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Recently selected as a 'Talent to Watch' by BBC Music Magazine, and described as 'a rising star' (BBC Radio 3) and 'one of Britain's most exciting young pianists' (Classic FM), Matthew Schellhorn has a growing international career, which in recent seasons has seen recitals in Europe, Ireland, the Far East, and North America. Last season, he gave a critically acclaimed recital at London's Wigmore Hall, with The Independent praising the 'diamond brilliance' of his readings. He has given solo recitals in many major venues, and has been guest soloist at several international festivals, including Three Choirs, Windsor, Cambridge, and Presteigne. He performs regularly on BBC Radio 3, and in 2005 he was featured on Classic FM's The Guest List. Born in 1977, Matthew Schellhorn studied at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester and later read Music at Cambridge. Originally from Yorkshire, he now lives with his wife in London. Matthew Schellhorn is a prominent performer of new music, with several works written for him, including The Will of the Tones by Jeremy Thurlow, Two Scherzos by Tim Watts, and Stations by Ian Wilson. During 2008, he was a featured Park Lane Group Featured Young Artist, which resulted in giving premieres of works (with clarinettist Peter Sparks) by Peter Wiegold and Nicola LeFanu at the Southbank Centre. In 2009, he commissioned a set of pieces to celebrate the Haydn bicentenary, which was published in Muso magazine. During 2010, he has collaborated with the award-winning Ossian Ensemble in appearances at the Sounds New Festival in Canterbury and the Kew Music Festival. Matthew Schellhorn's performances of the music of Olivier Messiaen have been met with superlative critical approval. His acclaimed solo recital at London's Southbank Centre in 2006 confirmed his status as the pre-eminent Messiaen interpreter of his generation in Britain. His disc with the Soloists of the Philharmonia Orchestra (Messiaen Chamber Works) was released in July 2008 by Signum Classics. For more information please visit www.matthewschellhorn.com 'Searching intelligence and magnificent technique. His readings, always vivid and dramatic, were deeply compelling.' |
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