Helen
A Journey Against Odds
After a tragic car accident in 2011 Helen has returned to impress audiences across the world once again. New Album is due to be released in 2019.
Biography
Born in the United Kingdom, Helen was inspired to play the piano by her father who was always playing the piano at home.
Helen quickly developed a love for playing and her talent was quickly recognised and nurtured.
Her talent can be gauged by the fact that she won her first piano competition at the age of 6 and also the most outstanding competitor in the whole festival.
Helen was awarded a scholarship to study at both the Royal College of Music and Lancaster University. During this time Helen continued studied under the expert guidance from the late concert pianist Mr. John Clegg and was awarded the Music Directors Prize for Performance. Helen also participated in masterclasses with Daniel Barenboim, Christopher Elton and John Lill.
Until 2011 Helen travelled the world performing with many orchestras and making guest recitals at prestigious venues such as the Royal Albert Hall, as part of the Opal Foundation 'The Magic of Music'. Helen has also performed in Windsor as part of the Windsor Arts festival, Music in The Round in Sheffield and the Eisteddfod Music Festival. Helen as also toured in America playing for Steinway in Naples and the South West Symphony Orchestra.
In March 2011 Helen injured in a car crash and suffered major spinal injuries. It has been a long road to recovery. Against all odds (she sadly also lost 75% of her hearing) Helen has now returned to her career on the concert platform.
Reviews
"Young pianist dazzles with virtuoso performance" - Yorkshire Post
"the formidable difficulties that challenge the player in Rachmaninofs' Piano Concerto No. 2 were overcome with ease and panache and its startling contracts of mods were captured unerringly" - Lancaster Guardian
"British Pianist displays unfailing musicianship" Cape Coral Breeze
Helen has an extensive repertoire of solo piano works and concertos. Specialising in Russian piano music Helen has received critical acclaim for her interpretations, especially Rachmaninoff.
Repertoire
Albeniz, Isaac
Book 1 from Iberia
Bach, J.S.
complete 2-3 part Inventions
French Suite in G Major, BWV 816 Partita No. 2 in C Minor, BWV 826 Partita No. 3 in A Minor, BWV 827 Partita No. 4 in D Major, BWV 828 Partita No. 5 in G Major, BWV 829 Partita No. 6 in E Minor, BWV 830 Italian Concerto, BWV 971
48 Preludes and Fugues
Balakirev Balakirev/Glinka
Islamey “The Lark”
Bartok, Bela
Sonata for Piano Mikrokosmos (complete) Allegro Barbaro
Beethoven
Complete 32 sonatas
Rondo a Capriccio
Bagatelles
Brahms, Johannes
Ballades Op. 10
Piano Pieces Op. 116 Piano Pieces Op. 117 Piano Pieces Op. 118 Piano Pieces Op. 119 Paganini Variations, Bk. II 2 Rhapsodies Op.79
Benjamin Britten
Holiday Diary
Chopin, Frederic
Complete Nocturnes
Complete Preludes
Complete Waltzes
Complete Ballades
Complete Impromptus
Etudes Op. 10; Op. 25, No. 1,5,11 Andante Spianato et Grand Polonaise Brillante, Op. 22
Scherzo No. 2 in B Minor, Op. 31 Sonata No. 3 in B Minor, Op. 58
Debussy, Claude
Images Bk1
Preludes C
Childrens Corner
Deux Arabesques
Ginastera, Alberto
Danzas Argentinas
Granados, Enrique
Los Requiebros,
El Fandango del Candil,
Quejas o la Maja y el Ruiseñor,
El Pelele, from Goyescas
Allegro de Concierto
Andeluza
Grieg, Edvard
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen, from Lyric Pieces Lyric piece op.12
Sonata In E minor
Handel, George Frideric
Chaconne in G Major, HWV 435
Haydn, Franz Joseph
Sonata in C Major, Hob. 48
Andante and Variations in F Minor, Hob. XVII: 6 Sonata In Eb op.62
Liszt, Franz
Hungarian Rhapsody No.2
La Jeux d’Eau a la Villa d’Este, from Annees de Pelerinage
IIIFunerailles, from Harmonies poétiques etreligieuses
Mephisto Waltz No. 1
Ballade No. 2 in B Minor
Sonata in B Minor
Spanish Rhapsody
Transcendental Etude No. 8,“Wilde Jagd,” Concert Etude No. 2,”Gnomenreigen” Paganini Etude No. 3, “La Campanella” Etude No 2 - un sospiro
Transcription on the theme from Rigoletto
Mendelssohn, Felix
Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 14 Songs Without Words:
Op. 19, Nos. 1, 6;
Op. 30, Nos. 2, 4;
Op. 67, Nos. 2, 4
Messiaen, Olivier
Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant Jesus, Nos. 19 and 20
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Complete sonatas
Fantasie in D minor
Schubert, Franz
Four Impromptus, D. 899 Drei Klavierstuecke, D. 946
Sonata A Major, D. 959
Schumann, Robert
Davidsbundlertaenze, Op. 6
Carnaval, Op. 9
Fantasiestuecke, Op. 12
Symphonic Etudes, Op. 13
Pappillions
Sonata No. 1 in F Sharp Minor, Op. 11 Sonata No. 3 in F Minor, Op. 14 Fantasie in C major, Op. 17
Scarlatti, Domenico
Selected sonatas
Shostakovich, Dimitri
3 Fantastic Dances Op.5
Johann Strauss/Grunfeld
Concert Paraphrase on Themes from “Die Fledermaus”
Prokofiev, Sergei
Etude in D minor, Op. 2, No. 1 Sonata No. 2, Op. 14 Sonata No. 3, Op. 28
Sonata No. 6, Op. 82
Sonata No. 7, Op. 83
“Diabolic Suggestions,” Op. 4, No. 4 Toccata, Op. 11
Rachmaninov, Sergei
Complete Preludes op.25 & Op.32 Complete Etudes Tableux Morceaux de fantaisie
Morceaux de Salon
Six moments musicaux
PIano Sonata No 1
Piano Sonata No2 both original and revised editions Transcriptions :
Flight of the Bumble Bee
Libesfreud
Liebeslied
Ravel, Maurice
Alborada del Gracioso fromMiroirs Jeux d’Eau
La Valse
Gaspard de la Nuit Sonatine
Scriabin, Alexander
Etudes Op. 8; Op. 42, Nos. 4,5
Prelude for the Left Hand, Op. 9
Fantaisie in B Minor, Op. 28
Sonata No. 2 in G Sharp Minor,
Op. 19 Sonata No. 5 in F Sharp Major, Op. 53
Tchaikovsky, Piotr
Dumka, Op. 59
Vine, Carl
Toccatissimo
Concerto Repertoire
Alwyn, William
Concerto 1
Concerto 2
Bach, Johann Sebastian
Concerto 1 in D Minor BWV 1052
Bartók, Belá
Concerto 3
Beethoven, Ludwig van
Concerto 1
Concerto 2
Concerto 3
Concerto 4
Concerto 5
Choral Fantasy
Brahms, Johannes
Concerto 1
Concerto 2
Britten, Benjamin
Concerto
Chopin, Frédéric
Concerto 1
Concerto 2
Dohnányi, Ernst von
Variations on a Nursery Theme
Gershwin, George
Rhapsody in Blue Concerto in F
Grieg, Edward
Concerto
Liszt, Franz
Concerto 1
Concerto 2
Litolff, Henri
Scherzo
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Felix
Concerto 1
Concerto 2
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Concerto No.17 K458
Concerto No.20 K466
Concerto No.21 K467
Concerto No.23 K488
Prokofiev, Sergei
Concerto NO.3
Rachmaninov, Sergei
Concerto No.1
Concerto No.2
Concerto No.4
Variations on a theme of Paganini
Shostakovich, Demitri
PIano COncerto No.2
Schumann, Robert
Concerto
Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilitc
Concerto No.1
All Videos
All Videos
Collab project sheffield university file
Chopin Nocturne C# minor
Rachmaninoff Paganini Variations
