Joanna MacGregor’s Mozart Piano Concerto Series listings

Piano Concerto No 12 in A Major (K414)
Piano Concerto No 19 in F Major (K459)
Piano Concerto No 27 in B Flat Major (K595)

Joanna MacGregor / piano

Conductor: Stephen Pratt
Liverpool Hope University Chamber Orchestra

Internationally acclaimed pianist Joanna MacGregor delivers the first in a series of concerts at Liverpool Hope University's Creative Campus, concentrating on Mozart's piano concerti. The second in the series will take place on Saturday 3 December as part of the Cornerstone Festival

Professor of Musical Performance at Liverpool Hope University, Joanna MacGregor is thought of as one of the worlds most wide-ranging and innovative musicians and has pursued a life connecting many genres of music, often defying categorization along the way. She has performed in over sixty countries, often appearing as a solo artist with many of the world's leading orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic, Netherlands Radio, Oslo Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony.

The many eminent conductors with whom she has worked include Pierre Boulez, Sir Colin Davis, Sir Simon Rattle and Michael Tilson Thomas. She has premiered many landmark compositions ranging from Sir Harrison Birtwistle and Django Bates to John Adams and James MacMillan.

Joanna MacGregor made her conducting debut in 2002 and regularly directs her own orchestral projects, including an all-Mozart programme with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Bach with the Hallé. She enjoys a close artistic partnership as conductor and performer with Britten Sinfonia, in programmes ranging from classical music to new collaborations with jazz and world musicians. This ten-year relationship continues this season with tours in Spain, Mexico and South America.