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SUMMARY:Rhys Concessao\, piano
DESCRIPTION:In a programme of Taneyev: Prelude and Fugue Op. 29\, Chopin: N
 octurne in C minor Op. 27 No.1\, Chopin: Nocturne in D Flat Major Op. 27 N
 o. 2\, Scherzo No. 1 Op. 20 in B minor\, Schumann: Novelette Op. 21 No. 8 
 and Sonata No. 2 in G minor Op. 22\nRhys Concessao emerged on the concert 
 stage at the age of eight making a striking debut at London’s Purcell Ro
 om. Since that early appearance\, he has developed an international career
  marked by musical intensity and a natural affinity for the concert platfo
 rm performing across the United Kingdom\, Europe\, the United States\, Ind
 ia and Russia.\nHis artistry has brought him to many of the world’s lead
 ing halls\, including Carnegie Hall in New York\, the Barbican Centre in L
 ondon\, Teatr Polski in Warsaw\, The Great Hall in Moscow\, The Hermitage\
 , Winter Palace in St Petersburg\, Strelka Festival in Nizhny Novogrod and
  the National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai. Equally at home as
  a concerto soloist\, he has appeared with orchestras in the UK and abroad
  such as the Ealing Symphony Orchestra\, Reading Symphony Orchestra\, Purc
 ell Symphony Orchestra collaborating with conductors such as John Gibbons\
 , Stefan Hofkes\, and Jos Zegers. Highlights include a concert tour across
  Germany with the Bundespolizei Orchester München in support of UNICEF’
 s Schools for Africa initiative as well as performances throughout Germany
  and Russia. In the UK his musical development was further shaped through 
 touring the country’s major stages with the National Youth Orchestra of 
 Great Britain.\nFrom an early age Rhys has been recognised for his excepti
 onal promise. He is a prizewinner at numerous international competitions i
 ncluding First Prize at the Evangelia Tjiarri International Piano Competit
 ion\, the American Protégé International Piano and Strings Competition a
 nd the Reading Symphony Orchestra Young Musicians Competition. He has also
  been awarded the ‘Most Distinguished Pianist’ prize at the IBLA Grand
  Prize in Sicily and received Third Prize at the Windsor International Pia
 no Competition. In 2017\, at age 14 he became the youngest recipient of th
 e Times Network Global NRI of the Year Award leading to high-profile perfo
 rmances.\nAlongside his performing career\, Rhys is deeply committed to sh
 aring music with wider audiences. As a Music Ambassador for the Lang Lang 
 International Music Foundation he has performed alongside Lang Lang and ta
 ken part in several international initiatives. He has been featured with L
 ang Lang in the global launch of the Piano Book project. He is also an amb
 assador for the Leeds International Piano Competition and has been feature
 d in broadcasts on Classic FM and Medici TV. Most recently\, he was invite
 d as a Young Artist to the 2025 PianoTexas International Festival in colla
 boration with the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.\nRhys is a 
 graduate of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory where he studied with the 
 renowned pianist and pedagogue Eliso Virsaladze. His earlier studies were 
 shaped at The Purcell School and the Royal Academy of Music\, Junior Depar
 tment where he was an Elton John Scholar. He has further refined his artis
 try in masterclasses with eminent musicians including Lang Lang\, Dmitri A
 lexeev\, Rena Shereshevskaya\, Tatiana Zelikman and Epifanio Comis among o
 thers.\n&nbsp\;
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CATEGORIES:Piano recitals
LOCATION:Mazda Hall\, Dastur Primary School\, 2 Lt. Col. Tarapore Road\, Op
 p. Ladies Club\, Pune Camp\, \, Pune\, Maharashtra\, 411001\, India
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