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'''Lara Melda |
'''Lara Melda''' formerly Ömeroğlu (born 1994 in [[London]], United Kingdom) won the BBC Young Musician 2010 competition at the age of sixteen, performing Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.2 in the final round, with Vasily Petrenko and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Cardiff. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Melda was born in London to Turkish parents. Her sister, Melis, inspired her to start learning to play the [[piano]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=BBC|title=BBC Young Musician of the Year: Past Winners|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/sites/content/pages/past_winners.shtml|accessdate=28 February 2011}}</ref> In 2010, Melda was the winner of [[BBC Young Musician of the Year]]; she received a £2,000 cash prize and a trophy, specially designed by Swansea jewellery designer Mari Thomas.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=BBC|title=Lara Ömeroğlu wins BBC Young Musician 2010|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/youngmusician/sites/news/pages/100517.shtml|accessdate=28 February 2011}}</ref> Melda is a pupil at the [[Purcell School]] and the [[Royal College of Music]] Junior Department, studying with Professor Ian Jones. Melda began piano lessons with Emily Jeffrey at the age of six. |
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During the 2011/12 season Lara Melda performed Mozart Concerto K466 with the Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon at Kings Place in London and with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Grant Llewellyn in Cardiff. Other orchestras Melda has performed with include the Sinfonia of Leeds, Watford Philharmonic, and the Maidstone, Aylesbury, Royal Tunbridge Wells and Worthing Symphony Orchestras. |
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Lara Melda performs regularly in Turkey and made her concerto debut at the International Music Festival in Istanbul in June 2011, playing the Grieg Concerto with the Borusan Philharmonic. She has also been presented by the 'Istanbul Recitals' piano series and further recitals this season included the Antalya Piano Festival and Bogazici University. |
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Previous London concerto engagements have included Mozart with the English Chamber Orchestra at Cadogan Hall and the Grieg Concerto with the English Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square. She has also performed at Les Sommets Musicaux in Gstaad (Switzerland) and at the Wigmore Hall in London. In 2009 Lara was a finalist in the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar, Germany. |
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Revision as of 20:12, 18 February 2012
Lara Melda formerly Ömeroğlu (born 1994 in London, United Kingdom) won the BBC Young Musician 2010 competition at the age of sixteen, performing Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No.2 in the final round, with Vasily Petrenko and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales in Cardiff.
Biography
Melda was born in London to Turkish parents. Her sister, Melis, inspired her to start learning to play the piano.[1] In 2010, Melda was the winner of BBC Young Musician of the Year; she received a £2,000 cash prize and a trophy, specially designed by Swansea jewellery designer Mari Thomas.[2] Melda is a pupil at the Purcell School and the Royal College of Music Junior Department, studying with Professor Ian Jones. Melda began piano lessons with Emily Jeffrey at the age of six.
During the 2011/12 season Lara Melda performed Mozart Concerto K466 with the Aurora Orchestra and Nicholas Collon at Kings Place in London and with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and Grant Llewellyn in Cardiff. Other orchestras Melda has performed with include the Sinfonia of Leeds, Watford Philharmonic, and the Maidstone, Aylesbury, Royal Tunbridge Wells and Worthing Symphony Orchestras.
Lara Melda performs regularly in Turkey and made her concerto debut at the International Music Festival in Istanbul in June 2011, playing the Grieg Concerto with the Borusan Philharmonic. She has also been presented by the 'Istanbul Recitals' piano series and further recitals this season included the Antalya Piano Festival and Bogazici University.
Previous London concerto engagements have included Mozart with the English Chamber Orchestra at Cadogan Hall and the Grieg Concerto with the English Sinfonia at St John’s Smith Square. She has also performed at Les Sommets Musicaux in Gstaad (Switzerland) and at the Wigmore Hall in London. In 2009 Lara was a finalist in the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Weimar, Germany.
References
- ^ "BBC Young Musician of the Year: Past Winners". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
- ^ "Lara Ömeroğlu wins BBC Young Musician 2010". BBC. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
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