Simon Crawford-Phillips and Philip Moore occupy a unique place amongst piano duos: they are established chamber musicians in their own right, with flourishing independent international careers; yet since 1995 have devoted several thousands of hours to this most exacting of disciplines, giving them extraordinary musical empathy. They met as students of Hamish Milne at the Royal Academy of Music, and during their time with him won 1st prize at the 1997 International Schubert Competition in the Czech Republic, 2nd prize at the 1998 Tokyo International Piano Duo Competition and the 1999 Royal Over-Seas League Rio Tinto Ensemble Prize. The Duo were selected for representation by Young Concert Artists Trust in London from 2001 to 2006. They have performed at the major UK festivals and recently at venues including the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam), NDR Hanover, Barbican (with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields), The Royal Opera House, St. John’s Smith Square, Sadler’s Wells Theatre, Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall and Glasgow’s City Halls. They have made frequent appearances as concerto artists and recitalists at the Southbank Centre and Wigmore Hall. Regular performers on BBC Radio 3, they made their Proms debut in 2001, and have recorded on the Deux-Elles label to critical acclaim. Their latest disc, including Philip’s own arrangement of Stravinsky’s Firebird, was released in December 2006. In 2008 they gave the world premiere of Detlev Glanert’s Two Piano Concerto, co-commissioned by the Duo and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, and conducted by Martyn Brabbins. Highlights of the coming season include concerts in the UK and Italy and a live broadcast from LSO St. Luke’s. Philip Moore and Simon Crawford-Phillips are Steinway Artists and Associates of the Royal Academy of Music.

Last updated: February 2009

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"Glanert whisks us on a journey through space - to Mars... The seed material is a little scale in thirds, running up and down... Glanert the magician turns it into a pulsing particle of matter, constantly mutating and exploding. Moore and Crawford-Phillips proved ideal spacemen, with Brabbins and the orchestra riding alongside."
Geoff Brown, The Times March 2008

"...an initial musical cell - in this case a simple scale in thirds - is varied or permutated to create a sequence of episodes of stunning diversity. The huge technical demands placed upon both soloists were met with great distinction."
Brian Davidson, International Piano Magazine May/June 2008

Project: world premiere of Detlev Glanert's Double Concerto specially commissioned for the Piano Duo by BBT and BBCSSO.

• Co-commissioning of a Two Piano Concerto by
  Detlev Glanert
• Practise room hire
• New photos
• Recording live Wigmore Hall performance

Artist Website

www.pianoduet.com

General Management

Laura Tear at Laura Tear Artist Management
telephone: + 44 (0) 20 8293 9911
info@lauratearmanagement.com
www.lauratearmanagement.com