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TROTTER, THOMAS (b 1957 )Thomas Trotter is one of Britains most widely admired musicians. In May 2002 he received the Royal
Philharmonic Societys prestigious Instrumentalist Award in recognition of his particular achievements in 2001,
cited as one of the foremost exponents of the organists art. The excellence of his musicianship has also long been
recognised internationally in his musical partnerships. He performs as soloist with, amongst many others, the
conductors Sir Simon Rattle, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly and Sir Charles Mackerras. He has performed
recitals in Berlins Philharmonie, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, both the Musikverein and the Konzerthaus in Vienna
and Londons Royal Festival Hall. He has given the opening recital on new or restored organs in places such as
Clevelands Severance Hall (Ohio), Princeton University Chapel (New Jersey), the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam
and St Davids Hall in Cardiff and he is regularly asked to perform on major historic instruments such as those at
St Ouen in Rouen, St Bavos in Haarlem (Netherlands), Weingarten Abbey in Germany and Woolsey Hall at Yale
University. He has appeared at the festivals of Salzburg, Berlin, Vienna, Edinburgh and Londons BBC Proms, and
performs with leading orchestras such as the Vienna Philharmonic, Berlin Philharmonic, London Philharmonic and
Royal Philharmonic Orchestras. He made his first American appearance with the San Francisco Symphony
Orchestra in 1987. Thomas Trotters career is also firmly founded on his relationship with the City of Birmingham
in England. Here he was appointed City Organist in 1983, in succession to Sir George Thalben-Ball, and he is now
also Resident Organist of the magnificent new Klais organ at Symphony Hall in the city, where he gave the opening
recital in October 2001. He is also Organist at St Margarets Church, Westminster Abbey, in London and visiting
Professor of Organ at the Royal College of Music, also in London. Earlier in his career he was an organ scholar at
Kings College, Cambridge, and he later continued his studies with Marie-Claire Alain in Paris where he took the
Prix de Virtuosité in her class. He won First Prize at the St Albans International Organ Competition in 1979 and
made his début in Londons Royal Festival Hall the following year. In addition to his weekly recitals in
Birmingham, Thomas Trotter regularly performs throughout the United States and Europe. He is an active
recording artist and of his several recordings, releases of Messiaen and Mozart have been named Critics Choice
in Gramophone magazine. He received a Grand Prix du Disque for his recording of music by Liszt in 1995.
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