Pianist Andrew Yiangou, alongside his love for mainstream classical music has always been fascinated by the music of lesser known composers such as Nikolai Kapustin, Leopold Godowsky, Charles-Valentin Alkan, Nikolai Medtner, Georgy Catorie and Sergei Lyapunov. He is looking forward to releasing his debut album featuring works by the composer Charles-Valentin Alkan with Rubicon Classics in 2025.

 

Appearances at various venues in the UK include Royal Festival Hall, Cadogan Hall, St. James’s Piccadilly, Steinway Hall, St. Lawrence Jewry, St. Barnabas Ealing and St. Mary's Perivale. He has travelled all over the world to perform in countries including USA, Serbia, Greece, Netherlands, Norway, Germany, Belgium, Spain, France and Poland.

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Whilst studying at the Royal College of Music he was a recipient of the prestigious Mills Williams Junior Fellowship. He studied with Professors Norma Fisher, Vanessa Latarche and Gordon Fergus-Thompson and was awarded multiple scholarships including support for his studies from the Tillet Trust and Eileen Rowe Musical Award Trust.

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Success at international competitions include winning prizes at the ‘3rd Gershwin International Piano Competition’ in New York, ’Bromsgrove International Competition’ and the ‘Norah Sande Award’ in the UK, the ‘WPTA International Piano Competition’ in Novi Sad, Serbia, the ‘19th International Petar Konjovic Piano Competition’ in Belgrade, Serbia, and the ‘International Piano Festival Poros’ in Greece. He was also selected twice to perform at the International Franz Liszt Piano Competition in Utrecht both in 2020 and 2022.

Andrew is proud to have worked with artists such as Robert Levin, Ya-Fei Chuang, Stephen Hough, Lang Lang, Charles Owen, Kathryn Stott, Peter Jablonski and Boaz Sharon and artists from various chamber ensembles including the Bardolino Trio, Elias Quartet, Callino Quartet, Cherubini Quartet and the Heine Quartet. He has performed with various orchestras including the Ealing Youth Orchestra, Ealing Symphony Orchestra, City of Rochester Symphony Orchestra, Bedford County Youth Orchestra and Dorking Philharmonia.