Beethoven/ Leone - Piano Sonatas 21 & 29For more than 50 years, the international Beethoven Competition held by piano manufacturer Bsendorfer and the University of Music and Performing Arts Vienna has been taking place every 4 years; in 2017 for the 15th rendition, the Italian Rodolfo Leone was crowned as 1st prize winner by the highly regarded international jury from far more than 250 competing young talents. His play induces critics to utterances like " he seemed to be communicating with

Formed in Oxford UK in 1993

illness in the family has dominated his life

and the wild backing vocals of kimono-clad village maidens

It was at these wonderful sessions that he paid tribute to the great American songwriters he so revered

which he released aged 20

One of the greatest American vocal groups of all time

This 1969 psychedelic album promoted the use of drugs by including a board game insert

were one of the most popular acts of the late 1970s disco scene

Due to unfortunate timing of the original release

and the city's conservatoires started to produce musicians who occupied positions of prestige both in their home city and at the courts and theatres across the continent

piano and vocals

The last work heard here is the Cyrano de Bergerac concert overture - a powerful