Steven Osborne (pianist)
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Steven Osborne is a Scottish pianist
who has performed concertos and solo recitals worldwide.
He was taught by Richard Beauchamp at St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh
before going to the Royal Northern College of Music
/Manchester University (joint course) in Manchester
to study under Renna Kellaway. After graduating, Osborne went on to win first prize in the prestigious Clara Haskil Competition in 1991 and the Naumburg International Competition in New York
in May 1997.
His recordings on the Hyperion
label include, amongst others, Liszt's
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
and works by Nikolai Kapustin
, and have been acclaimed in the musical press. His recording of Britten's
works for piano and orchestra won a Gramophone Award
in 2009, and his recordings of Rachmaninoff's
Preludes, Messiaen's
Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus
, and Tippett's
piano works were all nominated for classical music awards.
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...
who has performed concertos and solo recitals worldwide.
He was taught by Richard Beauchamp at St Mary's Music School in Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, the second largest city in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council governs one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a rural area...
before going to the Royal Northern College of Music
Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music is a music school in Manchester, England. It is located on Oxford Road in Chorlton on Medlock, at the western edge of the campus of the University of Manchester and is one of four conservatories associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music...
/Manchester University (joint course) in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
to study under Renna Kellaway. After graduating, Osborne went on to win first prize in the prestigious Clara Haskil Competition in 1991 and the Naumburg International Competition in New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
in May 1997.
His recordings on the Hyperion
Hyperion Records
Hyperion Records is an independent British classical record label.-History:The company was named after Hyperion, one of the Titans of Greek mythology. It was founded by George Edward Perry, widely known as "Ted", in 1980. Early LP releases included rarely recorded 20th century British music by...
label include, amongst others, Liszt's
Franz Liszt
Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses
Harmonies Poétiques et Religieuses
Harmonies poétiques et religieuses is a cycle of piano pieces written by Liszt at Woronińce in 1847...
and works by Nikolai Kapustin
Nikolai Kapustin
Nikolai Girshevich Kapustin is a Ukrainian Russian composer and pianist....
, and have been acclaimed in the musical press. His recording of Britten's
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to...
works for piano and orchestra won a Gramophone Award
Gramophone Award
The Gramophone Awards are one of the most significant honours bestowed on recordings in the classical record industry, often referred to as the Oscars for classical music. The winners are selected annually by critics for the Gramophone magazine and various members of the industry, including...
in 2009, and his recordings of Rachmaninoff's
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...
Preludes, Messiaen's
Olivier Messiaen
Olivier Messiaen was a French composer, organist and ornithologist, one of the major composers of the 20th century. His music is rhythmically complex ; harmonically and melodically it is based on modes of limited transposition, which he abstracted from his early compositions and improvisations...
Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus
Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus
Vingt regards sur l'enfant-Jésus is a collection of pieces by the French composer Olivier Messiaen for solo piano. The French title translates into English roughly as "Twenty gazes/contemplations on the infant Jesus"...
, and Tippett's
Michael Tippett
Sir Michael Kemp Tippett OM CH CBE was an English composer.In his long career he produced a large body of work, including five operas, three large-scale choral works, four symphonies, five string quartets, four piano sonatas, concertos and concertante works, song cycles and incidental music...
piano works were all nominated for classical music awards.