Mark Tanner is aconcert pianist, composer, adjudicator, teacher and writer.His performing and academic work takes him regularly toall five continents. Solo appearances include recitals at London’sWigmore Hall, South Bank Centre and St John’s SmithSquare. He has given over 300 recitals atsea for Cunard, Saga and P&O. Mark’srecordings have featured music by British composers, much of itnot previously recorded: “Magnificent playing”, Gramophone; “Deliveredwith flair and spontaneity”, The Scotsman. He has broadcast onBBC Radio 3 and Classic FM.
Mark haspublished 65 volumes of music for CliftonEdition; his musicis also published by PetersEdition, ABRSM and TCL. Fifty of Mark’scompositions andtranscriptions have appeared in examination syllabuses. Faber havepublished six of Mark’s books: The Mindful Pianist, TheAdvanced Pianist; The Piano in Black and White, TeachersChoice and The Advanced Pianist. Hehas published twobooks with Leaping Hare Press: Mindfulnessin Music and Mindfulness in Sound – “Mindfulness inMusic is both informative and thought-provoking – a fascinatingread on many levels” – Julian LloydWebber. Mark haswritten 60 feature-length ‘Masterclass’ articles for PianistMagazine (the most popular piano magazine in the world), and haspublished hundreds of articles for International RecordReview, Classical Music, Musical Opinion, Piano International,Mensa Magazine and 19th Century Music. Hehas also been Chair of EPTA.
Mark holdsa PhD and honorary degreefrom the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and has been akeyboard judge for the BBC Young Musician Competition, as wellas Composer in Residence at Chetham’s International PianoSummer School. He is a tutor and trustee at Jackdaws,Somerset, and for ABRSM, Mark hasundertaken 50 toursto all five continents, examining grades and diplomas; hehas also contributed to syllabuses, is a reviewerand trainer. Mark is Member of Mensa, a Fellow of the RoyalSociety of Arts and an adjudicator for the British and InternationalFederation of Festivals. A lifelong enthusiast ofmagic, Mark was recently acceptedas a full member of the prestigious Magic Circle.