Mark Bebbington (born 17 January 1972) is a British concert pianist. He is a notable advocate of British music.

Biography

Mark Bebbington studied at the

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with Kendall Taylor and

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and later in Italy with

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. As an advocate of British music, he has given premieres in concert and on CD of major works by Vaughan-Williams,

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and

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. Mark has recorded widely for Somm label, including complete cycles of

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and John Ireland; both of these cycles, consisting of seven CDs, have received consecutive sets of five-star reviews in BBC Music Magazine. He has also recorded works by Francis Poulenc on the Resonus Classics label, earning a

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‘Editor’s Choice’. In addition, Mark has the distinction of being the first pianist to be invited to record at Birmingham's Symphony Hall. Over recent seasons, he has toured extensively throughout Central and Northern Europe, the Far East and North America, and has performed with the Czech National, Flanders,

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and

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orchestras and the

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. As a recitalist, he makes regular appearances at major UK and international festivals. Bebbington made his Carnegie Hall debut with

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and the American Symphony Orchestra in the United States premiere of Richard Strauss’s Parergon in 2014.

References

External links

Official website
1972 births Living people British classical pianists Male classical pianists Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century British male musicians {{UK-pianist-stub