Swedish pianist Edward Ahlbeck Glader (b.2007) began his piano studies at the age of four in Stockholm. He is currently studying at the Hochschule für Musik Basel in Switzerland with renowned professor Claudio Martínez Mehner. In 2026, Edward was awarded 1st prize in the Swedish Polstjärnepriset, where he performed Prokofiev’s Second Piano Concerto with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra in the final round. The jury commented ”Edward Ahlbeck Glader unites musical maturity with sincere playing and a passionate expression. His generous musicianship and strong charisma always feels spontaneous and his interpretation is created in the moment.”
Highlights from 2025 include performances at the Verbier Festival, where Edward was selected for the Soloist Programme, the Helsingborg Piano Festival, the Gothenburg Piano Festival as well as Beethoven’s Hammerklavier Sonata at the Lev Natochenny Piano Festival in Bad Homburg, Germany. In 2024, Edward made his orchestral debut playing Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto with the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, and his German solo recital debut at Sasel-Haus Hamburg.
This June, he is set to represent Sweden at Eurovision Young Musicians in Yerevan, Armenia, making him the first Swedish pianist to do so in a decade. Edward is also a prizewinner of competitions such as the Steinway & Sons Nordic Junior Piano Competition, MozArte International Junior Piano Competition, Euregio Young Piano Award, Gothenburg International Piano Competition and the PIANALE International Piano Competition & Festival.
Edward has received guidance from esteemed pianists and pedagogues such as Leif Ove Andsnes, Kirill Gerstein, Alexander Melnikov, Akiko Ebi, Zlata Chochieva, Kevin Kenner, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Ilya Gringolts, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Rena Shereshevskaya, Minsoo Sohn and Yulianna Avdeeva.
If you are interested in working with Edward Ahlbeck Glader, please get in touch with the EMCY Office.
Solo
J. S. Bach, Partita No. 2 in C minor (BWV 826)
J. S. Bach, Selections from Preludes and fugues (WTK I, II)
J. S. Bach, Chaconne in D minor (BWV 1004) [arr. F. Busoni]
L. v. Beethoven, Sonata No. 29 in B-flat major ”Hammerklavier” (Op. 106)
J. Brahms, 3 Intermezzi (Op. 117)
J. Brahms, Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Händel (Op. 24)
F. Chopin, Ballade No. 4 in F minor (Op. 52)
F. Chopin, 24 Préludes (Op. 28)
F. Chopin, Études Op. 10 (selection)
F. Chopin, Études Op. 25 (selection)
F. Chopin, Polonaise in A-flat major (Op. 53)
F. Chopin, Polonaise in C-sharp minor (Op. 26 No. 1)
F. Chopin Nocturne in B major (Op. 62 No. 1)
F. Chopin, Fantasie-Impromptu (Op. 66)
F. Chopin, Impromptu (Op. 29 No. 1)
C. Debussy, Images I (L. 110)
J. Haydn, Fantasia in C major (Hob. XVII:4)
J. Haydn, Sonata No. 50 in D major (Hob. XVI:37)
J. Haydn, Sonata No. 53 in E minor (Hob. XVI:34)
F. Liszt, Après une Lecture du Dante: Fantasia quasi Sonata
F. Liszt/R. Schumann, Widmung (Liebeslied)
F. Liszt, Études d’exécution transcendante: No. 8 ”Wilde Jagd”, No. 12 ”Chasse-neige”
F. Liszt, Années de Pèlerinage, Premiere Année: Suisse (selection)
F. Liszt, Années de Pèlerinage, Troisième Année (selection)
W. A. Mozart, Sonata No. 11 in A major (K. 331)
W. A. Mozart, Sonata No. 13 in B-flat major (K. 333)
W. A. Mozart, Sonata No. 14 in C minor (K. 457)
W. A. Mozart, Fantasy in D minor (K. 397)
S. Prokofiev, Sonata No. 7 in B-flat major (Op. 83)
S. Prokofiev, Selection from Vision fugitives (Op. 22)
M. Ravel, La Valse (M. 72)
F. Schubert, Sonata in C major ”Reliquie” (D. 840)
R. Schumann, Sonata No. 2 in G minor (Op. 22)
R. Schumann, Three Romances (Op. 28)
R. Schumann, Toccata in C major (Op. 7)
A. Scriabin, Sonata No. 5 (Op. 53)
A. Scriabin, Étude in D-sharp minor (Op. 8 No. 12)
W. Stenhammar, Three Fantasies (Op. 11)
P. Vasks, Cycle for piano
Chamber music
A. Beach, Piano Quintet (Op. 67)
L. v. Beethoven, Piano Trio in C minor (Op. 1 No. 3)
L. v. Beethoven, Piano Trio in B-flat major ”Archduke” (Op. 97)
L. v. Beethoven, Violin Sonata No. 1 in D major (Op. 12 No. 1)
J. Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor (Op. 25)
J. Brahms, Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor (Op. 60)
J. Brahms, Sonata for 2 pianos (Op. 34b)
J. Brahms, Selection from Hungarian dances for 4 hands
J. Brahms, Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor (Op. 38)
C. Debussy, 6 Épigraphes antiques for piano 4 hands
A. Dvořák, Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor ”Dumky” (Op. 90)
S. Rachmaninov, 2 Pieces for 6 Hands
M. Ravel, Piano Trio in A minor (M. 67)
M. Ravel: Ma mère l’Oye for piano 4 hands
C. Schumann, Piano Trio in G minor (Op. 17)
R. Schumann, Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor (Op. 63)
R. Schumann, Piano Quintet in E-flat major (Op. 44)
D. Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 1 in C minor (Op. 8)
D. Shostakovich, Piano Trio No. 2 in E minor (Op. 67)
D. Shostakovich, Piano Quintet in G minor (Op. 57)
I. Stravinsky, Suite from L’Histoire du Soldat for clarinet, violin and piano
D. Milhaud, Suite for violin, clarinet and piano (Op. 157b)
W. A. Mozart, Piano Quartet in G minor (K. 478)
W. A. Mozart: Sonata for piano, 4 hands in F major (K. 497)
With orchestra
L. v. Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major (Op. 19)
L. v. Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor (Op. 37)
J. Haydn, Keyboard Concerto No. 11 in D major (Hob. XVIII:11)
F. Liszt, Piano Concerto No. 2 in A major (S. 125)
W. A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 9 in E-flat major ”Jeunehomme” (K. 271)
W. A. Mozart, Piano Concerto No. 23 in A major (K. 488)
S. Prokofiev, Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor (Op. 16)
P. I. Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor (Op. 23)
