Simon Mulligan
Simon Mulligan is an important pianist, particularly well known as an accompanist for some of the world's leading violinists.
Mulligan began studying piano as a child and earned a position as a Music Scholar at St. Paul's School, London. He was a student of Alexander Kelly at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and Jacques Rouvier at the Paris Conservatory. Others he counts as his mentors include Alfred Brendel (with whom he studied Beethoven by special invitation), Charles Rosen, Dmitri Bashkirov, Alexis Weissenberg, and Murray Perahia.
He made his debut at the Barbican Centre in London at the age of 19, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. His compact disc debut was in music of Bohuslav Martinu under the baton of the Sir Yehudi Menuhin. He appeared frequently with the great musician and humanitarian, and took part in what would be Lord Menuhin's final concert in Düsseldorf, Germany, in March, 1999.
Mulligan has made solo and chamber music compact discs, including Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Alexis Weissenberg's Sonate en Etat de Jazz, and his own composition, Suite for Piano and Orchestra.
After the death of famed violinist Joshua Bell's long-time friend and accompanist Andrew George De Grado, Mulligan became Bell's regular recital partner, and has toured with him to North America, Asia, and Europe. He has also accompanied the King's Singers on a Japanese tour.
As a member of the London International Piano Quintet, he has played in various international locations from Buenos Aires to Berlin. In addition to Joshua Bell, he frequently accompanies cellist Lynn Harrell, clarinetist Michael Collins, and violinist Daniel Hope. He founded his own jazz quartet in 1986, which has been invited to festivals in Barbados, Soho, Paris, and Germany, and he has been commissioned to write arrangements of songs by Aaron Copland and Kurt Weill for the London International Piano Quintet to play with a baritone singer at the Gstaad Festival in Switzerland.
His solo recordings appear on the Nimbus label and his work as an accompanist can be heard on various labels.
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Diskografie
17 Album, -en • Geordnet nach Bestseller
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Christmas at Steinway Hall
Klassik - Erschienen bei Steinway and Sons am 20.10.2017
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
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American Songbook, Vol. 2
Jazz - Erschienen bei Steinway & Sons am 14.12.2018
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Cole Porter on a Steinway, Vol. 1
Jed Distler, Simon Mulligan, Adam Birnbaum
Jazz - Erschienen bei Steinway & Sons am 06.12.2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
A Steinway Romance
Modern Jazz - Erschienen bei Steinway & Sons am 03.12.2021
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
Shostakovich: Violin Sonata - Penderecki: Cadenza for Solo Violin - Pärt: Spiegel in Spiegel - Schnittke: Violin Sonata & Stille Nacht
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Nimbus Records am 15.02.2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concertos
Simon Mulligan, Wen-Sinn Yang, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, José Serebrier
Klassik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 01.09.2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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American Songbook
Klassik - Erschienen bei Steinway and Sons am 17.03.2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Simon Mulligan : Piano
Klassik - Erschienen bei Sony Classical am 01.04.2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Over the Hills and Far Away - Percy Grainger: Solo Piano Works Vol. 1
Klassik - Erschienen bei Steinway and Sons am 04.08.2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Elgar, Finzi & Walton: Sonatas for Violin & Piano
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Nimbus Records am 01.01.2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Bagatelles & Variations
Klassik - Erschienen bei Steinway and Sons am 03.04.2020
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Useful Knowledge
Amy Burton, Simon Mulligan, Randall Scarlata, Trio Solisti, La Fenice, Cecilia Brauer
Kammermusik - Erschienen bei Naxos am 06.12.2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Weissenberg: Piano Music
Klassik - Erschienen bei Nimbus Records am 01.01.2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Glamorous Night
Klassik - Erschienen bei Steinway & Sons am 16.11.2018
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo