatas - Natalie Clein (EMI, 2006)
Brahms & Schubert, Cello Sonatas - Natalie Clein (Classics for Pleasure/ EMI, 2004)
Poulenc, Piano Music (Somm, 2003)
Janáček, Piano Music (Somm, 2002)
References [ edit ]
^ "Meet the Artist…… Charles Owen, pianist" . The Cross-Eyed Pianist . 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2018 .
^ "Competition Laureates - Scottish International Piano Competition" . Scottish International Piano Competition . Retrieved 25 September 2018 .
^ "Parkhouse Award - International competition for chamber ensembles of piano with strings" . www.parkhouseaward.com . Retrieved 25 September 2018 .
^ Riley, Malcolm (14 July 2017). "DOVE In Damascus. Piano Quintet" . www.gramophone.co.uk . Retrieved 26 September 2018 .
^ "Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Charles Owen" . www.gsmd.ac.uk . Retrieved 27 September 2018 .
^ "Steinway & Sons Announces New UK Ambassador Charles Owen" . www.pianistmagazine.com . Retrieved 25 September 2018 .
^ "Charles Owen becomes Steinway UK ambassador - Rhinegold" . Rhinegold . Retrieved 25 September 2018 .
^ "The power of two: Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen talk about their forthcoming London Piano Festival" . www.planethugill.com . Retrieved 26 September 2018 .
^ "Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva Guildhall Professors and Highly-Acclaimed Piano Duo Perform Rachmaninov, 10 July | Russian Art + Culture" . Russian Art + Culture . 27 June 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018 .
^ "First Person: Nico Muhly on music for two pianos | The Arts Desk" . theartsdesk.com . Retrieved 26 September 2018 .
^ London Piano Festival (15 March 2017), Nico Muhly - Fast Patterns (world premiere) - London Piano Festival , retrieved 26 September 2018
^ "The creator of a third Figaro opera talks about settling in Britain, the magic of cats and a fascination with music hall" . Culture Whisper . Retrieved 26 September 2018 .
^ "Personal Touch - Rhinegold" . Rhinegold . Retrieved 26 September 2018 .
^ "RedMare - Elena Langer, Charles Owen & Katya Apekisheva Song - BBC Music" . BBC . Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018 .
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