Described by the Daily Telegraph as “An inspiring poet of the piano… a pianist of vision… his playing is among the most haunting and fascinating of all”, Martino Tirimo has performed as soloist and with the world’s leading orchestras all over the world.
He gave his first concert at the age of six and when only twelve he conducted seven performances of Verdi’s La traviata, including soloists from La Scala, Milan. He has appeared with many of the world’s leading orchestras, including all the major British orchestras and those in Berlin, Cleveland, Dresden, Leipzig, Munich, Prague, Vienna and other centres, with conductors including John Barbirolli, Adrian Boult, John Pritchard, Kurt Sanderling, Kurt Masur and Simon Rattle.
His repetoire is enormous, including 70 concertos and nearly all the major solo works of the great composers. Unique amongst pianists, Tirimo has recorded the complete piano works of Beethoven, Debussy, Janaceck, Mozart, Chopin, and Schubert and his EMI recording of Rachmaninov’s Concerto No.2 received a Gold Disc in 1994. A Schubert specialist, he has edited the sonatas for Wiener Urtext and has made his own completions of the unfinished sonatas. He became a champion of the Tippett Concerto, which he performed several times with the composer conducting. A professor at the Trinity Laban Conservatoire, he is also in demand for masterclasses all over the world and occasionally serves on juries of international piano competitions.
Performance to include:
Schubert - Drei Klavierstücke (Three piano pieces) D946
Debussy - 4 Preludes:
- La terrasse des audiences du clair de lune
- Les collines d'Anacapri
- La fille aux cheveux de lin
- La puerta del Vino
Debussy - L'isle joyeuse
Liszt - Hungarian Rhapsody No. 12
The next lunchtime concert is on Thursday 31 October and will be performed by Trio Concept.
Join the LSE Choir and Orchestra on Tuesday 10 December for the LSE Christmas Concert in the beautiful surroundings of St Clement Danes Church.
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Just economics and politics? Think again. While LSE does not teach arts or music, there is a vibrant cultural side to the School - from weekly free music concerts in the Shaw Library, and an LSE orchestra and choir with their own professional conductors, various film, art and photographic student societies and regular public exhibitions. For more information please visit LSE Arts and Music.
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