In a programme of Rameau: from Pièces de Clavecin (RCT 2) ‘Le Rappel des Oiseaux’; Beethoven: Sonata in E major Op. 14 No. 1; Chopin: Andante spianato et grande polonaise brillante Op. 22, Grande Waltz Brillante Op. 18 (Waltz in E flat major) and Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker Op. 71 (arr. Pletnev)
Neville Bharucha started piano lessons with his father when he was 4 and was soon composing short pieces. Neville began performing across India at the age of 10, with the support of Bangalore School of Music. He is the recipient of numerous music awards: the Capt. Alvares Trophy for Excellence, Peter Coelho Memorial Award for Music, Fewkes Memorial Trophy for Outstanding Musician, to name a few. At 16, he earned his Associate Diploma (ATCL) from The Trinity College, London with distinction. In December 2010, Neville performed in Houston with the World Zoroastrian Symphony Orchestra conducted by Farobag Cooper. He placed first at the CON BRIO All India Piano Competition held in Mumbai in July 2011. Neville continued his piano studies in Bangalore with Belarusian concert pianist Natallia Kapylova while pursuing his undergraduate degree at St. Joseph’s College of Commerce, Bangalore and also obtained his Licentiate Diploma from The Trinity College, London (LTCL) in 2011.
In November 2014, Neville earned his Master’s Degree in Music Performance, with Distinction, from The University of Southampton, England, where he studied under renowned pianist and composer, David Owen Norris. In 2015, he also earned his second Master’s Degree in Composition for Moving Images at City University, London, which marked his venture into the world of film composition and music production. Neville has given solo recitals in the United States for The Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York. He completed his US tour with a performance of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto, with the World Zoroastrian Symphony Orchestra, under conductor Adil Mehta. In February and June 2015, he performed Saint-Saens’ 2nd Piano concerto with the Southampton Sinfonietta Orchestra. He is the winner of the 24th Ennio Porrino International Piano Competition held in Cagliari, Italy in Nov 2015. In February 2016, he was awarded the Kerr Memorial Prize for Outstanding Musicianship at the Royal Overseas League Competition, London. He is also the 3rd prize winner of the RecChange Film Scoring Competition 2020. In 2022, he won the 4th Prize at the Oticons Faculty Film scoring Competition.
Steinway and Sons have endorsed him as a “Young Steinway Artist” and he is a recipient of the Elfrun – Gabriel Stipendium 2017 – 2018. He has now also successfully completed his Meisterklassenexam (Concert Diploma) degree at The Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Leipzig, Germany. Neville now lives and works in Hamburg as a concert pianist and music producer. He also has a keen interest in aviation and is a glider pilot.
