Nigel Hurley

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Nigel Hurley (* 1969 in Cardiff , Wales ) is a British pianist , organist and composer .

Live and act

Hurley gave his first major concerts at the age of 16 and during this time was also regularly involved as organist at Llandaff Cathedral . At Keble College , Oxford University Hurley received an organ scholarship and studied in London and Weimar piano. Lasar Naumowitsch Berman , Paul Badura-Skoda and Amadeus Webersinke were among the pianistic influences during his studies .

Nigel Hurley has had a diverse international concert career. He started composing himself at an early age. A Carol premiered in London in 1991. The works premiered in Germany include the settings of the Welsh poem Calon Lân and the hymn of praise of Maria , Elegy for piano and violin and Veni Sancte Spiritus , which the Wuppertal Kurrende sang on tour in 2012. His artistic range includes appearances with Eva Lind , René Kollo , the rock band Calexico and the Babelsberg film orchestra .

Nigel Hurley lives in Berlin today .

Awards

In addition to numerous international awards, he has received the Grace Williams Music Prize from the Welsh Art Senate.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Passionate and powerful, MOZ, Renate Parschau, July 26, 2011
  2. ↑ a b Biography of Nigel Hurley in the community newspaper of Schweinitz and Seyda (PDF), accessed on October 21, 2016
  3. ↑ Kurrende fills Immanuelskirche with finely tuned sounds, Westdeutsche Zeitung, 2011.2015
  4. ^ A big voice in a small Rhönort, Osthessen News, December 17, 2009
  5. ↑ Nigel Hurley Discography Discogs
  6. ↑ Information in the Stadtanzeiger der Stadt Doberlug-Kirchhain, p. 19 (PDF), accessed on October 21, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Hurley, Nigel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British pianist and organist
DATE OF BIRTH 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Cardiff , UK