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| Melvyn Tan |
| GEN |
| Born | |
| Singapore | |
| Studies | |
| London | |
| Highlights | |
| Groundbreaking Beethoven recordings (EMI') | Song recitals with A. Kirchschläger, A.S. Otter, O.Bär, A. Auger | complete cycles Beethoven, Schubert, Mozart worldwide | |
| Distinction | |
| Fellow of the Royal College of Music, London | |
| Recordings | |
| Virgin Classics, EMI, Deutsche Grammophon, RCA Victor, Harmonia Mundi, BBC, Deux-Elles | |
| Short bio | |
| Having established an international reputation for his performances on the fortepiano, Melvyn Tan made the decision to return publicly to the modern piano in 1995. 2006/7 saw appearances in a wide repertoire ranging from Mozart to Messiaen across Europe including France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Spain and Sweden. Last year Melvyn celebrated his 50th birthday, an occasion marked by concerto appearances with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, a recital at Wigmore Hall, collaborations with cellist Steven Isserlis, violist Tabea Zimmerman and pianist Ronald Brautigam, and a major international recital series including the complete Mozart Sonata cycle. In early 2008 Melvyn tours Australia with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. ‘Tan’s crystalline technique was absolutely in keeping with the spirit of Schumann: mixing poetry and virtuosity throughout, he ensured that the final pages were unusually fresh and alive.’ The Sunday Telegraph, April 06 Born in Singapore and resident in the UK since 1978, Melvyn began his studies at the Yehudi Menuhin School, where his teachers included Vlado Perlemuter, Nadia Boulanger and Marcel Ciampi. At London’s Royal College of Music he studied piano with Angus Morrison and harpsichord with Ruth Dyson before progressing to the fortepiano. Melvyn has given complete cycles of the Beethoven Sonatas, Debussy and Chopin Preludes, in New York, Tokyo and London, and has performed at leading concert halls with renowned orchestras around the world. Festival appearances include: Salzburg (summer festival and Mozartwoche); Mondsee; Cheltenham; City of London; Spitalfields; Bath; Oxford and Beijing. In addition to Roger Norrington his concerto partners have included conductors Bruno Weil, Leonard Slatkin, Frans Brüggen, Nicholas McGeegan, Herbert Soudant, Libor Pešek, Marin Alsop, Emmanuel Krivine and Jaap van Zweden. In the 1980s and 90s, Melvyn’s exclusive contract with EMI Classics produced a series of groundbreaking recordings, including the complete Beethoven Sonatas and Concertos, Schubert Impromptus, two discs of Mozart concertos, and Weber’s Konzertstück with the London Classical Players and Sir Roger Norrington. Melvyn’s most recent recording – a complete CD set of Debussy’s Préludes – received critical acclaim when it was released by Deux-Elles in May 2005. Melvyn was made a fellow of the Royal College of Music in November 2000. 2007/2008 If you wish to revise this biography, please contact Mark Stephan Buhl Artists Management. Please use material of the current season only. | |
