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APRIL 2012 | Korea Tour with the Royal Academy Soloists
Jack has just completed a highly successful collaboration directing the Royal Academy of Music's elite string ensemble, the Royal Academy Soloists. They travelled to South Korea and performed several times including a concert in Seoul Arts Center.
Along the way they met up with the Her Majesties UK Ambassador and Deputy Prime-Minister Nick Clegg at a Best of British event held by the British Embassy.
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Along the way they met up with the Her Majesties UK Ambassador and Deputy Prime-Minister Nick Clegg at a Best of British event held by the British Embassy.
JANUARY 2012 | BBC Radio 3 InTune on Feb 8th
Jack will chat about upcoming performances and perform on BBC Radio 3 InTune on February 8th at 6pm.
SEPTEMBER 2011 | ClassicFM Jane Eyre interview
Listen to Jack's recent ClassicFM interview about the Jane Eyre soundtrack [here]
SEPTEMBER 2011 | Magazine features
Jack is interviewed by BBC Music Magazine this month regarding his use of digital downloads and technology with regard to music. He also features in Dario Marianelli's interview for Empire Magazine featuring the new soundtrack to Jane Eyre (out on September 9th).
AUGUST 2011 | Australian Performances - Listen Online
Jack's recent performances in Townsville during the Australian Festival of Chamber Music are available [here] courtesy of ABC...
Repertoire includes:
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Stravinsky - Soldiers Tale
Mozart - Duo for Violin and Viola in G major
Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio
Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor
Repertoire includes:
Beethoven: Triple Concerto
Stravinsky - Soldiers Tale
Mozart - Duo for Violin and Viola in G major
Tchaikovsky - Piano Trio
Bach: Violin Concerto in A minor
MAY 2011 | BBC recital broadcast
Jack's recent recital with Katya Apekisheva from Wales Millenium Centre will be broadcast on Radio 3 on May 12th at 13:00. [link]
APRIL 2011 | Australian debut and interviews
Jack made a highly successful debut with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Brisbane's QPAC on April 9th performing Dvorak's Violin Concerto (recorded for ABC radio).
The Courier Mail newspaper interviewed Jack during his trip, read it [here]. He was also interviewed on Brisbane's ABC radio station, listen [here]
The Courier Mail newspaper interviewed Jack during his trip, read it [here]. He was also interviewed on Brisbane's ABC radio station, listen [here]
MARCH 2011 | Jane Eyre Soundtrack to be released on SONY
Jack featured as soloist in the soundtrack of the new film of ["Jane Eyre"]. The soundtrack, written by Oscar winning composer Dario Marianelli, will be released on March 8th in the USA by Sony Classical. The film is directed by Cary Fukunaga and stars Mia Wasikowska, Michael Fassbender, Jamie Bell and Dame Judi Dench. |  |
FEBRUARY 2011 | Independent Newspaper Interview
The "Independent" newspaper on Friday January 28th contains an [article] on the "Einstein's Universe" lectures Jack has been giving with Professor Brian Foster of Oxford University.
FEBRUARY 2011 | BBC In Tune performance
On Wednesday Feb 2nd Jack appears on the BBC Radio 3 ["In Tune"] programme with pianist [Katya Apekisheva] and Professor Brian Foster to discuss their performance at [St John's Smith Square] on February 4th.
JANUARY 2011 | Gramophone Article, review and concert date
The February Gramophone magazine features an article on the lectures Jack has been giving with Professor Brian Foster of Oxford University since 2005. "Einstein's Universe" and "Superstrings", linking Einstein's love of the violin with his science and its development in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, have now been given to more than 20,000 people. Read it [here]
There will be a performance, plus a recital of the complete Brahms Sonatas by Jack and Katya Apekisheva, at [St John's Smith Square] on February 4th. Information on the lectures can be found [here].
In the same edition is a review of the Fib's recording of the Schubert Octet which concludes "This is chamber music playing of the highest order, enriched immeasurably by the violin playing of leader Jack Liebeck."
DECEMBER 2010 | Win a Private Concert!
You can win a private concert from Jack in the comfort of your own home by bidding in the Classicfm Christmas Appeal Auction. All proceeds support the Classicfm foundation, which hopes to provide over 4,000 music therapy sessions for children living with illness, disability, trauma, or isolation; transforming their lives through the power of music.
NOVEMBER 2010 | Competition Finalist
The [Australian Broadcasting Corporation] in conjunction with [Limelight] magazine are running a competition for the best classical performances in Australia in 2010. An expert panel comprising Limelight and ABC Classic FM Staff has selected a shortlist of entries for 11 musical categories. Jack's performance in the [Australian Festival of Chamber Music] in the "With Strings Attached" concert, which was broadcast by ABC Classic FM, has been nominated for best chamber music performance. The AFCM is also nominated as best Australian festival. You can vote [here].
NOVEMBER 2010 | Professor at the Royal Academy of Music
The Royal Academy of Music has [announced] that Jack will be joining the Faculty as Professor of Violin in September 2011.
SEPTEMBER 2010 | Classic FM Live Interview
Jack is interviewed at the Royal Albert Hall by Classic FM's Tim Lihoreau just before his appearance playing "The Lark Ascending" in the "Classic FM Live" concert at the Royal Albert Hall. To watch the interview, click [here]. Photographs of Jack playing in the concert are available [here] and [here].
AUGUST 2010 | Classic FM Live Interview
Jack is interviewed by Classic FM in advance of his appearance playing "The Lark Ascending" in the "Classic FM Live" concert at the Royal Albert Hall on September 30th. To listen to the interview, click [here].
AUGUST 2010 | ABC Broadcast
Jack was broadcast live on Saturday, July 31st, at 8.00pm Australian time by the Australian Broadcasting Corperation's [Classic FM] from the [Australian Festival of Chamber Music] in Townsville. He played the Brahms G Minor Piano Quartet with Bernadene Blaha (Piano) , Philip Dukes (Viola) and Young-Chang Cho (Cello). Jack also played in a second live broadcast on 7th August.
AUGUST 2010 | Classical Music Magazine Cover
Jack is on the cover of the September Issue of the [Classical Music Magazine] and is interviewed on pages 18 and 19.
AUGUST 2010 | ABC Broadcast
Jack was broadcast live on Saturday, July 31st, at 8.00pm Australian time by the Australian Broadcasting Corperation's [Classic FM] from the [Australian Festival of Chamber Music] in Townsville. He played the Brahms G Minor Piano Quartet with Bernadene Blaha (Piano) , Philip Dukes (Viola) and Young-Chang Cho (Cello). Jack also played in a second live broadcast on 7th August.
JULY 2010 | Interview about Australian Tour
Jack talks about his imminent departure for the [Australian Festival of Chamber Music] in Townsville and his new Brahms CD release on Classic FM Arts Daily. To listen to the interview, click [here].
JULY 2010 | Jack Plays on QVC
Jack is interviewed by, and plays on, the [QVC channel]. To watch the interview, click [here]. To watch Jack play Tarrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra", arranged for violin by Mateja Marinkovic, click [here]; to watch Jack and Katya Apekisheva play the last movement of Brahms' D Minor Sonata, click [here].
JULY 2010 | New Brahms CD
Jack's new CD featuring the complete Brahms Sonatas was released on Monday July 5th. It has already been named as "CD of the week" by David Mellor on Classic FM and by Geoffrey Norris in the Daily Telegraph. To read the reviews as they arrive, click [here]...
JULY 2010 | The Courier-Mail Interview
An interview with Jack has appeared in the Australian newspaper "The Courier-mail" in advance of his appearances in the [Australian Festival of Chamber Music] in July and August. Read the article [here].
MAY 2010 | Classical Brit Award!
Tonight, May 13, at the Royal Albert Hall, Jack won the Classical Brit Award for Young British Performer or Group for his Dvorak CD with the RSNO and Katya Apekisheva. You can watch Jack receiving the award [here].
MAY 2010 | The Review Show, BBC2
Jack appeared on the BBC Television programme "The Review Show" on BBC2 on May 14. You can watch his performance of Tarrega's "Recuerdos de la Alhambra", arranged for violin by Mateja Marinkovic.
APRIL 2010 | Nominated for a Classical Brit
Jack has been nominated for a 2010 Classical Brit Award as Young Classical Performer of the Year for his Dvorak CD with the RSNO and Katya Apekisheva. Click [here] for a photograph of Jack arriving at the Nominations lunch at the Mayfair Hotel on April 12th.
APRIL 2010 | Jack at The 100 Club
Jack will give an informal performance at ["Limelight at the 100 Club"] in Oxford Street, with Katya Apekisheva. Informalities include drinks and a relaxed atmosphere in London's oldest rock-'n'-roll venue.
DECEMBER 2009 | Lindberg Coincerto in Mainz
Jack's performances of the Lindberg concerto in Mainz last month have drawn unanimous praise from reviewers in the German newspapers. Click [here].
OCTOBER 2009 | Beethoven Concerto and Gramphone Reviews
A busy October for Jack concludes with the Beethoven Concerto with the Oxford Philomusica on 31st. In the meantime, glowing new reviews have appeared of his Dvorak CD in the "Gramophone" magazine, click [here] and of his recent performances in New Zealand and with the CBSO.
OCTOBER 2009 | Press Reviews of NZ Tour
Jack's performances with pianist Stephen de Pledge in his recently completed tour of New Zealand have received glowing reviews. To read the reviews, click [here]...
SEPTEMBER 2009 | Jack begins NZ tour
Jack begins his recital tour of New Zealand with pianist Stephen de Pledge wih a concert in Hamilton on September 17th. The recital will be recorded by [Radio New Zealand Concert] for subsequent broadcast.
SEPTEMBER 2009 | CD of the Week on Classic FM
Jack's new Dvorak CD has been selected by David Mellor on the Classic FM "New CD Show" on September 12th as "CD of the Week". Click [here] for details.
SEPTEMBER 2009 | 4 Stars inthe Penguin Guide
The new edition of the Penguin Guide to Recorded Classical Music 2010 adds to the three entries already accorded to Jack's debut CD by giving his new Dvorak CD the highest classification - 4 stars, the only featured recording of the Violin Concerto to achieve this - and designates it a key recording. Jack's disk of Bridge Piano Trio music with Alex Chausian and Ashley Wass is also a new entry and is awarded 4 stars and key recording status. To read the reviews, click [here]...
AUGUST 2009 | Saint-Saens Broadcast
Jack's performance of the Saint-Saens' Fantasie for Violin & Harp with harpist Sebastien Lipman was broadcast live from the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville, Queensland, by the Australian Broadcasting Company's [Classic FM] on August 6th. Many of Jack's other performances have been recorded by ABC and will be broadcast over the next few months.
JUNE 2009 | Gramophone Interview
Jack is featured in the August edition of Gramophone magazine discussing the impact on the record industry of Nigel Kennedy's 1989 recording of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
JUNE 2009 | Classic FM Magazine Show
Jack is featured on "The Classic FM Magazine Show" on June 14th on Classic FM. To hear the interview as a podcast click [here]...
MAY 2009 | CD of the Week
Jack's new CD has already received "CD of the Week" from both The Evening Standard and The Telegraph. Read the reviews [here]...
MAY 2009 | Berg Chamber Concerto Broadcast
Jack's live performance of Berg Chamber Concerto with Martin Roscoe, Douglas Boyd and the Manchester Camerata was broadcast on Radio 3 Discovering Music on May 3rd 2009. Listen to it online [here]...
APRIL 2009 | New CD
Jack's new CD will be released on May 4th 2009.
FEBRUARY 2009 | Recording Contract with Sony
Jack has signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment UK. His first release on the Sony Classical label featuring Works by Dvorák is scheduled for a May 2009 Release. Read more [here].
FEBRUARY 2009 | Frank Bridge Piano Trio CD
New CD release - Jack has teamed up with pianist Ashley Wass and cellist Alex Chaushian on the [Naxos] label on a CD featuring Frank Bridge's two Piano Trios as well as 9 of his Miniatures for Piano Trio.
DECEMBER 2008 | Lindberg Concerto with SCO
Jack's performances of the Lindberg Concerto with the [Scottish Chamber Orchestra] have received high critical praise [Read review]. The Scottish premier, performed in Glasgow City Halls on December 12th, will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on January 13th.
NOVEMBER 2008 | Two Radio 3 Recordings
Jack is recording twice for BBC Radio 3 in November, both for the "Discovering Music" series. The first performance is with [Manchester Camerata] on November 8th, when Jack and Martin Roscoe will play the Berg Chamber Concerto at the RNCM. The second recording is shortly thereafter, on November 12th also in Manchester, this time in the Bridgwater Hall; Jack will lead players from the Fibonacci Sequence in Messiaen's great "Quartet for the End of Time".
JULY 2008 | Chausson Concert broadcast for ABC
Jack played the Chausson Concert for violin, piano and string quartet on an Australian Broadcasting Corporation live broadcast from the [Australian Chamber Music Festival]. Further concerts, including Jack playing the Chausson "Poeme" and Messiaen "Theme and variations", are being recorded for future broadcast on ABC.
JUNE 2008 | QEH review in The Strad
Jack's recital at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with Katya Apekisheva has received another excellent review, this time in the July issue of "The Strad" magazine. [Read review]...
MAY 2008 | Lindberg Attends Concerto Performance
Jack's performance of the Lindberg Concerto on May 29th met with the approval of the composer himself. Magnus Lindberg was in the audience in the Grieg Hall in Bergen when Jack played with the Oslo Philharmonic under Jukka-Pekka Saraste as part of the Bergen Festival. The concert was recorded for broadcast on Norwegian radio.
MAY 2008 | Linberg Concerto with Royal Stockholm Philharmonic
Jack performed the Lindberg Concerto with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra under new chief conductor, Sakari Oramo, to great acclaim on May 15th. He will give the Norwegian premiere of the same work with the Oslo Philharmonic under Jukka-Pekka Saraste in the Greig Hall in Bergen on May 29th.
MAY 2008 | Mendelssohn Concerto with RPO
Jack's playing of the Mendelssohn Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin has been praised in "Music & Vision". [Read review]...
MAY 2008 | Oxford May Music draws to a close
Jack's new festival, Oxford May Music, ended on May 5th, after 6 exciting days attended by a total of around 1000 people. The events, mixing lectures on science, literature and music with evening concerts from some of the UK's finest musicians, were enthusiastically received. Plans are already well underway for the next festival, which will take place from April 29th - May 4th, 2009.
APRIL 2008 | Times review for QEH debut
Jack's debut recital at the Queen Elizabeth Hall with Katya Apekisheva has received a glowing review in "The Times". [Read review]...
DECEMBER 2007 | Einstein's Fiddle on Radio 4
Jack appears on "Einstein's Fiddle" on BBC Radio 4, talking and playing Bach. Listen at 14:45 GMT on Sunday, December 9th; or a recording will be available on the Radio 4 web site player for a week after transmission.
OCTOBER 2007 | New dates
New dates announced with the Manchester Camerata (Nov 08) and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Dec 08) and recitals in Zaragosza and Brisbane.
OCTOBER 2007 | BBC Recital Broadcast
Jack's recently recorded BBC recital with Ashley Wass is due to be broadcast in Feb 2008.
OCTOBER 2007 | 2007-2008 Season Plans
Jack's 2007-8 season promises to be very exciting - a recording for BBC Radio 3 with pianist Ashley Wass, his US Concerto debut with the Indianapolis Symphony, recital debuts in the Queen Elizabeth Hall and in the Sheldonian Theatre with Ashley Wass. The latter is part of a new festival, Oxford May Music, of which Jack is the Artistic Director. Jack will also be performing the Lindberg Concerto with the Orquesta Pablo Sarasate in Spain. More details on these and other events will be available soon.
MAY 2007 | Jack stands in for Maxim Vengerov
Jack stood in for Maxim Vengerov in a concert on radio from Bath Festival. He played Elgar Violin Sonata to a packed hall.
FEBRUARY 2007 | Wigmore Hall Concert
Jack and Katya Apekisheva performed for a near-capacity audience in the Wigmore Hall. [Read review]...
DECEMBER 2006 | US Concerto Debut
Jack's US concerto debut with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra has just been announced and will take place in February 2008. He will play Mendelssohn Concerto in E minor with conductor Douglas Boyd...
DECEMBER 2006 | Recordings
Jack was in the studio twice this month. The first was for a forthcoming release with the Fibonacci Sequence featuring Glazunov, Mozart and Strauss. The second was for Jack's next solo CD which will be out in mid-2007 - more on that soon...
MAY 2006 | Concerts in Spain and China
Jack played Brahms Concerto four times in Bilbao and Pamplona and then toured China, performing six recitals for the British Council in Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Guangzhou
APRIL 2006 | QEH Concert
Jack performed with pianist Angela Hewitt, Renaud Capucon, Gautier Capucon and Antoine Tamestit in London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Also, read the latest review of Jack's debut CD from Fanfare Magazine in the USA - [Click here]...
MARCH 2006 | Jack Records Movie Soundtrack
Jack has recorded the soundtrack for new movie Middletown which will be released in the Autumn of 2006. Set in Ireland, the film is about an over-zealous priest and features the actor Matthew MacFadyen. The music is composed by Debbie Wiseman and film directed by Brian Kirk.
NOVEMBER 2005 | USA Tour
Jack tours the USA from east to west coast...
OCTOBER 2005 | Far East Tour
Jack tours the Far-East visiting Korea, Taiwan and Japan...
SEPTEMBER 2005 | Jack Signs to New Agent
Jack has joined prestigious London-based agents Ingpen and Williams Ltd.
JULY 2005 | Hectic Summer Schedule
The hectic festival season entailed trips across Europe.
APRIL 2005 | Star studded gala evening
Gala Evening with Sir Jeremy Isaacs, Dame Judy Dench, Sir Ian McKellen, Prunella Scales and Timothy West.
APRIL 2005 | Jack Shortlisted for Classical Brit Award
2005 Classical Brit Awards - Jack shortlisted by Gramophone Magazine...
MARCH 2005 | Wigmore Hall Concert
Jack performed with Australian pianist Piers Lane to a sold-out Wigmore Hall.
NOVEMBER 1999 | Concert at Versailles Opera House
Gala Concert in the Versailles Opera House