Paul Roberts

you are listening to Paul Roberts playing Cloches à travers les feuilles from Images Book II

Audience reviews

 

Paul Roberts

"Articulate lecturing, wonderful critiques in master classes; fabulous pianism."

"His ability to express musical ideas in words is astounding, a unique gift."

"Incredible musician, amazing ability to articulate agenda at hand; marvellous way of engaging both student performer and audience in a positive way."

These are just a small sample of audience reactions at Portland Piano International where Paul Roberts regularly performs and teaches at the Summer Festival.


Paul Roberts

British pianist Paul Roberts' multiple career takes him around the world, and especially to the United States where is in great demand for his lecture-recitals and masterclasses. He is invited regularly to the Juilliard School in New York, the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, to Philadelphia, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle and Chicago.

Paul Roberts

He is a regular guest of the Golandsky Institute Summer Symposium at Princeton, the Miami International Piano Festival and the Portland International Piano Festival.

Paul Roberts teaches at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, London, where he is an honorary Fellow; he is visiting Professor at the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester.


Book News
Paul Roberts' biography of Debussy is published by Phaidon Press in April 2008, and will be widely available in Britain and in the United States.

To mark the event there will be a book launch at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama, Barbican, London, on 28 April at 7 pm. Paul will read excerpts from the book and perform some of the piano music. There will be a book signing afterwards.

Click here for a preview of the preface

Amadeus Press are planning to re-issue Images: The Piano Music of Claude Debussy. Copies should be available in May.

Music at Castelfranc

Paul Roberts is director of the international summer school for pianists, Music at Castelfranc, three seven-day courses in southern France which are open to amateurs as well as aspiring professionals.

'Last year Castelfranc was inspirational and my playing improved out of all proportion so
I am hoping for the same miracle again.'

Julian Britton
, retired surgeon

'The course at Castelfranc was one of the most enjoyable times of my life.'
Reiko Nakatsukasa,
concert pianist

Week-end courses in Sussex

Paul Roberts runs short piano workshops for amateurs at his home in East Sussex. Participants are accommodated at the house or in nearby bed and breakfasts in the charming medieval village. You are invited to register for information by clicking here.


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