James Lisney (born 6 May 1962) is a British concert pianist. He studied with

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and John Barstow – and early success was achieved after he gained representation by the Young Concert Artists Trust. He has gained particular distinction for his collaborative work with Emma Kirkby,

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and Paul Barritt, and has appeared as soloist with many major orchestras. In the early 1980s he arranged the music for several of

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's games for the

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, including '' Hover Bovver'', '' Revenge of the Mutant Camels'', and ''

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''. Since 2000 he has pioneered two major initiatives: an innovative series of concerts at London's

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called ''Schubertreise'' - a concept that he has adapted to various other cyclic presentations in other European venues; and a record company called ''Woodhouse Editions'' to add to his previous discography on companies such as BIS, Olympia,

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, Carlton and Somm. In 2009 he made his US debut with a short residency at

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and consolidated his work in the Netherlands with a solo debut at the Amsterdam

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Discography

* ''A Schubert Recital'' (2000), Olympia – James Lisney, piano * ''Seasons'' (2000), Innovative Records – James Lisney, piano * ''

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: Chanson d'Amour'' (2002), BIS Records – Emma Kirkby; James Lisney; Paul Barritt; Charles Medlam * ''The Beethoven Sonatas for Piano and Violoncello'' (2004), Genuin – Alexander Baillie, violoncello; James Lisney, piano * ''Schubert: Sonata in B flat, Impromptus, Grazer Fantasy, Drei Klavierstücke'' (2008), Regent – James Lisney, piano * '' Thomas Schmidt-Kowalski: Cello Sonatas'' (2009), Naxos – Alexander Baillie, violoncello; James Lisney, piano * ''Schubertreise volume 1'', Woodhouse Editions – James Lisney, piano * ''Schubertreise volume 2'', Woodhouse Editions – Joy Lisney, violoncello; James Lisney, piano * ''Johannes Brahms'', Woodhouse Editions – Paul Barritt, violin; James Lisney, piano * ''Beethoven: the complete works for piano and violin'', Woodhouse Editions – Paul Barritt, violin; James Lisney, piano * ''Beethoven: the complete works for piano and violoncello'', Woodhouse Editions – Alexander Baillie, violoncello; James Lisney, piano * ''Franz Schubert'', Woodhouse Editions – James Lisney, piano

References

External links

Woodhouse editions – his record company
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lisney, James English classical pianists British male classical pianists 1962 births Living people 21st-century British classical pianists 21st-century British male musicians Place of birth missing (living people)