Alasdair Beatson
Pianist Alasdair Beatson has a wide range that includes solo recitals, concerto performances, and chamber music. He champions contemporary music, and he often mixes familiar and rarely heard material in his concerts and recordings.
Beatson was born on March 30, 1980, in Perth, Scotland. He had lessons there as a youth with Claire Gallagher. When he was 18, he moved to London, enrolling at the Royal College of Music for studies with John Blakely, and he moved on to Indiana University, where his teacher was Menahem Pressler. Several prizes garnered attention for the young Beatson, including the Making Music Award for Young Concert Artists and second prize at the Shanghai International Piano Competition. Beatson has played concertos with the Britten Sinfonia, the Moscow Virtuosi, and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, among other groups. As a recitalist, he has appeared several times at London's Wigmore Hall, including during the coronavirus pandemic of 2020-2021. His chamber music collaborators are a varied group, including cellist Pieter Wispelwey, violinist Pekka Kuusisto, and the Doric String Quartet. Beatson has worked extensively with contemporary composers, performing new works by Harrison Birtwistle, Heinz Holliger, and Helena Winkelman, among others. He has taught summer courses and given master classes at British universities, including the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, and the Birmingham Conservatoire at Birmingham City University. Beatson is the founder and artistic director of the French chamber music festival Musique à Marsac.
Beatson's recording career began in 2009 with a recital of music by Schumann, Grieg, Brahms, and Berg on the Somm label. He has also recorded for Champs Hill, Claves, and BIS, where in 2021, he issued an album of Beethoven violin sonatas with violinist Viktoria Mullova. That year also saw the release of Beatson's solo album Aus Wien on the PentaTone Classics label.
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Discography
19 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Schubert: Violin Sonata in A Major, Fantasie in C Major and Rondo in B Minor
Viktoria Mullova, Alasdair Beatson
Chamber Music - Released by Signum Records on 22 Apr 2022
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Beethoven Violin Sonatas Nos. 6, 1 and 8
Viktoria Mullova, Alasdair Beatson
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 3 May 2024
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Beethoven Violin Sonatas 4,5&7
Viktoria Mullova, Alasdair Beatson
Chamber Music - Released by PM Classics Ltd. on 26 Mar 2021
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Mendelssohn & Mendelssohn-Hensel: Works for Cello & Piano
Johannes Moser, Alasdair Beatson
Chamber Music - Released by PENTATONE on 1 Aug 2019
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
A Noble & Melancholy Instrument
Alec Frank-Gemmill, Alasdair Beatson
Chamber Music - Released by BIS on 7 Apr 2017
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Violin Sonata in A Major, D. 574: III. Andantino
Viktoria Mullova, Alasdair Beatson
Chamber Music - Released by Signum Records on 9 Mar 2022
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Korngold: Chamber Works
Eusebius Quartet, Alasdair Beatson, Beatrice Philips, Venetia Jollands, Hannah Shaw, Hannah Sloane
Chamber Music - Released by SOMM Recordings on 15 Oct 2021
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Mendelssohn: Piano Music
Classical - Released by SOMM Recordings on 8 Nov 2011
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Fantasie in C Major, D. 934: I. Andante molto
Viktoria Mullova, Alasdair Beatson
Chamber Music - Released by Signum Records on 22 Mar 2022
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Mozart & Stravinsky: Works for Violin & Piano
Esther Hoppe, Alasdair Beatson
Chamber Music - Released by Claves Records on 29 Sep 2014
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Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: I. Allegro assai
Viktoria Mullova, Alasdair Beatson
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 18 Apr 2024
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Violin Sonata in A Major, D. 574: IV. Allegro vivace
Viktoria Mullova, Alasdair Beatson
Chamber Music - Released by Signum Records on 6 Apr 2022
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Ludwig Thuille: Complete Keyboard Works
Alasdair Beatson, David Dunnett
Classical - Released by Champs Hill Records on 1 May 2013
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Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: I. Presto
Viktoria Mullova, Alasdair Beatson
Classical - Released by PM Classics Ltd. on 12 Mar 2021
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Violin Sonata No. 1 in D Major, Op. 12 No. 1: III. Rondo. Allegro
Viktoria Mullova, Alasdair Beatson
Classical - Released by Signum Records on 4 Apr 2024
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Mendelssohn & Mendelssohn-Hensel: Works for Cello & Piano
Johannes Moser, Alasdair Beatson
Chamber Music - Released by PENTATONE on 1 Aug 2019
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Schumann, Grieg, Brahms & Berg: Op. 1
Classical - Released by SOMM Recordings on 8 Dec 2009
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
GAIA Music Festival 2015: Music of De Falla, Medtner & Schnyder (Live)
Classical - Released by GAIA Recordings on 1 Apr 2016
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo