Pianist

Nathan gives solo recitals of repertoire from the Germanic Classical and Romantic tradition, as well as 20th century and contemporary music, with a particular focus on British and American composers. Nathan has performed at many of the world’s leading venues and festivals and worked alongside numerous living composers in performances of their work.

His recordings for SOMM Recordings and Lyrita Recorded Edition, both solo and collaborative, have been widely acclaimed. Since 2016 Nathan has also been a member of the renowned new music ensemble Piano Circus.

Upcoming events:

Classic Graham Fitkin at Brunel – Marking 35 years since first commissioning the brilliant Graham Fitkin, Piano Circus present his epic postminimalist classic Loud Line Log, at the Eastern Gateway Auditorium at Brunel University, where they are Associate Artists. The performance takes place on Wednesday 13 November at 7.30pm.

Piano Circus’ debut at Rainy Days Festival, a ground-breaking and aesthetically diverse festival whose theme this year is “Extremes”, performing Graham Fitkin’s postminimalist triptych Loud Line Log in the Grand Auditorium of the Philharmonie Luxembourg on Saturday 23 November at 3.15pm.

The Southwold New Year’s Day concert returns to St. Edmund’s Church in ​2025 with distinguished singers Elinor Jane Moran and Robert Gildon, accompanied by violinist Caroline Speca and Nathan. Presenting a celebratory, humorous and reflective musical take on the theme of the New Year, featuring a wonderful range of songs, opera scenes, musicals, Gilbert & Sullivan, and magical instrumental interludes.

Past music highlights:

Launch of a new CD of piano music by Malcolm Lipkin in 2023. Nathan has recorded his collection of Eight Nocturnes, as well as two virtuosic and dramatic Piano Sonatas. All are premiere recordings. Click here to learn more about the colourful, quixotic music by this little known master of the keyboard.

Piano Circus performed their first live performance since the pandemic, with a programme of Steve Reich at the Cambridge Music Festival in March 2023.

Nathan’s new song cycle, Grey and Green are all my Light, accompanying baritone Jonathan Eyres premiered in April 2023. Click here for more details.

Release of the premiere recording of Christopher Brown’s epic 24 Preludes and Fugues, a monumental work of 2 and a half hours duration. This project begun before the lockdown and came to triumphant fruition in 2023 to coincide with Chris Brown’s 80th birthday celebrations.

Other highlights:

  • Thomas Pitfield’s First Piano Concerto with the Prometheus Orchestra and conductor Matthew Andrews, Aldeburgh. Click here to read Nathan’s blog on Pitfield and this fascinating work.
  • Performances at the Carwithen Festival celebrating the centenary of Doreen Carwithen, as well as a feature on Radio 3’s In Tune. Carwithen was also subject of Radio 3’s ‘Composer of the Week’ series in November 2022, with several of Nathan’s recordings featured. Click here to listen via the Radio 3 website.
  • Recitals with tenor James Gilchrist, baritone Neal Davies and violinist Rupert Marshall-Luck at the English Music Festival events, in Truro, 1901 Arts Club, and St. Mary’s Church, Horsham.
  • The Art of British Song’s ‘Salon Recital Series’, presenting song recitals in more intimate, domestic settings, hosted concerts at Penn House, Buscot Park and London’s Savile Club in April and May 2022 as well as performing Grey and Green are all my Light at Reydon Hall, Suffolk, April 2023.
  • Three volumes of 100 Years of British Song, ‘the intriguing three-part exploration of British classical songs’ (Sunday Times) for SOMM Recordings with tenor James Gilchrist, have now been launched to critical acclaim. To listen, purchase, and learn more about this project please click here.
  • At the 10th and final Alwyn Music Festival in October 2021 Nathan performed Dvorak’s Piano Quintet with the Gildas Quartet, and gave performances of two piano works with Alexander Karpeyev, including a world premiere
  • Throughout the Covid pandemic Nathan collaborated with violinists Magnus and Marije Johnston on various live music events in Southwold. They staged performances outdoors in Southwold in summer 2020 and, in the winter of 2020/21, in Southwold’s St. Edmund’s Church. They also streamed music live regularly into local schools and care homes.
  • Other online/lockdown recitals included City Music Live, Music in Action, and the Delius Society.
  • Nathan celebrated Beethoven’s 250th anniversary in 2020 with performances of all the Beethoven concertos at Aldeburgh with the Prometheus Orchestra and conductor Edmond Fivet.