"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
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.