In this special concert, the fine pianist Roger Owens joins Birmingham City Organist Thomas Trotter for a concert of organ and piano duets and a selection of solo piano music too.

Noted by International Piano as “one of the UK’s finest pianists”, Roger Owens’s wide repertoire spans early keyboard music to contemporary compositions. His career has taken him all over the world, from Pembrokeshire to Japan, along with regular appearances at the major musical centres of the UK where his playing has been lauded for combining effortless virtuoso technique with a warm tonal palette and vivid sensitivity. Career highlights have included Beethoven’s ‘Emperor’ Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra at Usher Hall, Edinburgh. His recording of solo piano music by Liszt, entitled Wandering Spirit was received with widespread critical acclaim.

He is a skilled communicator whose engaging personality makes him a popular visitor to music societies throughout the British Isles. Roger has performed as soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe and has broadcast for BBC Radio 3 and 4, Classic FM, and German radio.

See the full season of Lunchtime Organ Concerts here