Roger Woodward

Roger Woodward AC OBE, born 19 December 1942, is an acclaimed Australian pianist.

Education

Roger Woodward studied church music with Kenneth Long in Sydney, conducting with Sir Eugene Goossens, piano with Alexander Sverjensky, a pupil of Rachmaninov, and composition with Raymond Hanson, continuing his studies in Poland with Zbigniew Drzewiecki, a student of Ignacy Jan Paderewski.

He performed at more than 120 international festivals; on one occasion he played the complete works for piano by Frédéric Chopin.

Awards and endorsements

He has been called "Australia's leading classical pianist" by the [http://www.afsydney.com.au/content/tabID__3863/Cultural_Events/Special_Events/Roger_Woodward_Piano_Recital.aspx Alliance Francaise Sydney] . Arthur Rubinstein and Sir Yehudi Menuhin acclaimed his work, and Sviatoslav Richter invited him to appear at many European festivals.

In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1980, he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). In the Queen's Birthday Honours of 1992, he was named a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC), "for service to music, particularly as a pianist and to the promotion of Australian composition".

He is an Australian Living Treasure.

He is a Steinway Artist and managed by Patrick Togher Artists' Management.

elected discography

Woodward has made close to 100 recordings, most of which are almost impossible to obtain.
*"Frédéric Chopin - The Complete Nocturnes (2006, Celestial Harmonies 14260-2)
*"Alexander Scriabin - Late Piano Works" (1992, Etcetera Records KTC1126)
*"Toru Takemitsu - Complete Piano Works" (1991, Etcetera Records KTC1103)
*"Xenakis" (1998)
*"Feldman" (1990)
*"Lullabies" (1997)
*"Claire de Lune" (1989)
*"Little Masterpieces"
*"Moving Pictures"
*"Rondo Alla Turca"
*"Cinema Paradiso" (1996)
*"The Chopin Album"
*"The Essential Piano Album"
*"Art of Roger Woodward" (7 CD compilation, 2005)

External links

* [http://artworksmusic.com/bio/rogerbio.html Short biography]
* [http://www.rogerwoodward.com/ Roger Woodward Homepage]