John Ogdon: A Musical Tribute

SOFT PIANO MUSIC

Welcome to Champs Hill Music Room

in Sussex for a very special recital

paying tribute to John Ogdon,

perhaps the greatest British pianist of the 20th century.

He died 25 years ago.

He was a colossal talent.

He was a gentle giant of a man,

and he became an overnight household name when he won

the prestigious International Tchaikovsky prize in 1962.

This evening, we're going to hear works that he loved to play.

And to perform them we are delighted to have with us

another great British pianist, Peter Donohoe.

Now, musically, he and John actually have rather a lot in common.

And when Peter himself triumphed at the Tchaikovsky Competition in 1982,

many named him as the natural musical heir to John Ogdon.

Peter Donohoe.

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