Jonathan Powell is a passionate advocate of music from the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, especially from Russia and eastern Europe, but is also a proponent of contemporary music, having premièred works by Hugues Dufourt, Claudio Ambrosini, Michael Finnissy and others. His repertoire also includes many of the staples of the 19th century (Beethoven, Schubert, Chopin, Schumann etc). In 2009 he gave the first of many performances of the cycle of Scriabin’s 10 sonatas in single concerts. During 2013 he toured Messiaen’sVingt regards sur l’enfant Jésus and Albeniz’ Iberia, while in 2015 he gave numerous performances of Beethoven’sHammerklavier Sonata and Reger’s Bach Variations.
Read the Limelight feature interview with Jonathan Powell at https://www.limelightmagazine.com.au/features/jonathan-powell-on-the-challenge-of-kaikhosru-sorabji/?fbclid=IwAR2BJwYw1c_uL8G6B44t-ZAiQIq_tZtDjyEFP76thUwpG5scgfEX-aWRbUk