Andrew Tyson

Andrew Tyson (piano)

Leeds International Piano Competition in association with the School of Music at the University of Leeds, is delighted to welcome Andrew Tyson back to the UK. Having taken both the fifth prize and the new Terence Judd-Hallé Orchestra Prize at the 2012 competition he has gone on to perform worldwide and is fast cementing his reputation as a distinctive and important new musical voice.

Andrew made his orchestral debut at the age of 15 with the Guilford Symphony and later earned his Master’s degree and Artist Diploma at The Juilliard School with Robert McDonald. There, he won the Gina Bachauer Piano Competition and received the Arthur Rubinstein Prize in Piano. His recital appearances include the Buffalo Chamber Music Society, Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, Musiekzentrum de Bijloke Gent, Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, and the University of Georgia. He has appeared as a soloist with
the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Alice Tully Hall, the National Orchestra of Belgium, the Orchestre Royal de Chambre de Wallonie, the Colorado Symphony, and the Hallé Orchestra and performed at international festivals including “Art November” in Moscow, the Brussels Piano Festival, the Paul Klee Zentrum in Switzerland, the Filharmonia Narodowa in Poland, the Sintra Festival in Portugal, and the Festival Cultural de Mayo in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Do join us for what promises to be a fantastic afternoon filled with a stunning programme of music.

Programme:

Chopin - Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 45
Dutilleux - Three Preludes
Mozart - Sonata No. 15 in F Major, K. 533
Chopin - Mazurka, Op. 59, No. 1
Chopin - Scherzo No. 4 in E major, Op. 54

Clothworkers Centenary Concert Hall, School of Music, University of Leeds

Tickets: £15 / £5 under 25