Ariel Lanyi (born 10 October 1997) is an Israeli classical

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Biography

Ariel Lanyi was born in

Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...

. He studied piano at the Conservatory of the

Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance ( he, האקדמיה למוסיקה ולמחול בירושלים), is a school for the music and the performing arts in Jerusalem. It is located on the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusa ...

with Lea Agmon and Yuval Cohen, as well as violin, composition, conducting, and jazz. He started performing as a pianist at age 5, played with an orchestra for the first time at age 6, started regular appearances on live broadcasts on Israel Radio at age 8, and was featured in several documentaries, including the ITV documentary Superhuman Genius. He subsequently studied piano at the

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in London with Hamish Milne and Ian Fountain. In addition, he received tuition from eminent artists such as

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, Robert Levin,

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, Leif Ove Andsnes, as well as the late

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and Leon Fleisher. In 2021, Lanyi won third prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition, and was a finalist at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition. In the same year, he was a prize winner at the inaugural Young Classical Artists Trust (London) and

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(New York) International Auditions. In addition to giving recitals in multiple countries, he has played with orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and has collaborated with conductors such as Trevor Pinnock,

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, Peter Whelan, and Yi-An Xu. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with eminent artists such as Charles Neidich, Torleif Thedéen,

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, and has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival. Lanyi received critical acclaim for performances of Haydn,

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, Schubert and Bartók. Lanyi resides in

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Recordings

*Romantic Profiles: Schumann, Carnival Scenes from Vienna Op. 26; Liszt,

Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H Fantasie und Fuge über das Thema B-A-C-H (also in the first version known as ''Präludium und Fuge über das Motiv B-A-C-H''), title in English: ''Fantasy and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H'') ( S.260i/ii st/2nd version S.529i/ii iano arrangement o ...

S. 260; Brahms, Seven Fantasies for Piano, Op. 116; Janáček, Piano Sonata. Lyte Records, 2012 (LR015). * Schubert: Moments Musicaux D. 780 and Piano Sonata, D. 850.

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, 2021 (CKD 663).

References

External links

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Biographical sketch at YCAT

Interview with Ariel Lanyi at Cross-Eyed Pianist (2015)

Interview with Ariel Lanyi by Damian Thompson in The Spectator (2019).

Interview with Ariel Lanyi at Cross-Eyed Pianist (2022)
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