British pianist Min Jung has acquired a widely-recognised reputation for her diverse range of styles and repertoire as a soloist, duo and chamber musician. Min Jung made her London solo concert debut at the age of twelve with the National Symphony Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall. Her numerous prizes and awards include the British Young Pianist of the Year, Ettlingen International and the YMFE competitions. As a scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, in recognition of her outstanding concerto and recital performances, Min-Jung graduated with the Eric Brough and Elsie Horne prizes in her final year.

Further recognition was given in 2009 when Min-Jung was awarded the Associate of the Royal Academy of Music (ARAM), an honour bestowed to alumni of the Royal Academy of Music, who have distinguished themselves in the music profession and made a significant contribution to it in their particular field. Min Jung’s interpretations have been enjoyed in the USA, Europe and throughout Britain. She has performed at venues that include the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Purcell Room, St John Smith’s Square, Brighton Dome, Jersey Arts Centre and De Montfort Hall in Leicester.

She has also appeared at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, the Cheltenham Festival, the Broadwood International Piano Festival and, most recently, at the Chichester Festival, where she performed Beethoven Concerto No.4 with the world-renowned Philharmonia Orchestra to critical acclaim. Min Jung is the pianist of choice for the masterclasses of the legendary violinist, Ruggiero Ricci, and has enjoyed successful collaborations including the Haffner Ensemble, the Molto Musica Ensemble and with Pierre Amoyal.

With the concertmaster of the Royal Opera House, Sergey Levitin, Min-Jung gave a Wigmore recital which was followed recently by a critically acclaimed performance of the Mendelssohn Double Concerto with the Brighton Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Barry Wordsworth where her performance was described as ‘impeccable … there seems no doubt that young pianist Kym is destined for the big-time’. Min Jung Kym is a Steinway artist.

Phil’s performances combine engaging and informal presentation with powerful and passionate musicality. His mission is to generate a level of excitement about the piano and its expressive possibilities that has not been known since the nineteenth century when it was a relatively new invention.

Clair de Lune – Debussy

Opiate – Phil Best

Prelude in G minor Op. 23 No. 5 – Rachmaninov

Fantasie-Impromptu – Chopin

Rhapsody on Boogie Wonderland – Best

Phil possesses a virtuoso technique whilst his remarkably fresh and natural way of playing brings an energy and excitement to both old and new music in a way that challenges stereotyped preconceptions about musical genres.

If required, he can bring his own piano – the wonderful new Roland V-Piano. This instrument marks a breakthrough development in the piano’s history and opens up enormous possibilities which Phil will explore and demonstrate. Hear the piano as it has never been heard before!

He is available for…
Weddings, parties and corporate functions (piano, voice or both)
A wide variety of recital and concert work
Session singing and piano/keyboard playing including programming. Phil is a fluent sight-reader & improviser
Accompanying & coaching for recitals, examinations etc. – all instruments & styles – and repetiteur work for all genres of vocalist – Phil has German, French and Italian
 

PHIL BEST – REPERTOIRE

CONCERTO REPERTOIRE

Schumann – Concerto in Am Op. 54
Beethoven –No. 1 in C major Op. 15; No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19 and No. 4 in G major Op. 58
Franck – Variations Symphoniques
Mendelssohn – No. 1 in G minor Op. 25
Rachmaninov –No. 2 in C minor Op. 18 and No. 3 in D minor Op. 30
Mozart – No. 8 in C major, K246; No.14 in E flat major, K449; No. 22 in E flat major, K482; No. 23 in A major K488;
Shostakovich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in F major Op. 102
Stravinsky – Concerto for piano and wind instruments
Chopin No. 1 in E minor Op 11 and No. 2 in F minor Op. 21
Brahms – No. 2 in B flat major Op. 83
Tchaikovsky – No. 2 in B flat minor Op. 23
Prokofiev – Concerto No. 1
Grieg – Piano Concerto in Am Op. 16

SOLO REPERTOIRE

Chopin – 4 Ballades, 4 Scherzi, Barcarolle, Berceuse, 4 Impromptus, B minor Sonata and Bb minor Sonata, Polonaises 1-6 and Polonaise-Fantaisie, Complete Mazurkas, Complete Waltzes, Complete Nocturnes, Complete Etudes and Complete Preludes

Rachmaninov – Complete Moments Musicaux, Complete Preludes, Etude Tableau Op.39 No. 5, Corelli Variations

Debussy – Complete Preludes Books 1 and 2, Suite Bergamasque, 2 Arabesques, Jardins sous la pluie, Reflets dans l’eau

Fauré – Barcarolles 1-7, Nocturnes Nos. 1 and 4

Mozart – Piano Sonatas, K282, K283, K330, K331, K309, K310, K332, K333, K454, K457 and C minor Fantasie K475, K570, K576

Haydn – Many of the Sonatas including No. 33 in C minor Hob. XVI/20, No. 50 in D major Hob. XVI/37, No. 53 in E minor Hob. XVI /34, No. 59 in E flat major Hob. XVI/49, No 60 in C major Hob. XVI/50 and No. 62 in E flat major Hob. XVI/52
Several sets of variations including the Variation in F minor (Un piccolo Divertimento)

Brahms – Piano pieces Op. 76, Sonata No.3 in F minor, Handel Variations, Paganini Etudes, 3 Intermezzi Op.117

Liszt – Mephisto Waltz, 2 Transcendental Studies – Feux Follets and Wilde Jagd, 3 Concert Studies Il Lamento, La Leggierezza, Un Sospiro, Consolations; Liebesträume; Polonaise No. 1; Valse-Impromptu; Sonata in B minor

Ravel – Gaspard de la Nuit

Beethoven – Sonatas: Op. 2 No. 1 in F minor; Op. 2 No. 3 in C major; Op 7 in E flat major; Op. 10 No. 1 in C minor; Op. 10 No. 2 in F major; Op. 13 in C minor Pathétique; Op. 14 No. 1 in E major; Op. 14 No. 2 in G major; Op. 26 in A flat major; Op. 27 No. 2 in C sharp minor Moonlight; Op. 28 in D major Pastorale; Op. 31 No. 1 in G major; Op. 31 No. 2 in D minor; Op. 49 No. 1 in G minor; Op. 49 No. 2 in G major; Op. 53 in C major Waldstein; Op. 54 in F major; Op. 57 in F minor Appassionata; Op. 81a in E flat major Les Adieux; Op. 101 in A major; Op. 109 in E major; Op. 110 in A flat

Schubert – Impromptus D.899 (Op. 90); Sonata in A minor D.537; Sonata in A major D.664; Sonata in C minor D. 958

Bach – Preludes and Fugues from Book 1 of The 48: Nos. 1, 4, 5, 6, 12, 14 and 23;
Preludes and Fugues from Book 2 of The 48: Nos. 5, 6, 12 and 24; The Italian Concerto

Grieg –Lyric Pieces Op. 12 and Notturno – No. 4 from Op. 54

Schumann – Etudes Symphoniques; Arabesque

Tippett – Sonata No. 3

Mendelssohn – Variations Sérieuses, Op 7
Songs Without Words Book 3 Op.38 and Book 4 Op. 53

Kenneth Leighton – 5 Studies Op 22

CHAMBER MUSIC REPERTOIRE

Beethoven Piano Trio No. 7 Op. 97 (Archduke)

Brahms – Clarinet Quintet in B minor, Op. 115

Poulenc – Sonata for oboe and piano Op. 185
Sextet for piano and wind quintet Op. 100

Janacek – Capriccio for piano and wind ensemble

Barbara is an highly accomplished, versatile pianist with a repertoire ranging from classical masterpieces such as Liszt’s Liebestraume, Debussy’s Claire de Lune, Chopin’s Fantasie Impromptu to the greatest pop and rock n’ roll hits, including the Beatles, Sting, Sinatra, Eric Clapton, film themes, showtunes and contemporary artists. ENQUIRE ABOUT BOOKING

 Improvisation

Fantasie Impromptu

 Rhapsody in Blue

With 23 years of piano-playing experience, Barbara has achieved an extensive performance resume, playing for engagements such as private after-dinner concerts, weddings, christmas parties, cocktail receptions and afternoon tea concerts. She took first prize in the Geneva Swedish Days piano competition, and recorded her debut piano album at the age of 22. ENQUIRE ABOUT BOOKING

Barbara holds a degree in Music from Colgate University in New York, and has also participated in the Summer performance program for pianists at Columbia University in New York. She enjoys performing in all types of venues, and regularly plays at hotels in London. Her pianistic tone has been described as, “poignant, touching, and filled with intensity.”

Sample Repetoire:

Liebestaume
Ave Maria
Gymnopedie
Rhapsody in Blue

Candle in the Wind
Imagine
Everything I Do I Do It For You
Sexual healing
Street Life
Claire De Lune
What the World Needs Now is Love
Unchained Melody
Wonderful Tonight

Fields of Gold
Close Every Door (from “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat”)
Arabesque no. 1
The Entertainer
Fantasie Impromptu
Have I Told You Lately
Yesterday
Memory (from “Cats.”)
The John Dunbar Theme (“Dances with Wolves”)
Someone to Watch Over Me
Luck be a Lady (from “Guys and Dolls”)

Jozef at the keyboard is intense, virile, masterful, and confident, a typical Eastern European virtuoso. Equally comfortable in the concert hall or the a coktail lounge.

jozef01 - Roundalay

jozef02 - Gravy Waltz

 jozef03 - I’ m in the mood for love

jozef04 - I got it bad

jozef05 - The boy next door

jozef07 - Love me tender

jozef08 - Scarlatti Sonata

jozef09 - Bach Choral

He also has a wonderful rhythmic sense that gives the music a welcome vigour and momentum. ENQUIRE ABOUT BOOKING

He has won many major prizes in the pianistic world including at the International Piano for Four Hands Competition. His Concerts include the Mozart concerto KV488 and the Ravel Concerto in G with the Slovakian Symphony Orchestra. His other prestigious awards include the International Smetana Competition, and the Anglo Czech Trust Festival He has performed in concerts in Sweden, England, Austria and Poland. A classical virtuoso and child protégée his magic fingers will dazzle the crowds.