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'A real shot of adrenalin.'
THE
DAILY TELEGRAPH
'Crawford-Phillips and Moore were the 20 fingers of steel.'
THE INDEPENDENT
'This was a concert worth paying good money for!'
THE TIMES
'They have that crucial quality of appearing to think with one
brain, moving their fingers in response to a single artistic impulse, so
that it seems we are listening to just one artist, who plays with immense
grace, sensitivity, enchantment and charm.'
BBC MUSIC MAGAZINE
'This sensational performance sprang from their fingers with all
the brilliance and vigour of an orchestra.'
MUSICAL OPINION
'The ensemble was exceptional... They performed with precision and
gusto.'
MANCHESTER EVENING NEWS
'Their interpretation is sophisticated... There is pure subtlety of
touch and pedaling and the performers are full of hidden poetic humour.'
SUONARE NEWS, ITALY
'...the finest duo in the market right now.'
CROYDON ADVERTISER
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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, as well as many other prizes for piano
solo. The Duo was selected for representation by Young Concert
Artists Trust in London from 2001 to 2006, and their contribution to the
profession was recognised through a Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in
2004.
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 South Bank and
Wigmore Hall and have performed in many European countries.
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 première 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 2008/9 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.
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