Concert Pianist
Matthew McLachlan
Concert Pianist
Matthew McLachlan
Biography
About Matthew
Matthew McLachlan was born in 2000 and started piano lessons with his father in 2008. At 11 years of age he passed grade 8 and entered Wells Cathedral School as a specialist musician, studying with John Byrne. After two years in Somerset he entered Chetham’s in Manchester where he studied piano with Dina Parakhina and Cello with Gill Thoday. After gaining the ATCL and LTCL recital diplomas with distinction in 2014 and 2015, Matthew was awarded the FTCL in 2016. This followed on from winning third prize in the senior division of the first Scottish International Youth Prize Competition, held at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in July 2016. In 2014 Matthew’s performance of Ravel’s G Major Piano Concerto was commended in the Chetham’s Concerto competition and in the same year he was a prizewinner at the 2014 Mazovia Chopin Festival in Poland. As a result of his performance in Mazovia, he was selected to perform a 60-minute solo recital at the 2015 World Piano Teachers’ Conference (WPTC) in Novi Sad, Serbia.
Press
Performance Reviews
“‘Highlight of both this evening’s concert was undoubtedly the Tchaikovsky ‘1st Piano Concerto’ performance of Matthew McLachlan. He quite evidently has a musically motivated family and whist one reads about his educational opportunities at Wells and Chetham’s and his prodigious success in exams and key prize winnings, recent years have seen him promoted in numerous recitals with repertoire firmly securing his place in top professional ranks.”
“Orkney Arts Society has just concluded its winter programme with three piano concerts by Matthew McLachlan, son of Murray who did the opening recital way back in October. Because of his pedigree, Matthew’s superb technique and musical sensitivity were no surprise but his eagerness to share this with youthful joyfulness was a delight.”
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Get in touch
Email: matthewmc7@protonmail.com
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