Rob Cowan
Encyclopedia
Rob Cowan is a British music broadcaster and writer.
Employed by music publisher Boosey & Hawkes
for nineteen years in various capacities, his first record review was published in 1967. He edited CD Review for four years from 1985 and became a co-presenter with jazz and classical music writer Keith Shadwick on Classic FM
CD review programme. Just before Classic FM began he was responsible for early radio play of the best-selling recording (with soprano soloist Dawn Upshaw
) of Henryk Górecki
's Third Symphony
.
After presenting CD Masters on Radio 3 for several years (the other host was Jonathan Swain) he joined the Radio 3 Breakfast programme as a presenter in 2007 and alternates in this role with Sara Mohr-Pietsch
.
Rob Cowan is not to be confused with the music producer of the same name who is married to the actress Tracy-Ann Oberman
.
Employed by music publisher Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is a British music publisher purported to be the largest specialist classical music publisher in the world. Until 2003, it was also a major manufacturer of brass, string and wind musical instruments....
for nineteen years in various capacities, his first record review was published in 1967. He edited CD Review for four years from 1985 and became a co-presenter with jazz and classical music writer Keith Shadwick on Classic FM
Classic FM (UK)
Classic FM, one of the United Kingdom's three Independent National Radio stations, broadcasts classical music in a popular and accessible style.-Overview:...
CD review programme. Just before Classic FM began he was responsible for early radio play of the best-selling recording (with soprano soloist Dawn Upshaw
Dawn Upshaw
Dawn Upshaw is an American soprano described as "one of the most consequential performers of our time" by the Los Angeles Times. The recipient of several Grammy Awards and Edison Prize-winning discs, Upshaw is at home both in opera and art song, and in repertoire from Baroque to contemporary...
) of Henryk Górecki
Henryk Górecki
Henryk Mikołaj Górecki was a composer of contemporary classical music. He studied at the State Higher School of Music in Katowice between 1955 and 1960. In 1968, he joined the faculty and rose to provost before resigning in 1979. Górecki became a leading figure of the Polish avant-garde during...
's Third Symphony
Symphony No. 3 (Górecki)
The Symphony No. 3, Op. 36, also known as the Symphony of Sorrowful Songs , is a symphony in three movements composed by Henryk Górecki in Katowice, Poland, between October and December 1976. The work is indicative of the transition between Górecki's dissonant earlier manner and his more tonal...
.
After presenting CD Masters on Radio 3 for several years (the other host was Jonathan Swain) he joined the Radio 3 Breakfast programme as a presenter in 2007 and alternates in this role with Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch
Sara Mohr-Pietsch is a British music broadcaster who mainly works for BBC Radio 3.Mohr-Pietsch attended Newnham College, Cambridge, reading music from 1998-2001, and undertook an MA at Edinburgh University, subsequently becoming a tutor, a post she retained until 2006...
.
Rob Cowan is not to be confused with the music producer of the same name who is married to the actress Tracy-Ann Oberman
Tracy-Ann Oberman
Tracy-Ann Oberman is an English television, theatre and radio actress, known for her role as Chrissie Watts in the BBC soap opera Eastenders...
.