‘Martin James Bartlett is not only a prodigy of the piano but an accomplished artist who counts among the greats of his generation’
Martin James Bartlett possesses a fearless technique and plays with a maturity and elegance far beyond his years. Highlights of Bartlett’s 2024/25 season included debuts at the Lucerne and Moritzburg summer festivals, a return to the Concertgebouw, and two chamber music recitals at the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg.
He returned to the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, and, in April 2025, embarked on a 2-week tour of the US, which featured solo appearances in Cincinnati and San Francisco..
Recent concerto highlights include a UK tour with the Sinfonia of London under the baton of John Wilson, and a European tour with the LGT Young Soloists, performing Philip Glass’s ‘Tirol’ piano concerto at the Berlin Konzerthaus, Vienna Musikverein and Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, culminating in a gala performance for the Prince and Princess of Liechtenstein in London.
Programme
Bach/Busoni: Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645
Bach/Kempff: Siciliano in G minor, BWV 1031
Couperin: Les Barricades mystérieuses
Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 11 in A major, K331
Liszt: Widmung
INTERVAL
Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte
Debussy: Arabesque No. 1
Liszt: Vallée d’Obermann
Granados: El Amor y la Muerte
Grünfeld: Soirée de Vienne
‘The wit and colour in pianist Martin James Bartlett’s playing was thrilling.’– The Times
‘Martin James Bartlett brought maximum feeling to the music and played with astonishing delicacy and punch.’ – The Telegraph
‘Variety, delight and seriousness combine in this recital.’ – The Observer
Doors open at 7pm
Performance starts at 7:30pm
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Saturday 21 March. 7:30pm