Sir Stephen Hough - Charity Celebrity Recital

Argubly Britain's greatest living pianist. Wrekin are delighted to be welcoming internationally renowned pianist Sir Stephen Hough to give a recital. Since taking first prize at the Naumberg Competition in New York, he has appeared with most of the major European, Asian and American orchestras and plays recitals regularly in major halls and concert series around the world. He has been a regular guest at festivals including Aldeburgh and the BBC Proms where he has made 29 concerto appearances including playing all the works of Tchaikovsky for piano and orchestra a series he late repeated with the Chicago Symphony. Many of his catalogue of over 60 albums have garnered international prizes. His 2005 recording of the Rachmaninoff Piano Concertos was the fastest selling recording in Hyperion's history, while his 1987 recording of the Hummel concertos remains Chandos' best selling disc to date. Sir Stephen will play a selection of music to suit all tastes, possibly also including his own compositions and arrangements which are very audience friendly and are often based around familiar tunes such as 'My Favourite Things' from the Sound of Music. This will be a special night in Wrekin's musical history so please do ensure you book early! All profits to the Wrekin Foundation.