Viv McLean : Return of an old friend – Tuesday 17th May 2011

Viv McleanSunderland Pianoforte  Society  is  proud  to  be  able  to  boast  that (after almost 70 years  of  promoting concerts)  it  has  many  friends  among  the  leading  virtuoso  pianists  of  the  world.  Some  are  so  famous  that  their  names  have  become  household words  in  their  own  countries.   Among  these  is  a  particular  friend  who  has  played  many  times  in  Sunderland  since  his  student  days  and  who  always  enjoys  coming  back: Viv  McLean.   He  is returning  to  build  a  May  programme  of  music  by  Beethoven, Liszt, Chopin, Kalinnikov  and  Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue), many  items  of  which  are  audience  requests.

Viv  went to  Chetham’s  School  of  Music (Manchester) and  then  to  the  Royal Academy  in  London.  He  has won  major  competition  prizes  and  sponsorship  awards.  He  has  performed  in  all  the  major  venues  in the  U.K., France, Spain, Germany, Poland, Sweden, Finland, Malta, Israel, Cyprus, Japan, Australia  and  the  U.S.A.   Apart from  his  solo  recital  work  he  has  done  a  great  number  of  Concerto  soloist  performances  with  great  orchestras  and  conductors  around  the  world.   Viv regards  music  as  an  intensely  collaborative  and  communication  medium  and  so loves  to  combine  with  other  fine  musicians  in  Chamber  Music.

Sunderland is proud to present this great  artist.

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