Andreas Boyde (born 13 November 1967) is a German

pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

Biography

Boyde was born in Oschatz, Bezirk Leipzig. He has appeared in recital as well as soloist with orchestras such as the

London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is a British orchestra based in London. One of five permanent symphony orchestras in London, the LPO was founded by the conductors Thomas Beecham, Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a riv ...

, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, the

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, the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, the Zurich Chamber Orchestra, the Bamberger Symphoniker, the Hallé Orchestra Manchester, the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, the Dresdner Sinfoniker, the

London Mozart Players London Mozart Players (LMP) are a British chamber orchestra founded in 1949. LMP are the longest-established chamber orchestra in the United Kingdom. Since 1989, the orchestra has been Resident Orchestra at Fairfield Halls, Croydon. History Begin ...

, the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, the Miami Symphony Orchestra, the Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, the Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra and the Berliner Sinfonie Orchester. The Brandenburgisches Staatsorchester Frankfurt (Oder) appointed Andreas Boyde Artist in Residence for the season 2018/19. The pianist completed a Brahms cycle on CD for OehmsClassics in co-production with

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(German radio). Boyde has participated in several international music festivals including the Beethovenfest Bonn, Prague Autumn and La Roque d’Anthéron Piano Festival. He enjoys a close association with German radio established by frequent broadcast recordings and productions. The pianist gave the European première 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. Boyde’s reconstruction of the ‘Schubert’ Variations by

Robert Schumann Robert Schumann (; ; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and music critic of the early Romantic music, Romantic era. He composed in all the main musical genres of the time, writing for solo piano, voice and piano, chamber ...

, now published by Hofmeister Leipzig, reveals his interest in musicological issues and was premièred in

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. Boyde studied with Christa Holzweißig and Amadeus Webersinke in Dresden and subsequently with James Gibb at the

Guildhall School of Music and Drama The Guildhall School of Music and Drama is a music school, music and drama school located in the City of London, England. Established in 1880, the school offers undergraduate and postgraduate training in all aspects of classical music and jazz al ...

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. His mentor and promoter Malcolm Frager also proved a major influence. In addition to his many recordings for European radio and television, Boyde’s discography includes works by Brahms, Schumann,

Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer during the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music made a lasting impression internationally. Tchaikovsky wrote some of the most popular ...

, Dvořák, Mussorgsky,

Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...

, Scriabin and Schoenfield.

Awards

* 2012: Entry in the Book of Honour of his hometown Oschatz * 2023: Gellert Arts Award

Discography

*OehmsClassics: **

Johannes Brahms Johannes Brahms (; ; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, virtuoso pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period (music), Romantic period. His music is noted for its rhythmic vitality and freer treatment of dissonance, oft ...

: The Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 1 CD OC 584 **

: The Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 2 CD OC 585 **

: The Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 3 CD OC 586 **

: The Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 4 CD OC 743 **

: The Complete Works for Solo Piano, Vol. 5 CD OC 744 *Athene-Minerva Records: **

: Schumann Recital Düsseldorf CD ATHCD8 ** Peter I. Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 2 in G, Op. 44 CD ATHCD16 **

Modest Mussorgsky Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (; ; ; – ) was a Russian composer, one of the group known as "The Five (composers), The Five." He was an innovator of Music of Russia, Russian music in the Romantic music, Romantic period and strove to achieve a ...

Maurice Ravel Joseph Maurice Ravel (7 March 1875 – 28 December 1937) was a French composer, pianist and conductor. He is often associated with Impressionism in music, Impressionism along with his elder contemporary Claude Debussy, although both composer ...

: Pictures & Reflections CD ATHCD17 **

Antonín Dvořák Antonín Leopold Dvořák ( ; ; 8September 18411May 1904) was a Czech composer. He frequently employed rhythms and other aspects of the folk music of Moravia and his native Bohemia, following the Romantic-era nationalist example of his predec ...

, Paul Schoenfield: Piano Concertos CD ATHCD21 **

: Variations CD ATHCD23 *Dreyer Gaido: **

Alexander Scriabin Alexander Nikolayevich Scriabin, scientific transliteration: ''Aleksandr Nikolaevič Skrjabin''; also transliterated variously as Skriabin, Skryabin, and (in French) Scriabine. The composer himselused the French spelling "Scriabine" which was a ...

: Prométhée, Op. 60 CD 21035

References

External links

Official site

Official YouTube
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