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Peter Donohoe

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Diversions for Piano Left Hand and Orchestra, Op. 21: Var. II. RomanceSir Simon Rattle, Peter Donohoe & City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

Berceuse in D flat Op. 57Peter Donohoe

Listen to Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major. Andante teneramente by Peter Donohoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 2, Intermezzo in A Major. Andante teneramentePeter Donohoe

Listen to Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 1, Intermezzo in A Minor (Allegro non assai ma molto appassionato) by Peter Donohoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118: No. 1, Intermezzo in A Minor (Allegro non assai ma molto appassionato)Peter Donohoe

Listen to Petrushka, Pt. 1 "The Shrovetide Fair" (1947 Version): The Charlatan's Booth - Russian Dance by Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Petrushka, Pt. 1 "The Shrovetide Fair" (1947 Version): The Charlatan's Booth - Russian DanceSir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Petrushka, Pt. 1 "The Shrovetide Fair" (1947 Version): Introduction - At the Shrovetide Fair by Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Petrushka, Pt. 1 "The Shrovetide Fair" (1947 Version): Introduction - At the Shrovetide FairSir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: No. 1, Theme: Vivace - No. 2, Var. 1: Alla marcia maestoso by Peter Donohoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Diabelli Variations, Op. 120: No. 1, Theme: Vivace - No. 2, Var. 1: Alla marcia maestosoPeter Donohoe

Listen to George Gershwin’s Songbook: VI. I'll Build a Stairway to Paradise by Peter Donohoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

George Gershwin’s Songbook: VI. I'll Build a Stairway to ParadisePeter Donohoe

Listen to Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Andante non troppo by Rudolf Barshai, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piano Concerto No. 2 in G Major, Op. 44: II. Andante non troppoRudolf Barshai, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Suite No. 2, Op. 17: I. Introduction - Alla Marcia by Martin Roscoe & Peter Donohoe, see lyrics, music video & more!

Suite No. 2, Op. 17: I. Introduction - Alla MarciaMartin Roscoe & Peter Donohoe

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Listen to Godfrey, Ivor Hodgson & Others: Piano Quintets by Peter Donohoe, I Musicanti & Leon Bosch

ALBUMGodfrey, Ivor Hodgson & Others: Piano QuintetsPeter Donohoe, I Musicanti & Leon Bosch

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Listen to Bacewicz: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2 by Peter Donohoe, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sakari Oramo

ALBUMBacewicz: Orchestral Works, Vol. 2Peter Donohoe, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sakari Oramo

Listen to Busoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Chopin Variations, Sonatina Prima & Seconda by Peter Donohoe & Karl Lutchmayer

ALBUMBusoni: Fantasia Contrappuntistica, Chopin Variations, Sonatina Prima & SecondaPeter Donohoe & Karl Lutchmayer

Listen to Chopin, Schumann & Others: Piano Works by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMChopin, Schumann & Others: Piano WorksPeter Donohoe

Listen to Peter Donohoe Plays Granados & Albéniz by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMPeter Donohoe Plays Granados & AlbénizPeter Donohoe

Listen to Taneyev & Schumann by Peter Donohoe & Sacconi Quartet

ALBUMTaneyev & SchumannPeter Donohoe & Sacconi Quartet

Listen to Rachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 - Chopin: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 35 & 58 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMRachmaninoff: Variations on a Theme of Chopin, Op. 22 - Chopin: Piano Sonatas, Opp. 35 & 58Peter Donohoe

Listen to Felix Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Vol. 2 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMFelix Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Vol. 2Peter Donohoe

Listen to Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMMozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 6Peter Donohoe

Listen to Haydn: Keyboard Works Vol. 1 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMHaydn: Keyboard Works Vol. 1Peter Donohoe

Listen to Grieg: Lyric Pieces, Vol. 1 by Edvard Grieg & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMGrieg: Lyric Pieces, Vol. 1Edvard Grieg & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Dora Pejačević: Piano Concerto, Op. 33, Symphony in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 41 by Dora Pejačević, Peter Donohoe, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sakari Oramo

ALBUMDora Pejačević: Piano Concerto, Op. 33, Symphony in F-Sharp Minor, Op. 41Dora Pejačević, Peter Donohoe, BBC Symphony Orchestra & Sakari Oramo

Listen to Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMMozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 5Peter Donohoe

Listen to Mendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Vol. 1 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMMendelssohn: Songs Without Words, Vol. 1Peter Donohoe

Listen to Brahms: Viola Sonatas 1 & 2 - Schumann: Adagio and Allegro by Philip Dukes & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMBrahms: Viola Sonatas 1 & 2 - Schumann: Adagio and AllegroPhilip Dukes & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Busoni: Elegien, Toccata, Sonatina "Carmen", Toccata, Adagio & Fugue by Ferruccio Busoni & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMBusoni: Elegien, Toccata, Sonatina "Carmen", Toccata, Adagio & FugueFerruccio Busoni & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMMozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4Peter Donohoe

Listen to Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMMozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3Peter Donohoe

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Solo Piano Works by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Solo Piano WorksPeter Donohoe

Listen to Peter Donohoe Plays Gershwin by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMPeter Donohoe Plays GershwinPeter Donohoe

Listen to Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMMozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2Peter Donohoe

Listen to Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Messiaen: Cantéyodjayâ – Ravel: Miroirs by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMMussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition – Messiaen: Cantéyodjayâ – Ravel: MiroirsPeter Donohoe

Listen to Mozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMMozart: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1Peter Donohoe

Listen to Stravinsky: Music for Piano Solo and Piano & Orchestra by Peter Donohoe, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra & David Atherton

ALBUMStravinsky: Music for Piano Solo and Piano & OrchestraPeter Donohoe, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra & David Atherton

Listen to Shostakovich: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-2 & Piano Concertos Nos. 1-2 by Peter Donohoe, Orchestra of the Swan & David Curtis

ALBUMShostakovich: Piano Sonatas Nos. 1-2 & Piano Concertos Nos. 1-2Peter Donohoe, Orchestra of the Swan & David Curtis

Listen to Shostakovich: 24 Preludes and Fugues by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMShostakovich: 24 Preludes and FuguesPeter Donohoe

Listen to Scriabin: The Complete Piano Sonatas by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMScriabin: The Complete Piano SonatasPeter Donohoe

Listen to Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMProkofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3Peter Donohoe

ALBUMArnold: Philharmonic Concerto & Symphony No. 7Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Martin Yates & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 by Peter Donohoe & Raphael Wallfisch

ALBUMProkofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2Peter Donohoe & Raphael Wallfisch

Listen to Prokofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1 by Peter Donohoe

ALBUMProkofiev: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 1Peter Donohoe

Listen to Stravinsky: The Rite of the Spring, Petrushka, The Firebird & Apollon musagète by Sir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMStravinsky: The Rite of the Spring, Petrushka, The Firebird & Apollon musagèteSir Simon Rattle, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Gardner: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Symphony No. 1 - Midsummer Ale Overture by David Lloyd-Jones, Peter Donohoe & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

ALBUMGardner: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Symphony No. 1 - Midsummer Ale OvertureDavid Lloyd-Jones, Peter Donohoe & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Listen to Rachmaninov: Music for 2 Pianos by Martin Roscoe & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMRachmaninov: Music for 2 PianosMartin Roscoe & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Harty: Piano Concerto by Peter Donohoe, Takuo Yuasa & Ulster Orchestra

ALBUMHarty: Piano ConcertoPeter Donohoe, Takuo Yuasa & Ulster Orchestra

Listen to Alwyn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 by Peter Donohoe, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & James Judd

ALBUMAlwyn: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2Peter Donohoe, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & James Judd

Listen to British Piano Concertos by Northern Sinfonia & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMBritish Piano ConcertosNorthern Sinfonia & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Bliss: Piano Concerto by David Lloyd-Jones, Peter Donohoe & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

ALBUMBliss: Piano ConcertoDavid Lloyd-Jones, Peter Donohoe & Royal Scottish National Orchestra

Listen to Bliss: Oboe Quintet - Piano Quartet - Viola Sonata by Peter Donohoe, Martin Outram, Laurence Jackson, Michael Kaznowski, Julian Rolton, Nicholas Daniel & Maggini Quartet

ALBUMBliss: Oboe Quintet - Piano Quartet - Viola SonataPeter Donohoe, Martin Outram, Laurence Jackson, Michael Kaznowski, Julian Rolton, Nicholas Daniel & Maggini Quartet

Listen to Rawsthorne: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 by Peter Donohoe, Takuo Yuasa & Ulster Orchestra

ALBUMRawsthorne: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2Peter Donohoe, Takuo Yuasa & Ulster Orchestra

Listen to Finzi: Cello Concerto by Howard Griffiths, Northern Sinfonia, Peter Donohoe & Tim Hugh

ALBUMFinzi: Cello ConcertoHoward Griffiths, Northern Sinfonia, Peter Donohoe & Tim Hugh

Listen to Litolff: Concertos symphoniques Nos. 3 & 5 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 26) by Peter Donohoe, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton

ALBUMLitolff: Concertos symphoniques Nos. 3 & 5 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 26)Peter Donohoe, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton

Listen to Walton: Piano Quartet, String Quartet by Maggini Quartet & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMWalton: Piano Quartet, String QuartetMaggini Quartet & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Walton: Spitfire Prelude And Fugue - Sinfonia Concertante by English Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMWalton: Spitfire Prelude And Fugue - Sinfonia ConcertanteEnglish Northern Philharmonia, Paul Daniel & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Litolff: Concertos symphoniques Nos. 2 & 4 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 14) by Peter Donohoe, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton

ALBUMLitolff: Concertos symphoniques Nos. 2 & 4 (Hyperion Romantic Piano Concerto, Vol. 14)Peter Donohoe, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Andrew Litton

Listen to Beethoven: Octet in E-Flat Major, Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major & Symphony No. 7 by Netherlands Wind Ensemble & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMBeethoven: Octet in E-Flat Major, Piano Quintet in E-Flat Major & Symphony No. 7Netherlands Wind Ensemble & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Messiaen: Works for Wind Ensemble by Netherlands Wind Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMMessiaen: Works for Wind EnsembleNetherlands Wind Ensemble, Reinbert de Leeuw & Peter Donohoe

Listen to The Jazz Album by John Harle, London Sinfonietta, Michael Collins, Peter Donohoe & Sir Simon Rattle

ALBUMThe Jazz AlbumJohn Harle, London Sinfonietta, Michael Collins, Peter Donohoe & Sir Simon Rattle

Listen to Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto & Songbook by Sir Simon Rattle & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMGershwin: Rhapsody in Blue, Piano Concerto & SongbookSir Simon Rattle & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Concert Fantasy by Rudolf Barshai, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe

ALBUMTchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Concert FantasyRudolf Barshai, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra & Peter Donohoe

Listen to Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 by Peter Donohoe, The Philharmonia & Evgeny Svetlanov

ALBUMBrahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15Peter Donohoe, The Philharmonia & Evgeny Svetlanov

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About Peter Donohoe

Hometown

Manchester, England, UK

Born

1953

Genre

Classical

Pianist, conductor, and percussionist Peter Donohoe gained wide recognition for a silver medal at the 1982 Tchaikovsky Competition. He went on to an international career that often features virtuoso repertory and has included conducting several small orchestras as well as performances and recordings as a pianist. His large recording catalog includes many albums of British music, and he has remained active since achieving senior citizen status. He released a pair of albums in 2024, joining the Sacconi Quartet in the piano quintets of Taneyev and Robert Schumann and performing solo on an album of works by Albéniz and Granados.