Steven Osborne
at Kings Place, London
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Scotland’s most revered pianist, Steven Osborne, is joined by two of Aurora Orchestra’s Principal Players for an evening of mesmerising French music.
Scottish pianist Steven Osborne OBE is one of Britain’s most treasured musicians, celebrated for the immense depth of his musicality and exceptional refinement of expression across his diverse repertoire.
In this concert, Osborne is reunited with principal players from Aurora Orchestra for an evening of Debussy and Ravel, composers central to his musical life.
Beginning with the freshly radical Arabesques of Debussy’s youth, we enter the exquisitely sensuous instrumental sonatas of his final years, where he drew inspiration from the well-spring of the French Baroque when, in his words, ‘music was subject to the laws of beauty inscribed in the movements of Nature herself.’
In the second half, Osborne prefaces Ravel high-octane Piano Trio with two scintillating visions from Miroirs.
‘Osborne’s attack is ferocious and fearless, his tenderness beyond words. His self appears subsumed in service to the composer. This is the best it gets.’ The Observer
Steven Osborne
Scottish classical pianist and winner of the BBC Young Musician Of The Year Competition and Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist Of The Year. Concerto performances take Steven Osborne to orchestras all over the world including visits to the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony, Deutsches Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Vienna Symphony, Salzburg Mozarteum, Oslo Philharmonic, Finnish Radio Symphony, Danish National Radio, Royal Flemish Philharmonic, RTVE Madrid, Sydney Symphony, Australian Chamber Orchestra, Oregon Symphony and the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. '... he not only gave compelling, sometimes melting performances but also spoke feelingly about the music... Beautifully spoken, beautifully played (New York Times) 'Steven Osborne's piano-playing was some of the finest I have heard...' (The Times) 'Steven Osborne brought to Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 1 his distinctive brand of musical vitality and spontaneity, a fresh and spritely view on a popular work' (The Scotsman) 'The audience, as one, was agog... Osborne's attack is ferocious and fearless, his tenderness beyond words... This is the best it gets' (The Observer) 'Osborne has absolutely nailed the work... he played it with glittering panache and awesome brilliance' (The Guardian).
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Kings Place
90 York Way
London
N1 9AG
- Website:
- kingsplace.co.uk
- Disabled Booking:
- 020 7520 1490
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Steven Osborne image © Benjamin Ealovega 2013
Kings Place
90 York Way
London
N1 9AG
- Website:
- kingsplace.co.uk
- Disabled Booking:
- 020 7520 1490
See all events at Kings Place