Ashan Pillai ( born 1 December 1969 in

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. He was educated as a music and academic scholar at

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, Los Angeles, the

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, New York City. His principal teachers were John White, and distinguished American pedagogues and former students of William Primrose, Donald McInnes and

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. Between 1994 and 1998 he won several prizes at international and national competitions including the Tertis and Rome International Competitions, the

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and

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Competitions in London and Artists International in New York. These successes led to acclaimed debuts in London's

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and

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(1997–1999), New York's Carnegie Hall and festivals throughout the world including

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Tanglewood Tanglewood is a music venue in the towns of Lenox and Stockbridge in the Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts. It has been the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937. Tanglewood is also home to three music schools: the ...

, Banff, Ravinia,

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, Casals (

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, France and

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), and

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. He has premiered works (many dedicated to him) by noted Spanish composers

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Leonardo Balada Leonardo Balada Ibáñez (born September 22, 1933) is a Catalan American classical composer, who is noted for his operas and orchestral works. Life Balada was born in Barcelona, Spain. After studying piano at the Conservatori Superior de Mús ...

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and others, and also works by

Krzysztof Penderecki Krzysztof Eugeniusz Penderecki (; 23 November 1933 – 29 March 2020) was a Polish composer and conductor. His best known works include ''Threnody to the Victims of Hiroshima'', Symphony No. 3, his '' St Luke Passion'', '' Polish Requiem'', ' ...

Wolfgang Rihm Wolfgang Rihm (born 13 March 1952) is a German composer and academic teacher. He is musical director of the Institute of New Music and Media at the University of Music Karlsruhe and has been composer in residence at the Lucerne Festival and the Sa ...

and

Gavin Bryars Richard Gavin Bryars (; born 16 January 1943) is an English composer and double bassist. He has worked in jazz, free improvisation, minimalism, historicism, avant-garde, and experimental music. Early life and career Born on 16 January 1943 in ...

. Pillai has performed as soloist under the batons of

Christian Zacharias Christian Zacharias (born 27 April 1950 in Jamshedpur) is a German pianist and conductor. Music career Zacharias studied piano with Irene Slavin and Vlado Perlemuter in Paris. He won second prize at both the Geneva Competition in 1969 and the Va ...

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, Andrew Parrott, Christopher Hogwood, Robert King and

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, with the

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, Gulbenkian,

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, Andorran and

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s, as well as I Musici, London and New York, several Spanish orchestras and collaborated with the likes of

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, the Kreutzer and Brodsky Quartets, and the

Ensemble Modern Ensemble Modern is an international ensemble dedicated to performing and promoting the music of modern composers. Formed in 1980, the group is based in Frankfurt, Germany, and made up variously of about twenty members from numerous countries. Hi ...

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. He was assistant principal violist in the

English Chamber Orchestra The English Chamber Orchestra (ECO) is a British chamber orchestra based in London. The full orchestra regularly plays concerts at Cadogan Hall, and their ensemble performs at Wigmore Hall. The orchestra regularly tours in the UK and internationall ...

(1995–2000), co-founding member of the Mobius Ensemble (London 1997–2006), violist in the Zukerman Chamber Players (New York/Ottawa 2004–2010), violist in the Trio Cervello (Barcelona 2016– ) with pianist Enrique Bagaria and clarinetist Josep Fuster, and principal violist with the Barcelona Symphony Orchestra (2000–2018). Pillai is Professor of Viola at

Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya The Catalonia College of Music ( ca, Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, ESMUC; ) is a music school in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The school is located at L'Auditori, a performing arts center inaugurated in 1999 which also houses three conc ...

( ESMUC) (from 2001), the Conservatori Superior del Liceu in Barcelona (from 2008) the Alfonso X El Sabio University in Madrid (from 2012). In 2014, he was appointed chair of viola and chamber music in Música en Compostela, the historic music festival which specializes in Spanish music. In 2020, Pillai was appointed Artist in Residence and Visiting Professor at the Royal Academy of Music, London. The same institution appointed him Professor in 2021. As a recording artist, Pillai has recorded widely for

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, ASV, Altara, Verso,

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, Bel, Columna, RTVE (Spanish Radio and Television), the BBC and Oehms Classics. His recordings include sonatas by

Brahms Johannes Brahms (; 7 May 1833 – 3 April 1897) was a German composer, pianist, and conductor of the mid-Romantic period. Born in Hamburg into a Lutheran family, he spent much of his professional life in Vienna. He is sometimes grouped with ...

, Bax,

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, Felipe de los Rios, Juan Oliver Astorga,

Mendelssohn Jakob Ludwig Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (3 February 18094 November 1847), born and widely known as Felix Mendelssohn, was a German composer, pianist, organist and conductor of the early Romantic period. Mendelssohn's compositions include sym ...

, Naumann, Glinka,

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, and concerti by Hoffmeister, Mozart, Leonardo Balada and Josep Soler. Among Pillai's notable recordings are ''The Viola Sonatas from the Royal Palace in Madrid'', ''The Virtuoso Viola in Spain'', the ''Hoffmeister Works for Viola'', and the string quintets recorded with Zukerman. Pillai edited the ''12 Estudios o caprichos de mediana dificultad'' (12 Studies or Capriccios of Medium Difficulty) for viola solo (1881) by José María Beltrán Fernández (1827–1907), published by Clivis Publications.Clivis Publications: ''12 Studies or Capriccios of Medium Difficulty'' by José María Beltrán Fernández
/ref> In 2016 he edited the first edition of the 11 sonatas from the Royal Palace in Madrid (1770-1819) for Boileau Publications and released the first recording of this monumental collection of works for viola. He has also edited the Sonata en Re by Tomas Lestan ( 1884) for Edition Piles.

Discography

;Viola * ''The First Viola Romantics''; Ashan Pillai (viola); Juan Carlos Cornelles (piano); Nîbius NIBI 131 (2018) :: Mikhail Glinka (1804–1857) – Sonata in D minor for viola and piano (1825–1828); unfinished; completed by

Vadim Borisovsky Vadim Vasilyevich Borisovsky (russian: Вадим Васильевич Борисовский; January 20, 1900 – July 2, 1972) was a Soviet and Russian violist. Biography Born in Moscow, Borisovsky entered Moscow Conservatory in 1917 studying ...

:: Felix Mendelssohn (1809–1847) – Sonata in C minor for viola and piano, MWV Q 14 (1823–1824) ::

Ernst Naumann Carl Ernst Naumann (15 August 183215 December 1910) was a German organist, composer, conductor, editor, arranger and musicologist. He is best known now as an arranger and editor of the music of J.S. Bach, Mozart and Mendelssohn. He was a frie ...

(1832–1910) – Sonata in G minor for viola and piano, Op. 1 (1854) * '' Reinecke: Música of Cámara para clarinete, viola y piano'' (Reinecke: Chamber Music for Clarinet, Viola and Piano); Trio Cervelló; Josep Fuster (clarinet); Ashan Pillai (viola); Enrique Bagaria (piano); Columna Música 1CM0373 (2017) :: ''Phantasiestücke'' (Fantasy Pieces) for viola and piano, Op. 43 (1857) :: Trio in A major for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 264 (1903) * ''The Virtuoso Viola in Spain (1880–1910)''; Ashan Pillai (viola); Juan Carlos Cornelles (piano); Nîbius NIBI 127 (2017) :: Tomás Lestán (1827–1908) – Sonata for viola and piano (1884) :: Manuel Sancho (1870?–1931) – ''Solo en Re'' (Solo in D) for viola and piano (1908) ::

Conrado del Campo Conrado del Campo y Zabaleta (28 October 1878 – 17 March 1953) was a Spanish composer, violinist and pedagogue. Career Del Campo was born in Madrid and became professor at the Real Conservatorio de Música in Madrid in 1915, where he was an ...

– ''Pequeña pieza'' for viola and piano, Op. 6 (1906) :: José María Beltrán (1827–1907) – ''12 Caprichos'' for viola solo (1881) * ''

Schumann Robert Schumann (; 8 June 181029 July 1856) was a German composer, pianist, and influential music critic. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest composers of the Romantic era. Schumann left the study of law, intending to pursue a career a ...

: Música of Cámara para clarinete, viola y piano'' (Schumann: Chamber Music for Clarinet, Viola and Piano); Trio Cervelló; Josep Fuster (clarinet); Ashan Pillai (viola); Enrique Bagaria (piano); Columna Música 1CM0357 (2016) :: ''Adagio and Allegro'' for viola and piano, Op. 70 (1849) :: '' Märchenbilder'' for viola and piano, Op. 113 (1851) :: '' Märchenerzählungen'' for clarinet, viola and piano, Op. 132 (1853) * '' The Royal Palace in Madrid: Eleven Viola Sonatas (1778–1818)''; Ashan Pillai (viola); Juan Carlos Cornelles (piano); Nîbius NIBI 122 (2016) :: Juan Balado (?–1832) – Sonata in A major (1818) ::

Gaetano Brunetti Gaetano Brunetti or Cayetano Brunetti (1744 in Fano – 16 December 1798 near Madrid) was a prolific Italian born composer active in Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (maz ...

– Sonata in D major (1789) :: Felipe de los Ríos (1745–1801) – 3 Sonatas (1778–1781) ::

José Lidón José Lidón, or Josef Lidón, or José Lidón Blázquez, born in Béjar, Salamanca on June 2, 1748, died in Madrid on February 11, 1827, was a Spanish composer, organist and conductor. Career Lidón entered the Royal Chapel of Madrid as an altar b ...

– Sonata in D minor (1806) ::

Juan Oliver y Astorga Juan Oliver y Astorga (1733–1830) was a Spanish composer. Oliver y Astorga spent several successful years in London before returning to Spain to take up a post as violinist in the Capilla Real, Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most p ...

– 5 Sonatas (1803–1807) *

– ''Concerto for Viola and Wind Ensemble'' (2009–2010); Ashan Pillai (viola); Carnegie Mellon Wind Ensemble; Naxos 8.573064 (2015) * ''Brahms: The Viola Sonatas / Herzogenberg: Three Legends''; Ashan Pillai (viola); Juan Carlos Cornelles (piano); Verso VRS 2157 (2015) :: Johannes Brahms – Sonata No. 1 in F minor for viola and piano, Op. 120 No. 1 (1894) :: Johannes Brahms – Sonata No. 2 in E major for viola and piano, Op. 120 No. 2 (1894) ::

Heinrich von Herzogenberg Heinrich Picot de Peccaduc, Freiherr von Herzogenberg (10 June 1843 – 9 October 1900) was an Austrian composer and conductor descended from a French aristocratic family. He was born in Graz and was educated at a Jesuit school in Feldkirch ...

– 3 Legenden (3 Legends) for viola and piano, Op. 62 (1889) * ''Sonatas Españolas para Viola y Piano'' (Spanish Sonatas for Viola and Piano); Ashan Pillai (viola); Juan Carlos Cornelles (piano); Verso VRS 2149 (2013) ::

– ''Romanza'' in F major for viola and piano, Op. 5 (1901) ::

– Sonata ''"Cantares del mío Cid"'' for viola and piano, Op. 62 (1962) ::

Roberto Gerhard Robert Gerhard i Ottenwaelder (; 25 September 1896 – 5 January 1970) was a Spanish Catalan composer and musical scholar and writer, generally known outside Catalonia as Roberto Gerhard.Malcolm MacDonald. 'Gerhard, Roberto' in ''Grove Music Onl ...

– Sonata for viola and piano (1948) ::

Jordi Cervelló Jordi Cervelló i Garriga (18 October 1935 – 2 September 2022) was a Catalan composer. Cervelló was born in Barcelona on 18 October 1935. He studied violin with Joan Massià and composition with Josep M. Roma. Later he went to Rome, Milan, Si ...

– ''Tertis Sonata'' for viola and piano (2012) *

Josep Soler i Sardà Josep Soler i Sardà (25 March 1935 – 9 October 2022) was a Catalonian/Spanish composer, writer, music theorist, and one of the main Catalan members of the Generación del 51. Life and career Soler i Sardà was born in Vilafranca del Penedè ...

– ''Poema de Vilafranca'' for viola, oboe, English horn, organ and chamber orchestra (1995); Ashan Pillai (viola),

(conductor),

Barcelona Symphony and Catalonia National Orchestra The Barcelona Symphony Orchestra and National Orchestra of Catalonia ( ca, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona i Nacional de Catalunya, OBC; ) is a symphony orchestra based in Barcelona, Spain. Since April 1999, the Orchestra has had its headquarter ...

; Edicions Albert Moraleda 0220 (2010) * ''20th Century Catalan Composers, Volume 6: Viola Works''; Ashan Pillai (viola); Columna Música 1CM0207 (2010) ::

Joaquim Homs Joaquim Homs i Oller (; 21 or 22 August 1906 – 9 September 2003) was a Spanish composer. Homs was born in Barcelona, and studied cello until 1922. Afterwards, he self-educated himself in composition before studying on-and-off from 1931 t ...

– ''2 Monòlegs'' (2 Monologues) for viola solo (1979–1980); ''Seqüència'' for viola solo (1982) ::

– Sonata for viola solo (1990) :: Francesc Taverna-Bech – ''Cicle'' for viola solo, Op. 39 (1978) ::

– ''Llegenda'' for viola solo (2000); ''Souvenir'' for viola solo (2000) :: Benet Casablancas – ''Peça... De música d'un ballet'' for viola solo (1980) * ''Només les flors: Catalan Works for Viola and Piano''; Ashan Pillai (viola), Albert Giménez (piano); Columna Música 1CM0238 (2009) ::

Ricard Lamote de Grignon Ricard Lamote de Grignon i Ribas (; 25 September 1899 – 5 February 1962) was a Catalan Spanish composer and orchestral conductor. Ricard Lamote de Grignon was born and died in Barcelona. He was the only son of the composer Joan Lamote de Gri ...

– ''Scherzino'' for viola and piano (1943) ::

Salvador Brotons Salvador Brotons (born 1959 in Barcelona) is a Catalan composer, conductor, and flautist. Early life In the year of 1967, Salvador Brotons attended the Barcelona Conservatory of Music where he received titles in his three areas of studies, whic ...

– Sonata for viola and piano, Op. 28 (1982) ::

Xavier Montsalvatge Xavier Montsalvatge i Bassols (; 11 March 1912 – 7 May 2002) was a Spanish composer and music critic. He was one of the most influential music figures in Catalan music during the latter half of the 20th century. Biography Life Montsalvatge w ...

– ''Pregària a Santiago'' for viola and piano (1999) :: Narcís Bonet – ''Sonatina d'estiu'' (Summer Sonatina) for viola and piano (1952) ::

Federico Mompou Frederic Mompou Dencausse (; alternatively Federico Mompou; 16 April 189330 June 1987) was a Spanish and Catalan composer and pianist. He is remembered for his solo piano music and songs. Life Early years Mompou was born in Barcelona to the ...

– ''Damunt de tu, només les flors''; ''Pastoral''; ''Llueve sobre el río''; ''Aureana do sil''; ''Rosa del camí''; ''Cortina de fullatge''; ''Incertitud''; ''Neu'' :: ''El cant dels ocells'' (''Song of the Birds'', Catalan traditional melody) * ''Kalliwoda and Schubert''; Ashan Pillai (viola),

Michael Endres Michael Endres (born 1961) is a German pianist. He was professor for piano from 1993 to 2004 at the Hochschule fuer Musik in Cologne, until 2009 at the Hochschule Hanns Eisler in Berlin—since autumn 2009 at the University of Canterbury i ...

(piano); Oehms Classics, OC591 (2007) ::

Franz Schubert Franz Peter Schubert (; 31 January 179719 November 1828) was an Austrian composer of the late Classical and early Romantic eras. Despite his short lifetime, Schubert left behind a vast ''oeuvre'', including more than 600 secular vocal wo ...

– '' "Arpeggione" Sonata'' in A minor for viola and piano, D.821 :: Johann Wenzel Kalliwoda – ''Six Nocturnes'' for viola and piano, Op.186 :: Franz Schubert – ''5 Songs from "

Schwanengesang ''Schwanengesang ( Swan Song)'', 957, is a collection of 14 songs written by Franz Schubert at the end of his life and published posthumously: # Liebesbotschaft (text: Ludwig Rellstab) # Kriegers Ahnung (Rellstab) # Frühlingssehnsucht (Rells ...

"'', D.957 (arranged for viola and piano) * Heitor Villa-Lobos – ''Duo for Violin and Viola'' (1946); Ashan Pillai (viola), Philippe Honoré (violin); Naxos (2006) *

Franz Anton Hoffmeister Franz Anton Hoffmeister (12 May 1754 – 9 February 1812) was an Austrian composer and History of music publishing, music publisher. Early years Franz Anton Hoffmeister was born in Rottenburg am Neckar (Further Austria) on 12 May 1754. At ...

– ''Complete Works for Viola''; Ashan Pillai (viola),

Gulbenkian Orchestra The Gulbenkian Orchestra ( pt, Orquestra Gulbenkian) is a Portuguese symphony orchestra based in Lisbon. The orchestra primarily gives concerts at the ''Grande Auditório'' (Grand Auditorium) of the Gulbenkian Foundation. The orchestra, which was f ...

, Christopher Hogwood (conductor); Oehms Classics, OC334 (2004) :: Concerto in B major for viola and orchestra :: Concerto in D major for viola and orchestra :: ''12 Studies'' for solo viola *

– ''Sonata "Moments musicals"'' for viola and piano (1952); Ashan Pillai (viola), Albert Attenelle (piano); ASV Living Era (2004) * Claude Debussy – '' Sonata for Flute, Viola and Harp''; Ashan Pillai (viola),

Lorna McGhee Lorna McGhee (born 1972) is a Scottish flutist and teacher, currently serving as Principal Flute of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra since 2012. In addition, she is an Artist Lecturer in Flute at Carnegie Mellon University. Past positions include ...

(flute), Alison Nicholls (harp); EMI 73162 (2003) * ''Morceaux intimes''; Ashan Pillai (viola), Alison Nicholls (harp),

(flute); Meridian (2002) :: Camille Saint-Saëns – ''Le cygne'' (The Swan), from ''The Carnival of the Animals'' (transcription for viola and piano) :: Claude Debussy – '' Beau soir'' (transcription for viola and piano) :: Maurice Ravel – ''

Pavane pour une infante défunte ''Pavane pour une infante défunte'' (''Pavane for a Dead Princess'') is a work for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, written in 1899 while the French composer was studying at the Conservatoire de Paris under Gabriel Fauré. Ravel published an orche ...

'' (transcription for viola and piano) :: Maurice Ravel – ''Pièce en forme de habanera'' :: Gabriel Fauré – '' Après un rêve'', Op. 7 (transcription for viola and piano) *

Arnold Bax Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral musi ...

– ''Fantasy Sonata'' for viola and harp (1927); Ashan Pillai (viola), Alison Nicholls (harp); Naxos 8554507 (2000) ;Chamber music * Zukerman Chamber Players, Mozart and Dvořák Quintets; Altara ALT1025 (2007) * Zukerman Chamber Players, Mozart and Brahms Quintets; Altara ALT1011 (2005) ::

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

– String Quintet in C major, K.515 :: Johannes Brahms – String Quintet No.2 in G major, Op.111 *

Herbert Howells Herbert Norman Howells (17 October 1892 – 23 February 1983) was an English composer, organist, and teacher, most famous for his large output of Anglican church music. Life Background and early education Howells was born in Lydney, Gloucest ...

: Chamber Music; Mobius; Naxos 8557188 (2005) :: ''Rhapsodic Quintet'' for clarinet and string quartet, Op.31 (1919) *

Jean Françaix Jean René Désiré Françaix (; 23 May 1912, in Le Mans – 25 September 1997, in Paris) was a French neoclassical composer, pianist, and orchestrator, known for his prolific output and vibrant style. Life Françaix's natural gifts were encour ...

– Three Quintets; Mobius; ASV Digital CD DCA 1090 (2000) :: Quintet for clarinet and string quartet (1977) :: Quintet No.1 for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (1934) :: Quintet No.2 for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp (1989) * Heitor Villa-Lobos – Chamber Music; Mobius; Naxos 8557765 (2006) :: Quintet for flute, violin, viola, cello and harp, W 538 (1957) :: Duo for violin and viola, W 463 (1946)

Editions

Music scores edited by Pillai * José María Beltrán: ''12 Caprichos per a Viola'', Clivis Publications, ISMN 979-0-3502-1055-6 * ''Sonatas para viola de la Real Capilla (1778–1818)'' series: :: Felipe de los Ríos: ''3 Sonatas'', Editorial de Música Boileau, ISMN 979-0-3503-3705-5 :: Gaetano Brunetti: ''Sonata en Re Mayor (1789)'', Editorial de Música Boileau, ISMN 979-0-3053-3706-2 :: Juan Oliver y Astorga: ''5 Sonatas'', Editorial de Música Boileau, ISMN 979-0-3503-3707-9 :: José Lidón: ''Sonata en Re Menor (1806)'', Editorial de Música Boileau, ISMN 979-0-3503-3708-6 :: Juan Balado: ''Sonata en La Mayor (1818)'', Editorial de Música Boileau, ISMN 979-0-3503-3709-3 :: Manuel Sancho: ''Solo en Re Mayor (1908)'', Editorial de Música Boileau, ISMN 979-0-3503-3824-3 *Tomás Lestán; ''Sonata para Viola'', Piles Editorial, PIL1783, ISMN 979-0-3505-1147-9

References

External links

Official website

Ashan Pillai at the Royal Academy of Music, London

Ashan Pillai at Música en Compostela

Ashan Pillai at the Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya (Catalonia College of Music)

Ashan Pillai: Life with Sebastian
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pillai, Ashan 1969 births Living people British classical violists Alumni of the Royal Academy of Music Juilliard School alumni British people of Sri Lankan Tamil descent Alfonso X El Sabio University faculty