BIOGRAPHY

Andreas Boyde was born in Oschatz, Germany. He studied with Christa Holzweißig and Amadeus Webersinke in Dresden and subsequently with James Gibb in London. His mentor and promoter Malcolm Frager also proved a major influence. This sought-after pianist performs regularly in the great concert venues throughout the world and appears as soloist with such renowned orchestras as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Radio Orchestra, the Zürcher Kammerorchester, the Bamberger Symphoniker, the Hallé Orchestra Manchester, the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and the Berliner Sinfonieorchester. Andreas Boyde’s wide-ranging repertoire encompasses all major areas of the piano literature. As well as his current focus on the complete piano works by Johannes Brahms, he is also committed to contemporary music, having given the European premiere of Paul Schoenfield’s Piano Concerto Four Parables as well as the first performance of John Pickard’s Piano Concerto, which is dedicated to him. Andreas Boyde’s reconstruction of the ‘Schubert’ Variations by Robert Schumann, now published by Hofmeister Leipzig, reveals his interest in musicological issues. Since its premiere in New York the work has enjoyed great acclaim. He has recorded numerous CDs and made many recordings for both radio and television. Andreas Boyde lives in London.

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