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Viv McLean - Piano |
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'Extraordinary originality, superb simplicity, and fingers of steel hidden behind muscles of velvet. He is an otherworldly young man - he plays with the genius one finds in those who know how to forget themselves, naturally placing themselves at the right point to meet the music, this mystery of the moment.' Le Monde, Paris |
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Winner of the First Prize at the 2002 Maria Canals International Piano Competition in Barcelona, Viv McLean has performed at all the major venues in the UK as well as in France, Spain, Germany, Poland, Ireland, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Malta, Israel, Cyprus, Japan, Australia and the USA. His concerto work includes appearances with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Sinfonia Viva, London Concert Orchestra, Scottish Concert Orchestra and the National Musicians' Symphony Orchestra. He has performed chamber music with leading groups such as the Ysaye String Quartet and the Leopold String Trio and collaborated with musicians such as Natalie Clein, Marianne Thorsen, David le Page, Daniel Hope, Eijin Nimura, Mia Cooper, Sarah Nemtanu, Lawrence Power, Phillip Dukes, Lise Berthaud, Matthew Sharp, Kate Gould, Alasdair Strange, Guy Johnston, Sarah Williamson, Isa Katarina Gericke, Jeanette Ager, Nora Gubisch, Richard Dubugnon, Wayne Marshall, Christopher Warren-Green, Owain Arwell Hughes, David Charles Abell and Marvin Hamlisch. He has performed in festivals including the Cheltenham International Festival and Harrogate Festival in the UK, the International Beethoven Festival, the Mecklenburg Festival and the Kultur Kreis Festival in Germany, the Melle Festival and Festival de Saintes in France, the Vinterfestspill i Bergstaden in Norway and the Musik vid Kattegatt Festival in Sweden. Viv studied at Chetham's School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music with Hamish Milne where he held the Hodgson Fellowship and received financial assistance from the Hattori Foundation and the Countess of Munster Musical Trust. He was made an associate of the Royal Academy in 2005. He made his Wigmore Hall recital debut through winning the Friends of the Royal Academy Wigmore Award. Whilst studying at the Academy, Viv was the piano winner at the Royal Overseas-League Music Competition and was selected as one of three winners of the National Federation of Music Societies' Young Artists Competition, leading to various recitals and concerto appearances throughout Great Britain. Viv has recorded regularly for BBC Radio 3 since making his recital debut through the BBC Radio 3 Young Artists Forum scheme and has also recorded recitals for Classic FM, WDR Radio in Germany, Radio France, ABC Radio in Australia, NRK Radio in Norway, Polish Radio and for the Sky Arts television channel. His commercial releases include recordings for such labels as Sony Classical Japan and Naxos, as well as for the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra's own label. Future plans include concerts in France, Norway, Japan and the UK. Please see Viv's concert diary for more information. UPDATED October 2011 - DO NOT REPRODUCE WITHOUT PERMISSION FROM Worldwide Artists Ltd. (www.worldwideartists.com) |
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