| Birth date | 3 August 1952 (age 74) |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Runcorn, Cheshire, England |
| Genre | Classical music |
| Occupation | Pianist · Educator |
| Education | Royal Manchester College of Music |
| Awards | Sydney International Piano Competition |
Martin Roscoe (born 3 August 1952) is an English classical pianist. He performs as a concerto soloist, as a recitalist and as a chamber musician.[1]
Early life
Martin Roscoe was born in Halton, Runcorn, Cheshire. He first became serious about music at the age of seven after being "bowled over" by a performance at The Proms of the Symphonie Fantastique by Berlioz on 19 August 1959. He later went on to study at the Royal Manchester College of Music with Gordon Green and Marjorie Clementi.[2]
Awards he won early in his career included the Davas Gold Medal in 1973, the Silver Medal of the Worshipful Company of Musicians in 1974, the British Liszt Piano Competition in 1976[3] and he was a prizewinner in the Sydney International Piano Competition in 1981.[4]
Career
Roscoe has developed close links with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the Manchester Camerata.[2] He has played as a soloist under many of the world's leading conductors, including Simon Rattle, Kent Nagano, Libor Pešek, Luciano Berio, Yan Pascal Tortelier, Andrew Litton and Mark Wigglesworth.[1][5] Roscoe gives regular recitals at the Wigmore Hall. Roscoe has appeared in BBC Henry Wood Promenade Concerts on six occasions and has made more than 300 broadcasts with the BBC. He has an international reputation and has played in many countries, including Hong Kong, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, South America, Australia, USA and France.[5]
As a student, he formed a piano duo with Peter Donohoe and they have performed and made recordings together since. Their recording of music by Gershwin on Carlton Classics was chosen as Editor's Choice in the August 1997 issue of Gramophone.[5] As a chamber musician he has performed with Tasmin Little, Emma Johnson, Steven Isserlis, Michael Collins, Steven Osborne, the Leopold String Trio and the Chilingirian, Vanbrugh, Tale, Schidlof, Carmina, Brodsky, Endellion and Sorrel String Quartets.[1][5] The details of Roscoe's recordings are shown in the table below.
Before becoming a teacher at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Roscoe had held positions at the Royal Northern College of Music[2] and the Royal Academy of Music.[1] He is the artistic director of the Beverley Chamber Music Festival and the Ribble Valley International Piano Week.[1] He has been granted an honorary Doctorate of Music by the University of Hull.[3]
Discography
Notes
- ^ "Martin Roscoe", Guildhall School of Music and Drama, archived from the original on 9 April 2008, retrieved 5 March 2008
- ^ Morrison, Bryce. "Martin Roscoe"
- ^ "Martin Roscoe (Piano)", Bach Cantatas Website, retrieved 5 March 2008
- ^ "1981 Prize-Winners", The Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia, retrieved 4 March 2008
- ^ "Biography", Global Music Network, retrieved 7 March 2008
- ^ "PART Choral Works", Selections.com, archived from the original on 16 July 2011, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "The Romantic Piano Concerto – 6", Hyperion Records, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Aaron Copland", MusicNet, archived from the original on 26 April 2003, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) The Complete Music for Piano", Hyperion Records, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Stevens, B.: Piano Concerto / Dance Suite / Variations", Naxos Digital Services, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Fratres etc", Selections, archived from the original on 16 July 2011, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 1", Naxos Digital Services, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Beach: Piano Quintet; Clarke / Roscoe, Endellion Quartet", L'Atelier Grigorian, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 2", Naxos Digital Services, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 3", Naxos Digital Services, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Film Music on the Web", MusicWeb, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "The Romantic Piano Concerto – 20", Hyperion Records, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Clementi Piano Sonatas", CRD Records, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Elgar & Bax", MusicWeb, archived from the original on 5 May 2002, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Rachmaninov: Works for cello and piano", MusicWeb, archived from the original on 10 January 2003, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Peacock Pie", Hyperion Records, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "The Romantic Piano Concerto – 31", Hyperion Records, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Bliss: Piano Concerto / Piano Sonata / Concerto for 2 Pianos", Naxos Digital Services, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Rachmaninov: Music for 2 Pianos", Naxos Digital Services, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "James MacMillan (b. 1959)", Chandos, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "The Film Music of Richard Addinsell", Chandos, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Messiaen: Visions de l'Amen and other piano music", Hyperion Records, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Bach Piano Transcriptions – 4", Hyperion Records, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Bridge: Phantasy / String Quartets Nos. 2 and 4", Naxos Digital Services, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Szymanowski: Piano Works, Vol. 4", Naxos Digital Services, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "The Film Music of Dmitri Shostakovich, Volume 3", Chandos, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Shostakovich: Complete String Quartets, Vol. 6", Chandos, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Martin Roscoe: A celebrity recital from the Fifth Chetham's International Summer School and Festival for Pianists", MusicWeb, archived from the original on 3 June 2006, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "Bax: Piano Works, Vol. 4 – Music for 2 Pianos", Naxos Digital Services, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ "The Complete Violin Sonatas Vol.1", MusicNet, archived from the original on 6 September 2008, retrieved 6 March 2008
- ^ France, John (October 2011). "Somervell & Cowen Piano Concertos". Musicweb International. Retrieved 9 May 2015.