Aussie pianist wins big in Montreal

Aussie pianist wins big in Montreal

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norman lebrecht

June 05, 2014

Jayson Gillham, 27, has taken first prize at the Montreal International Music Competition with a finals performance of the Beethoven G major concerto.

 

jayson gillham

l-to-r: Annika Treutler (3rd), Gillham, Charles Richard-Hamelin (2nd)

Comments

  • Malcolm James says:

    Is Charles Richard-Hamelin any relation to Marc-Andre Hamelin?

    • FIFDLER ON THE REEF says:

      I am watching his performance in the preliminary round of the 2015 Chopin competition & the same question also arose in my mind.

  • DES_Toronto says:

    The only clue I could find was a comment on Youtube which asked, “Do you find it inconvenient to be a pianist named ”Hamelin”? It sounds like the writer believes the two are not related.

  • Wilson Laidlaw says:

    He is a nephew of Marc-André Hamelin – See M-A H’s website. Now two great pianists called Hamelin – double lucky.

  • Amir Kessner says:

    According to Charles Richard-Hamelin himself, they are not related.
    Besides, the hyphenation is different: Marc-Andre Hamelin vs. Charles Richard-Hamelin

    https://www.facebook.com/charlesrhamelin/photos/a.786121988199932.1073741829.785094778302653/1074256599386468/?type=3&theater

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