BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.1.7//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1509@poonamusic.com DTSTART:20200110T133000Z DTEND:20200110T133000Z DTSTAMP:20200105T183546Z URL:https://poonamusic.com/events/adam-heron-piano/ SUMMARY:Adam Heron\, piano DESCRIPTION:In a programme of Mozart: Sonata in Fmajor K 280\, Bach: Englis h Suite No. 2 in Aminor BWV 807\, Chopin: Nocturnes Op. 27\, Barcarolle Op . 60\, Isaac Albéniz: Iberia Book One\, Brahms: Four Pieces for Piano Op. 119\n\n“Every time I go to write\, something magical about the performa nce makes me stop and look straight back up.” (Jasper Dommett - Budleigh Music Festival review)\n\n​S​ince having won The Irish Heritage Music Award\, following a lauded performance at London’s Wigmore Hall\, Adam Heron has established himself as one of today’s leading young pianists.& nbsp\; He appeared on BBC Four Television as a Keyboard Category Finalist in ​BBC Young Musician 2018\, which was recorded in The Bradshaw Hall\, at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. \; Subsequently he has been inv ited to return to the BBC for numerous live performances on Radio 3 ​In Tune\, in addition to receiving a recording contract from the celebrated S panish record label\, ​KNS Classical ​.\n\nB​orn in Hong Kong in 199 9 of Nigerian-Filipino descent\, Adam was a chorister at Gloucester Cathed ral Choir​\, under the directorship of the English conductor Adrian Part ington. \; Later he was awarded a full scholarship\, courtesy of the U K Government’s ​Music and Dance Scheme\, to study with Hilary Coates a t Wells​ ​Cathedral​ ​School\, a specialist music school.​ Whils t a student at Wells\, he unanimously won First​ ​Prize​ ​at​ ​The​ ​Beethoven Piano Society of Europe’s prestigious ​Junior ​ Intercollegiate ​Beethoven Competition\, and gained the titles of​ Gloucestershire ​Young ​Musician ​2016 ​ ​and ​Taunton ​You ng ​Musician ​2016 . \; Furthermore\, he is a laureate of ​The Y oung ​​Pianist ​of ​the ​North ​International ​Piano Competi tion ​in​ ​Newcastle\, and most recently he won First Prize\, First Nominated at ​The International Piano Competition HRH Princess Lalla Mer yem\, which was held in Rabat\, Morocco. \; Owing to his recent succes s in Morocco\, Adam received a special prize from the Embassy of France in Rabat\, which was specifically awarded for the performance of French musi c.\n\nA​dam Heron frequently performs as a recitalist\, concerto soloist \, and chamber musician both in the UK and abroad\, and he has recently gi ven masterclasses in England and in The Caribbean. \; Overseas engagem ents include an exclusive appearance at the Residence of the ​British​ ​Ambassador​ ​in​ ​Kiev\,​ ​Ukraine\,​ ​a recital tour of his native Hong​ ​Kong​ ​with​ ​acclaimed​ cellist​ ​ Jamie Walton\, and further concerts in Ireland\, France\, Spain\, Greece\, Morocco\, The United States of America\, and The Cayman Islands. \; H e has performed​ ​at​ ​venues including Hampton Court Palace and T he Royal Albert Hall\, and he has been invited to play solo recitals at ma ny high-profile music festivals\, such as The Cayman Arts Festival\, ​Th e Cheltenham Music Festival \, and ​The Aegean Arts International Festiv al . \; Moreover\, he was invited to return to The Cheltenham Music Fe stival in 2017 for a special concerto performance with the renowned Chinek e! Orchestra\, which was founded by Chi-chi Nwanoku OBE. \; Further re cent concerto collaborations include performances alongside David Curtis\, Glyn Oxley\, and the American conductor Jonathon Heyward.\n\nI​n additi on to classical music\, Adam has a career which has led him to perform alo ngside popular contemporary figures such as the respected Canadian singer- songwriter\, Bryan Adams. \; In 2018\, Adam was invited to perform for The Bryan Adams Foundation\, which is a charitable organisation dedicated to the advancement of education for those from disadvantaged backgrounds.  \; Later that year\, he also performed for the British rapper and sin ger\, Stormzy\, at a launch concert with the Chineke! Foundation.\n\nA​d am has received​ ​masterclasses​ ​from ​many ​eminent​ piani sts\,​ ​including ​Stephen​ ​Hough\,​ Paul Lewis\, Anne Queff élec\, ​John​ ​Lill\,​ ​and Imogen​ ​Cooper. ​ Generously supported by the Talent Unlimited Foundation\, he studies with Christophe r Elton at the Royal Academy of Music in London\, where is the holder of t he full-fees Hargreaves and Ball Scholarship.\n\n \;“Throughout his performance\, Adam showed great understanding and love of the music he pla yed and his technical mastery allowed him to convey this to his listeners. ” (Elaine Gould - Edinburgh Society of Musicians)\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://poonamusic.com/pms_wp/wp-content/uploads /2019/11/Adam-Heron-thumbnail.jpg CATEGORIES:Piano recitals LOCATION:Mazda Hall\, Sardar Dastur Hoshang Boys High School\, Pune\, India GEO:18.5198845;73.87824479999995 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Sardar Dastur Hoshang Boys High School\, Pune\, India;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Mazda Hall:geo:18.51 98845,73.87824479999995 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR