Duncan Gifford

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Duncan George Gifford is an Australian-born concert pianist and teacher.

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Early life and education

Gifford was born in Sydney. He was educated at Newington College (1985–1990), [1] the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and in Russia at the Moscow Conservatory. [2]

Career

Performances and recordings

Gifford has performed with orchestras and in recitals throughout Europe, Russia, Japan, Australasia, and in the United States, where he gave his Carnegie Hall debut recital in 1999.

In 1993 he released his first CD featuring the music of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff. [3]

Teaching

From 1996 Gifford was based in Madrid, where he was professor of piano.[ citation needed ]

He has been a professor of piano at the Conservatory of Palma on the island of Majorca, Spain since 2006.[ when? ][ citation needed ]

Recognition and awards

Musica Viva described him as a "major artist of his generation". The Sydney Morning Herald described him as "a virtuosic and musically eloquent soloist". [4]

He was the recipient of a David Paul Landa Memorial Scholarship for Pianists sometime before 2004. [5]

Piano competitions

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.

YearNominee / workAwardResultRef.
1995 Debussy Preludes Books I & II Best Classical Album Nominated [7]

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References

  1. Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp72
  2. "Screen Australia". Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  3. "Australian Government – Culture and Recreation Portal". Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  4. "Musica Viva". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  5. "David Paul Landa Memorial Scholarship for Pianists". State of the Arts. 24 August 2004. Archived from the original on 6 April 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. "ABC Shop". Archived from the original on 13 August 2008. Retrieved 2 September 2008.
  7. ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.