FREE LIVE MUSIC SERIES - Dominic Downs piano recital
Schedule
Wed, 09 Apr, 2025 at 02:00 pm
UTC+01:00Location
CA3 8TZ Carlisle, United Kingdom | Carlisle, EN
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We look forward to welcoming Dominic Downs, Pianist, Composer and Conductor on Wednesday 9 April.While entry to our concerts is complimentary, we encourage contributions during the collection at the end of each performance to support both the talented artists and the Cathedral. Your generosity will help us continue to bring such enriching events to the community. We look forward to seeing you there!
Currently studying piano at the Royal Northern College of Music under Dr Murray McLachlan, Dominic is a prize-winning pianist and composer and experienced performer, who featured on BBC1 in October 2023, where he was described as, ‘an exceptional talent with a bright future ahead of him’.
In the Beginning:
As the youngest of seven children Dominic had to wait until almost 8 years old before his first piano lessons. His first public performance took place eight weeks later, when he performed his own nine variations on the nursery rhyme ‘Twinkle Twinkle Little Star’. He moved to Manchester in 2015, having gained a place at Chetham’s School of Music.
Developing as a musician:
At Chetham’s Dominic studied piano with Marie-Louise Taylor and Jonathan Middleton, jazz piano with Les Chisnell, and composition with Dr Jeremy Pike. In September 2023 Dominic was awarded a scholarship to Royal College of Music in London for composition, but took up a place piano at Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. Dominic has also studied with Kathron Sturrock (RCM), and has had lessons with Graham Scott, Joanna McGregor, Dina Parakhina and Alexandra Dariescou. As a pianist with ADHD Dominic works with the ADHD foundation to raise awareness of the condition through his performances. Dominic is preparing his first album with esteemed classical producer, Andrew Keener, anticipating a release date in Autumn 2025.
Awards and Prizes:
- EPTA 2024, Winner 18+ category Manchester
- RNCM ‘Under-represented composers’ Performance Prize (1st) (2023)
- Commissioned fanfare for the Duke of Edinburgh Awards, performed for the Royal Family in June 2022
- The Steele prize for composition (2022)
- Winner Chetham’s Carol Composition Competition 2016, 2018 and 2021
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Where is it happening?
CA3 8TZ Carlisle, United Kingdom, Carlisle, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
