Benjamin Grosvenor

From the new album, Chopin Piano Sonatas 2 & 3, out now: https://BenjaminGrosvenor.lnk.to/ChopinSonatasID Decca Classics is thrilled to announce Chopin: Piano Sonatas 2 & 3, the new album by internationally renowned British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor. This will be Grosvenor’s ninth recording with Decca since his historic signing in 2011, when he became the youngest British musician—and the first British pianist in over sixty years—to join the label. This album celebrates Chopin’s genius with two of his most profound and contrasting works: the Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor and the Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor. Composed five years apart, these masterpieces showcase the range of Chopin’s emotional and musical brilliance. "The brooding Second Sonata is widely known for its Funeral March, but it also shows Chopin as a trailblazer, with the Finale: Presto hinting at modernism. It stands out in Chopin’s work as something truly unique."—Benjamin Grosvenor Join the official mailing list: https://BenjaminGrosvenor.lnk.to/NewsletterID Follow Benjamin Grosvenor: https://www.facebook.com/GrosvenorPiano https://www.instagram.com/GrosvenorPiano https://www.threads.net/@GrosvenorPiano https://x.com/GrosvenorPiano https://www.tiktok.com/@GrosvenorPiano

From the new album, Chopin Piano Sonatas 2 & 3, available to order now: https://BenjaminGrosvenor.lnk.to/ChopinSonatasID Decca Classics is thrilled to announce Chopin: Piano Sonatas 2 & 3, the new album by internationally renowned British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, due for release on 23rd May 2025. This will be Grosvenor’s ninth recording with Decca since his historic signing in 2011, when he became the youngest British musician—and the first British pianist in over sixty years—to join the label. This album celebrates Chopin’s genius with two of his most profound and contrasting works: the Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor and the Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor. Composed five years apart, these masterpieces showcase the range of Chopin’s emotional and musical brilliance. "The brooding Second Sonata is widely known for its Funeral March, but it also shows Chopin as a trailblazer, with the Finale: Presto hinting at modernism. It stands out in Chopin’s work as something truly unique."—Benjamin Grosvenor Join the official mailing list: https://BenjaminGrosvenor.lnk.to/NewsletterID Follow Benjamin Grosvenor: https://www.facebook.com/GrosvenorPiano https://www.instagram.com/GrosvenorPiano https://www.threads.net/@GrosvenorPiano https://x.com/GrosvenorPiano https://www.tiktok.com/@GrosvenorPiano

From the new album, Chopin Piano Sonatas 2 & 3, available to order now: https://BenjaminGrosvenor.lnk.to/ChopinSonatasID Decca Classics is thrilled to announce Chopin: Piano Sonatas 2 & 3, the new album by internationally renowned British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor, due for release on 23rd May 2025. This will be Grosvenor’s ninth recording with Decca since his historic signing in 2011, when he became the youngest British musician—and the first British pianist in over sixty years—to join the label. This album celebrates Chopin’s genius with two of his most profound and contrasting works: the Piano Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor and the Piano Sonata No. 3 in B minor. Composed five years apart, these masterpieces showcase the range of Chopin’s emotional and musical brilliance. "The brooding Second Sonata is widely known for its Funeral March, but it also shows Chopin as a trailblazer, with the Finale: Presto hinting at modernism. It stands out in Chopin’s work as something truly unique."—Benjamin Grosvenor Join the official mailing list: https://BenjaminGrosvenor.lnk.to/NewsletterID Follow Benjamin Grosvenor: https://www.facebook.com/GrosvenorPiano https://www.instagram.com/GrosvenorPiano https://www.threads.net/@GrosvenorPiano https://x.com/GrosvenorPiano https://www.tiktok.com/@GrosvenorPiano

Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) Jason Evans (trumpet) Philharmonia Orchestra cond. Paavo Järvi Royal Albert Hall 9 September 2020 DMITRI SHOSTAKOVICH (1906-1975) Concerto in C minor for Piano, Trumpet and String Orchestra Op. 35: I. Allegretto [0:04] II. Lento [6:27] III. Moderato [14:25] IV. Allegro con brio [16:02]

XVII Międzynarodowy Festiwal Muzyczny „Chopin i jego Europa” Tak daleko, tak blisko… 14-31 sierpnia 2021 18.08.21 Środa 17:00 Sala Koncertowa Filharmonii Narodowej Recital fortepianowy Wykonawca: Benjamin Grosvenor fortepian Program: Johannes Brahms 3 Intermezza op. 117 nr 1 Es-dur nr 2 b-moll nr 3 cis-moll Fryderyk Chopin Sonata h-moll op. 58 Ferenc Liszt 2 Sonety Petrarki Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit ........ [EN:] 17. Chopin and his Europe International Music Festival So far away, and yet so close… 14-31 August 2021 18.08.21 Wednesday 17:00 Warsaw Philharmonic Concert Hall Piano recital Performers: Benjamin Grosvenor piano Program: Johannes Brahms 3 Intermezzi Op. 117 No. 1 in E flat major No. 2 in B minor No. 3 in C sharp minor Fryderyk Chopin Piano Sonata in B minor Op. 58 Ferenc Liszt 2 Petrarch Sonnets Maurice Ravel Gaspard de la Nuit

Benjamin Grosvenor talks about his lifelong relationship with Chopin's concertos, and what keeps him coming back to them: "It's that intimacy, that personal, kind of candlelit quality that his music has... Some of the most profound things in Chopin's music are said in a whisper." He performed both of Chopin's concertos with the Philharmonia in the 2022/23 season. Discover the rest of our videos about the piano here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqR22EoucCyfc2x7UXWmGtbM2a7vg7fWE

Benjamin Grosvenor (piano) Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra cond. Marin Alsop Royal Albert Hall 13 August 2022 SERGEI PROKOFIEV (1891-1953) Piano Concerto No.3 in C major Op. 26: I. Andante - Allegro [0:23] II. Theme and Variations. Andantino [9:58] III. Allegro, ma non troppo [19:35] encore: MAURICE RAVEL (1875-1937) Jeux d'eau M.30 [30:45]

Live radio broadcast of Benjamin Grosvenor's stunning piano recital from the Royal Albert Hall in London on July 16th as part of BBC Proms 2023. Timings: Liszt Reminiscences de Norma Ravel Le Tombeau de Couperin - 16:37 Ravel La Valse - 41:32

For those who haven’t heard this work before, hang on to your seat. You have no idea what you’re about to experience. The Busoni concerto, at this point, is certainly the largest and most challenging work for piano and orchestra ever to have entered the standard repertoire. This was a recent occurrence- to be honest, the piece has probably been performed more times in the last ten years than in the entire century preceding them. Learning to like this mammoth mostly comes down to accepting the occasional vulgarity and (eventually) coming to enjoy the excess. Grosvenor joins the rapidly growing list of major pianists brave enough to attempt playing it live; hopefully with performances this good the piece will be guaranteed a long life. I. Prologo e Introito: Allegro, dolce e solenne 0:00 II. Pezzo giocoso 16:26 III. Pezzo serioso 26:06 IV. All'Italiana: Tarantella 48:31 V. Cantico: Largamente 1:00:38 Orchestra: German Berlin Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Robin Ticciati Choir: Berlin Radio Men's Choir --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sourced from a live radio broadcast. This performance was given in honor of the 100th anniversary of Busoni's death. https://www.youtube.com/@DreamBoatPianoArchive