Oliver Poole (musician)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Oliver Poole is a British pianist and composer.[1]

Career[]

Performances[]

Poole gave his first performance as a soloist with the National Youth Orchestra at the age of eight and since has become the subject of numerous press features and broadcasts, including with the BBC, Sky Arts, The New York Times, The Guardian, Voice of America, Russia Today and L'Oreint Le Jour.[2][3][4][5]

Poole gave a centenary revival of Anton Rubinstein's 3rd piano concerto at the age of nineteen with the Saint Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra and has since performed at venues around the world, including the Royal Albert Hall, Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Royal Festival Hall, The Barbican, Cadogan Hall and with orchestras including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Lebanese National Symphony Orchestra, Almaty Symphony Orchestra, and Georgian Philharmonic.[6]

He has performed at festivals and events including the Al Bustan Festival, City of London Festival, Henley Festival, Festival Napa Valley, 2012 Summer Olympics, International Composers Festival,[7] Classic FM: Night at the Movies, Tsinandali Festival and Tuscan Sun Festival,[8][9] and for charities including the UN World Food Programme, HemiHelp, Starlight Children's Foundation, DownsideUp Foundation, Teenage Cancer Trust, Desire Tree Foundation and Cystic Fibrosis Trust.[citation needed]

He also performed for the global launch of Haig Club by David Beckham and Simon Fuller, at the Ambani wedding in India together with A.R. Rahman, and for brands including Zara and Loro Piana.[citation needed]

He is an artist for Emma For Peace and youth ambassador for the 2022 International Composers Festival, as well as patron and former artist in residence at the Opus Theatre, where he co-founded the World Series concert series.[10][11][12]

Collaborations[]

Poole has also performed and collaborated with celebrated artists such as Lang Lang, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Carly Paoli, Nino Surguladze, Ezio Bosso, Ana Rucner, Nina Kotova, Carlo Ponti Jr., Alessandro Safina, Kate Simko, Yerkesh Shakeyev, Jamie Jones, Bianca Nicholas, Polo Piatti, Ana Corbero, Alexander Ivanov, Mirusia Louwerse, Aliki, Anna Tifu, Dalal Midhat and Gianluca Marciano.[citation needed]

Works[]

As a composer, Poole composed for the play Enchanted by Death by Nobel Prize winning author Svetlana Alexievich.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "Dubrovački - Making the world a better place through music". Slobodnadalmacija.hr. 14 June 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Oliver Poole le magnifique". L'Orient-Le Jour. 2013-03-15. Retrieved 2021-07-23.
  3. ^ Oliver Poole talks to Russia Today, retrieved 2021-07-24
  4. ^ "Classical highlights: concerts and opera to watch in March". the Guardian. 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  5. ^ "Top soprano to sing Christmas at the Castle". The Wiltshire Gazette and Herald. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  6. ^ Partnership, The Kolberg. "Oliver Poole Piano Recital". AllinLondon. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  7. ^ "Composers / Performers". Composersfestival,com. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Orchestra's was a classic 'last night'". www.henleystandard.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  9. ^ "Al Bustan – the classical music festival in Beirut that survives war and assassinations". the Guardian. 2015-04-11. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  10. ^ "Opus Theatre | Hastings | UK". Opus Theatre. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  11. ^ "Outstanding young singer and virtuoso pianist perform at Opus Theatre". www.hastingsobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
  12. ^ "Global artists join singer Nino Surguladze in children's charity concert". Agenda.ge. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
Retrieved from ""