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Julian Hellaby PhD, MMus, BMus, LRAM, ARAM, studied piano with the distinguished pianist Denis Matthews and later at London’s Royal Academy of Music. He has performed as solo pianist, concerto soloist, accompanist and chamber musician in continental Europe, the Middle East, South Africa and throughout the UK. He has broadcast for overseas television and radio and also for the BBC. Additionally, two-piano work with pianist Peter Noke has included performances across the UK, as well as in Hong Kong and China. In 2021, Peter and Julian celebrated their twentieth anniversary as a duo with a concert in Steinway Hall, London.

Julian is a former ABRSM examiner, moderator, trainer and public presenter, and was also a mentor for the ABRSM’s Certificate of Teaching course. He has taught academic music at Coventry University and London College of Music. . He has released several CDs for the ASC and MSV labels, and his book Reading Musical Interpretation was published by Ashgate in 2009. His second book, The Mid-Twentieth-Century Concert Pianist: An English Experience, was published by Routledge in 2018 and, most recently, he was editor and contributor for a multi-author compilation on the subject of topic theory and performance, also for Routledge.

Programme

2-Part Invention No. 8 in F major
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Sinfonia No. 9 in F minor
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

Prelude & Fugue No. 8 in F major
From 48 Preludes & Fugues, Book 1
J.S. Bach (1685-1750)

The Skylark
M. Glinka (1804-1857)

Nocturne in B-flat minor op.16 no.4
I.J. Paderewski (1860-1941)

Sonata in B-flat minor (1905)                         
Andantino
Mazurka: Moderato
Intermezzo: Larghetto
Finale: Allegro non troppo, ma con fuoco
M. Balakirev (1837-1910)