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Thomas Kelly

All prize winners
EMCY Prize
2017
Nationality: British
Instrument: Piano
Date of birth 1998/11/05
Promoted by EMCY, EuroRadio Youth Contest 2018

Thomas Kelly was born in 1998 in Bromley and studied at the Purcell School for 2 years from 2015. He was being taught by Andrew Ball since this time, including now at the Royal College of Music.

Since arriving at the Purcell School, Thomas was fortunate enough to play in a variety of venues including the Fazioli Hall in Sacile, St Martin In the Fields and the Wigmore Hall twice.
After winning the school concerto prize, he performed the Brahms 2nd Concerto in the Cadogan Hall with Moritz Gnann conducting in March 2018. In August 2017, he participated in the Pianale International Piano Competition in Germany where he won the EMCY prize, senior jury prize and the privilege to a recital in Bayreuth in July 2018.

If you are interested in working with Thomas, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.

Repertoire

Solo

J. S. Bach, Italian Concerto B.W.V.971
J. S. Bach, Preludes And Fugues (selectively from WTC Books 1 and 2)
J. S. Bach, Toccata in G minor B.W.V.915
J. S. Bach, Toccata in C minor B.W.V.911
M. Balakirev, “Islamei”
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.1 (Op.2, No.1)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.6 (Op.10, No.2)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.8 (Op.13)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.9 (Op.14, No.1)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.13 (Op.27, No.1)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.14 (Op.27, No.2)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.21 (Op.53)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.23 (Op.57)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.24 (Op.78)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.27 (Op.90)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.30 (Op.109)
L. Van Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.32 (Op.11)
L. Van Beethoven, 6 Bagatelles (Op.126)
L. Van Beethoven, 7 Bagatelles (Op.33)
L. Van Beethoven, 11 Bagatelles (Op.119)
L. Van Beethoven, Rondo a capriccio (Op.129)
L. Van Beethoven, Rondo in C Major (Op.51, No.1)
L. Van Beethoven, 32 Variations in C minor (Op. 80)
J. Brahms, 2 Rhapsodies (Op.79)
J. Brahms, Theme and Variations in D minor (Op.18)
J. Brahms, 11 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major (Op.21, No.1)
F. Busoni, Elegy BV249 No.4 “Turandots Frauengemach”
F. Chopin, Ballade No.1 (Op.23)
F. Chopin, Ballade No.3 (Op.47)
F. Chopin, Ballade No.4 (Op.52)
F. Chopin, Barcarolle (Op.60)
F. Chopin, Etudes (Op.10, selectively)
F. Chopin, Etudes (Op.25, selectively)
F. Chopin, Fantasie, Impromptu (Op.66)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in B flat minor (Op.9, No.1)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in B Major (Op.32, No.1)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in C sharp minor (Op.27, No.1)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in D flat Major (Op.27, No.2)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in E flat Major (Op.9, No.2)
F. Chopin, Nocturne in F minor (Op.55, No.1)
F. Chopin, Polonaise in A Major (Op.40, No.1)
F. Chopin, Polonaise in C sharp minor (Op.40, No.2)
F. Chopin, Polonaise No.6 (Op.53)
F. Chopin, Prelude (Op.45)
F. Chopin, Waltz in C sharp minor (Op.64, No.2)
F. Chopin, Waltz in D flat Major (Op.64, No.1)
F. Chopin, Waltz in E flat Major (Op.18)
C. Debussy, L’isle Joyeuse
C. Debussy, Danse “Tarantelle Styrienne”
J. Haydn, Sonata in E minor XVI/34
J. Haydn, Sonata in D Major XVI/51
J. Haydn, Sonata in G minor XVI/44
J. Hummel, Rondo in E flat Major (Op.11)
J. Hummel, Sonata in E flat Major (Op.13)
F. Liszt, Grande Etude in E flat Major S.137 No.7
F. Liszt, Grande Etude de Paganini S.141 No.2 “Capriccio”
F. Liszt, “Apres une lecture de Dante”
F. Liszt, “Tarantella” from Venezia e Napoli
F. Liszt, “Les Jeux d’eau a la Villa d’Este”
F. Liszt, Mephisto Waltz No.1
F. Liszt, Polonaise melancholique in C minor
F. Liszt, Rhapsodie Espagnol
R. Wagner and F. Liszt, Tannhauser Overture
R. Wagner and F. Liszt, “Spinning Song” from The Flying Dutchman
R. Wagner and F. Liszt, “Ballade” from the Flying Dutchman
R. Wagner and F. Liszt, Am Stillen Herd
F. Mendelssohn, Scherzo a Capriccio in F sharp minor
F. Mendelssohn, Rondo Capriccioso (Op.14)
F. Mendelssohn, Song Without Words selectively
F. Mendelssohn and S. Rachmaninoff – Scherzo from “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”
W. A. Mozart, Piano Sonata in A minor K.310
W. A. Mozart, Piano Sonata in B flat Major K.570
W. A. Mozart, Prelude and Fugue in C Major
S. Prokofiev, 4 Etudes for Piano (Op.2)
S. Prokofiev, Toccata (Op.11)
S. Rachmaninoff, Piano Sonata No.2 (revised version)
M. Ravel, Jeux d’eau
A. Rubinstein, Valse, Caprice
J. Reubke, Piano Sonata
D. Scarlatti, Selected Sonatas
P. De Schlozer, Etude (Op.2, No.1)
F. Schubert, Wanderer Fantasy D760
F. Schubert, Impromptu D899 No.3 in G flat Major
F. Schubert, Impromptu D899 No.4 in A flat Major
F. Schubert, Impromptu D935 No.1 in F minor
R. Schumann, Toccata in C Major (Op.7)
A. Scriabin, Etude (Op.8, No.12)
A. Scriabin, Etude (Op.42, No.5)
A. Scriabin, Vers La Flamme (Op.72)
S. Taneyev, Prelude and Fugue in G Sharp Minor (Op.29)

Chamber music

L. Van Beethoven, Violin Sonata No.7 (Op.30, No.2)
L. Van Beethoven, Violin Sonata No.8 (Op.30, No.3)
L. Van Beethoven, Violin Sonata No.10 (Op.96)
J. Brahms, Clarinet Trio (Op.114)
C. Franck, Violin Sonata
F. Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No.1 (Op.49)
F. Mendelssohn, Piano Trio No.2 (Op. 66)
M. Ravel, Violin Sonata No.2 in G Major
F. Schubert, “Grand Duo” Sonata in A Major D574
F. Schubert, “The Shepherd On The Rock” D965

With orchestra

J. Brahms, Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat Major (Op.83)
C. Franck, Symphonic Variations
W. A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No.17 in G Major K453
W. A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No.24 in C minor K491
S. Rachmaninoff, Piano Concerto No.1 in F Sharp minor (Op.1)

Video

Thomas Kelly plays Chopin: Nocturne in D flat Op 27 no 2

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