Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough CBE (born November 22, 1961 in Heswall , Merseyside , England ) is an English pianist .
Life
After his victory at the Naumburg Piano Competition in 1983 , Hough initially concentrated on a rather out-of-the-way, tending to romantic repertoire. A recording of two piano concertos by Mozart's student Johann Nepomuk Hummel made him internationally known.
Hough made recordings by Mompou , Lowell Liebermann , Corigliano and George Tsontakis . His recordings of the romantic piano concertos by Emil von Sauer and Xaver Scharwenka , which won a Gramophone Award , as well as all works for piano and orchestra by Camille Saint-Saëns are also references .
Hough has a special love for Sergei Rachmaninoff . His style of interpretation is considered brilliant and fresh. He lives in the UK and the USA . Hough is openly gay . In 2005, Hough published The Bible as Prayer: a handbook for lectio divina .
In 2001 he was a MacArthur Fellow . In 2014 he was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire .
Works
- The Bible as Prayer: a handbook for lectio divina , 2005
Web links
- Stephen Hough , accessed July 11, 2013.
- Interview with Stephen Hough , accessed July 11, 2013.
- his discography on his Hyperion Records label , accessed July 11, 2013.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Amazon: The Way We are Now: Gay and Lesbian Lives in the 21st Century , accessed July 11, 2013.
- ↑ Stephen Hough: Controversial Essay excerpt from 2006 International Catholic weekly magazine The Tablet (PDF document; 264 kB) , accessed July 11, 2013.
- ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/269031/New-Year-Honours-2014-PM-list.pdf
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hough, Stephen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heswall , Merseyside , England |