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Colin Horsley (1920-2012), piano
rec. 1949
Available from the CHARM Transfer Project: charm.rhul.ac.uk/index.html
The New Zealand-born Colin Horsley was one of Britain's leading pianists after WWII. A native of Wanganui, Horsley moved to London aged 18 to study at the Royal College of Music in London. His teachers there included Herbert Fryer and Angus Morrison, and he studied privately with Irene Scharrer and Tobias Matthay. He played in the wartime concert series at the National Gallery in London, and made his concerto debut in 1943 with the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester at the invitation of John Barbirolli. Eventually he played with all the leading British orchestras and toured on the continent, in the far east, and in Australia and New Zealand. Horsley was also much in demand in chamber music and played regularly with leading artists, including a 25-year partnership with the violinist Max Rostal.
Colin Horsley (1920-2012), piano
rec. 1949
Available from the CHARM Transfer Project: charm.rhul.ac.uk/index.html
The New Zealand-born Colin Horsley was one of Britain's leading pianists after WWII. A native of Wanganui, Horsley moved to London aged 18 to study at the Royal College of Music in London. His teachers there included Herbert Fryer and Angus Morrison, and he studied privately with Irene Scharrer and Tobias Matthay. He played in the wartime concert series at the National Gallery in London, and made his concerto debut in 1943 with the Hallé Orchestra in Manchester at the invitation of John Barbirolli. Eventually he played with all the leading British orchestras and toured on the continent, in the far east, and in Australia and New Zealand. Horsley was also much in demand in chamber music and played regularly with leading artists, including a 25-year partnership with the violinist Max Rostal.
