English
pianist Philip Fowke was born in 1950. His primary studies were
at the Royal Academy of Music with Gordon Green, a pupil of Egon Petri. After
making his London debut at the Wigmore Hall in 1974, Fowke competed in
international competitions such as the Sydney International Piano Competition,
the Tchaikovsky Competition, and the BBC Piano Competition, where he shared
2nd place (1st place not being awarded). Fowke has
appeared in concert with many of the world’s leading conductors, including
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Charles Groves, Neeme Järvi, Simon Rattle, Gennady
Rozhdestvensky and Yuri Temirkanov. Fowke has a broad repertoire containing both
standard works and numerous compositions by British composers such as Delius,
Bliss and Britten. Fowke’s discography consists of recordings of piano
concertos, solo works and chamber music along with diverse recording projects
such as, “Virtuoso Piano Transcriptions” and “Piano Concertos from the Movies”.
His CDs appear on the EMI, CRD, Lyrita, Naxos, Unicorn and Chandos labels. Fowke
has held positions at the Royal Academy of Music and the Trinity College of
Music. He regularly gives masterclasses worldwide and adjudicates at
international competitions.
The Philip Fowke Collection consists of concert programs and articles documenting Fowke’s concert career from 1970-2003.
