A huge success at last year’s Deal Festival with his barnstorming performance of Stravinsky’s Firebird, Thomas Kelly is one of the most outstanding pianists to emerge in recent years. A prize winner at the 2021 Leeds International Piano Competition, he is a former student of the Purcell School, and is now studying at the Royal College of Music.

Scarlatti Sonatas K27 and K455
Schumann Kinderszenen
Rachmaninov Sonata No 1

‘Still only 23, this British player gave an exceptional recital at the Deal Music and Arts festival, an annual July fortnight rich with high-quality music making’ Fiona Maddocks, Observer

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