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Piers Adams | |
Fee on application | Mixed |
Piers Adams recorder (concerto soloist or with Howard Beach harpsichord/piano)
Piers Adams has been heralded by the Washington Post as ‘the reigning recorder virtuoso in the world today’. Founder and ringleader of the baroque super-group Red Priest he is recognised internationally for his astonishing technical command and musical imagination, expressed through a repertoire spanning many musical genres. In recital with the harpsichordist/pianist Howard Beach he performs music from the renaissance, baroque, classical, romantic and modern eras, with a special focus on the recorder’s neglected heritage of 19th century salon music. As a concerto soloist he has performed with numerous orchestras including the Academy of Ancient Music, the BBC Symphony, OSJ, Irish Chamber Orchestra and the Philharmonia.
Sample Programme:
Paganini of the Recorder: An extraordinary, flamboyant programme of virtuoso recorder music through the ages, with a focus on two of the greatest players of bygone days, Jacob van Eyck (17th century) and Ernst Kraehmer (19th century).
Education:
Recorder Roadshow: Piers Adams and Howard Beach’s ongoing programme of interactive gala concerts for primary school children (including four to date as part of the Wigmore Hall’s education programme.)
Recordings:
Recorder Bravura (Upbeat Recordings 1998)
David Bedford Recorder Concerto (BBC Symphony Orchestra/Martyn Brabbins)
Pirates of the Baroque (with Red Priest) - forthcoming
Performances:
7 Dec 06 Cadogan Hall, London
10 Jul 07 Viljandi Festival, Estonia
17 Sept 07 Irish Chamber Orchestra Tour
Contact:
Maureen Phillips, Upbeat Classical Management, PO Box 479
Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 2ZH
Tel: 01895 259 441
Fax: 01895 259 341
Email: admin@upbeatclassical.co.uk
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