Paul Lewis (Piano)

Biography

Paul Lewis is well-established as one of the most sought after artists of his generation, appearing regularly in recital, chamber music and as a concerto soloist at the world’s major musical venues and festivals. 

During his career-to-date Paul has played with the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Chicago Symphony, London Philharmonic, Phiharmonia, New Japan Philharmonic, NHK Symphony, Boston Symphony, Bavarian Radio Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Tonhalle Orchestra and Mahler Chamber Orchestra.

He has been a guest at venues and festivals including the Lucerne Piano Festival, the Salzburg Festival, Edinburgh International Festival, the Schubertiade Festival, the La Roque d’Antheron Festival, both the Risor and Vancouver Chamber Music Festivals, and at the BBC Proms. In 2010 he became the first pianist to perform all five Beethoven concertos in a single Proms season. He has a particularly strong relationship with London’s Wigmore Hall where he has appeared more than 50 times.

His discography includes two award winning Schubert CDs, a compete Beethoven series for Harmonia Mundi, as well as the Mozart Piano Quartets and Schubert’s Trout Quintet with the Leopold String Trio for Hyperion Records.

His many awards have included the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of the Year Award, the South Bank Show Classical Music Award, the Diapason d’or de l’annee, two successive Edison awards, the 25th Premio Internazionale Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, the "Preis Der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik", a Limelight Award in Australia, and three Gramophone awards, including Record of the Year in 2008.