diary
2024
February
4th
Conducting appearance with St John's Festival Orchestra
Mozart - Cosi fan tutte Overture
Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 3 (soloist: Adam Davies)
Mendelssohn - Symphony No. 3 in A minor
The Wesley Church Centre, Chester, 7.30pm
29th
Lunchtime recital with violinist Fiona Robertson for Lake District Music
Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano No.9, Op.47
Ravel - Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major
Ambleside Parish Church, Keswick, 1.00pm
March
15th
Concerto with Edinburgh University Symphony Orchestra
Sibelius - Symphony No. 7
Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No.3
Soloist - Philip Sharp
Conductor - William Conway
Greyfriars Kirk, Edinburgh, 7.30pm
21st
Solo Recital for Glasgow University
Programme to include music by Camden Reeves, Ligeti, Debussy and a new commission by British composer Jonathan Woolgar
University Concert Hall, University Avenue, Glasgow, 1.10pm
April
28th
Conducting appearance with St John's Festival Orchestra
Programme to include Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 with soloist William Green and Dvorak Symphony No. 9.
St John's Church, Chester, 7.30pm
May
3rd
Appearance with Hebrides Ensemble for the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's PLUG Festival
Programme to include Erolyn Wallen's 'Music for Tigers' alongside works by RCS composers.
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, 1pm
June
4th
Solo Recital for The Wesley Church, Chester
Bach - Partita No.4 in D Major
Ravel - Menuet from 'Le Tombeau de Couperin'
Debussy - Preludes (selection)
The Wesley Church Centre, Chester, 1pm
July
27th
Solo performance for the EPTA UK Summer Conference
John McLeod - Piano Sonata No.1
Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow
August
4th
A recital of duos and trios alongside William and Jessica Conway to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the consecration of Inverness Cathedral.
Programme to include music by Bach and Bernstein
Inverness Cathedral, Inverness, 1pm
6th/7th
Workshops and performances as part of St Mary's International Piano Summer School
St Mary's Music School, Edinburgh
20th
Solo Recital at Malvern College
Bach - Partita No.4 in D Major
Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit
Malvern College, Malvern, 7pm
September
6th
Solo Recital for Stockbridge Parish Church
Bach - Partita No.4 in D Major
Ravel - Menuet from 'Le Tombeau de Couperin'
Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit
Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh, 1.00pm
December
5th
Conducting appearance with the Edinburgh University Composers Orchestra
A programme of new music written for the ensemble
Reid Concert Hall, Edinburgh, 7pm
2025
February
2nd
Conducting appearance with St John's Festival Orchestra
Haydn - Scena de Bernice (soloist:Jessica Conway)
Mozart - Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat
Beethoven - Symphony No. 2
The Wesley Church Centre, Chester, 7.30pm
19th
Lunchtime recital with violinist Fiona Robertson for the University of St Andrews
Stravinsky - Duo Concertant
Camden Reeves - Melancholia and the Angel (World Premier)
Debussy -Sonata for Violina and Piano
Laidlaw Music Centre, St Andrews, 1pm
21st
Evening recital for the High School of Dundee
Programme TBD
High School of Dundee, Dundee, 7pm
March
23rd
Concerto appearance with Notthingham Youth Orchestra
Gershwin - Rhapsody In Blue (conductor - Alex Robinson)
**PAST CONCERTS**
2023
April
19th
Evening recital with violinist Fiona Robertson for the Kettner Society.
Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano No.9, Op.47
-Interval-
Prokofiev - Five Melodies for Violin and Piano
Ravel - Sonata for Violin and Piano in G Major
National Liberal Club, London, 7.30pm
May
16th
Solo Recital for The Wesley Church, Chester
Programme to include Debussy's Preludes, Book 1 and Ravel's Gaspard de la Nuit
The Wesley Church Centre, Chester, 1.00pm
June
2nd
Solo Recital for Stockbridge Parish Church
Debussy - Preludes Book 1 (Complete)
Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh, 1.00pm
25th
Conducting appearance with St John's Festival Orchestra
Mendelssohn - Piano Concert No. 1 in G Minor (Solist TBC)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5
St John's Church, Chester, 7.30pm
July
1st
Solo appearance with Holborn Community Orchestra
Copland - Fanfare for the Common Man
Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue
Dvorak - Symphony No. 6
Conductor - James Keirle
Piano - Philip Sharp
St George's Church, Bloomsbury, London, 7pm
2022
January
28th
Solo recital for St Michael's Church, Macclesfield
Handel - Keyboard Suite in B flat major HWV434
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 14, Op 23, no 2, 'Moonlight'
Mahler (transcribed by P Sharp) - Adagietto from Symphony No 5
Puccini (transcribed by P Sharp) - "Nessun Dorma" from Turandot
St Michael's Church, Macclesfield, 1.00pm
March
8th
Recital with Nathan Knight (ROSL Strings Semi-Final)
Botessini - Reverie
Koussevitsky - Vasle Miniature
Hindemith - Sonata for Double Bass and Piano (1949)
Royal Overseas League, London, 2.15pm
22nd
Solo Recital for The Wesley Church, Chester
Handel - Keyboard Suite in B flat major HWV434
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 14, Op 23, no 2, 'Moonlight'
Mahler (transcribed by P Sharp) - Adagietto from Symphony No 5
Prokofiev - 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet (Selection)
The Wesley Church Centre, Chester, 1.00pm
June
26th
Conducting debut with the St John's Festival Orchestra
Schubert - Rosamunde Overture
Grieg - Piano Concerto in A Minor (soloist - Adam Davies)
- Interval -
Beethoven - Symphony no 5 in C Minor
St John's Church, Chester 7.30pm
September
4th
Solo Recital for the Pianodrome Concert Series, Edinburgh
Tom Harrold - Five Miniatures (2016)
Debussy - Preludes Book 1 (Selection)
- Danseus de Delphes
- Les collines d'Anacapri
- Ce qu'a vu le vent d'ouest
- La fille aux cheveux de lin
- La cathedrale engloutie
Ligeti - Etudes (Selection)
- Der Zauberlehrling
- En Suspens
- L'escalier du diable
The Old Royal High School, Edinburgh, 1.00pm
October
29th
Evening Concert with Jamie MacDougall and Artisan Quartet
Haydn - Scottish Songs (Selection)
Vaughan Williams - On Wenlock Edge (1909)
-Interval-
Elgar - Piano Quintet, Op.84
Stockbridge Parish Church, Edinburgh, 7.30pm
November
23rd
Solo recital for the Alderney Music Society
Schubert - Impromptus No 2 and 3, Op.90
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No.23 in F minor, 'Appassionata'
- Interval -
Ravel - Gaspard de la Nuit
Prokofiev - 10 Pieces from Romeo and Juliet (Selection)
Anne French Room, Alderney, 7.30pm
2021
AUGUST
11th
Lunchtime Recital for St John's Concert Series, Chester
Handel - Keyboard Suite in B flat major HWV434
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 14, Op 23, no 2, 'Moonlight'
Debussy -La Cathedrale Engloutie
Stravinsky - Three Movements from Petrushka
St John's Church, Chester, 1pm
25th
Solo recital for Wensleydale Concert Series
Handel - Keyboard Suite in B flat major HWV434
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 14, Op 23, no 2, 'Moonlight'
Mahler (transcribed by P Sharp) - Adagietto from Symphony No 5
- Interval -
Debussy -La Cathedrale Engloutie
Messiaen - Le baiser de l'enfant Jesus from 'Vingt Regards'
Stravinsky - Three Movements from Petrushka
St Andrew's Church, Church Bank, Aysgarth, North Yorkshire, 7.30pm
OCTOBER
19th
Solo recital for the Fanny Davies International Recital Series
Handel - Keyboard Suite in B flat major HWV434
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 14, Op 23, no 2, 'Moonlight'
Mahler (transcribed by P Sharp) - Adagietto from Symphony No 5
Bach/Busoni - Chaconne in D Minor
- Interval -
Debussy -La Cathedrale Engloutie
Messiaen - Le baiser de l'enfant Jesus from 'Vingt Regards'
Stravinsky - Three Movements from Petrushka
St James Concert and Assembly Hall, Guernsey, 7.30pm
20th
Solo recital for the Alderney Music Society
Handel - Keyboard Suite in B flat major HWV434
Beethoven - Piano Sonata No 14, Op 23, no 2, 'Moonlight'
Mahler (transcribed by P Sharp) - Adagietto from Symphony No 5
Bach/Busoni - Chaconne in D Minor
- Interval -
Debussy -La Cathedrale Engloutie
Messiaen - Le baiser de l'enfant Jesus from 'Vingt Regards'
Stravinsky - Three Movements from Petrushka
Anne French Room, Alderney, 7.30pm
