Ayaan Deshpande, piano
In a programme of Mozart: Piano Sonata No. 16 in C major, K. 545, Chopin: Nocturne Op. 9, No. 2 and Nocturne No. 20, Op. posth; Ayaan Deshpande: Sonata in G major, 1st movement; Debussy: Children’s Corner Suite (complete)
Ayaan Deshpande was born on 27th December 2013 in Tokyo. His family moved to Mumbai in December 2015.
At 5, Ayaan along with his friends, started learning Indian classical singing with one of his friends’ father, where he showed his natural ability and love for music. In August 2020 during the COVID lockdown, Ayaan began learning to play the piano keyboard on his own with the help of online video tutorials and apps. Looking at his rapid progress and passion for music, his parents enrolled him in the special music education programme at the SOI Music Academy at NCPA, Mumbai, where he has been learning the piano under the loving guidance of Miss Aida Bisengalieva since May 2021.
As Ayaan learned to play different forms of piano music, he was inspired to compose his own music in these styles. He has composed a Sonata, a waltz, a nocturne and a few other pieces.
In November 2021, Ayaan gave his first public performance. He played the second movement of Mozart’s piano concerto 21 with the SOI Chamber Orchestra under the direction of maestro Marat Bisengaliev at the Tata Theatre, NCPA and was received by a standing ovation. Since then, he has performed at the Little Theatre NCPA in December 2021, CSMVS Mumbai in March 2022 and Tata Theatre NCPA in April 2022. On 31st July 2022, Ayaan gave his first solo piano recital on the Jamshed Bhabha Theatre stage performing the works of Mozart, Chopin, Debussy along with one of his own compositions.
