BARRY DOUGLAS

Barry Douglas created a sensation in 1986 when he became the first non-Russian to win the Gold Medal at the prestigious Tchaikovsky International Piano Competition in Moscow - the only non-Russian since Van Cliburn in 1958 to win the competition outright. Since then he has performed with every major international orchestra and
collaborated with many major conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Sir Colin Davis, Mariss Jansons, Kurt Masur, Lorin Maazel, André Previn, Yuri Temirkanov and Mstislav Rostropovich. Since 1999, he has established a worldwide reputation as a conductor – uniting his talents as soloist and chamber musician with his passionate and imaginative approach to music making. In recent years he has directly complete cycles of the Mozart, Schubert and Beethoven Symphonies, as well as the Mozart Concertos. His latest recordings feature the complete Beethoven Concertos with the Camerata Ireland. He has recently signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony / BMG.