Cooper, Imogen
Cooper, Imogen
Cooper, Imogen , English pianist, daughter of Martin (Du Pré) Cooper; b. London, Aug. 28, 1949. She went to Paris at age 12 to study at the Cons, with Jacques Fevrier and Yvonne Lefebure, taking the premier prix in 1967. She then went to Vienna to pursue training with Alfred Brendel, Paul Badura-Skoda, and Jorg Demus. In 1969 she won the Mozart Memorial Prize in London. In 1973 she made her first appearance at the London Promenade Concerts, and subsequently appeared as a soloist with various British orchs., as a recitalist, and as a chambe Phil, the Berlin Phil., the Dresden State Orch., the N.Y. Phil., the Boston Sym. Orch., the Los Angeles Phil., and many other orchs. She has played lieder recitals with Wolfgang Holzmair in leading cities, including London, Vienna, and Paris. In 1996 she became a member of a chamber music group founded with members of the Berlin Phil. In 1997 she organized a trio with Raphael Oleg and Sonia Wieder-Ahterton. Her repertoire ranges from the classics to contemporary scores, from Mozart to Adés.
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