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Nicholas McCarthy - Piano Recital
British pianist, Nicholas McCarthy was born without his right hand Expect an awe-inspiring recital of repertoire ranging from Bartok, Gershwin, Scriabin and Strauss.
Part of the Inaugural Master Music Piano Festvial 2019 Festival
Add to my Calendar 08-06-2019 19:00 08-06-2019 21:00 36 Nicholas McCarthy - Piano Recital Part of the Master Music Festival The 2019 Master Music Festival will feature: piano competitions for all ages and abilities, with a range of prizes adjudicated by chart-topping Steinway Artist Ji Liu and a series of unmissable piano recitals including Ji Liu, one-handed virtuoso Nicholas McCarthy, international virtuoso Artur Cimirro and acclaimed concert pianist, teacher and composer Michael Harvey. Alongside much loved classics, the artists will be showcasing their own compositions and arrangements with sheet music available for signing after the performance. All this will be performed on a beautiful Steinway piano at Watford's acoustically designed Clarendon Muse. About Nicholas McCarthy British pianist, Nicholas McCarthy was born without his right hand and only began to play the piano at the age of fourteen. He went on to study at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London, becoming the first left-hand-only pianist to graduate in the College’s history. A passionate educator and motivational speaker, McCarthy champions left-hand alone repertoire, music that developed rapidly following the First World War as a result of injuries suffered on the battlefield. Expect an awe-inspiring recital of repertoire ranging from Bartok to Gershwin via Scriabin and Strauss. McCarthy: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be part of the first Master Music Festival and to be able to play alongside other esteemed artists from the piano world. As one of the few disabled artists in the classical industry, it gives me great pleasure to be able to share the music that I love so much with new audiences and hopefully even inspire people along the way”. Sheet music of Nicholas McCarthy's compositions and arrangements are avaliable here. Clarendon Muse Concert Hall, Watford DD/MM/YYYYDetails
Clarendon Muse Concert Hall
Watford Grammar School for Boys
70 Rickmansworth Road
Watford
Hertfordshire
WD18 7JA
England
Programme
Aleksandr Scriabin – Nocturne for Left Hand, Op.9 no.1
Sergei Rachmaninov – Prelude in G minor, Op.23 no.5
Pietro Mascagni – Cavalleria Rusticana: Intermezzo
Johann Sebastian Bach – Chaconne in D minor, BWV 1004 (arr. Brahms)
Carl Reinecke – Sonate für die Linke Hand alleine, Op.179
George Gershwin – The man I love
Aleksandr Scriabin – Etude in C sharp minor, Op.2 no.1
Richard Strauss – Morgen!, Op.27 no.4
Performers
Nicholas McCarthy – piano
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Programme Note
Part of the Master Music Festival
The 2019 Master Music Festival will feature: piano competitions for all ages and abilities, with a range of prizes adjudicated by chart-topping Steinway Artist Ji Liu and a series of unmissable piano recitals including Ji Liu, one-handed virtuoso Nicholas McCarthy, international virtuoso Artur Cimirro and acclaimed concert pianist, teacher and composer Michael Harvey. Alongside much loved classics, the artists will be showcasing their own compositions and arrangements with sheet music available for signing after the performance. All this will be performed on a beautiful Steinway piano at Watford's acoustically designed Clarendon Muse.
About Nicholas McCarthy
British pianist, Nicholas McCarthy was born without his right hand and only began to play the piano at the age of fourteen. He went on to study at the prestigious Royal College of Music in London, becoming the first left-hand-only pianist to graduate in the College’s history. A passionate educator and motivational speaker, McCarthy champions left-hand alone repertoire, music that developed rapidly following the First World War as a result of injuries suffered on the battlefield. Expect an awe-inspiring recital of repertoire ranging from Bartok to Gershwin via Scriabin and Strauss.
McCarthy: “I’m absolutely thrilled to be part of the first Master Music Festival and to be able to play alongside other esteemed artists from the piano world. As one of the few disabled artists in the classical industry, it gives me great pleasure to be able to share the music that I love so much with new audiences and hopefully even inspire people along the way”.
Sheet music of Nicholas McCarthy's compositions and arrangements are avaliable here.
