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Stephen Hopwood trained at the Royal Northern College of Music, where he won the concerto prize. In the mid 1970s, he began a career as piano soloist, accompanist and teacher.
Stephen gives recitals for music clubs and societies all over the country. His repertoire of 18th and 19th century music includes some of the most exciting and beautiful pieces composed for the piano, works such as Beethoven's 'Waldstein' sonata, Chopin ballades, Liszt's B minor sonata and Busoni's transcription of the Chaconne from Bach's unaccompanied partita in D minor. 'Impeccable', 'exhilarating', 'sensitive', and 'refreshing' are some of the words used to describe his playing.
His concerto repertoire includes Brahms' 2nd concerto and Rachmaninov's 3rd, works whose performance he describes as 'life shortening but fun', as well as other mainstream works by Mozart, Beethoven, Schumann and Grieg. Forthcoming concerts include a performance of Beethoven's 4th concerto in Scunthorpe.
Stephen prefaces recitals with carefully judged introductory talks ranging from historical background for experienced listeners, to more light-hearted suggestions about what to listen out for when audiences are less experienced.
Full length recital - £250.00 + expenses.
Midday recital - £100.00 + expenses
Concerti by negotiation.
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