Campbell, George

United Kingdom

Participated in 2022

Group B

Born on 2002-11-11, Warrington (United Kingdom).
Started to play piano at the age of 3 with Prof. Simon Bottomley.

Since 2014 till 2016 has studied at the Chetham’s School of Music (Manchester, England) with Prof. Masayuki Tayama.

Since 2017 till 2018 has studied at the Chetham’s School of Music (Manchester, England) with Prof. Graham Caskie.

Since 2018 till 2020 has studied at the Royal College of Music Junior Department (London) with Prof. Geoffrey Govier.

Received 2nd prize of IX International Competition for Young Pianists in Memory of Vladimir Horowitz (Kyiv, Ukraine), Group “Horowitz – Debut”, Category A, 2011.

Received Prizewinner of International Chopin Festival in Mazovia (Sochaczew, Poland), 2014.

Received Special Mention of Abingdon Music Festival Concerto Competition (Oxford, England), 2021.

FIRST ROUND

— J. S. Bach – Prelude and Fugue A flat Major WK II BWV 886

— F. Chopin – Study in C Major op. 10 no. 7

— J. Haydn – Sonata in C major Hob. XVI/50, 1st mov.

Second round

— J. Haydn – Sonata in C major Hob. XVI/50

— J. Brahms – Variations on a Theme of Paganini, book 2

— N. Kapustin – Concert Etude op. 40 no. 1

Third round

— The first movement of L. van Beethoven: Piano Concerto no. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 played with Oost-Nederlands Symfonierorkest, led by maestro Jeppe Moulijn