FREE Duncan Honeybourne piano recital

Duncan Honeybourne is launching his CD of Baines's work at a series of performances including this one at Forsyths which is around the centenary of his death. Tonight's performance incorporates several of the works on his forthcoming CD which is being officially released on the Divine Art Label on 11th November, but advance copies will be available at tonight's performance. Further details of the recording are on the website here.

William Baines is one of those exceptionally gifted composers whose music still remains little known to the general music-loving public. Deeply rooted in Nature, it shows influences from Debussy, Scriabin, Chopin, Liszt and Ravel and has totally assimilated those exemplars into truly mature and distinguished works all his own.

Tides

1. The Lone Wreck;
2. Goodnight to Flamboro’

The Naiad

Silverpoints

1. Labyrinth;
2. Water-Pearls;
3. The Burning Joss-Stick;
4. Floralia

Eight Preludes

• No.1 in G
• No.2 Ebbing Tide
• No.3 Shade-Imagery
• No.4 in C
• No.5 Wind Sprites
• No.6 A Fairy Story
• No.7 Lullaby
• No.8 Eroica

• At the Grave of William Baines (1999)

Duncan Honeybourne enjoys a diverse profile as a pianist and in music education. Following his concerto debuts at Symphony Hall, Birmingham, and the National Concert Hall, Dublin, he made recital debuts in London, Paris, and international festivals in Belgium and Switzerland. Commended for his “glittering performances” (International Piano) and “great technical facility and unfailing imagination” (Musical Opinion), he has toured extensively in the UK, Ireland and Europe as a soloist and chamber musician, appearing at many major venues and leading festivals. He has broadcast frequently as a solo recitalist on BBC Radio 3 and more than 20 radio networks worldwide, including French, Swiss and Austrian Radio, ABC (Australia) and Radio New Zealand. Duncan has premiered over 70 new piano works and his many recordings reflect his long association with 20th and 21st-century British piano music. He is a Tutor in Piano at the University of Southampton and Sherborne School, teaches piano and chamber music at the Royal Academy of Music Junior Academy, and is the Founder/Artistic Director of the Weymouth Lunchtime Chamber Concerts near his home in Dorset.

www.duncanhoneybourne.com

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Forsyth Music Shop, 126 Deansgate, Manchester, United Kingdom