Assembly House Classical presents

Martin James Bartlett - piano

"Martin James Bartlett brought maximum feeling to the music and played with astonishing delicacy and punch."

Daily Telegraph

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach (arr. Wilhelm Kempff)

• Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 645

• Siciliano (from Flute Sonata in E-flat Major, BWV 1031)

George Frideric Handel

• Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

• Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331

• I. Andante grazioso

• II. Menuetto

• III. Alla Turca: Allegretto

Frédéric Chopin

• Nocturne in D-flat Major, Op. 27, No. 2

Gabriel Fauré

• Nocturne No. 6 in D-flat Major, Op. 63

• Romance without words Opus 17 No.3

Enrique Granados

• Los Requiebros (from Goyescas, Op. 11)

Martin James Bartlett possesses a fearless technique and plays with a maturity and elegance far beyond his years. In 2022, he became the inaugural recipient of the Prix Serdang, a Swiss award curated by Rudolf Buchbinder to recognise a young pianist forging an international solo career. An exclusive recording artist with Warner Classics, Bartlett has earned consistent critical acclaim, with his albums receiving five-star reviews and top accolades. Praised by The Arts Desk for his performance as “frankly like watching another, superior, species,” Bartlett continues to affirm his place as one of the most compelling pianists of his generation.

Bartlett rose to prominence in 2014 as winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year, making his BBC Proms debut the following season with Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. He has since performed with all five BBC orchestras and at major national events including the National Service of Thanksgiving for HM Queen Elizabeth II’s 90th birthday, broadcast live from St Paul’s Cathedral.

He studied at the Royal College of Music with Professor Vanessa Latarche, graduating with top honours and later receiving the Queen Mother Rosebowl from HRH The Prince of Wales. From 2020–2022 he held the RCM Benjamin Britten Piano Fellowship, during which time he made his play/direct conducting debut with the London Mozart Players. He now serves on the RCM faculty as Assistant Professor of Piano.

Other accolades include First Prize at the 2019 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, Second Prize and the Audience Award at the Kissingen Piano Olympiad (2018) and victory at the 2020 global Virtu(al)oso competition hosted by Piano Cleveland.

For more information on this lunchtime classical concert series please visit www.assemblyhouseclassical.co.uk