Maurizio Pollini

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T0313472079 (SOUTHBANK11) After playing to sold-out audiences at the Royal Festival Hall over the past five decades, the celebrated Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini returns in 2011 to perform an unprecedented series of five solo recitals as a major highlight of Southbank Centre’s 2010/11 International Piano Series. In five colossal programmes entitled The Pollini Project, the maestro takes the audience through the history of the piano repertoire, starting with Bach’s Well-Tempered Clavier Book 1 (28 January), through the monumental late sonatas of Beethoven (15 February) and Schubert (26 February), to two varied programmes that chart the evolution of piano music in the 19th and 20th centuries in France through Chopin, Debussy and Boulez (29 April) and in Central Europe through Schumann, Liszt and Stockhausen (25 May). Pollini said, ‘I have performed this music in London before, but I wanted to have the experience of coming back to, for instance, the Schubert sonatas, which I haven’t played for many years. Play great music - Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Boulez - and then you realise all important composers write in the most impossible language for their time.’
28 Jan 11 to 25 May 11	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L2088990832
T0864958977 (SOUTHBANK10) Maurizio Pollini is undoubtedly one of the greatest pianists alive today. This season marks the 50th anniversary of his first prize at the renowned Chopin Competition in 1960, since when he has always been strongly associated with the composer's music. And his most recent Chopin disc for DG drew universal accolades, praising his “sublime technical mastery and exquisite poetic subtlety” (BBC Music Magazine). Along with Krystian Zimerman’s recital, this second special Chopin birthday concert promises to be a highlight of the season.
1 Mar 10	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L0198317386
T01585611232 (RFH09) Maurizio Pollini is internationally acclaimed as one of today’s greatest pianists. A musician of supreme integrity, he prefers to select his programmes close to the time of performance, but his countless fans are usually content to hear him play anything he chooses. 'Sublime technical mastery and exquisite poetic subtlety go hand in hand.' (BBC Music Magazine)
4 Mar 09	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L02130898693
T1364536912 (10JUN08) An artist of consummate mastery and integrity, the great Italian pianist Maurizio Pollini returns to the International Piano Series. Pollini is renowned for his self-effacing perfectionism in repertoire from the classical era to the present day. 'Pollini makes the piano a living, breathing instrument, with pulse, colour, and soaring singing lines... one of the most acclaimed pianists alive' (Fanfare).
10 Jun 08	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L987910123
T901434699 (RFH05) Performer Maurizio Pollini (piano). Music Chopin.
24 Apr 05	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L0147780942
International Piano Series - T1010058937
2 Mar 04	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1087868056
Series: International Piano Series 2000/03 - T0662099524 One of today's greatest pianist performs some of [Chopin]'s best-loved works with the atmospheric 2nd book of [Debussy]'s Preludes.
5 Jun 03	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1088648139
8 Feb 03	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L2096359559
T01012524629 (RFH01) Music Brahms. Music Webern. Music Stockhausen. Music Beethoven.
20 Nov 01	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L883336338
T1604269632 (RFH200) Music Schumann (Davidbundlertanze - Concerto sans Orchestre). Music Liszt (Sonata in B minor).
3 Dec 00	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L02055479909
T1389406062 (RFH00) Music Beethoven (Hammerklavier sonata Op 106). Music Liszt (Nuages gris; Unsterni; La lugubre gondola; R W - Venezia). Music Stockhausen (Klavierstuck X).
3 Feb 00	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L123129409
T0403720817 (RFH99) Music Chopin (Preludes Op 28 - Scherzo No 1 Op 20 - Two Nocturnes Op 27 - Sonata No 2 Op 35).
29 Nov 99	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L0205538119
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6 Mar 12	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L0799717545
29 Apr 01	Southbank Centre, West End :: V423 listing details L1699791083

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Concert :: Maurizio Pollini was born in 1942 and began his studies with Carlo Lonati and Carlo Vidusso. After winning First Prize at the 1960 Warsaw Chopin Competition, he went on to establish an international career of the greatest importance, performing in the world's major concert halls and working with the most distinguished orchestras and conductors. Maurizio Pollini's wide-ranging repertoire ranges includes premieres by Manzoni, Nono and Sciarrino and the complete Beethoven Sonatas, which he has performed in Berlin, Munich, Milan, New York, London, Vienna and Paris. He has an extensive catalogue of recordings for DGG and in 2007 was awarded a Grammy for best Instrumental Soloist Performance. He also received the 2006 Echo Award in Germany, and the Choc de la Musique and Diapason d'Or de l'Ann?e in France. His latest recording - Brahms Piano Concerto No.1 with Christian Thielemann and the Munich Philharmonic has been enthusiastically reviewed the world over.