What's New
May 2010
An article by Stephen in the Daily Telegraph on music education in Britain
May 2010
Stephen wins the 2010 Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist Award
April 2010
Stephen releases two new CDs: the Complete Works for Piano & Orchestra by Tchaikovsky, and Chopin: Late Masterpieces
March 2010
'The Sacred Made Real' moves from London to the National Gallery in Washington D.C. Listen to Stephen's sextet and see the slide show here and find out more about the piece here.
March 2010
Follow Stephen on TWITTER
February 2010
Stephen is featured in the Japanese magazine PEN. Click here to read.
January 2010
Stephen is a guest of Baroness Shirley Williams on BBC Radio 4's 'The Today Programme'.
Listen to the interview here.
October 2009
Stephen is nominated by The Economist and Intelligent Life magazines as one of 20 living polymaths, alongside Umberto Eco, Noam Chomsky and Michael Ignatieff.
Click here to read more
September 2009
An article on musicians and the European Community in the Daily Telegraph
Click here to read
July 2009
The Financial Times visits Stephen at home
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July 2009
Richard Morrison interviews Stephen in The Times (London) ahead of the opening night of the 2009 BBC Proms
Click here to read
June 2009
A feature article about Stephen in the Australian newspaper
June 2009
Stephen is guest editor of the July 2009 issue of Gramophone Magazine
View Gramophone Cover (PDF) | gramophone.co.uk
April 2009
Stephen to perform the complete music for piano and orchestra of Tchaikovsky over four BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall this summer.
Click here for details
April 2009
Stephen interviewed in his garden in the Guardian
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April 2009
Stephen's Latest CD named 'Recording of the Month' by Gramophone Magazine
"This is Stephen Hough, master pianist (and, of course, Gramophone Gold Disc winner) at his formidable best. In a hotly contested month, it would take something special indeed to be CD of the month. This is it." Read Full Article (PDF)
December 2008
Stephen Begins a Blog on the Telegraph Website
December 2008
The Guardian Asks About Life After Brendel
November 2008
A Painting of Stephen's on the Guardian Newspaper's Website
November 2008
Stephen and The Takács Quartet are Nominated for a 2009 Grammy
Click here for details (Best Chamber Music Performance category 104)
November 2008
Some Recent, Miscellaneous Articles About Stephen
- Ham & High Series: "It's Official, We've A Genius In Our Midst" (JPG)
- Wall Street Journel Europe: "A Pianist's Soul Music" (JPG)
- Financial Times: "A Composer of Nonchalance" (Requires Free Registration)
September 2008
Stephen Wins the Gold Disc Award from Gramophone
- Gramophone: "Stephen Hough's complete Saint-Saëns Piano Concertos wins Gold Disc"
- Reuters: "Hough's CD is Gramophone's Most Popular"
February 2008
Eugène Leroy
Stephen has written an introduction to the catalogue of an exhibition of Eugène Leroy's unique paintings. Click here to read
January 2008
Stephen wins International Poetry Competition
December 2007
Stephen Wins Northwestern's $50K Lane Prize
Stephen is the winner of Northwestern University's $50,000 Jean Gimbel Lane Prize in Piano Performance. The award is given to "pianists who have achieved the highest levels of national and international recognition." Click here for more details
August 2007
A New Article By Stephen
"Washing Dishes, Chocolate and Erotic Bushes" Click here for article (PDF)
June 2007
Interview with The Catholic Herald
- Stephen talks about his "Missa Mirabilis". Click here for interview (requires subscription)
- To read a review of the "Missa Mirabilis" premiere, click here for "Voices of Thanks" by The Tablet.
June 2007
"Mass of Innocence and Experience" World Premiere
Stephen's Mass of Innocence and Experience is premiered at Westminster Abbey. Click here to view leaflet (PDF)
June 2007
Four Pieces On Elgar For The 150th Anniversary Of His Birth
- Elgar: a sermon for 'Sunday Worship' on BBC Radio 4 (Doc)
- Elgar and Religion: a talk in the series 'The Essay' on BBC Radio 3 (Doc)
- Elgar: some thoughts for The Catholic Herald (Doc)
- Enigmatic Catholic
June 2007
Stephen Contributes New Essay For Book
Stephen has contributed an essay for a new book on Elgar. Click here to order
May 2007
New Article By Stephen
Stephen writes another article for The Tablet entitled "Heaven's Above". This article is available in PDF and JPEG format
April 2007
Two New Masses By Stephen
There will be two world premieres of works by Stephen this summer. On 10 June Westminster Cathedral will perform his MISSA MIRABILIS at their Solemn Mass for Corpus Christi (10.30 AM); and on 10 July Westminster Abbey will perform his MASS OF INNOCENCE AND EXPERIENCE at a concert celebrating William Blake's 250th anniversary (7 PM).
March 2007
Daily Telegraph Review of The Loneliest Wilderness
Read the telegraph.co.uk review of Stephen's new 'Elegy for Cello and Orchestra'. Click here for review
March 2007
New Articles By and About Stephen
- "Make it up as you go along" (Guardian Unlimited)
- "Artistic genius has nothing to do with faith - it's down to God's profligacy" (The Times)
- "Sounding True" (PDF) (GIG Magazine)
March 2007
New Book
Stephen new book, "The Bible As Prayer", is published. This book can be purchased at Amazon.com or Amazon.co.uk
January 2007
Profile of Stephen
Read a recent profile on Stephen in London's Sunday Telegraph entitled "With Apologies to Bartók". Click here for article
January 2007
Stephen's Hero
Read an article in Classic FM magazine about his surprising choice. Click here for article (JPG)
From Stephen's Blog
- Who are the most overrated composers?
- Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani: will the stones batter...
- If music be the food of love ? come on!
- Should you send for the police, a doctor ? or sign...
- Some assumptions about the Assumption
- Know the score: practice tip no. 11
- Quaver or not ? should orchestras use vibrato?
- Most famous and influential people in history: Shi...
- Plane crashes and why we fear them
- When Ernest twiddled the knobs at the Hollywood Bo...
