Mozart Piano Gala
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About the Event
In a house‑concert setting in Hall One, we present a Mozart Piano Gala with pianists Charles Owen, Katya Apekisheva, Junyan Chen, Martin James Bartlett and Tom Poster coming together to perform repertoire written for four hands and two pianos.
This concert offers a chance to experience some of the world’s leading pianists sharing the stage, responding to one another and to the music, in a setting that invites focused listening and genuine connection.
This event will last for approximately 2 hours with an interval.
About Charles Owen
Charles Owen enjoys an extensive international career, performing a wide-ranging repertoire to outstanding critical acclaim. In the UK he appears regularly at major venues including Bridgewater Hall, The Sage Gateshead and Kings Place, while internationally he has performed at leading halls such as Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall in New York, the Brahms-Saal in Vienna’s Musikverein, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and Melbourne Recital Centre.
A committed chamber musician, Charles collaborates with many distinguished artists, including Alina Ibragimova, Johan Dalene, Steven Isserlis and Augustin Hadelich, and has partnered leading ensembles such as the Carducci, Heath, Sacconi and Takács string quartets. He is also a frequent guest at major festivals including Aldeburgh, Bath, Cheltenham, Three Choirs and Ryedale, as well as appearing internationally at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and the Verbier Festival.
As a concerto soloist, he has worked with orchestras including the Philharmonia, Hallé, Aurora and London Philharmonic, collaborating with conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Ryan Wigglesworth, Nicholas Collon and Martyn Brabbins. His acclaimed discography spans both solo and chamber repertoire, from Bach and Brahms to Janáček, Poulenc and Schumann, alongside recordings with Katya Apekisheva and A