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Ariel Lanyi

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Ariel Lanyi
Background information
Born (1997-10-10) October 10, 1997 (age 27)
Jerusalem, Israel
GenresClassical
OccupationPianist
Websiteariellanyi.com

Ariel Lanyi (born 10 October 1997) is an Israeli classical pianist.

Biography

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Ariel Lanyi was born in Jerusalem. He studied piano at the Conservatory of the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance with Lea Agmon and Yuval Cohen, as well as violin, composition, conducting, and jazz. He started performing as a pianist at age 5, played with an orchestra for the first time at age 6, started regular appearances on live broadcasts on Israel Radio at age 8,[1] and was featured in several documentaries, including the ITV documentary Superhuman Genius.[2] He subsequently studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Hamish Milne and Ian Fountain. In addition, he received tuition from eminent artists such as Imogen Cooper, Richard Goode, Robert Levin, Murray Perahia, Leif Ove Andsnes, as well as the late Ivan Moravec and Leon Fleisher.[3]

In 2021, Lanyi won third prize at the Leeds International Piano Competition,[4] and was a finalist at the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition.[5] In the same year, he was a prize winner at the inaugural Young Classical Artists Trust (London)[6] and Concert Artists Guild (New York) International Auditions.[7]

In addition to giving recitals in multiple countries, he has played with orchestras such as the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and has collaborated with conductors such as Trevor Pinnock, Andrew Manze, Peter Whelan, and Yi-An Xu. As a chamber musician, he has collaborated with eminent artists such as Charles Neidich, Torleif Thedéen, Noah Bendix-Balgley, and has participated in the Marlboro Music Festival.[8]

Lanyi received critical acclaim for performances of Haydn, Beethoven, Schubert and Bartók.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

Lanyi resides in London.

Recordings

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  • Schubert: Moments Musicaux D. 780 and Piano Sonata, D. 850. Linn Records, 2021 (CKD 663).[16] OCLC 1293236409
  • Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus; Dalene, Johan; Ringstad, Eivind; Zanetta, Alexandre; Lanyi, Ariel; Griffiths, Howard; Mozarteum-Orchester (Salzbourg) (2024), Mozart (in no linguistic content), [France], [France]: Alpha classics. Outhere music France, OCLC 1454702744

References

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  1. ^ White, Michael (3 September 2015). "Is teenage pianist Ariel Lanyi a 'superhuman genius'?".
  2. ^ "Documentary Superhuman Genius". IMDb.
  3. ^ "Bio – Ariel Lanyi, Pianist".
  4. ^ "Ariel Lanyi". The Leeds International Piano Competition. 21 September 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Prizes & Winners 2021".
  6. ^ "London's Young Classical Artists Trust Announces 2021 Prize Winners". 8 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Concert Artists Guild 2021 Competition Winners".
  8. ^ "Marlboro Festival, list of participants". 11 December 2014.
  9. ^ Idowu, Maureen (7 June 2021). "Pianist breaks silence in the most lyrical fashion, Henley Standard (2021)".
  10. ^ Axworthy, Christopher (5 September 2018). "Ariel Lanyi at St. Mary's, Music Commentary (2018)".
  11. ^ Budmen, Lawrence. "Young Israeli makes impressive debut at Miami Piano Festival, South Florida Classical Review (2019)".
  12. ^ Schreiber, Carlo (30 November 2021). "Réouverture en musique à Menton, Crescendo Magazine (2021)".
  13. ^ Tambuyser, Rudy (22 October 2018). "Ariel Lanyi, Piano DeSingel, Cultur Pakt (2018)".
  14. ^ Axworthy, Christopher (14 October 2021). "The trials and tribulations of a great artist, Music Commentary (2021)".
  15. ^ Axworthy, Christopher (11 February 2020). "Ariel Lanyi, The sublime Schubert of a master musician, Music Commentary (2020)".
  16. ^ "Schubert: Moments musicaux D. 780 & Piano Sonata D. 850: The Royal Academy of Music Bicentenary Series | Linn Records". www.linnrecords.com.
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