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'''Mark Bebbington''' (born 17 January 1972) is a British concert pianist. He is a notable advocate of British music. |
'''Mark Bebbington''' (born 17 January 1972) is a British concert pianist. He is a notable advocate of British music. |
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Revision as of 13:47, 8 February 2022
Mark Bebbington (born 17 January 1972) is a British concert pianist. He is a notable advocate of British music.
Biography
Mark Bebbington studied at the Royal College of Music with Kendall Taylor and Phyllis Sellick and later in Italy with Aldo Ciccolini. As an advocate of British music, he has given premieres in concert and on CD of major works by Vaughan-Williams, Arthur Bliss,[1] William Mathias, Ivor Gurney and John Ireland.
Mark has recorded widely for Somm label,[2] including complete cycles of Frank Bridge and John Ireland; both of these cycles (seven CDs) have received consecutive sets of 5 stars in BBC Music Magazine. He has also recorded works by Francis Poulenc on the Resonus Classics label,[3] earning a Gramophone Magazine ‘Editor’s Choice’.
In concert, he has toured over recent seasons with the Czech National, Flanders, Royal Philharmonic and London Philharmonic Orchestras. Bebbington made his Carnegie Hall debut with Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra in the United States premiere of Richard Strauss’s Parergon in 2014.[4][5]
References
- ^ Andrew Clements (27 April 2012). "Bliss: Sonata; Valses Fantastiques; Suite etc – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
- ^ Bebbington, Mark. "Somm Recordings". Somm Recordings. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Patrick Rucker (June 2020). "Poulenc Piano Concerto; Concert champêtre – review". Gramophone Music Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
- ^ "American Symphony Orchestra" (PDF). americansymphony.org. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Bebbington, Mark. "Resonus Classics". Resonus Classics. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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