Luke Jones

United Kingdom
Category
Concorrenti ammessi
About This Project

Luke Jones

United Kingdom

24 y.o.

withdrawn

 

Musical Education

  • Private Study – Andrew Wilde 2003-2005
  • Chethams’ School of Music – 2006-2013 (Principal Tutor – Murray McLachlan)
  • Conservatorio di Musica Lorenzo Perosi – 2013-2015 (Principal Tutor – Carlo Grante)
  • Royal Northern College of Music 2015- (Principal Tutors – Frank Wibaut (2015-2017) Dina Parakhina (2017-)
  • MMus at RNCM from September 2019 under the tutelage of Dina Parakhina – Awarded an ABRSM Scholarship

 

Awards

  • 3rd Prize EPTA National Piano Competition (2010)
  • 3rd Prize Manchester International Concerto Competition (2011)
  • 1st Prize Roma International Piano Competition Sezione A (2011)
  • 1st Prize Aci Bertoncelj International Piano Competition (2012)
  • Instrumental Blue-Riband Award – National Eisteddfod of Wales (2013)
  • RNCM Chopin Prize (2016)
  • RNCM Concerto Competition Award (2018)
  • 2nd Prize and Mompou Prize – Maria Canals International Piano Competition (2018)
  • 1st Prize Bromsgrove International Musicians Competition (2018)
  • 3rd Prize Euregio Piano Award (2018)

 

Notable Performances (past and upcoming)

  • Beethoven Concerto No.3 (RNCM Concert Hall, Manchester Camerata)
  • Dora Stoutzker Hall (RWCMD, Cardiff)
  • Barber Institute (Birmingham)
  • Eaton Square Chapel Concerts (London)
  • Pump Room (Bath)
  • Wienersaal (Salzburg)
  • Torre del Canyamel (Mallorca)
  • Palau de la Musica Catalana (Barcelona)
  • Jardí dels Tarongers (Barcelona)
  • Philharmonie Luxembourg – Salle de Musique de Chambre (Luxembourg)
  • Salle Cortot (Paris)
  • St. George’s Hall (Bristol)
  • Bradshaw Hall (Birmingham)
  • St .David’s Hall (Cardiff, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rhapsody in Blue)
  • Venue Cymru (Llandudno, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Rhapsody in Blue)
  • Bridgewater Hall (Manchester, Ravel Left Hand Concerto, RNCM Symphony Orchestra)
  • Bridgewater Hall (Solo Recital for Manchester Midday Concerts Society due 2019/2020)
  • Three Choirs Festival
  • Bradshaw Hall (Beethoven’s 3rd Concerto with Orchestra of the Swan)

 

Envisaged programme

 

First round

J.S.  Bach: The Well-Tempered Clavier, Prelude and Fugue in C Major No. 1 BWV 846

L. van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53

 

Second round

F. Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52

S. Prokofiev: Piano Sonata No. 8 in B flat  major, Op. 84

 

Semifinal

F. Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 31

C. Debussy: Images, Book 1, L 111

F. Chopin: 12 Études, Op. 10

 

Final

L. van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37