David owen norris biography of albert
David owen norris biography of albert
David Owen Norris.
David Owen Norris
British pianist, composer, academic, and broadcaster
David Owen Norris, FSA (born 1953) is a British pianist, composer, academic, and broadcaster.
Early life
Norris was born in 1953 in Long Buckby in Northamptonshire, England, later attending Daventry Grammar School.[1] He took lessons locally from composer Trevor Hold[2] before going on to study music at Keble College, Oxford where he was organ scholar; he is now an Honorary Fellow of the college.[3]
Career
After leaving Oxford, he studied composition and worked at the Royal Opera House as a repetiteur.
As a pianist, he has accompanied soloists such as Dame Janet Baker, Larry Adler and John Tomlinson, and his solo career has included appearances at the Proms and performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
He has also presented the Playlist Series for BBC Radio 4, and appeared in a number of television documentaries.