Roger Woodward

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Roger Woodward, born december 19, 1942, is an acclaimed Australian pianist.

Contents 1 Education 2 Acclaims 3 Selected discography 4 External links

[edit] Education

Roger Woodward studied church music with Kenneth Long in Sydney, conducting with Sir Eugene Goossens, piano with Alexander Sverjensky, a pupil of Rachmaninov, and composition with Raymond Hanson, continuing his studies in Poland with Zbigniew Drzewiecki, a student of Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

He performed at more than 120 international festivals; on one occasion he played the complete works for piano by Frédéric Chopin.

[edit] Acclaims

Called "Australia's leading classical pianist" by the Alliance Francaise Sydney. Arthur Rubinstein and Sir Yehudi Menuhin acclaimed his work, and Sviatoslav Richter invited him to appear at many European festivals.

[edit] Selected discography

Woodward made close to 100 recordings, most of which are almost impossible to obtain.

• fryderyk chopin - The Complete Nocturnes (2006, Celestial Harmonies 14260-2)
• Alexander Scriabin - Late Piano Works (1992, Etcetera Records KTC1126)
• Toru Takemitsu - Complete Piano Works (1991, Etcetera Records KTC1103)
• Xenakis (1998)
• Feldman (1990)
• Lullabies (1997)
• Claire de Lune (1989)
• Little Masterpieces
• Moving Pictures
• Rondo Alla Turca
• Cinema Paradiso (1996)
• The Chopin Album
• The Essential Piano Album
• Art of Roger Woodward (7 CD compilation, 2005)

[edit] External links

• Short biography
• Roger Woodward Homepage