Lunchtime Concert: Julia Wallin piano recital

Music @ Wolfson
Date 26/01/2019 at 13.30 - 26/01/2019 at 14.30 Where Lee Hall

Selections from Melartin, Kuula and Sibelius.

Music @ Wolfson

Melartin
Regen
Barcarole
Salome's Dance

Kuula
Nocturno

Mutton Dance

Sibelius
Selection from op. 75 "The Trees"
Finlandia

About the Artist

Julia Wallin, London based Finnish pianist, has performed as a soloist and chamber musician across Europe, Scandinavia, US and UK and won prizes in several competitions such as Royal Academy of Music’s prestigious Wilfrid Parry competition and Poleeni Lied Piano Competition.

Wallin has performed as a concerto soloist with Gramophone awarded Sinfonia Lahti, Slaithwaite Philharmonic, Sigyn Sinfonietta etc. to great critical acclaim, 

and recently had the great honour to perform for world renowed Maestro Valery Gergiev with violinist Clara Jumi- Kang. Her festival performances include Joroinen Music Festival, Brighton Fringe and Aboa Nova to name but few. In Autumn 2017 Wallin performed at Kensington Palace to HRH Duchess of Cambridge. 

Julia Wallin has recorded her debut album together with eight time Grammy winner producer, Andreas Neubronner (his other artists include Murray Perahia, Zubin Mehta etc.). The album containing music by Sibelius, Chopin, Liszt, Rachmaninoff and Debussy, will be released in 2019.

Other highlights for the season 2018/2019 include invitation to perform as an Artist in Residence for Slaithwaite Philharmonic Orchestra performing several solo and chamber music concerts. As a devoted advocate of contemporary music Julia Wallin will give world premieres of several solo piano works from world’s leading composers such as Geoffrey Gordon (Philharmonia Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra, Munich Orchestra) and Benjamin Ellin (Royal Ballet, Phiharmonia Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, Shanghai Opera).

In UK one of her most important roles is promoting Nordic and especially Finnish piano music. Originally from Sibelius’ birth town, Hameenlinna, she will be performing several concerts of Finnish piano music in collaboration with SibeliusOne Foundation. 

Whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music, Julia was given the rare opportunity to study both as a soloist and a chamber musician. She was taught by one of the most distinguished exponents of Moscow School of piano playing, Tatyana Sarkissova, as well as Andrew West, one of the most successful chamber musicians in Europe.  She has further continued her studies with distinguished Professor Emeritus Christopher Elton (Royal Academy of Music) and Professor Matti Raekallio (Juilliard). 

Wallin has also taught piano at Kings College, University of London. Her students have obtained places to world’s leading conservatories such as Royal Academy of Music, Trinity Laban Conservatory (on a scholarship), Eastman and Lawrence Conservatories.  Julia Wallin performs regularly at Cambridge University, where she will be giving a masterclass later this coming season. Julia would like to acknowledge Finland’s Cultural Foundation for generously awarding a scholarship for her studies at the Royal Academy of Music.

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