Robert Woolley harpsichord/organ/fortepiano

Robert Woolley is well known as a harpsichord and organ soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player: his acclaimed solo recordings include discs of harpsichord, organ and fortepiano works by Tallis, Gibbons, Byrd, Frescobaldi, Purcell, Weckmann, Böhm, Handel, Bach, Scarlatti and Seixas for EMI, Virgin, Archiv, Hyperion, and Chandos, including discs of the Partitas by JS Bach for Chandos.

He has given performances in the UK, USA, South America, Japan, Austria, France, Italy, Portugal, Belgium, Holland, Spain, Switzerland, Czechoslovakia and Hungary, and was artist-in-residence at Washington University, St Louis. He regularly broadcasts for the BBC, and programmes have included many recordings on historic organs, harpsichords and fortepianos.

Sample Programme:

Louis Couperin: Newly discovered and transcribed organ works
Sweelinck: Fantasias, Variations, Toccatas for harpsichord and organ
JS Bach: Pièce d’Orgue

Recordings:

Bach Partita No.4 (Chandos)
Sweelinck: Organ Works (Chaconne CHAN 0701)

Performances:

Hatchlands
Queen’s College, Oxford
Grosvenor Chapel

Contact:

Robert Woolley

Tel: 020 8398 6085

Email: info@woolleys.org.uk
Website: www.robertwoolley.net