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Born in Singapore in 1956, Melvyn Tan lives in London, his home since he
arrived at an early age to study at the Yehudi Menuhin School and Royal College of Music.
Tan has built a formidable international reputation as a versatile keyboard player.
His collaboration with Sir Roger Norrington produced a number of landmark recordings and performances, including the Beethoven and Mozart Piano Concertos for EMI, and a European tour with the London Classical Players on
Beethoven’s very own 1817 ‘Broadwood’ piano. Passionate about the French repertoire and an expert in the Classical and pre-Romantic periods, he has won critical acclaim for his complete cycles of the Beethoven Concertos and Sonatas, Mozart Sonatas, Debussy Préludes and Chopin Préludes.
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A well-travelled musician, his visits have frequently brought him to world
class venues including London’s Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall, New
York’s Lincoln Centre, Vienna’s Konzerthaus and Musikverein, Amsterdam’s
Concertgebouw and festivals such as Salzburg, Edinburgh and Spitalfields.
Chamber music and Lieder, from Haydn to Messiaen, hold an important place
in Tan’s repertoire. Some of his current partners include cellists Guy
Johnston and Steven Isserlis (with whom he has recorded the complete
Mendelssohn works for cello), the Skampa Quartet, and pianist Ronald
Brautigam.
More info www.melvyntan.com
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