Brenda Lucas Ogdon
FRSM(PfP)
ARMCM(PfT,PfP) LRSM(PfP) ATCL(PfP)
Pianist and Teacher
Virtuoso
The
Story of John Ogdon, by Brenda Lucas Ogdon and
Michael Kerr, newly re-published in paperback with good
reviews. This moving account tells of the early
successes of this musical genius, his severe mental
breakdowns and eventual recovery. RRP £9.95, available
from
WHSmith,
Blackwell,
Amazon,
Word Power... ISBN 9781845492915.
Last recital
5th December 2007 at
Steinway & Sons, London, in aid of the John Ogdon Foundation and in
memory of Ogdon's 70th Anniversary. Works by Bach, Chopin,
Webern and John Ogdon.
Reviews
a charming and distinguished pianist
Times Saturday
Magazine
played intelligently and lovingly Christopher
Headington, Gramophone 1992
Ogdon and Lucas are an agile, sensitive and
integral duo; a case of two and two making one
Christopher Wood, BBC
Music Magazine 1996
the improvement of my playing, technique and
approach is far beyond my expectations an adult
student
Member of the Incorporated Society of
Musicians.