Mahan Esfahani is fast gaining international recognition as a soloist and collaborative artist on the harpsichord, fortepiano and organ in both early and contemporary repertoire. He was the first harpsichordist to be named a BBC New Generation Artist and to be awarded a fellowship prize by the Borletti-Buitoni Trust. As well as appearing with a number of the BBC Orchestras last season he also made his solo recital debut at the Wigmore Hall and appeared at the City of London and York Early Music Festivals. In the United States he gave the inaugural recital at the Library of Congress in Washington DC on the 1912 Pleyel & Cie. harpsichord belonging to Wanda Landowska in May 2010. During 2010/11 he will give recitals in both the UK and North America, direct historically informed ensemble performances with Manchester Camerata and make his debut with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra in March 2011. Praised for his “sensitivity and vibrance” (Early Music Today) and for possessing “the virtuosity of a master” (Keyboard Magazine), he has appeared with such ensembles as Il Complesso Barocco, English Concert, Seattle Baroque Orchestra and the King's Noyse, and in such series and festivals as the BBC Proms, Tage Alter Musik Regensburg, Goettingen Handel Festival, Halle Handel Festival, Settimana Mozart of Milan, Festwoche Herrenhausen of Hannover, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, Fondazione Giorgio Cini of Venice, Milan's Basilica di San Marco, Berkeley Early Music Festival and the San Francisco Early Music Society.

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• Creating a website
• Making a profile film
• New photos
• Showcase concert at 49 Queen’s Gate Terrace

Artist Website

www.mahanesfahani.com

General Management

Katie Cardell-Oliver at Harrison Parrott
telephone: +44 20 7313 3549
katie.cardell-oliver@harrisonparrott.co.uk
www.harrisonparrott.com

Jennifer Spencer at Harrison Parrott
telephone: +44 20 7313 3531
jennifer.spencer@harrisonparrott.co.uk
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