Ian Hobson is a musician of tremendous versatility who has earned an international reputation as a pianist, conductor, and educator. Born in Wolverhampton, England, Hobson studied music at the Royal Academy of Music and Cambridge University in England, and at Yale University in the United States. His international career was launched in 1981 when he won First Prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition, having already garnered silver medals at both the Artur Rubinstein and Vienna-Beethoven competitions. His teachers have included Sidney Harrison, Ward Davenny, Claude Frank, and Menahem Pressler.

Major orchestras of the world with which Ian Hobson has appeared include the Royal Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Scottish National, Royal Liverpool, Halle, ORD-Vienna, Das Orchester der Beethovenhalle, Israel Sinfonietta, New Zealand Symphony, and the symphony orchestras of Chicago, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Saint Louis, Baltimore, Indianapolis, and Houston.

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CHOPIN: Barcarolle in F sharp major, Op 60
CHOPIN: Three Mazurkas, Op 56; No 1, No 2, No 3
CHOPIN: Moderato in E major, B 151, KK IVb/12, CT 107
CHOPIN: Two Nocturnes, Op 62 ; No 1 in B major , No 2 in E major
CHOPIN: Berceuse in D flat major, Op 57
CHOPIN: Three Mazurkas, Op 59; No 1, No 2, No 3
CHOPIN: Sonata No 3 in B minor, Op 58