Peter Katin
Although his early career seemed centered on Mozart and Beethoven, pianist Peter Katin became known as a great interpreter of Romantic keyboard literature, which he played with a serene warmth and big tone. He started playing when he was four years old. He had been studying privately with Harold Craxton before he was granted early admission to study with Craxton at the Royal Academy of Music at the age of 12, rather than the normal age of 16. He also credits Clifford Curzon, Claudio Arrau, and Myra Hess as being great influences in his musical life: "...I learned more in three long afternoons than I ever learned anywhere else." He gave his debut recital, a program that ranged from Scarlatti to Scriabin, at Wigmore Hall in 1948. His first concerto performance was Beethoven's Concerto No. 4 with the London Symphony in 1951. Enthusiastic critical response led to many more orchestral engagements, most featuring Romantic concertos, beginning with the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 2 for his first appearance at the Proms in 1952 and Rachmaninov's Concerto No. 3 for his second the next year. Christopher Seaman, Paavo Berglund, George Cleve, and Owain Arwel Hughes are just a few of the conductors he worked with in his career. In the late '60s, Katin undertook more comprehensive study of certain composers, such as Chopin, Schubert, Schumann, Debussy, Liszt, and Grieg, often presenting recitals comprising a single composer's works. His diligent study also led to his writing his own program notes and recording performances on historical instruments, such as one Chopin used on his last visit to London. Most of his recordings are of the solo piano works of those composers he studied. His career as a soloist gave him few opportunities to perform with others, although in the 1970s he did accompany Victoria de Los Angeles in three recitals, and he did form a piano trio in 1997. He taught privately in addition to holding positions at the Royal Academy of Music (1956-1959), the University of Western Ontario (1978-1984), and the Royal Conservatory of Music since 1992. His students included Gordon Fergus-Thompson, Howard Shelley, and Philip Fowke. In 1998 he was able to relive his debut recital, 50 years later to the day, at Wigmore with a very simliar program.
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Peter Katin Plays Mendelssohn and Rachmaninov Concertos
Classical - Released by Editions Audiovisuel Beulah on 7 Aug 2020
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Rachmaninov & Litolff: Piano Concertos No. 1 & 2 - Concerto Symphonique No. 4
Peter Katin, Sir Adrian Boult, Sir Colin Davis, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The New Symphony Orchestra of London
Classical - Released by Infinity on 23 Sep 2021
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Mendelssohn & Grieg: Piano Concerto NO. 1, OP. 25 - Piano Concerto NO. 2, OP. 40 - Piano Concerto, OP. 16
Peter Katin, London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Keyboard Concertos - Released by Altair on 5 Aug 2022
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Liszt: Three Liebestraume - Rigoletto Paraphrase - Three Hungarian Rhapsodies
Classical - Released by Infinity on 8 Jun 2022
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The Art of Peter Katin
Classical - Released by Editions Audiovisuel Beulah on 5 Jun 2020
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Mendelssohn: Capriccio Brillant, Rondo Brillant - Liszt: Totentanz
Peter Katin, Jean Martinon, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Classical - Released by Infinity on 19 Mar 2021
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Chopin: Piano Sonata No. 3 - Waltzes - Nocturnes - Fantasie - Andante Spianato Et Grande Polonaise Brillante
Classical - Released by Infinity on 20 Jun 2022
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Rachmaninoff & Litolff: Piano Concerto NO. 1, OP. 1 - Piano Concerto NO. 2, OP. 18 - Concerto Symphonique NO. 4
Peter Katin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, The New Symphony Orchestra of London
Keyboard Concertos - Released by Altair on 24 Jul 2022
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Peter Katin / London Philharmonic Orchestra / Jean Martinon play: Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy: Capriccio brillant für Pianoforte mit Orchester F-Sharp Major, Op. 22: Andante - Allegro con fuoco
Peter Katin, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Symphonic Music - Released by Classico Ivano on 26 Dec 2014
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Schumann: Concerto For Piano, Frank: Variations Symphoniques
Classical - Released by Everest Recordings on 17 Aug 2009
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Liszt, F.: Totentanz / Mendelssohn, F.: Capriccio Brillant / Rondo Brillant (Katin, London Philharmonic, Martinon) (1954)
Peter Katin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Jean Martinon
Classical - Released by Naxos Classical Archives on 1 Jan 2000
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Chopin: 3 Nocturnes (Mono Version)
Miscellaneous - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1958
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Schumann / Frank: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in a Minor, Op. 54 / Variations Symphoniques for Piano and Orchestra
Peter Katin, Sir Eugene Goossens, London Symphony Orchestra
Classical - Released by Ancien Prodige on 21 Nov 2023
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Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 1
Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Katin
Concertos - Released by Sunday Club Records on 10 Jan 2014
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Peter Katin Plays Chopin
Classical - Released by CarltonClassics on 1 Jan 1984
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Tchaikovsky: Concert Fantasia in G Major, Op. 56
Sir Adrian Boult, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Peter Katin
Classical - Released by Sunday Club Records on 10 Jan 2014
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