GEORGE FRADLEY
Described by Julian Jacobson as “offering committed and personal playing”, George is a prize winner of the Eric Hodges Beethoven Prize and at the subsequent Beethoven Intercollegiate Competition, receiving a special commendation for his performance of Beethoven’s Piano Sonata Op. 109.George has performed in numerous Music Festivals such as the Penarth Chamber Music Festival, Abergavenny Chamber Music Series, and the ‘Russia17’ festival with his piano trio and duo partner performing works including Rachmaninoff’s first Piano Trio, ‘Elegiaque’ and the second Piano Suite for Two Pianos. At age 19, George gave his debut concerto performance, performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto with conductor Tianyi Liu.
He has performed in masterclasses given by eminent pianists including Jeremy Denk, Stephen Hough, and Yevgeny Sudbin.
George is also in demand as a song accompanist, regularly playing for lessons with Nuccia Focile. He has accompanied singers in the Kathleen Ferrier Competition, North London Competition, and the English Song Prize held at the Royal Academy of Music. He has accompanied masterclasses given by Angelika Kirchschlager, Toby Spence, and with Dame Sarah Connolly at Wigmore Hall.
George has recently completed his studies at the Royal Academy of Music having studied with pianists William Fong, Michael Dussek, Malcolm Martineau and Joseph Middleton, graduating with a recital diploma for an outstanding recital. Prior to his studies at the Royal Academy of Music, George was awarded the Mary Rees Scholarship to study at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama where he studied with Richard McMahon and also Benjamin Frith of the Gould Piano Trio.
His studies have been supported with awards from The Kathleen Trust, Split Infinitive, the Rosalie Inskip Trust, Christopher Ball and the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.
