John Ogdon: A Musical Tribute

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0:00:02 > 0:00:04SOFT PIANO MUSIC

0:00:31 > 0:00:33Welcome to Champs Hill Music Room

0:00:33 > 0:00:35in Sussex for a very special recital

0:00:35 > 0:00:37paying tribute to John Ogdon,

0:00:37 > 0:00:41perhaps the greatest British pianist of the 20th century.

0:00:41 > 0:00:43He died 25 years ago.

0:00:43 > 0:00:45He was a colossal talent.

0:00:45 > 0:00:47He was a gentle giant of a man,

0:00:47 > 0:00:50and he became an overnight household name when he won

0:00:50 > 0:00:55the prestigious International Tchaikovsky prize in 1962.

0:00:55 > 0:00:59This evening, we're going to hear works that he loved to play.

0:00:59 > 0:01:02And to perform them we are delighted to have with us

0:01:02 > 0:01:04another great British pianist, Peter Donohoe.

0:01:04 > 0:01:07Now, musically, he and John actually have rather a lot in common.

0:01:07 > 0:01:12And when Peter himself triumphed at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1982,

0:01:12 > 0:01:15many named him as the natural musical heir to John Ogdon.

0:01:15 > 0:01:16Peter Donohoe.

0:01:16 > 0:01:19APPLAUSE

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0:20:26 > 0:20:29APPLAUSE