Malcolm Lipkin
Senior Citizen (Professional)
Biography
During the past decade, the music of Malcolm Lipkin (born 1932) has attained further recognition following the success of the Second Symphony (The Pursuit), first performed in Manchester in 1983. Commissions from the BBC for his Wind Quintet (1985), written for the Nash Ensemble, and his Oboe Concerto of 1989 further enhanced his reputation. In 1993 his Third Symphony (Sun) was given by the BBC Philharmonic, an orchestra which has now publicly performed and broadcast all three of his symphonies.
A steady flow of chamber and instrumental works has included the Fifth Piano Sonata (1986), Prelude and Dance for Cello and Piano, written in memory of Jacqueline du Pre and premiered by Robert Cohen and Alan Gravill at the City of London Festival in 1988, and the Piano Trio (1988), which was commissioned by the English Piano Trio and first performed by them at the Purcell Room. They have also recorded the work on CD.
His Variations on a theme of Bartok for String Quartet, one of his major chamber works, was first heard at the 1992 Newbury Spring Festival, played by the Delme Quartet, who have also broadcast the work. In the same year his Dance Fantasy for Solo Violin was the test piece commissioned for the Carl Flesch International Violin Competition, and the First Violin Sonata and Third Piano Sonata were played at the Cheltenham International Festival.
1993 saw the composition of Five Bagatelles for Oboe and Piano, written for Nicholas Daniel and Julius Drake and performed by them in London at the Wigmore Hall. In 1995 he completed his Duo for Violin and Cello for another small but greatly valued part of the concert repertoire.
Among other creative interests are music for young people and educational music. He was commissioned to write The Knight of the Grail for the New London Children's Choir (first performed at St James's Piccadilly), and his Marche Burlesque is published in the distinguished French series of graded pieces for double bass, 'Panorama' (Editions Gerard Billaudot).
His latest orchestral work, From Across La Manche, commissioned by the Primavera Chamber Orchestra last year, received seven very successful performances by them on a tour of South-East England and Northern France. Also last year, his Fifth Piano Sonata was given a second London performance by its dedicatee, Jeremy Carter, at the Wigmore Hall.
A piece for viola and piano, Pierrot Dances, was premiered at the Viola Festival, Old Harlow earler this year. Another recent work, Nocturne No. 2 for piano, has just received its first performance at the Pianoworks '99 Festival in Blackheath, where it was played by Kathryn Stott, for whom it was written. On this occasion she also played his Nocturne No.1, written to celebrate the 75th birthday of the legendary Eileen Joyce, which she had previously broadcast.
His Second Violin Sonata, commissioned for Levon Chilingirian and Clifford Benson by Green Room Music, Tunbridge Wells, was recently heard at the Lichfield Festival and in London.
CH = material available from:
Chester Music London Newmarket Road, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk IP33 3YB
Tel: 01284 705705 fax: 01284 703401
ML = material available from:
Malcolm Lipkin Penlan, Crowborough Hill, Crowborough, Sussex TN6 2EA
Tel: 01892 652454 E-mail: mail@malcolmlipkin.co.uk
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- Sinfonia di Roma (Symphony No.1) (1958-65)
[3.2.3.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp: Perc: Harp: Strings]
CH (20')
- The Pursuit (Symphony No. 2) (1975-79)
[3.2.3.2: 4.5.3.1: Timp: Perc: Harp: Strings]
ML (24')
- Sun (Symphony No. 3) (1979-86)
[3.3.3.3: 4.3.3.1: Timp: Perc: Harp: Strings]
ML (27')
- Violin Concerto No. 2 (1960-62)
[3.2.2.2: 4.3.3.1: Timp: Perc: Strings]
CH (26')
- Oboe Concerto (1988-89)
[1.0.2.1: 2.0.0.0: Perc: 21 Strings]
ML (19')
- From Across La Manche (Suite for String Orchestra) (1998)
ML (16')
- Clifford's Tower for Wind Quintet and String Trio (1977)
ML (18')
- Piano Trio (1988)
ML (20')
(Recorded on Kingdom, no. KCLCD 2029)
- Variations on a theme of Bartok for String Quartet (1989-90)
ML (28')
- Second Sonata for Violin and Piano (1997)
ML (21')
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