Piano Teachers Giving Piano Lessons in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales

Alexander Boyd AGSM (Dist) Premier Prix (dist)



Very experienced teacher of all age groups and standards.

Alexander is passionate about teaching and is on the piano staff at the Guildhall School of Music
and Drama and is a lecturer at the University of Birmingham.

£40 1hr (adults)
£35 1hr (children)



ALEXANDER BOYD

Born in 1972 Alexander is regarded as one of Australia's leading pianists, with a busy

career as both soloist and chamber musician. Since making his concerto debut in 1983

performing Mozart's 1st Piano Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra

conducted by Yerzy Maksimiuk, Alexander has performed at many of the major concert

halls of the world, and recorded on numerous occasions for ABC Radio and BBC Radio

and Television. He has also appeared at many international festivals such as Aldeburgh,

Banff (Canada), Montepulciano (Italy), Tanglewood (USA) and Yale (USA).

In recent years Alexander has given recitals in England, Ireland, Scotland, Belgium,

New Zealand, Australia and the USA. In 2009/10 he toured Australia with his brother,

cellist Nathaniel Boyd and the Navarra String Quartet, appearing at the prestigous

Huntingdon Festival and other venues throughout the country in partnership with Musica Viva

and ABC Radio.

2010/11 brings further performances throughout the UK including the Conway Hall, Wigmore

Hall, Purcell Room and St Johns Smith Sq in London, and the Barber Series in Birmingham

amongst others. He will also be returning to Australia for a nationwide series of concerts in early

2012.

Alexander studied studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama with Paul Berkowitz and

James Gibb and after graduating with distinction in 1995 continued his studies in Israel with

Alexander Volkov and Pnina Salzman. He has also worked with many other musicians such as

Stephen Kovacevich, Murray Perahia, Claude Frank and Menahem Pressler.

He has also recorded works by

Chopin and Debussy.