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incisive intellect mark the playing of pianist Ian Pace. His vast
repertoire, stretching from complexity to simplicity, focuses in particular
upon the works of contemporary British, German and Italian composers
as well as the 'classics' of modern music by composers such as Boulez,
Stockhausen, Ligeti, Nono and Cage. Equally adept as a chamber music
and ensemble player, Ian Pace frequently performs with other soloists
and groups, most notably pianist Mikhail Rudy and the Arditti Quartet.
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Born in Hartlepool, England in 1968, Ian Pace studied at Chetham's School
of Music, The Queen's College, Oxford and, as a Fulbright scholar, at
the Juilliard School in New York. His major teacher, and an important
influence upon his work,was the Hungarian pianist György Sándor,
a student of Bartók. Ian Pace has played at most major European
venues and festivals, and several of his recitals have been broadcast
by BBC Radio 3 and Deutschland Funk.
Renowned for his astute and insightful writings on new music, Ian Pace
is much in demand as a lecturer. He regularly gives workshops and masterclasses
as well as pre-concert talks and is AHRB Fellow at Southampton University.
He contributes to several music periodicals and co-edited the book Uncommon
Ground: The Music of Michael Finnissy.
Ian Pace has given the world premières of over 100 works for solo
piano including Brian Ferneyhough's long awaited Opus Contra Naturam,
Michael Finnissy's monumental 5½ hour work History of Photography
in Sound and James Dillon's sparkling Book of Elements, Part 3.
A double CD of Ian Pace playing Dusapin's Etudes and his piano concerto
Á Quia with the Orchestre de Paris under Christoph Eschenbach was
released by French label Naïve in 2004. The set also includes a DVD
of interview with Dusapin and rehearsals with Ian Pace and the orchestra.
You can visit Ian Pace's website by clicking the link below.
www.ianpace.com
For further information on the Ian Pace or his availability, please send
an e-mail to Julia Haferkorn at: info@haferkornassociates.com
or contact us via the contact form
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