Nigel Hurley
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.
Web links
- Concert announcement with picture in the Lausitzer Rundschau , accessed on October 21, 2016
- Nigel Hurley: Fantasy on the Name of Bach by Max Reger, accessed October 21, 2016
- Nigel Hurley: Ludwig van Beethoven op.27/2 , accessed on October 21, 2016
Individual evidence
- ^ Passionate and powerful, MOZ, Renate Parschau, July 26, 2011
- ↑ a b Biography of Nigel Hurley in the community newspaper of Schweinitz and Seyda (PDF), accessed on October 21, 2016
- ↑ Kurrende fills Immanuelskirche with finely tuned sounds, Westdeutsche Zeitung, 2011.2015
- ^ A big voice in a small Rhönort, Osthessen News, December 17, 2009
- ↑ Nigel Hurley Discography Discogs
- ↑ Information in the Stadtanzeiger der Stadt Doberlug-Kirchhain, p. 19 (PDF), accessed on October 21, 2016
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SURNAME | Hurley, Nigel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British pianist and organist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1969 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cardiff , UK |