Events / Matthew Schellhorn: Piano Recital
Wed 29th Feb, 7:30pm
Tickets: £10 (Concessions £8, BSU Students & U16s £5) FREE for Bath Spa Live members
In memoriam Olivier Messiaen: a celebration of the music and influence of Olivier Messiaen, featuring one the UK’s most acclaimed performers of his work. The programme includes:
Maurice Emmanuel - Sonatine No. 2 ‘Pastorale’, Op. 5
David Bruce - The Shadow of the Blackbird UK PREMIERE
Tristan Murail - Cloches d'adieu, et un sourire... in memoriam Olivier Messiaen
Jonathan Harvey - Tombeau de Messiaen (for piano and digital audio tape)
Olivier Messiaen - La Fauvette des jardins (Garden Warbler
Selected as a “Talent to Watch” for 2007 by BBC Music Magazine, and described as “a rising star” (BBC Radio 3), Matthew Schellhorn has a growing international career, which in recent seasons has seen recitals in Europe, Ireland and North America.
He has been guest soloist at several international festivals, has given performances in many major venues including Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room (Southbank Centre) and he has performed live numerous times on BBC Radio 3.
His performances of the music of Olivier Messiaen have been met with superlative critical approval, with his acclaimed solo recital at London’s Southbank Centre in 2006 confirming his status as the pre-eminent Messiaen interpreter of his generation in Britain.
Christopher Dingle of BBC Music Magazine described one solo recital as “a cherished memory for those privileged enough to experience it”. The most recent endorsement comes from Messiaen’s wife and dedicatee, who has described Matthew as “an excellent pianist and an excellent exponent”, and has praised his playing as “in every way wonderful … accuracy, rhythm, sonority, technique, emotion … everything is played as Messiaen wished it.”
