SOPHIE CASHELL
Sophie Cashell came to national attention after winning the BBC Classical Star Television program in 2007. When Sophie strode to the piano for her climactic performance of Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 2, she projected the air of an established superstar. Classical musicians are used to be being judged and tested, but having your musicianship picked apart on prime-time TV could challenge the most hardened veteran. Cashell began as one of the 18 finalists auditioning for nine places in the last round of Classical Star, a new series which aimed to find the best classical musician in this country under the age of 20.
Sophie is signed to Universal Classics and Jazz and her debut disc featuring works by Chopin, Liszt, Ravel and Debussy was released on 6 October to critical acclaim.
Last season, Sophie Cashell made her debut with the RTE Concert Orchestra, the City of London Sinfonia at the Hampton Court Festival and the Edinburgh Youth Orchestra on tour in Scotland and Ireland. This season, she makes her debut with the Orchestra of Saint Cecilia at the National Concert Hall, Dublin amongst others performing Beethoven Piano Concerto No.2. In recital she will return to Théâtre Saint-Bonnet de Bourges where she recorded her CD earlier this year. She will continue to give recitals in Ireland and the UK including London and Birmingham, where she makes her debut at the International Piano Festival, Birmingham.
