Soloists
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Imogen Cooper |
Recognized worldwide as a pianist of virtuosity and poetic poise, Imogen Cooper has established a reputation as one of the finest interpreters of the classical repertoire. She was last heard with Music of the Baroque in Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 9 in 2005.
Imogen Cooper’s recent performances included concerts with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Sir Colin Davis, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia, and a concert with the London Philharmonic Orchestra as part of the celebrations to mark the re-opening of the Royal Festival Hall. Following début recitals in San Francisco and at Carnegie Hall in May 2006, she made her solo recital début at Symphony Center in Chicago, and also appeared in recital and chamber performances in the UK, France and the Netherlands.
Imogen Cooper has a widespread international career and has appeared with the New York Philharmonic with Sir Colin Davis and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle. She has also performed with the Royal Concertgebouw, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Dresden Staatskapelle and NHK Symphony Orchestras and on tour with the Camerata Salzburg, Australian and Orpheus Chamber Orchestras. She has played with all the major British orchestras including the Philharmonia with Christoph Eschenbach and the London Phiharmonic Orchestra with Mark Elder at the BBC Proms. She also works regularly with the Northern Sinfonia, and has given recitals in Paris, Vienna, Washington, Philadelphia, Rotterdam, Prague and at London’s Wigmore and Queen Elizabeth Halls.
As a supporter of new music, Imogen Cooper has premiered two works at the Cheltenham International Festival, Traced Overhead by Thomas Adès and Decorated Skin by Deirdre Gribbin. As Lieder recitalist, she collaborates regularly with Wolfgang Holzmair, with whom she has recorded Schubert’s Schwanengesang, Winterreise, Die schöne Müllerin, a selection of Lieder and songs by Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven, and Schumann’s Heine Lieder for Philips Classics. She also performs and records frequently with cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton; they have recorded works by Rachmaninov, Fauré, Franck and Schubert for BMG France. Ms. Cooper's solo discography includes six CDs of the piano works of Schubert’s last six years, for Ottavo recordings. A CD box set entitled “Imogen Cooper and Friends” encompassing solo, chamber and lieder works has been released by Philips.