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 "Clive Swansbourne displayed complete artistic and technical sovereignty."
(Frankfurt, Neue Presse)
 


"Swansbourne’s playing
was like a pool in a forest,
of great mystery and beauty."
(Philadelphia Inquirer)
 

English pianist Clive Swansbourne has been internationally acclaimed for his performances in both America and Europe.

His large and wide-ranging repertoire offers not only music by the beloved masters of the past, but much 20th-century music as well. He performs both the thirty-two Beethoven sonatas and the four Tippett sonatas.

His playing has been noted for its depth of vision, beauty and range of sound, and technical mastery.

Ongoing Recital Series!
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of both Chopin’s and Schumann’s birth, Clive Swansbourne will present a series of six piano recitals at Christ the King Lutheran Church in Rice Village in Houston, on Sunday afternoons at 5 pm.
Next recital: Sunday, January 24th  (more information)


During the Fall of 2005, Clive Swansbourne played the 32 Beethoven Piano Sonatas in 8 SRO concerts at the Rothko Chapel in Houston, and presented a corresponding Beethoven lecture series at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston.  (More information)

In Fall 2008 he presented a series of five recitals encompassing all of Schubert’s late piano music, also at the Rothko Chapel. He has since recorded all of the Schubert series on six CDs for Swan Records. (For more information: www.theenlightenedlistener.com)
Besides recitals, he offers a variety of clinics for teachers and students that cover a broad range of topics connected with the art and the teaching of piano playing.

In addition, he offers a series of lecture/recitals on repertoire for the general public, entitled Classical Piano Matters. These consist of lectures in which a piece of music is discussed in detail with many musical illustrations, followed by a performance of the work. Titles from this series are available on CD or cassette.
 
Clive SwansbourneSwansbourne's debut CD, Piano Recital, featuring the works of Scarlatti, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, and Rachmaninov, is also available directly from the publisher through this website.