Charles Owen & Katya Apekisheva
PIANO DUO
Charles Owen & Katya Apekisheva
One of the most highly-acclaimed piano duos performing today, Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva are passionate advocates for the wide range of four hands and two piano repertoire. In parallel with their extensive solo careers, they have been performing together around the world and across the UK since 2001. Their close collaboration stems from a shared teacher, the inspirational Irina Zaritskaya, with whom they both studied at the Royal College of Music. Their friendship dates from 1987 during a visit of students from the Gnessin School in Moscow to the Yehudi Menuhin School in Surrey. The duo released a first recording for Quartz in 2016, featuring Stravinsky's two piano ballets, the Rite of Spring and Petrushka, with a dedication to the memory of their teacher. Their second disc came out in January 2018 on Avie featuring music by Rachmaninov, recorded at Kings Place. Together, Charles and Katya are the Artistic Directors and founders of the London Piano Festival, which is held annually at Kings Place.
Biographies
Charles Owen
Charles Owen is recognised as one of the finest British pianists of his generation with an extensive series of performances and recordings to his name.
Katya Apekisheva
Katya Apekisheva is one of Europe’s most renowned pianists, in demand internationally as both a soloist and as a chamber musician.
Rachmaninov Two-Piano Suites; Six Morceaux, Op. 11
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Upcoming concerts
23 August 2023 | Stoller Hall
Katya Apekisheva and Charles Owen, piano
Jonathan Dove ‘Between Friends’
Eleanor Alberga Two Piano Suite
Rachmaninoff Suite no 2, Op 17
Stravinsky Piano Ballets
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BBC Music Magazine
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"This performance crackles with excitement"
Press
Gramophone
PODCAST
Pianists Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva have recently recorded a disc of Stravinsky’s Petrushka andThe Rite of Spring for Quartz in piano four-hand transcriptions. Gramophone’s Editor-in-Chief James Jolly talks to them about the challenges of performing these formidable works on our latest podcast.
London Piano Festival
Curated by Co-Artistic-Directors Charles Owen and Katya Apekisheva
Videos
Faure Le Pas Espagnole
Andrew Marr Show
Stravinsky
The Rite of SpringRhinegoldLIVE
Ravel
Mother Goose SuiteRhinegoldLIVE
Rachmaninoff
BarcarolleRhinegoldLIVE
Rachmaninoff
SlavaRhinegoldLIVE
Contact
For further information please contact
Rebecca Johns
rebecca.johns@premiercomms.com07715 205 196
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