Piano
MARTIN COUSIN
Martin Cousin is now regarded as one of the most exceptional pianists of his generation, having been awarded 1st Prize at the 2005 Ettore Pozzoli International Piano Competition and Gold Medal at the 2003 Royal Over-Seas League Music Competition.
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Martin has appeared regularly in the major British musical venues since graduating from the Royal College of Music, making his London solo debut at the Purcell Room in 1998. He has appeared as concerto soloist with the London Philharmonic, Halle, Royal Philharmonic, Philharmonia and BBC Concert Orchestras.
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He enjoys a busy concert schedule throughout the world and the 24/25 season featured solo performances at Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), Casa Da Música (Porto), Luxembourg Philharmonie and Dortmund Konzerthaus.
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2006 saw the release of his debut CD, Rachmaninov's Sonata No.1 and Morceaux de Salon (SOMM), which was selected as CD of the week by the Daily Telegraph.
His 3rd disc for SOMM (Rachmaninov’s Etudes-Tableaux) was proclaimed ‘a landmark recording’ by the Observer. Classical Source added, ‘…one of the best solo piano records I have heard for a very long time – the more so considering it faces some pretty severe competition in the catalogues.’ Fanfare Magazine proclaimed, ‘Cousin is among the most distinguished Rachmaninoff pianists of our generation.’