| Colaianni is honored to be playing a part in the piano performance and visit to Hot Springs by Steinway Artist Ian Hobson Steinway Model D |
Ian Hobson is a musician of tremendous versatility
who has earned an international reputation as a
pianist, conductor, and teacher. Born in
Wolverhampton, England, Hobson studied music at
the Royal Academy of Music and Cambridge University
in England, and at Yale University in the United States.
His international career was launched in 1981 when
he won First Prize at the Leeds International Piano
Competition, having already garnered silver medals at
both the Artur Rubinstein and Vienna-Beethoven
competitions. His teachers have included Sidney
Harrison, Ward Davenny, Claude Frank, and
Menahem Pressler.
Hobson's programs consistently demonstrate a
repertoire that spans the centuries and demands an
extraordinary command of styles and scholarly vision,
in addition to great keyboard prowess. His recordings
and recital performances encompass a cross section
of works from mammoth to miniature: a series of
works from The London Pianoforte School, the
complete cycle of Beethoven Piano Sonatas, all of the
Brahms Variations for Piano, as well as
Rachmaninoff's Seventeen Études-Tableaux and
Twenty-four Preludes, Chopin-Godowsky's Etudes,
Bach's Goldberg Variations, and contemporary works
written for him by Ridout, Lees, Liptak, and Gardner.
An ingenious programmer, Hobson commemorated
the 200th anniversary of the Franz Schubert's birth in a
unique recital at New York's 92nd Street Y during the
who has earned an international reputation as a
pianist, conductor, and teacher. Born in
Wolverhampton, England, Hobson studied music at
the Royal Academy of Music and Cambridge University
in England, and at Yale University in the United States.
His international career was launched in 1981 when
he won First Prize at the Leeds International Piano
Competition, having already garnered silver medals at
both the Artur Rubinstein and Vienna-Beethoven
competitions. His teachers have included Sidney
Harrison, Ward Davenny, Claude Frank, and
Menahem Pressler.
Hobson's programs consistently demonstrate a
repertoire that spans the centuries and demands an
extraordinary command of styles and scholarly vision,
in addition to great keyboard prowess. His recordings
and recital performances encompass a cross section
of works from mammoth to miniature: a series of
works from The London Pianoforte School, the
complete cycle of Beethoven Piano Sonatas, all of the
Brahms Variations for Piano, as well as
Rachmaninoff's Seventeen Études-Tableaux and
Twenty-four Preludes, Chopin-Godowsky's Etudes,
Bach's Goldberg Variations, and contemporary works
written for him by Ridout, Lees, Liptak, and Gardner.
An ingenious programmer, Hobson commemorated
the 200th anniversary of the Franz Schubert's birth in a
unique recital at New York's 92nd Street Y during the
'97-98 season; entitled Homage to Schubert; the program comprised Ravel's Valses nobles et sentimentales, the great
Sonata in G major, D894 by Schubert himself and the complete arrangements for piano of Schubert's compositions by Leopold
Godowsky.
During the last several seasons, engagements have included appearances at Alice Tully Hall, at New York's Mostly Mozart
Festival, performances of the Chopin and Moscheles concertos at the Bard Music Festival, and recitals in the US, England and
Italy. He performed the Piano Concerto of Henry Holden Huss at Carnegie Hall with the American Composers Orchestra and
the Concerto for Piano of Clara Schumann on Great Performers at Lincoln Center. He performed and recorded Paderewski's
Piano Concerto and Fantasie Polonaise with the Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk in 1995. In January 1997 he
performed and recorded the Henry Holden Huss Concerto and the Ernest Schelling Suite Fantastique with Martyn Brabbams
and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Major orchestras of the world with which Ian Hobson has appeared include the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic,
Scottish National, Royal Liverpool, Halle, ORD-Vienna, Das Orchester der Beethovenhalle, Israel Sinfonietta, New Zealand
Symphony, and the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, Baltimore, Indianapolis, and
Houston.
Increasingly, Hobson is in demand as a conductor, particularly for performances in which he doubles as piano soloist. He
made his debut with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra as conductor and soloist in October 1997. He has led the English
Chamber Orchestra, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, the Fort Worth Chamber
Orchestra, the Fresno Philharmonic, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, the Santa Rosa Symphony, the Nebraska Chamber
Orchestra, the Tallahassee Symphony, the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra of Israel, as well as his own Sinfonia da Camera - a
chamber orchestra he formed in 1984 which quickly gained international recognition through its recordings.
Hobson is also active as an opera conductor with a wide range of repertoire ranging from Cimarosa and Pergolesi, Mozart and
Beethoven through works by Johann and Richard Strauss. In September 1997 he conducted and recorded John Philip Sousa's
comic opera "El Capitan" in a newly restored version with the Sinfonia da Camera and a stellar cast of young singers; the
recording was released in January 1998 on the new Zephyr label recently founded by Mr. Hobson.
A much sought-after judge for both national and international competitions, Hobson was invited at the specific request of Van
Cliburn to participate as a juror for both the preliminary and final rounds of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition in 1997. In 1998 he acted as juror, performed as a recitalist and conducted the final round of the Artur Rubinstein
Competition in Poland. In March of 2000 he was a juror for the Chopin Competition in Florida. In September 2001 he joined the
jury for the International Pianoforte Competition Cologne (Foundation Tomassoni) in Germany.
In January 1998 Ian Hobson formed Zephyr Productions, Inc. as the parent company for his new label, Zephyr Records. The
inaugural releases on the Zephyr label included the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas as well as the Sousa opera. Other
recent releases include works by Falla and Ravel; two volumes of concertos by Ignaz Moscheles; the Schubert/Godowsky
transcriptions for piano; and David Johnson's Twelve Preludes and Fugues for Piano. Upcoming releases will include music
for two pianos by Saint-Säens/Liszt.
Mr. Hobson has made many recordings for other labels during the course of his career. Arabesque Recordings has produced
more than twenty recordings by the artist. Recent releases on this label include "The Complete Solo Piano Transcriptions and
Arrangements of Sergei Rachmaninoff," "The Complete Piano Variations of Johannes Brahms," "The Complete Piano Sonatas
& Other Works of Robert Schumann," "Hobson's Choice" (a collection of the pianist's favorite pieces, exploring the multiple
faces of virtuosity across three centuries of music). Recent releases include a disc of the "Piano Music of Benjamin Lees" for
Albany Troy; the complete Mendelssohn "Works for Piano and Orchestra" for Arabesque; the Rachmaninoff "Early Piano
Works," also for Arabesque; and the Huss Piano Concerto and Schelling "Suite Fantastique" for Hyperion.
With William Warfield and the Sinfonia da Camera, Hobson recorded Stravinsky's "L'Histoire du Soldat" and Walton's "Facade."
BMG's Catalyst label has also released his recording of Kevin Oldham's Concerto for Piano, Op. 14, with the Kansas City
Symphony under the direction of William McLaughlin. He has recorded Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 23 and 24 with the
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson for EMI.
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Sonata in G major, D894 by Schubert himself and the complete arrangements for piano of Schubert's compositions by Leopold
Godowsky.
During the last several seasons, engagements have included appearances at Alice Tully Hall, at New York's Mostly Mozart
Festival, performances of the Chopin and Moscheles concertos at the Bard Music Festival, and recitals in the US, England and
Italy. He performed the Piano Concerto of Henry Holden Huss at Carnegie Hall with the American Composers Orchestra and
the Concerto for Piano of Clara Schumann on Great Performers at Lincoln Center. He performed and recorded Paderewski's
Piano Concerto and Fantasie Polonaise with the Sinfonia Varsovia conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk in 1995. In January 1997 he
performed and recorded the Henry Holden Huss Concerto and the Ernest Schelling Suite Fantastique with Martyn Brabbams
and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra.
Major orchestras of the world with which Ian Hobson has appeared include the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic,
Scottish National, Royal Liverpool, Halle, ORD-Vienna, Das Orchester der Beethovenhalle, Israel Sinfonietta, New Zealand
Symphony, and the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, Baltimore, Indianapolis, and
Houston.
Increasingly, Hobson is in demand as a conductor, particularly for performances in which he doubles as piano soloist. He
made his debut with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra as conductor and soloist in October 1997. He has led the English
Chamber Orchestra, the Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, the Northwest Chamber Orchestra, the Fort Worth Chamber
Orchestra, the Fresno Philharmonic, the San Diego Chamber Orchestra, the Santa Rosa Symphony, the Nebraska Chamber
Orchestra, the Tallahassee Symphony, the Kibbutz Chamber Orchestra of Israel, as well as his own Sinfonia da Camera - a
chamber orchestra he formed in 1984 which quickly gained international recognition through its recordings.
Hobson is also active as an opera conductor with a wide range of repertoire ranging from Cimarosa and Pergolesi, Mozart and
Beethoven through works by Johann and Richard Strauss. In September 1997 he conducted and recorded John Philip Sousa's
comic opera "El Capitan" in a newly restored version with the Sinfonia da Camera and a stellar cast of young singers; the
recording was released in January 1998 on the new Zephyr label recently founded by Mr. Hobson.
A much sought-after judge for both national and international competitions, Hobson was invited at the specific request of Van
Cliburn to participate as a juror for both the preliminary and final rounds of the Tenth Van Cliburn International Piano
Competition in 1997. In 1998 he acted as juror, performed as a recitalist and conducted the final round of the Artur Rubinstein
Competition in Poland. In March of 2000 he was a juror for the Chopin Competition in Florida. In September 2001 he joined the
jury for the International Pianoforte Competition Cologne (Foundation Tomassoni) in Germany.
In January 1998 Ian Hobson formed Zephyr Productions, Inc. as the parent company for his new label, Zephyr Records. The
inaugural releases on the Zephyr label included the complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas as well as the Sousa opera. Other
recent releases include works by Falla and Ravel; two volumes of concertos by Ignaz Moscheles; the Schubert/Godowsky
transcriptions for piano; and David Johnson's Twelve Preludes and Fugues for Piano. Upcoming releases will include music
for two pianos by Saint-Säens/Liszt.
Mr. Hobson has made many recordings for other labels during the course of his career. Arabesque Recordings has produced
more than twenty recordings by the artist. Recent releases on this label include "The Complete Solo Piano Transcriptions and
Arrangements of Sergei Rachmaninoff," "The Complete Piano Variations of Johannes Brahms," "The Complete Piano Sonatas
& Other Works of Robert Schumann," "Hobson's Choice" (a collection of the pianist's favorite pieces, exploring the multiple
faces of virtuosity across three centuries of music). Recent releases include a disc of the "Piano Music of Benjamin Lees" for
Albany Troy; the complete Mendelssohn "Works for Piano and Orchestra" for Arabesque; the Rachmaninoff "Early Piano
Works," also for Arabesque; and the Huss Piano Concerto and Schelling "Suite Fantastique" for Hyperion.
With William Warfield and the Sinfonia da Camera, Hobson recorded Stravinsky's "L'Histoire du Soldat" and Walton's "Facade."
BMG's Catalyst label has also released his recording of Kevin Oldham's Concerto for Piano, Op. 14, with the Kansas City
Symphony under the direction of William McLaughlin. He has recorded Mozart's Piano Concertos Nos. 23 and 24 with the
English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson for EMI.
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"His virtuosity and vitality...are expected,
but there is also true sentiment and expression, and no
glibness" Digital Audio
but there is also true sentiment and expression, and no
glibness" Digital Audio
