Nicholas McCarthy

A programme of:-

Scriabin/Cimmiro Etude Op 2 No 1; Etude Op 8 No 12
R Strauss (arr. J Mann) Morgen Op 27 No 4
Gershwin/McCarthy Summertime
Bellini/Fumagalli Casta Diva from ‘Norma' 
Reinecke Piano Sonata in C minor Op 179
Blumenfeld Etude in A flat Op 36
Nigel Hess Nocturne
Bach/Gounod (arr. Wittgenstein) Ave Maria
Gershwin/Wilde Etude No 3 ‘The Man I Love’
Chopin/Godowsky Etude Op 10 No 3 ‘Tristesse'; Etude Op 25 No 12 ‘Ocean’
Rachmaninoff/Meinders Vocalise

Nicholas McCarthy’s story is an inspiring one. Born without a right hand and told he would never make it as a concert pianist, the young artist has had to fight his way to the top. His championing of Left Hand piano repertoire, exemplified on his recently acclaimed album, not to mention presenting stints on television at the BBC Proms, have made him a familiar and popular personality. This concert features repertoire standards, some arranged by Nicholas himself, and a newly commissioned ‘Nocturne’ by Nigel Hess.