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Benjamin Grosvenor

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The World of Chopin, Woven by a Young British Piano Prodigy and a Popular Female Conductor from Hong KongBenjamin Grover is a British-born piano prodigy. In 2004, at the age of 11the youngest everhe won the piano category of the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition. In 2011, he performed at the BBC Proms Opening Concert. That same year, he became the first British pianist to sign an exclusive contract with Decca. Now 27, he is receiving enthusiastic acclaim from around the world for his astonishing technical talent.This album, his first since 2016, features two of Benjamins favorite concertos. He is joined by the Royal Scottish Orchestra and its Principal Guest Conductor, Elim Chan. Born in Hong Kong in 1986, Elim Chang is a highly acclaimed young female conductor. In 2014, she became the first female conductor to win the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition. This is her debut rec