Phillip Dyson returns to Technopolis 20 on Thursday, March 5, at 8:00 p.m., with a new magnificent program of classical music, ragtime, and early jazz.
The program will include:
- Beethoven — Moonlight Sonata,
- Rachmaninoff — Prelude in C-sharp minor,
- Scott Joplin — The Entertainer and Bethena,
- Chopin — Fantaisie Impromptu,
- Liszt — Liebesträume,
- Brahms — Rhapsody in G minor — and much more.
Phillip Dyson regularly performs on BBC and Classic FM, tours extensively throughout the UK, and has an international reputation in Europe and America, having gained widespread popularity in both classical and light music repertoire. He is also an artist with the Decca Classics recording label.
Current and future performances include a showcase concert in London (St Martin-in-the-Fields, Trafalgar Square), a series of concerts in Manhattan and New Jersey, as well as performances in Malta, Spain, Cyprus, Italy, and a tour of California (including San Francisco and Sacramento). His new Decca Classics box set with the complete works of Scott Joplin (4 CDs) was recently released.
Admission: €12.
Reservations required: 70002420.
International concert pianist Phillip Dyson has been described by critics as "simply brilliant" and noted for his "wonderful dry, very British sense of humor," and his recent concert in New York was rated "magnificent." He is known as an outstanding artist and charismatic performer who draws sold-out crowds around the world.
Born in Lancashire, he began studying music at an early age and performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London at the age of 12, which marked the beginning of a successful concert career. He studied at the Royal College of Music and at the age of 27 became a professor of piano at the London College of Music.
He has performed with leading British orchestras (Royal Philharmonic, BBC Philharmonic, BBC Concert Orchestra, etc.), participated in major festivals, and toured Europe, the US, Africa, and Canada. He has recorded for Decca Classics, Chandos, Naxos, and other labels, and is also known as a composer.
He is one of the leading performers of British music and actively collaborates with the BBC, participating in music programs and projects. His latest releases include recordings of works by Chopin, Scott Joplin, and the album Papillons.