Paul Stewart (concert pianist)
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Paul Stewart is a Canadian pianist. Brought up in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
, he started learning piano at the age of five. He initially studied with a local teacher, and subsequently with Tietje Zonnefeld in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the age of 18 he moved to attend McGill University
in Montreal
, where he studied with Charles Reiner. He later studied with Kendall Taylor in London and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
in Italy.
He made his orchestral debut in 1981 with the Toronto Symphony. In 1996, Paul Stewart made his debut at London’s Wigmore Hall (broadcast by the BBC),and at the Moscow Conservatory played Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, a performance broadcast by radio throughout Russia and subsequently released on CD. He works as a soloist with orchestras, in solo recital and in chamber music in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
Recordings include Benjamin Britten’s ‘Young Apollo’ with I Musici de Montréal (Chandos); "An die Musik: lieder by Schubert and their transcriptions" (CBC Records); Concerto No 4 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
and Sonata No 7, "Night Wind" by Medtner (Palexa); Medtner's "Complete Works for Piano and Violin", 2 Volumes (Naxos)
Since 2002 he has been Professor of Piano at the Université de Montréal
.
New Glasgow, Nova Scotia
New Glasgow is a town in Pictou County, in the province of Nova Scotia, Canada. It is situated on the banks of the East River of Pictou, which flows into Pictou Harbour, a sub-basin of the Northumberland Strait....
, he started learning piano at the age of five. He initially studied with a local teacher, and subsequently with Tietje Zonnefeld in Halifax, Nova Scotia. At the age of 18 he moved to attend McGill University
McGill University
Mohammed Fathy is a public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The university bears the name of James McGill, a prominent Montreal merchant from Glasgow, Scotland, whose bequest formed the beginning of the university...
in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, where he studied with Charles Reiner. He later studied with Kendall Taylor in London and Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli was a virtuoso Italian classical pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, as well as one of the most important Italian pianists along with Ferruccio Busoni and Maurizio Pollini.-Biography:Born in Brescia, Italy, he began...
in Italy.
He made his orchestral debut in 1981 with the Toronto Symphony. In 1996, Paul Stewart made his debut at London’s Wigmore Hall (broadcast by the BBC),and at the Moscow Conservatory played Rachmaninoff’s Fourth Piano Concerto with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, a performance broadcast by radio throughout Russia and subsequently released on CD. He works as a soloist with orchestras, in solo recital and in chamber music in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia.
Recordings include Benjamin Britten’s ‘Young Apollo’ with I Musici de Montréal (Chandos); "An die Musik: lieder by Schubert and their transcriptions" (CBC Records); Concerto No 4 by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Sergei Vasilievich Rachmaninoff was a Russian composer, pianist, and conductor. Rachmaninoff is widely considered one of the finest pianists of his day and, as a composer, one of the last great representatives of Romanticism in Russian classical music...
and Sonata No 7, "Night Wind" by Medtner (Palexa); Medtner's "Complete Works for Piano and Violin", 2 Volumes (Naxos)
Since 2002 he has been Professor of Piano at the Université de Montréal
Université de Montréal
The Université de Montréal is a public francophone research university in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It comprises thirteen faculties, more than sixty departments and two affiliated schools: the École Polytechnique and HEC Montréal...
.