Simon Mulligan
Simon Mulligan is an important pianist, particularly well known as an accompanist for some of the world's leading violinists.
Mulligan began studying piano as a child and earned a position as a Music Scholar at St. Paul's School, London. He was a student of Alexander Kelly at the Royal Academy of Music in London, and Jacques Rouvier at the Paris Conservatory. Others he counts as his mentors include Alfred Brendel (with whom he studied Beethoven by special invitation), Charles Rosen, Dmitri Bashkirov, Alexis Weissenberg, and Murray Perahia.
He made his debut at the Barbican Centre in London at the age of 19, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. His compact disc debut was in music of Bohuslav Martinu under the baton of the Sir Yehudi Menuhin. He appeared frequently with the great musician and humanitarian, and took part in what would be Lord Menuhin's final concert in Düsseldorf, Germany, in March, 1999.
Mulligan has made solo and chamber music compact discs, including Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, Alexis Weissenberg's Sonate en Etat de Jazz, and his own composition, Suite for Piano and Orchestra.
After the death of famed violinist Joshua Bell's long-time friend and accompanist Andrew George De Grado, Mulligan became Bell's regular recital partner, and has toured with him to North America, Asia, and Europe. He has also accompanied the King's Singers on a Japanese tour.
As a member of the London International Piano Quintet, he has played in various international locations from Buenos Aires to Berlin. In addition to Joshua Bell, he frequently accompanies cellist Lynn Harrell, clarinetist Michael Collins, and violinist Daniel Hope. He founded his own jazz quartet in 1986, which has been invited to festivals in Barbados, Soho, Paris, and Germany, and he has been commissioned to write arrangements of songs by Aaron Copland and Kurt Weill for the London International Piano Quintet to play with a baritone singer at the Gstaad Festival in Switzerland.
His solo recordings appear on the Nimbus label and his work as an accompanist can be heard on various labels.
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Discography
16 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Christmas at Steinway Hall
Klassiek - Released by Steinway and Sons on 20 okt. 2017
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American Songbook
Klassiek - Released by Steinway and Sons on 17 mrt. 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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American Songbook, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Steinway and Sons on 14 dec. 2018
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
A Steinway Romance
Moderne jazz - Released by Steinway and Sons on 3 dec. 2021
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Shostakovich: Violin Sonata - Penderecki: Cadenza for Solo Violin - Pärt: Spiegel in Spiegel - Schnittke: Violin Sonata & Stille Nacht
Kamermuziek - Released by Nimbus Records on 15 feb. 2000
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Concertos
Simon Mulligan, Wen-Sinn Yang, The Royal Scottish National Orchestra, José Serebrier
Klassiek - Released by Naxos on 1 sep. 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Simon Mulligan : Piano
Klassiek - Released by Sony Classical on 1 apr. 2003
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Over the Hills and Far Away - Percy Grainger: Solo Piano Works Vol. 1
Klassiek - Released by Steinway and Sons on 4 aug. 2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Elgar, Finzi & Walton: Sonatas for Violin & Piano
Kamermuziek - Released by Nimbus Records on 1 jan. 2006
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Beethoven: Bagatelles & Variations
Klassiek - Released by Steinway and Sons on 3 apr. 2020
24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
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Useful Knowledge
Amy Burton, Simon Mulligan, Randall Scarlata, Trio Solisti, La Fenice, Cecilia Brauer
Kamermuziek - Released by Naxos on 6 dec. 2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Weissenberg: Piano Music
Klassiek - Released by Nimbus Records on 1 jan. 2001
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo