Since his orchestral début with the Toronto Symphony in 1981, Paul Stewart has become one of Canada’s busiest pianists, appearing frequently as guest soloist with major orchestras, in solo recital, and in collaboration with such artists as Maureen Forrester, Jessye Norman, Ben Heppner, James Campbell and James Ehnes. He is also one of the handful of pianists who champion the music of Nikolay Medtner, whose works he has performed on four continents. In 1996 he made two highly successful débuts: in London’s Wigmore Hall with a programme of Medtner and Rachmaninov, and at the Moscow Conservatory, playing Rachmaninov’s Fourth Piano Concerto with the Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra, a performance subsequently released on an acclaimed CD. Other recordings include music by Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Ravel, Britten and Medtner (the “Night Wind” Sonata). In addition to his performing career Paul Stewart is a professor of piano at the Université de Montréal, Canada.
