Charles Owen (pianist)

Charles Owen (born 1971) is a British classical pianist.

Biography

Charles Owen was born in Cambridge and grew up in Hampshire and Worcestershire. The eldest of four children, his father is a Church of England clergyman and his mother a school teacher and archivist. He is the brother of John Owen, the Chief Designer of the Mercedes Formula 1 team.[1]

After lessons from his first teacher, a pianist in his father's congregation, he won a scholarship to the Yehudi Menuhin School where he studied under Seta Tanyel and collaborated with many fellow students, including Katharine Gowers and Paul Watkins.[2]

Owen went on to study with the distinguished Russian pianist Irina Zaritskaya at the Royal College of Music, where he won the Chappell Gold Medal. This was followed by further studies with leading British pianist Imogen Cooper. Owen credits these two pianists as a major influence on shaping his own approach to the piano and music-making in general.[3]

Owen won the silver medal at the Scottish International Piano Competition in 1995, the Parkhouse Award in 1997 and was a finalist in the Piano Section of BBC Young Musician of the Year in 1988.[4][5]

In 2011, Owen entered into a civil partnership with his long-term Australian partner Jason Groves.

Career

Owen at piano in performance with violinist Augustin Hadelich, 2022

Owen has performed in major concert venues around the world, including the Barbican Centre, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, Kings Place, Bridgewater Hall, the Sage Gateshead, Symphony Hall, Birmingham, the Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, the Brahms Saal in Vienna's Musikverein, Musée d’Orsay, and Moscow Conservatoire.

He regularly appears at festivals such as the Aldeburgh Festival, Bath International Music Festival, Cheltenham Music Festival, Leicester International Music Festival, Perth Festival and the Ryedale festival.

Owen has performed concertos with world-renowned orchestras including the Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, The Hallé, Aurora Orchestra and London Philharmonic Orchestra. He has collaborated with leading conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Ryan Wigglesworth, Nicholas Collon and Martyn Brabbins.

Owen's chamber music partners include Julian Rachlin, Chloë Hanslip, Augustin Hadelich, Nicholas Daniel, the Vertavo String Quartet, Takacs Quartet and the Elias Quartet. He also has a piano duo partnership with Katya Apekisheva.

Recordings

Owen's solo recordings comprise discs of piano music by J.S. Bach, Brahms, Fauré, Janáček and Poulenc. He has recorded chamber music with Natalie Clein and Katya Apekisheva.

Owen recorded the world premiere of Jonathan Dove‘s Piano Quintet with the Sacconi Quartet, selected as Recording of the Month by Gramophone Magazine in August 2017.[6]

Teaching and Masterclasses

Owen is a professor of Piano at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London[7] and a visiting professor at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama in Cardiff.

In 2016, he was appointed Steinway & Sons UK Ambassador, a role which includes regular masterclasses at Steinway Hall and visits to many of the UK's leading independent schools including Eton College, Winchester College & Westminster School, among others.[8][9]

London Piano Festival

Owen is the co-Artistic Director of the London Piano Festival, an annual celebration of the piano held at Kings Place, with his regular duo partner Katya Apekisheva.[10][11]

The duo created the Festival in 2016 and have commissioned piano works from composers Nico Muhly[12][13] and Elena Langer[14][15][16] as part of the Festival.

Discography

Brahms, Late Piano Music Op 76/79/116-119 (Avie Records, 2018)

Rachmaninov, The Two Piano Suites & Six Morceaux, Op11 - Katya Apekishava (Avie Records, 2017)

Jonathan Dove, In Damascus, Piano Quintet – Sacconi Quartet, Mark Padmore (Signum Classics, 2017)

Stravinsky, Piano Ballets – Petrushka & The Rite of Spring - Katya Apekisheva (Quartz, 2016)

J. S. Bach, The Six Keyboard Partitas (Avie, 2016)

Fauré, The Complete Barcarolles (Avie, 2011)

Fauré, The Complete Nocturnes (Avie, 2008)

Rachmaninov & Chopin, Cello Sonatas - Natalie Clein (EMI, 2006)

Brahms & Schubert, Cello Sonatas - Natalie Clein (Classics for Pleasure/ EMI, 2004)

Poulenc, Piano Music (Somm, 2003)

Janáček, Piano Music (Somm, 2002)

References

  1. ^ "Who are the men behind Mercedes' design team?". F1i.com. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Yehudi Menuhin School :: Alumni :: Alumni". Yehudi Menuhin School. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Meet the Artist…… Charles Owen, pianist". The Cross-Eyed Pianist. 18 August 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  4. ^ "Competition Laureates - Scottish International Piano Competition". Scottish International Piano Competition. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Parkhouse Award - International competition for chamber ensembles of piano with strings". www.parkhouseaward.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  6. ^ Riley, Malcolm (14 July 2017). "DOVE In Damascus. Piano Quintet". www.gramophone.co.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Charles Owen". www.gsmd.ac.uk. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
  8. ^ "Steinway & Sons Announces New UK Ambassador Charles Owen". www.pianistmagazine.com. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Charles Owen becomes Steinway UK ambassador - Rhinegold". Rhinegold. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  10. ^ "The power of two: Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen talk about their forthcoming London Piano Festival". www.planethugill.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva Guildhall Professors and Highly-Acclaimed Piano Duo Perform Rachmaninov, 10 July | Russian Art + Culture". Russian Art + Culture. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  12. ^ "First Person: Nico Muhly on music for two pianos | The Arts Desk". theartsdesk.com. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  13. ^ London Piano Festival (15 March 2017), Nico Muhly - Fast Patterns (world premiere) - London Piano Festival, retrieved 26 September 2018
  14. ^ "The creator of a third Figaro opera talks about settling in Britain, the magic of cats and a fascination with music hall". Culture Whisper. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Personal Touch - Rhinegold". Rhinegold. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  16. ^ "RedMare - Elena Langer, Charles Owen & Katya Apekisheva Song - BBC Music". BBC. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018.

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