LEON MCCAWLEY Leon McCawley leapt into prominence when he won both First Prize in the International Beethoven Piano Competition in Vienna and Second Prize in the Leeds International Piano Competition in 1993. Described as “a pianist of rare quality” by London’s Daily Telegraph, his recordings for Virgin/EMI and Avie Records have received many accolades including two “Editor’s Choice” awards in Gramophone and a Diapason d’Or.
Leon McCawley has given highly acclaimed recitals at the Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Prague Rudolfinum and Vienna Musikverein, among other venues. He performs frequently with many of the leading British orchestras and has performed several times at the BBC Proms. He broadcasts regularly on BBC Radio 3 in recital and with many of the BBC orchestras. Further afield he has performed with the Cincinnati Symphony, Dallas Symphony, Minnesota Orchestra and Philadelphia Orchestra among many others. Conductors he has worked with include Mark Elder, Paavo Järvi, Andrew Litton, Kurt Masur, Sakari Oramo and Simon Rattle.
Fore more information, please visit www.leonmccawley.com.
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