Edward Warner, piano
MEET THE ARTIST
Despite only beginning serious study of music at the age of fourteen, Edward has already proven himself to be a capable musician with many strings to his bow. His playing has been described as having “wide contrasts of tone colour and an
impressive sense of drama”, “seemingly effortless agility” and “elegance and serenity”. In 2021, he was awarded the Trinity-Steinway scholarship, which led to numerous performances both in the UK and abroad - recitals at Steinway Hall, the
Legnica Culture Centre in Poland, and Palazzo Cavagnis in Venice. He has also participated in masterclasses given with James Giles, Isata Kanneh-Mason, Ilya Kondratiev, and in Poland with Vanessa Latarche, Dina Yoffe and Piotr Paleczny in
the SIMA Classics Masterclass series. An avid chamber musician, Edward has recently had his debut recital with his new ensemble, the Consort Trio, which included his own arrangements of works by Piazzola for the Guilford Music Society which received rave reviews in the local press as well as being a member of another
piano trio and performing with multiple duo partners. As a concerto soloist, he has performed with the London Mozart Players alongside Trinity School, as well as the Islington Sinfonia playing Beethoven and Poulenc respectively.
Edward’s deep understanding of music underpins his interest in composition and improvisation. He has had his orchestral work, “Paysage-Tableaux”, also premiered by the London Mozart Players, who he also had his concerto debut with, as well as
multiple chamber pieces premiered by RCM graduates JP Ekins and Henry Chandler. Additionally, he was hired by the RCM in 2024 to demonstrate many facets and styles of improvisation as part of the Global Conservatoires course: The Art of Improvisation which had sessions ranging from sonic meditations and improvising from a stimulus to Jazz and 17 th Century Fantasias. Much of his early influence came from multiple concert tours to Italy and China as a member of the Trinity Boys Choir as well as performing as part of the children’s chorus in Mascagni’s “Cavalleria Rusticana e Pagliacci” at the Royal Opera House, and Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” at the London Coliseum, in addition to many other concerts at many major venues around the UK. The huge variety of musical output Edward produces
no doubt feeds into his unique and personal interpretations and will bolster his musicality for years to come.
Szymanowski - Preludes Op. 1 Nos. 5 & 7
Mompou - Paisajes
Edward Warner - Sonatraina
Encore - William Grant Still - "Summerland" from Visions
