Alexander Boyd
AGSM Premier Prix (distinction)
Concert pianist with more than 10yrs teaching experience, giving private lessons and master classes.
Also on the teaching staff at Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama and the University of Birmingham.
I am happy to teach all ages and levels.
£35 per hour.
ALEXANDER BOYD
Born in 1972 into a family of painters and writers Alexander Boyd is gaining an
increasing reputation as one of the leading pianists of his generation, particularly
for his interpretations of the works of Debussy and Chopin.
Alexander made his concerto debut in 1983 performing Mozart’s 1st Piano Concerto
with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Yerzy Maksimiuk.
International engagements soon followed including the Aldeburgh Festival, Banff
Centre for the Arts and the Yale Chamber Festival.
Much in demand for recital and chamber music appearances throughout Australia,
Europe, the US, Israel and the UK, and with recordings and broadcasts for ABC Radio
and BBC Radio and Television, forthcoming engagements this year in England include return performances at the Wigmore Hall(London), the Purcell Room and the Barber Concert Series in Birmingham.He will also be giving recitals in Ireland, Belgium and
Holland. 2008 will include an Australasian tour with his brother, cellist Nathaniel Boyd and the Navarra String Quartet
.
Alexander studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Paul Berkowitz
and James Gibb. After graduating in 1995 with distinction he continued
his studies in Israel with Pnina Salzman.
In addition to his performance schedule he is a lecturer at the University of Birmingham
and on the piano staff at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
His new CD of works by Chopin and Debussy will be released in 2008.
“ The four impromptus went by in a flash of brilliance. Truly breathtaking
virtuosity from this careful and intelligent performer” Sydney Morning Herald (2005)
“The audience was left applauding a superb recital which rewarded keen listening
and stillness. First class playing, a real artist.” The Independent (UK) (2005)
“ Beautifully controlled, lyrical playing, I was left marveling at his consistently
dazzling pianism” The Australian 2005
“Brilliantly assured playing of beautiful clarity, he brought interpretative
depth and poetic feeling to everything he played” Canberra Times 2004
“Phenomenal technique, Boyd’s wonderful array of colours and moods
uplifting the mind” Musical Opinion 2005
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