Martin Roscoe performs at 60th birthday piano recital

On Wednesday 15 May at Cambridge's West Road Concert Hall, pianist Martin Roscoe will perform two of the most sublime Sonatas in the repertoire, complemented by less well-known works by two other great composers.

Cambridge International Piano Series

‘Roscoe is a pianist who both thinks and offers full-blooded playing of breadth and depth. In this country, he is an uncommon creature…’ - Daily Telegraph

‘Perfect musical judgement and a formidable technique’ – BBC Radio 3

The 2012-13 Cambridge International Piano Series season has featured some remarkable pianists who have riveted the audiences with their breathtakingly beautiful playing and thrilling programmes – re-introducing us to old favourites and introducing us to new and exciting pieces.

Artistic Director, Martin Roscoe, will bring the CIPS 2012-13 season to an end with a special recital on Wednesday 15 May (7.30 p.m.) at West Road Concert Hall (11 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DP) when he will perform two of the most sublime Sonatas in the repertoire – which are also his personal favourites – together with lesser-known works by two other great composers:

HAYDN                    Sonata for Keyboard No.47 in B minor

BRAHMS                Four Klavierstücke Op.119

BEETHOVEN          Sonata for Piano No.21 in C Op.53 (‘Waldstein’)

SCHUBERT            Sonata for Piano No.21 in B flat D.960

Martin Roscoe is a remarkably versatile pianist and in an ever more distinguished career, his enduring popularity and the respect in which he is universally held are built on a deeply thoughtful musicianship allied to an easy rapport with audiences and fellow musicians alike.

www.martinroscoe.co.uk // www.hazardchase.co.uk/artists/martin-roscoe

Tickets:  £21, £19 (OAP), £12 (child, student, registered disabled);

Box Office tel:  01223 357851

Book online:  www.cornex.co.uk/martin-roscoe

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