Mark Bebbington (born 17 January 1972) is a British concert pianist. He is a notable advocate of British music.

Biography

Mark Bebbington studied at the Royal College of Music with Kendall Taylor and Phyllis Sellick and later in Italy with Aldo Ciccolini. As an advocate of British music, he has given premieres in concert and on CD of major works by Vaughan-Williams, Arthur Bliss,[1] William Mathias, Ivor Gurney and John Ireland.

Mark has recorded widely for Somm label,[2] including complete cycles of Frank Bridge and John Ireland; both of these cycles, consisting of seven CDs, have received consecutive sets of five-star reviews in BBC Music Magazine. He has also recorded works by Francis Poulenc on the Resonus Classics label,[3] earning a Gramophone Magazine ‘Editor’s Choice’. In addition, Mark has the distinction of being the first pianist to be invited to record at Birmingham's Symphony Hall.[4]

Over recent seasons, he has toured extensively throughout Central and Northern Europe, the Far East and North America, and has performed with the Czech National, Flanders, London Philharmonic, Philharmonia and Royal Philharmonic orchestras and the London Mozart Players. As a recitalist, he makes regular appearances at major UK and international festivals. Bebbington made his Carnegie Hall debut with Leon Botstein and the American Symphony Orchestra in the United States premiere of Richard Strauss’s Parergon in 2014.[5][6]

References

  1. ↑ Andrew Clements (27 April 2012). "Bliss: Sonata; Valses Fantastiques; Suite etc – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  2. ↑ Bebbington, Mark. "Somm Recordings". Somm Recordings. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  3. ↑ Patrick Rucker (June 2020). "Poulenc Piano Concerto; Concert champêtre – review". Gramophone Music Magazine. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ↑ Somm Recordings (2006). The Piano Music of Frank Bridge (Booklet). Mark Bebbington. Surrey, England: Somm Recordings. p. 4. SOMMCD0056.
  5. ↑ "American Symphony Orchestra" (PDF). americansymphony.org. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Bebbington, Mark. "Resonus Classics". Resonus Classics. Retrieved 4 October 2021.


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