Martin James Bartlett
Born in London in 1996, Martin James Bartlett was educated at the Purcell School and was a finalist in the BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition in 2012, going on to win the contest two years later with a performance of Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini. He subsequently studied at the Royal College of Music, and was a finalist in the 2017 Van Cliburn Competition; in early 2019 Bartlett signed an exclusive contract with Warner Classics, who released his debut album in May of that year. Entitled Love and Death, the programme includes music by Bach, Schumann, Liszt, Wagner, Granados and Prokofiev and met with widespread critical acclaim: The Times observed that ‘everything works to illuminate the music’, The Sunday Times described it as ‘intriguing [and] exquisitely played’, and Gramophone had particular praise for his ‘vicious, visceral’ Prokofiev.
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Martin James Bartlett on Bach, Mozart and Britten
12th Mar 2026
The British pianist discusses his new album of early concertos by Bach and Mozart plus Britten's Young Apollo, recorded in Salzburg with the Mozarteumorchester and Howard Griffiths.
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Episode 47: An Invitation to the Dance – Storming the ‘barricades mystérieuses’ with Martin James Bartlett
27th Jan 2024
The pianist talks about his trio of recordings for Warner Classics, explains why his latest album mercifully didn’t require him to get his own feet moving - well, not much, anyway - and ponders the role of dance-inspired music within the broader classical repertoire.
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Bach - Mozart - Britten: Concertos
Martin James Bartlett (piano), Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg, Howard Griffiths
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Alexandre Tharaud (piano), Bruce Liu (piano), David Fray (piano), Beatrice Rana (piano), Nicholas Angelich (piano), Alexander Melnikov (piano), Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Gautier Capuçon (piano), Juliette (piano), Michel Dalberto (piano), Víkingur Ólafsson (piano), Momo Kodama (piano), Mariam Batsashvili (piano), Frank Braley (piano), Arielle Beck (piano), Emmanuel Strosser (piano), Frédéric Vaysse-Knitter (piano), Vanessa Wagner (piano), Aleksandar Madzar (piano), Eric Le Sage (piano), Philippe Jaroussky (piano), Martin James Bartlett (piano)
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Presto Recording of the Week, 10th May 2024
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BBC Music Magazine, July 2024, Instrumental Choice
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La Danse
Martin James Bartlett (piano)
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Rhapsody
Martin James Bartlett (piano), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Joshua Weilerstein
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Gramophone Magazine, April 2022, Editor's Choice
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2022
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