Jayson Gillham Releases A New Album On ABC Classics

Jayson Gillham Releases A New Album On ABC Classics

Young Australian pianist Jayson Gillham presents his third album on ABC Classics, featuring the music of two Russian friends and piano virtuosi: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No.2 – one of the most enduring pieces of classical music – and the rarely performed Piano Concerto No.1 by Nikolai Medtner, written just 15 years later. For these recordings,…

Gillham, Ashkenazy And SSO In New ABC Digital Release

Gillham, Ashkenazy And SSO In New ABC Digital Release

On a new digital recording released last week, pianist Jayson Gillham plays Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy. Recorded during a live performance in the Concert Hall of the Sydney Opera House in October 2016, it was Gillham’s debut with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, and came as part of a…

Chamber Works, Solos Or Concertos? Pianist Jayson Gillham Takes His Pick

Chamber Works, Solos Or Concertos? Pianist Jayson Gillham Takes His Pick

Deborah Humble interviews London based Australian pianist and winner of the 2014 Montreal International Musical Competition ahead of his debut album launch and Australian tour.  Australian concert pianist Jayson Gillham is the perfect example of a quiet achiever. Described by one English critic as possessing “a calm, unshowy keyboard style” these adjectives could equally be…