Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57;
24 Preludes, Op. 28;
Polonaise-Fantasie in A flat, Op. 61;
Tchaikovsky:
Nutcracker Concert Suite (arr. Pletnev)
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Martino Tirimo’s playing is often compared to that of Schnabel, Arrau, Rubinstein and other great pianists. He was born into a musical family in Cyprus and began piano and violin lessons with his father, a distinguished conductor and violinist. He gave his first concert at the age of six, performed Haydn’s Concerto in D at eight and when only twelve he conducted seven complete performances of Verdi’s La Traviata, including soloists from La Scala, Milano.
At the age of thirteen his family moved to London and he continued his education at Bedales School. At sixteen he won the Franz Liszt Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with the highest honours, after which he completed his studies in Vienna. He later worked closely with Gordon Green, whom he regarded as his greatest mentor. In 1971 and 1972 victories in the International Piano Competitions in Munich and Geneva launched his international career.
He appears at major festivals and venues with many of the world’s leading orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Bayerischer Rundfunk, London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Cleveland, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, English Chamber and many others. Conductors he has worked with include Barbirolli, Boult, Kurt Sanderling, Masur, Marriner, Norrington, Berglund, Bychkov, Klee, Krivine, Mandeal, Tortelier, Elder, Spivakov and Rattle.
He has also directed from the keyboard several cycles of the five Beethoven Concertos with the Dresden Philharmonic, both in Germany and at the Royal Festival Hall in London. He has often appeared with this orchestra both as soloist and conductor.
He is also in demand for masterclasses all over the world and occasionally serves on juries of international piano competitions.
Martino Tirimo
24 Preludes, Op. 28;
Polonaise-Fantasie in A flat, Op. 61;
At the age of thirteen his family moved to London and he continued his education at Bedales School. At sixteen he won the Franz Liszt Scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with the highest honours, after which he completed his studies in Vienna. He later worked closely with Gordon Green, whom he regarded as his greatest mentor. In 1971 and 1972 victories in the International Piano Competitions in Munich and Geneva launched his international career.
He appears at major festivals and venues with many of the world’s leading orchestras including the Vienna Philharmonic, Dresden Staatskapelle, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Bayerischer Rundfunk, London Symphony, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia, Cleveland, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, English Chamber and many others. Conductors he has worked with include Barbirolli, Boult, Kurt Sanderling, Masur, Marriner, Norrington, Berglund, Bychkov, Klee, Krivine, Mandeal, Tortelier, Elder, Spivakov and Rattle.
He has also directed from the keyboard several cycles of the five Beethoven Concertos with the Dresden Philharmonic, both in Germany and at the Royal Festival Hall in London. He has often appeared with this orchestra both as soloist and conductor.
He is also in demand for masterclasses all over the world and occasionally serves on juries of international piano competitions.