David Christophersen - piano: works by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Liszt and Ginastera

In this recital the passion and lyricism of the op 90 sonata are contrasted with Scarlatti’s wit, Listz’s virtuosic beauty and the Ginastera’s South American colour and energy - a celebration of dance rhythms and life itself. David Christophersen was born in Oslo, has broadcast for BBC Radio 3 and played an unusually wide repertoire - 17 different solo programmes in the last two years alone - throughout the UK, at London’s St John’s Smith Square, Bristol St George’s, Edinburgh’s Reid Hall, Oxford’s Holywell Music Room, the Woburn Abbey Festival, to name a few distinguished venues. He works regularly with contemporary composers: Earlier this year, together with Vivian Choi, Derek Scurll and Dave Ellis, he premiered Marta Ptaszynska’s Lune, Stelle for 2 pianos and percussion. Later in this series, he and pianist Marie-Noelle Kendall will present Robin Holloway’s monumental 21st century classic for two pianos, Gilded Goldbergs. His recent tour with Prokofiev’s war sonatas was described by The Scotsman as ‘exactly right’