Mark Bebbington - Concertos for Piano & Strings (2014)

Mark Bebbington, whose dedicated exploration of music by British composers for SOMM has received widespread acclaim, is the soloist in this important new release featuring three works for piano and string orchestra, including the world première recording of Gordon Jacob’s Concerto No. 1 for Piano & Strings. He is partnered by the Innovation Chamber Ensemble, founded in 2002 by the principal string players of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the conductor and cellist Richard Jenkinson, whose recent performances have included the chamber versions of Bruckner’s Seventh Symphony and Mahler’s Fourth.