Margaret Fingerhut

Margaret Ruth Fingerhut (born 30 March 1955) is a British concert pianist who has performed in many different countries and has become well-known for her innovative and entertaining recital programmes which combine popular and unusual repertoire. Margaret currently lives in London with her son Samuel.

Early life

Fingerhut attended North London Collegiate School.^[1]

Career

Margaret Fingerhut is regarded as one of the most poetic pianists of her generation who has become known for her exploration of the highways and byways of the piano repertoire. She has given recitals in Europe, the USA, Canada, India and Africa. As a concerto soloist she has appeared with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and the London Mozart Players, in venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall and the Barbican. She is often heard on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM and many radio stations worldwide. Her film and television appearances include a role in Testimony, Tony Palmer’s film about Shostakovich.

Her extensive and eclectic discography on the Chandos label has received worldwide critical acclaim. Her numerous discs reflect her long-standing fascination with exploring lesser-known repertoire, and include works by Bax, Bainton, Berkeley, Bloch, Dukas, Falla, Grieg, Howells, Leighton, Novák, Stanford and Suk. Many have been selected as the Gramophone’s Critics’ Choice, and two of her Bax recordings - the Octet with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble and the Concertante for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra with Vernon Handley and the BBC Philharmonic - were short-listed for Gramophone awards. Her disc of solo piano music by Alexandre Tansman was picked as a “Diapason D’Or” in Diapason magazine. She was also the soloist in the world première recording of Percy Young’s arrangement of Elgar’s sketches for his Piano Concerto slow movement, with the Munich Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Bostock.

Margaret Fingerhut taught piano at the Royal Northern College of Music for a number of years and she is currently a Visiting Tutor at the Birmingham Conservatoire. She has given many masterclasses in the UK, including Dartington International Summer School and Chetham’s International Summer School for Pianists. Her teaching at Dartington was described by The Spectator magazine as demonstrating “enormous skill and sympathy”. She has also given masterclasses in the USA, Canada and China.

In addition to her performing and teaching, she has written articles for magazines such as Classical Music, Pianist and Piano Professional.

Critical reaction

• “One of the most radiantly musical of pianists, she plays with such alluring sensitivity and effortless command that one cannot help but be won over”. ^[2]
• "A triumph of piano playing" ^[3]
• "A brilliantly spontaneous soloist" ^[4]
• "Every move she makes is utterly musical and idiomatc" ^[5]

References

1. ^ "Founder's Day special guests". News Archives 2007. North London Collegiate School. 2007. http://www.nlcs.org.uk/News_Archive_2007/Founder_s_Day_special_guests.php. Retrieved 31 January 2011. 
2. ^ International Piano
3. ^ Pianist
4. ^ Penguin CD Guide
5. ^ Gramophone

External links

• Fingerhut's web site
• Chandos

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Name	Fingerhut, Margaret
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Date of birth	30 March 1955
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