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Hailed by the critics as Monsieur 100,000 Volts, pianist Andreas Boyde's performances have electrified audiences worldwide. His recitals in renowned concert venues and appearances as soloist with such orchestras as the London Philharmonic Orchestra, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, the Prague Radio Orchestra, the Dresdner Philharmonie, the Zürich Kammerorchester, the Bamberger Symphoniker, the Hallé Orchestra Manchester, the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, the Dresden Sinfoniker, the London Mozart Players, the Berliner Sinfonieorchester and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra have secured Boyde's reputation as an esteemed performing artist.
Boyde has concertized internationally in Austria, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Great Britain, Holland, Israel, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Switzerland, Ukraine and USA. Venues where he has appeared to acclaim include Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Royal Festival Hall and Wigmore Hall London, Cologne Philharmonic Hall, Zürich Tonhalle, Munich Herkulessaal, Symphony Hall Birmingham, Berlin Konzerthaus, Munich Philharmonic Hall, Hamburg Musikhalle, Teatro Municipal Santiago de Chile, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Munich Prinzregenten Theatre and Pierpont Morgan Library New York.
Recently, Andreas Boyde concluded his recordings of Johannes Brahms' complete solo piano works produced by OehmsClassics, the repertoire now being performed in a cycle. Boyde's extensive CD recordings receive five star reviews from leading music magazines praising his interpretations "a stroke of genius" (Fono Forum, Germany). He enjoys a close association with German radio established by frequent broadcasts and productions.
The sought-after pianist's wide-ranging repertoire encompasses all major areas of the piano literature. Also committed to contemporary music he gave the European premiere of Paul Schoenfield's Piano Concerto Four Parables, as well as the first performance of John Pickard's Piano Concerto, which is dedicated to him. Boyde's musicological interests are demonstrated in his reconstruction of the 'Schubert' Variations by Robert Schumann, now published by Hofmeister Leipzig. It is a work that has enjoyed great international acclaim since its 2000 premiere in New York by Andreas Boyde at the Pierpont Morgan Library.
Born in Oschatz, Germany, Boyde studied with Christa Holzweißig and Amadeus Webersinke in Dresden and subsequently with James Gibb in London at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. His mentor and promoter Malcolm Frager also proved a major influence.
Andreas Boyde lives in London.
