The Story of Elgars'Piano Concerto'with David Owen Norris

Internationally renowned pianist and broadcaster, David Owen Norris, presents his considerable work on the construction of Elgars Piano Concerto , with the composers manuscript sketches on screen and a complete performance on piano and organ.Tickets are also available by ringing Susie on 07809 229292.David Owen Norris (piano)
David Owen Norris is a pianist, composer and broadcaster. He won the Prize of the City of Geneva in the Geneva Competition, and the Accompanists Prize at Leeds; and since his appointment to the prestigious Gilmore Artist Award, has performed all across the world, with many appearances in the BBC Proms, concert tours of Europe, Australia and North America, including performances at Sydney Opera House, Kennedy Centre, Lincoln Centre, Ravinia Festival Chicago, South Bank Centre, Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, and all the major Festivals, and a discography of over 60 commercial CDs including his own Piano Concerto with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and his oratorio Prayerbook . His other compositions include a Piano Sonata , Six Songs without Words , two song-cycles, a Symphony , the oratorio Turning Points , and the multi-media tribute to the passing seasons, HengeMusic . He composed and conducted the music for Radio 4s programme Organ Symphony in 2025. In December 2025 his canticle A Christmas Carol was premiered at Wigmore Hall.His Chord of the Week programmes on BBC2 television were a popular feature of the Proms for six years. His Perfect Pianists is often repeated on BBC4. He has contributed to programmes on Handel, Mendelssohn, Parry, Elgar, Vaughan Williams, Britten & Tippett. His first TV presentation, The Real Thing? from 1990, was hailed by the Daily Telegraph as the most literate and probing programme on music for many years, and his most recent Chord of the Week was reviewed by the Observer as the most consistently intelligent three minutes youll watch on this or any other television this year. The Beethoven 9 app for which he wrote the book and the analyses won the Best Music App Award.His many radio presentations have included the Playlist series on Radio 4, and In Tune and The Works on Radio 3, where he will make his 36th appearance on Building a Library in January comparing recordings of Elgars Cello Concerto . His recent recordings include Mozart on fortepiano for Hyperion, featured in the New York Times, the complete songs of Sir Arthur Sullivan for Chandos, and the complete Chamber Music of Grace Williams for Naxos, which was a Guardian CD of the Week. The Wellspring (Seren Books), a series of conversations with his son, the novelist and playwright Barney Norris, deals with cultural inheritance and the question of Englishness across a spectrum of different arts. Developed as a stage show at the request of Royal&Derngate, Northampton, it toured widely in 2022 to critical acclaim.David Owen Norris was Artistic Director of the Cardiff International Festival and the Petworth Festival, and Chairman of the Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival in Chicago. He was Gresham Professor of Music in the City of London, and is now Professor of Musical Performance at the University of Southampton, Visiting Professor at the Royal Northern College of Music, and a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, the Royal Academy of Music, the Royal Northern College of Music, and of the Society of Antiquaries of London. He is an Honorary Fellow of Keble College, Oxford.Arts for the Heart of England 2026 Pass
Please note that you can buy a standard ticket just for this concert, or for 80, you can buy a 2026 Pass. Pass holders gain access to all Arts for the Heart of England events, reserved seating, and an invitation to a pre-concert reception on Friday 5th June.Dance and Fantasy: Music for Piano, Four Hands presented by Anne Bolt and David Hill
7.30pm on Friday 13th March, All Saints' OakhamConcert lecture: Constructing Elgars Piano Concerto presented by David Owen Norris
Pre-concert reception for Friends & 2026 Pass Holders (from 6.00pm)
7.30pm - 9.00pm on Friday 5th June 2026, All Saints' OakhamHidden in Plain Sight: Buxtehude and Bach presented by chamber ensemble Liturina
followed by Sung Compline with IKON Singers
7.00pm - 9.15pm on Friday 25th September 2026, All Saints Church, OakhamParrys Songs of Farewell with IKON Singers and David Hill
7.00pm - 8.30pm on Saturday 26th September 2026, All Saints Church, OakhamCome and Sing Evensong (Rehearsal at 4.00pm, Evensong at 6.00pm)
Sunday 27th September 2026, All Saints Church, OakhamA Christmas Celebration: Carols and Readings with IKON Singers, Rutland Youth Choirs, Anne Bolt and David Hill
7.00pm - 8.30pm on Friday 18th December 2026, All Saints' Church, Oakham