Programme

Rachmaninov – Suite from Violin Partita in E
Beethoven – Piano Sonata No 14 in C sharp minor
Prokofiev /Chiu – Lieutenant Kije Suite
Chopin – Polonaise Op 53 in A flat
Liszt – Rhapsodie espagnole

Dominic John Piano

Performer

Dominic John‘s artistry has won him several prizes, including First Prize in the 22nd Brant International Piano Competition, British Music Society Awards, R.C.M. Chappell Gold Medal, a Director’s Golden Jubilee Award at the R.C.M., Eastbourne Symphony Orchestra Young Soloist Competition as well as a laureate of the Corpus Christi, U.S.A. International Competition for Piano and Strings. Performances in the UK include the Wigmore Hall, St. John’s Smith Square, St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Purcell Room, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Fairfield Hall and the Barbican Hall. Overseas he has played in France, Holland, Poland, America, Korea and Japan. 

He studied at Chethams School of Music, the Royal Academy of Music and the Royal College of Music where he held the R.C.M. Society Junior Fellowship from 2004-2006. A versatile musician, Dominic is in demand as a soloist, member of various chamber ensembles and accompanist to a wide variety of singers and instrumentalists.

Concerto performances include Beethoven “Emperor”, Grieg, Liszt No.1, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Rachmaninov 3rd and Prokofiev 2nd.

Of particular note was a performance with Itzhak Perlman, performances of  Tchaikovsky Concerto and Saint-Saens “Carnival of the Animals” with the Osaka Philharmonic in Symphony Hall, Osaka.

In 2012 he participated in a fascinating JANET Arts Event at the RCM, using LOLA technology, to accompany a live instrumentalist in Edinburgh whilst being in the London studio. He recently founded the Munster Square Music Livelunchtime concert series in London and released his first album ‘Variations With Sound’. His second album, ‘Wild About Transcription’, was released in 2014 by Willowhayne Records and his latest album will be released in Spring 2017.

Dominic is an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music. He is on the faculty of Goldsmiths University and the Junior Department, Royal Academy of Music.