Thomas Trotter - From Palaces to Pleasure Gardens (2019) CD-Rip

Thomas Trotter is one of Britain’s most widely admired musicians. The excellence of his musicianship is reflected internationally in his musical partnerships. He performs as soloist with, amongst many others, the conductors Sir Simon Rattle, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Chailly and Sir Charles Mackerras. He has performed in Berlin’s Philharmonie, the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Musikverein, and the Konzerthaus in Vienna and London’s Royal Festival Hall. He has played inaugural concerts in places such as Princeton University Chapel USA, Auckland Town Hall in New Zealand, the Royal Albert Hall London, and Moscow’s International Performing Arts Centre.
He won the Royal Philharmonic Society award for Best Instrumentalist in 2002, and in 2012 he was named International Performer of the Year by the New York Chapter of the American Guild of Organists. In 2016 he was awarded the Medal of the Royal College of Organists for his achievements in organ-playing.
Thomas Trotter was appointed Birmingham City Organist in 1983 in succession to Sir George Thalben- Ball, and he is also Organist at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey. Earlier in his career he was Organ Scholar at King’s College, Cambridge, winning the First Prize at the St Albans International Organ Competition in his final year. He received Honorary Doctorates from Birmingham City University in 2003 and from Birmingham University in 2006.
Alongside his regular recitals in Birmingham, Thomas Trotter tours on four continents and plays at many international festivals such as Bath, Salzburg, and the BBC Proms. He is an active recording artist, appearing on the Decca, Hyperion, Regent and Chandos labels. Current and recent engagements include Victoria Hall Singapore, Berlin Konzerthaus, St Sernin Toulouse, Moscow Philharmonie, Notre Dame Paris, and the Mariinsky Concert Hall St Petersburg. In the 2018/2019 season he will inaugurate the restored organs at the Vienna Dom, and the Cathedrals of Canterbury, Salisbury, and Adelaide (Australia).