HKS Recital Series: Benjamin Grosvenor Piano Recital

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British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor has an acclaimed international career as a soloist and chamber musician, which is reflected in his extensive discography on Decca Classics.

Recital highlights this season include Carnegie Hall in New York, Chicago, Amsterdam, Singapore, Melbourne and London. He will make his debut at the Boulez Saal with Kian Soltani and at the Vienna Muzikverein and Heidelberger Frühling in quartet with Hyeyoon Park, Timothy Ridout and Kian Soltani.

Previous concerto engagements have included Cleveland, Chicago Symphony, Boston Symphony, NHK Symphony, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Orchestre National de France and Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia.

Benjamin’s conductor collaborations include Marin Alsop, Elim Chan, Edward Gardner, Paavo Jarvi, Nathalie Stutzmann, Krzysztof Urbanski and Kazuki Yamada.

Benjamin’s solo recitals have included Tokyo, Berlin, Warsaw, Barbican Centre, Southbank Centre, Wigmore Hall and at Klavierfest Ruhr and La Roque d’Anthéron. Last season he was a featured artist at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées in Paris and in 2024 he premiered Hommage à Liszt by Brett Dean.

His impressive discography encompasses solo, chamber works as well as concertos; and has attracted numerous accolades; Chocs de l’année, Prix de Caecilia, Diapason d’or de l’année and Gramophone awards. His most recent release is of solo repertoire by Chopin.

Programme

Mozart Piano Sonata No 13 in B-flat, K333
Beethoven Piano Sonata No 14 in C-sharp minor, Op 27 No 2, “Moonlight”
Liszt Années de Pèlerinage: Deuxième Année–Italie: Nos 4-6 Petrarch Sonnets
Chopin Piano Sonata No 2 in B-flat minor, Op 35