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Margaret Fingerhut has performed in many different countries and has become well-known for her innovative and entertaining recital programmes which
combine popular and unusual repertoire. As a concerto soloist she has played with all the UK’s major orchestras, working with eminent conductors
such as Vernon Handley, Rudolf Barshai, Leonard Slatkin and Sir Edward Downes, and performing in venues such as the Royal Festival Hall, Royal
Albert Hall and the Barbican. She is often heard on BBC Radio 3 and Classic FM, and her film and television work has included an appearance
in “Testimony”, Tony Palmer’s film about Shostakovich. A Chandos artist, Margaret’s extensive discography has received worldwide critical acclaim. Her numerous discs include works by Bax, Berkeley, Bloch, Dukas, Falla, Grieg, Howells, Leighton, Novak, Stanford and Suk. Many have been selected as the Gramophone’s Critics’ Choice, and two of her Bax recordings - the Octet with the Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble and the Concertante for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra with Vernon Handley and the BBC Philharmonic - were short-listed for Gramophone awards. She was also the soloist in the world premiere recording of Percy Young’s arrangement of Elgar’s sketches for his Piano Concerto slow movement, with the Munich Symphony Orchestra conducted by Douglas Bostock. Margaret Fingerhut was a visiting tutor of piano at the Royal Northern College of Music for a number of years, and she has recently been appointed a visiting artist at Birmingham Conservatoire. She is much sought after to give masterclasses and workshops at music colleges and schools throughout the UK, including the Dartington International Summer School. Her teaching has been described by “The Spectator” magazine as demonstrating “enormous skill and sympathy”. She has also been an adjudicator for the BBC Young Musician of the Year on several occasions. In the USA Margaret was elected a National Arts Associate of Sigma Alpha Iota in recognition of her distinguished contribution to the arts. In addition to her performing and teaching, Margaret has also written articles for magazines such as Classical Music, Pianist and Piano Professional.
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