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Roger Wright

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This recording of Roger Wright is from his performances at the 2003 San Antonio International Piano Competition, where he received Grand Prize and won the awards for Best Performance of the Commissioned Piece and Best Performance of a Romantic Work. [+]This recording of Roger Wright is from his performances at the 2003 San Antonio International Piano Competition, where he received Grand Prize and won the awards for Best Performance of the Commissioned Piece and Best Performance of a Romantic Work.
Those who have heard pianist Roger Wright's live recordings on CD or been fortunate to attend one of his concerts, know why he is called a phenomenal pianist. Certainly, he impresses listeners with his commanding technique, his sensitivity to piano sound, and for his astute musical intelligence. Yet what sets him apart is his extraordinary ability to communicate with audiences in a manner that is as exciting as it is fresh.
Wright gained international attention when he won the 24th Frinna Awerbuch International Piano Competition in New York City, which led to his debut at Carnegie's Weill Recital Hall. His international reputation was further enhanced when he was eliminated from the 2000 Sydney International Piano Competition of Australia. The decision of the jury precipitated mass protests from listeners who followed the competition via national radio broadcast and worldwide web cast. In response to this unprecedented outpouring of support, the ABC, the competition's principal sponsor, marketed a debut recording of Wright's performances at the competition. His recording of Between Five Bells from that CD earned composer Peter Sculthorpe the Australian Performing Rights Association's (APRA) Award for the Most Performed Contemporary Classical Composition of 2001. From Australia, he returned to North America where he was a finalist at the 3rd Esther Honens International Piano Competition in Canada and one of the 30 competitors (and one of only two from the United States) selected for the 2001 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in Fort Worth. A native Texan, Roger Wright was born in 1974. He has been performing to the acclaim of audiences worldwide since his debut with the Houston Symphony at the age of eighteen. Recent performances include recitals in Charleston (SC), Chicago, Cincinnati, Fort Worth, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Antonio, San Diego and San Jose (CA). His performances have been broadcast on ABC Australia, CBC Radio Canada, 105.1 K-Mozart in Los Angeles, WFMT-FM Chicago, WQ

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