Simon's Piano albums are quite simply easy listening SOLO recordings of great popular songs lovingly played on an acoustic STEINWAY GRAND PIANO! No strings, no band, nothing else! Just the piano, it sounds as if the pianist is playing LIVE just for you. Ideal for background dinner music in the home, and very popular in Hotels and Restaurants "Nothing more, nothing less, just pure artistry of the keyboard." Desmond Carrington (BBC Radio 2) Excellent as gifts, romantic, relaxing and healing.
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Simon's Piano albums are quite simply easy listening SOLO recordings of great popular songs lovingly played on an acoustic STEINWAY GRAND PIANO! No strings, no band, nothing else! Just the piano, it sounds as if the pianist is playing LIVE just for you. Ideal for background dinner music in the home, and very popular in Hotels and Restaurants "Nothing more, nothing less, just pure artistry of the keyboard." Desmond Carrington (BBC Radio 2) Excellent as gifts, romantic, relaxing and healing. Simon started recording Piano Albums in 1992 in response to requests from audiences at The Fairfield Halls Croydon. His early works formed the basis of a special selection CD being commissioned by the Knightsbridge store Harrods. Such was the scale of popularity for this genre of piano music that Simon produced four subsequent albums; Golden Piano, Piano For You, A Cocktail for you and Christmas Piano on his own Record Label. These CDs are available today, having proved incredibly popular with audiences all over the world. As of January 2009, Simon's back catalogue has been added to iTunes Amazon Google Play and Spotify Simon recorded the Piano albums on a Steinway Grand Piano at SRT Studios in Cambridge. Simon Lowy has over 20 years experience with BBC Live Music Radio 2. He worked closely with Conductors, Producers, Artists and Musicians in music preparation for the BBC Radio Orchestra at Maida Vale Studios, London and continued to work with the BBC Big Band when it transferred to Pebble Mill Studios, Birmingham. Simon very much enjoyed the association and is delighted to have had the chance to meet and work with some of the greatest luminaries of the music world, such as : Cleo Laine,, Eartha Kitt, George Benson, George Shearing, Georgie Fame, John Dankworth, Lalo Schifrin, Mel Torme, Michel Legrand, Madeleine Bell, Monty Alexander, Natalie Cole, Paul Carrack, Ray Charles, Robert Palmer, Roy Castle,Tony Bennett, Van Morrison. Simon drew inspiration from his BBC music associations when playing live at some of the best venues in the UK, most notable of which was The Savoy Hotel, The Strand, London. He has performed on the Radio 2 programme "At The Piano" and has given concert recitals at The Fairfield Halls, Croydon as part of their Lunchtime Concert series. Simon lives in Oxted in Surrey with his wife and family.
