JOSEPH LONG, PIANO

"Reminiscent of Lipatti . . . it takes a truly original musician to show one shadows one has not seen before, even in the most oft-played works . . . the entirety of Long’s performance made us do that very rare combination of things at a concert: feel and think" (HINDUSTAN TIMES)

Joseph Long is one of Scotland's finest concert pianists. His extensive musical knowledge and repertoire, built up over a period of well over thirty years of playing and teaching, embrace a vast canon of music from Bach to the present day. With past recitals, lecture-recitals and masterclasses in venues as diverse as the Edinburgh Society of Musicians, St.-Martin's-in-the-Fields in London, the Grand Hall of the Moscow Conservatoire, the Calcutta School of Music and the University of Almeria in Spain, Joseph has experience in catering to the needs of many types of audience.

"Long's sound quality is both beautiful and individual,
and his sense of proportion, of timing, of dynamics, of light and shade
are simply admirable" (EPTA UK)

Aberdeen Art Gallery
Virtual Lunchbreak series
recorded during COVID-19 lockdown

Further recordings are available online:

Amazon
Balakirev Piano Music
Joseph Long plays Chopin
Nielsen Piano Music

Spotify
Balakirev Piano Music
Joseph Long plays Chopin
Nielsen Piano Music

Joseph takes pride not only in ensuring that every performance is prepared and presented to the highest standards in technique and musicianship, but also in personally crafting programmes in such a way as to offer something meaningful to every audience. Spoken introductions are an important part of Joseph's performances. Joseph also gives longer talks, lecture-recitals, workshops and masterclasses.

"A pianist of remarkable sensitivity
with an extensive palette of tonal colour"
(ABERDEEN UNIVERSITY MUSIC REVIEW)

Joseph maintains a keen interest in musical education and in the imparting of musical knowledge to others, and is a teacher of advanced piano studies at the North East of Scotland Music School and at the University of Aberdeen. He also teaches Aural, Sight-reading, Theory and Composition, as well as performing and teaching a little jazz, including arrangements of jazz standards and the composition of original jazz works.