Borealis 2012

Mark Knoop

Mark Knoop er en pianist og dirigent som bor i London. Han opptrer med grupper som PlusMinus (London / Brussel), Ensemble Exposé (London), LetterPiece Company (London / Brussel), 175 East (Auckland), musikFabrik (Köln) og Apartment House (London).
       
Mark har opptrådt over hele Europa, Storbritannia og Australia og i New Zealand, Sør Korea, Mongolia, USA, Canada og på festivaler, inkludert Transit (Leuven), Ultima (Oslo), Huddersfield, Spitalfields, Borealis (!), Lucerne, Spor (Århus), Melbourne og Adelaide Festivaler og ISCM World Music Days.
       
Knoop har jobbet med mange respekterte komponister som Peter Ablinger, RichardBarrett, Chris Dench, James Dillon, Michael Finnissy, Helmut Lachenmann, Liza Lim, Thomas Meadowcroft, Matthew Shlomowitz, Erik Ulman, David Young og mange andre. Soloarbeider komponert for ham inkluderer Stefan Prins “Piano Hero # 2”, Matthew Shlomowitz' “Popular Contexts”, Chris Newmans “Air Fool Agony Face”, og Dominik Karskis “Streams Within” for piano og ensemble. Nåværende bestillinger inkluderer nye solo verker av Finnissy, Newton Armstrong, Joanna Bailie og Adam de la Cour. Hans innspillinger av John Cage og David Lumsdaine har vært kritikerrost.

Mark Knoop is a pianist and conductor living in London, UK. He performs with such groups as Plus­Minus (London/Brussels), Ensemble Exposé (London), Letter Piece Company (London/Brussels), 175 East (Auckland), musikFabrik (Köln) and Apartment House (London).
                       
Mark has appeared throughout Europe, the United Kingdom and Australia and in New Zealand, South Korea, Mongolia, United States of America, Canada and at festivals including the Transit (Leuven), Ultima (Oslo), Huddersfield, Spitalfields, Borealis, Lucerne, Spor (Århus), Melbourne, and Adelaide Festivals, and the ISCM World Music Days.
                       
Mark has worked with many respected composers including Peter Ablinger, Richard Barrett, Chris Dench, James Dillon, Michael Finnissy, Helmut Lachenmann, Liza Lim, Thomas Meadowcroft, Matthew Shlomowitz, Erik Ulman, David Young, and many others. Solo works composed for him include Stefan Prins’ Piano Hero #2, Matthew Shlomowitz’ Popular Contexts, Chris Newman’s Air Fool Agony Face, and Dominik Karski’s Streams Within for piano and ensemble. Current commissions include new solo works by Finnissy, Newton Armstrong, Joanna Bailie and Adam de la Cour. His recordings of music by John Cage and David Lumsdaine have been critically acclaimed.

At Borealis :

Griegakademiet, Prøvesalen 11.30                                    Friday 16.March

Hotel Grand Terminus 18:00                                          Sunday 18. March