NEWS PAGE

Mar 2012
This month Warren has given a 10-date, 20-day tour of Ohio and Virginia USA. During the trip, Warren has given solo recitals and workshops on University campuses, churches, and concert halls.  He has met and stayed with many lovely, wonderful people who entertained, wined and dined, transported and 'guest-toured' for him! Huge thanks to his hosts and friends (new and old) in Virginia and Ohio.   Before setting off  from the UK, Warren also renewed his sponsorship relationship with Kawai Pianos, giving a promotional recital for the renowned brand and also gave a Sunday afternoon recital for the Blenheim concert society in West London.

Feb 2012
In a major highlight of the month, Warren gave his third annual Champagne Valentines performance at Ely Cathedral to a large and enthusiastic audience receiving further 'rave reviews!' - This year, however, the performance was given in sub-zero temperatures, both inside and outside the building! 

"..the first time I have ever finished up colder than I was at the start of a performance...!" 

He also lead a series of school workshops for the Portsmouth Music Service, to enthuse and inspire a new generation of kids to play musical instruments, in the company of some of the UK's most outstanding instrumentalists.

Enthusiastic reviews of  Liszt 'Depictions' appeared in BBC Music Magazine and the Liszt Society Magazine.

Jan 2012
New Years celebrations were cut short to fly to Mauritius via Dubai to give a solo recital on board the luxurious Silverseas Cruise ship, the 'Silver Wind'.  The ship stopped at exotic Madagasgar and sunny, sandy Durban, South Africa.

Dec 2011
A series of recitals on board the new Cunard Queen Elizabeth, got off to an unexpected start when Warren's flight to Venice was cancelled and was flown instead to Athens, where he took a 300 mile taxi-ride to the far west mediterranean coast of the country to join the voyage! Later in the month, Warren collaborated with an amazing string quintet, featuring members of the Cavaleri Quartet and double bassist Ben Griffiths, for a performance of the chamber version of Chopin's Piano concerto No 2  at an atmospheric Christmas concert in St James's Piccadilly.   Warren also gave a solo recital in Melrose, Scotland for the Melrose Music Society.    The end of a busy and eventful 2011 was rounded off with a record-sized audience at St Martin in the Fields for a special, 1-hour performance at 6pm on Friday 30th December.

Nov 2011
Warren appeared alongside violinist Greg Scott, in a gala concert at the Portsmouth Guildhall, to celebrate the launch of the Portsmouth Music Hub initiative.  This month also saw Warren giving solo recitals all across the UK, from Cheltenham Town Hall, to Grantham, and the stunningly beautiful Loch Rannoch in Scotland.

Oct 2011 
October 1st saw the long-awaited release of Warren's latest CD dedicated to the music of Franz Liszt, celebrating the 200th Anniversary of the great composer and pianist's birth.   A special recital was also given by Warren on the exact date of Liszt's Birth.  Warren gave a solo evening recital at St Martin in the Fields.

Aug 2011
Warren was invited to join the chamber music coaching team at Pro Corda, based in Leiston Abbey, Suffolk.  Pro Chorda offers a huge range of chamber music courses at various points in the year, for advanced performers on string, piano and woodwind, from 11 -18 years old.

Jul 2011
Warren gave a short tour of Yorkshire and worked with conductor Phillip Hesketh and soprano Susie Parkes on a production of Fidelio in France.

Jun 2011
Finally a day became free for the final day of recording for Warren's new Liszt CD (to be released in the Autumn). Warren also gave a successful evening recital at St Martin in the Fields

May 2011
Warren made his long-awaited concerto debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in a performance of Beethoven's mighty Emperor Piano Concerto!  

Apr 2011
Warren recorded the first half of his new Liszt CD under the watchful eye of new Decca Classics exec producer,  Alexander Van Ingen, with the generosity of David and Mary Bowerman at Champs Hill. Warren also enjoyed playing two duo concerts with the enormously talented cellist, Rowena Calvert in Invergordon, Scotland, and Warwick. 

Mar 2011
In March of this year, Warren gave a lunchtime concert in Reading, and a duo concert in Wales (with Violinist Matt Jones for Live Music Now Wales 25th anniversary celebrations) and in Dorsten, Germany, where some friends from many years back arranged a special gala recital in the local town hall.   Warren also gave two recitals on Cruise for Seabourn 'Spirit'.

Feb 2011
Warren gave an interview on BBC Cambridgeshire Radio in discussion about his forthcoming Valentines Day recital at Ely Cathedral with BBC Young Musician of the Year Winner, violinist Nicola Loud.

Jan 2011
The Fairfield Halls in South London welcomed back Warren for a solo recital and he made his first solo recital appearance for the Weymouth concert society, where he also lead a workshop for local piano students. 

Dec 2010
The 4th disc on the Sleeveless label, 'Mozart Sonatas', (featuring Sonatas in A minor K310, F major K332 and D major K311) was released on December 1st.   Warren gave Christmas gala concerts at in Buxted, Sussex and St James', Piccadilly in London.

Nov 2010
Warren gave solo recitals in France en route to the USA on board the magnificent Queen Mary 2

Oct 2010
Warren spent 2 days at Wyastone Hall recording his new CD, Mozart Sonatas, in Monmouthshire, with Richard Sutcliffe engineering and producing.  He also gave solo recitals at St Martin in the fields and Bishop's Stortford and a duo recital with Rowena Calvert (cello) includiong performance of composer Cecelia Mcdowall's evocotive 'Falling Angels'.

Sep 2010
Highlights of this month were a duo recital with Chris Grist (cello) at St Cuthbert's Festival in Wells and solo recitals in London and Scotland.

Aug 2010 
August sees Warren making trips to Santorini (Greece), Frankfurt (Germany), Tours (France) and Glasgow , with two recitals at St Martin in the Fields and intensive preparation for 3 new recordings.

July 2010
Tickets are now on sale for Royal Philharmonic concert in May 2011.  This month saw Warren giving 2 recitals at the Ryedale Festival in North Yorkshire. The first, a recital with outstanding cellist Rowena Calvert and the following day a coffee concert featuring some of the early music of Schumann (including the mighty Carnaval!).

Jun 2010 
Warren gave performances in Chichester Cathedral and the West Midlands (Womborne Festival) and 2 recitals on board the Queen Mary 2 en route to New York.   Warren also made his debut appearance at the Wymondham Festival at the spectacular Wymondham Abbey, with outstanding cellist Chris Grist.

May 2010 
Warren has been invited to make his debut with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hawth Theatre, West Sussex in May 2011 in a performance of Beethoven's Emperor piano concerto.    Warren flew out to Venice at 24 hours notice to perform for a week on a Silverseas cruise, returning to Germany to give a recital of Chopin's early 4 Rondos at the Karlsruhe acadamy, as part of their Chopin festival.

Apr 2010 
A week-long mediterranean cruise on the Crystal Serenity evolved into a 3-week voyage back to Southampton, thanks to the Icelandic volcano!  Warren was able to step in at the last minute for the indisposed soloist, to perform Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue at the 'End of World Cruise Pops concert'

Mar 2010 
March 2010 saw Warren give a successful week-long tour of Ohio in the US, as well as recitals in the UK at Letchworth Music Society, Grange-over sands in the lake district and a performance of Chopin's 2nd piano concerto with the Wonderful Bardi Symphony orchestra at Leicester's De Montford Hall.

Feb 2010 
Warren's Valentine Champagne Spectacular at Ely Cathedral was packed to the rafters and received a warm welcome and rave reviews, despite the freezing weather. 

Jan 2010 
Warren's new Live in Concert DVD, filmed at St Martin in the fields in June 2009 was officially released

Dec 2009 
Warren's new CD,  Chopin Souvenirs has been released just in time for Christmas!

Oct 2009
Warren made a special recording at Champs Hill, of the previously unrecorded and forgotten works of the scottish 20th century composer, Charles O'Brien - his 4 movement Sonata in E minor and a large-scale Rhapsody.   The recording was arranged by the composer's grandson, David O'Brien.

Sep 09
Warren's new CD, Moonlight Serenade has been released worldwide on itunes and Amazon digital.  Warren also received an invitation to play for His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales.

Aug 09
Fellow pianist Sam Haywood was indisposed at the last minute for a recital at St Martin in the Fields and  Warren was asked to step in with 24 hours notice so that the concert could go ahead as planned. Warren was able to perform a similar programme to that advertised, to a packed and delighted audience!

July 09
Warren was invited to perform at the naming ceremony of the Celebrity Equinox Cruise ship in Southampton. The spectacular occasion saw Warren perform alongside other outstanding musicians. Smoke-filled stages, raising platforms and cool suits are the way forwards!

June 09
Warren gave an evening recital at St martin in the Fields to a record-sized Tuesday evening audience.   The concert was filmed and recorded for a commercial DVD project with half a dozen cameras as part of St Martin's new 'Live at St Martin's' series. The DVD will be available later in the Autumn. 
Also this month, Warren recorded his new album of popular Chopin works at Champs Hill, for release on the Sleeveless Records label in the Autumn.

May 09
This month saw Warren returning to the spectacular Crystal Serenity Cruise ship to give a handful of enthusiastically-received performances.

Apr 09
Warren made his Bavarian debut this month in the beautiful South-German town of Feuchtwangen, where he launched a week-long festival of piano recitals with a concert featuring Chopin and Beethoven in the beautiful Feuchtwangen Town Hall.
In London, Warren gave a recital at the picturesque Burgh House in Hampstead, with soprano Susie Parkes.
Later in the month he also joined forces with outstanding cellist and Artistic Director of the London Concertante, Chris Grist, to make a recording 'Romantic Cello' at the legendary British Grove Studios in Chiswick.
A last-minute cruise from the Seychelles to Mombasa for Holland America was a further highlight of April, where Warren had the opportunity first hand to witness the art of pirate-dodging off the coast of Somalia...

March 09
On 6th March, Warren gave a performance of Rachmaninov's 2nd piano concerto at Birmingham's magnificent Town Hall with the University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra. 12 years earlier Warren had performed the same piece with the same orchestra across the road at Birmingham Symphony Hall and so this concert was a particularly enjoyable one, bringing back many happy memories!
The following evening saw the start of a 3-day whistle stop series of recitals in Virginia, USA.   Future visits will follow!

Febuary 09
On February 11th, Warren performed Beethoven's uplifting 4th piano concerto at Leicester's wonderful De Montford Hall with the spectacular Bardi Orchestra under- the baton of danish conductor, Claus Efland, their first collaboration since a performance at St John's Smith Square in 2002.   Following the success of this evening's performance, Warren has been invited back to perform Chopin's 2nd piano concerto with the orchestra in October 2009.  Warren is pictured here with the orchestra.



January 09
2 London performances for this season have been confirmed - Sunday April 26 at Burgh House, in Hampstead, and Tuesday 9th June at St Martins in the field.   Organisers of the St Martin's date are also looking into producing a commercial DVD of the concert.

December 08
On completing the new Beethoven Disc, Warren flew to Dubrovnik to join the new Queen Victoria Cruise ship, where he performed 2 recitals.

November 08
Warren is recording a CD of some of Beethoven's most well-loved sonatas at the end of the month.   He is returning to Champs Hill's fantastic Steinway D, with Mr Alex Van Ingen behind the controls once more! 

October 08
Warren has been invited to perform Rachmaninov 2nd piano concerto at Birmingham's recently restored Town Hall, with the University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra on March 6 2009. 

September 08
Warren has been requested to play for a special charity event hosted by Cherie Blair in Central London later this year.

August 08
Warren has completed his first recording for three years at the beautiful Potton Hall in Suffolk, where he spent two days recording a disc of early Chopin. The CD will be released in early 2009.

May 2008
Classic FM Podcast interview with Bob Jones now downloadable here!

May 2008
On May 22nd, Warren will be performing for the first time with the Cambridge Graduate Orchestra under the baton of Peter Britton in a performance of one of his favourite works, Chopin's Piano Concerto No 1 in E minor. This is the third and final concert in Warren's 2007-08 series at the West Road Concert Hall which has focused on the music of the young Chopin. Click here for more information and tickets

April 2008
An enthusiastic audience greeted Warren for his Carnegie Hall debut on a beautifully warm April evening on 57th street, New York. To find out more about the event click here . The concert was a great success, receiving an encore and ovation and fulfilled a life-time ambition to play at the most famous concert hall in the world! The event was made possible by the enormous help of Kate and Craig Walmsley and Lizelle and Selwyn Nakan.

March 2008
In between his honeymoon and a series of recitals on the Queen Elizabeth 2's final world cruise, Warren gave an inaugral workshop for some local hand-picked pianists at the cathedral of St Mary's in Edinburgh on the cathedral's beautiful new Steinway grand piano, followed by a concert the same evening in preparation for Carnegie Hall on April 24.

February 2008
A number of feature articles appeared on Warren throughout the country to compliment his UK tour, highlights of which can be viewed and downloaded on Warren's press page. At the same time, Warren's long awaited debut video, complimenting his debut CD, was released and featured as Classic FM's video of the week and is now being shown daily on Classic FM TV. The video was shot last year on a number of locations and has received a fantastic reception! The video can now be viewed directly from Warren's website on the new video page.

January 2008
Warren gave a series of school workshops in Birmingham and Manchester in conjunction with his series of nation-wide concerts featuring the music of the young Chopin and he was favorably compared to the concert pianist Lang Lang in the Manchester Evening News.

November 2007
A new online shop has been set up on warren's website which will allow browsers to purchase tickets for selected concerts and CDs. Warren has also successfully launched a new range of 300 classical ringtones of his own performances, which has secured international distribution through a range of phone networks. A selection of these have been launched on a new website www.classicalpianoringtones.com where they can be purchased and downloaded via text message to your phone.

October 2007
Warren was able to attend the launch of a ground-breaking new art exhibit by artist Idris Khan at the Yvon-Lambert gallery in New York. The piece features 3 enormous screens projecting Warren's hands simultaneously, in a series of specially produced pieces of filmwork featuring Schuber's last 3 great sonatas. This event was the culmination of many months of planning, preparation and artistic editing by Idris to produce a unique and breathtaking experience for the observer/listener.

The same month, Warren also began a national tour of concerts featuring some of the most beautiful and neglected music of the young Chopin.

September 2007
The Wigmore Hall saw Warren's second performance there and was packed with an enthusiastic audience. The programme was given over entirely to some of Chopin's most neglected music, an area of repertoire he will be giving himself over to in the forthcoming season.

August 2007 Musical Opinion are featuring Warren on the Front Cover of the September-October 2007 edition of the magazine.