Piano competition prize-winner returns to 1066 Country

Spokeswoman Dominika Hicks said: “Explore the beautiful gardens, enjoy a picnic with your family and friends or join us for a picnic lunch.”

Grounds open 12pm for picnic; concert starts at 2.30pm. The programme will include: Scarlatti – Sonata K.531 in E Major; Scarlatti – Sonata K.27 in B Minor; Scarlatti – Sonata K.13 in G Major; Scarlatti – Sonata K.96 in D Major Chasse; Schumann – Kinderszenen Op 15; Liszt – Venezia e Napoli; and Rachmaninoff – Sonata No 1 Op 28.

Thomas Kelly was born in 1998 and studied at The Purcell School for two years from 2015.

Thomas has won first prizes including Pianale International Piano Competition 2017, Kharkiv Assemblies 2018, at Lucca Virtuoso e Bel Canto festival 2018, RCM Joan Chissell Schumann competition 2019, Kendall Taylor Beethoven competition 2019, BPSE Intercollegiate Beethoven competition 2019 and the fourth Theodor Leschetizky competition 2020. In 2021 Thomas was a finalist in the Leeds International Piano Competition. Most recently, he was awarded second prize and special prize for the best semi-final performance at Hastings International Concerto Competition 2022.

He has performed in a variety of venues, including the Wigmore Hall, the Cadogan Hall, St John’s Smith Square, Steinway Hall London, Holy Trinity Sloane Square, St James’ Piccadilly, Oxford Town Hall, St Mary’s Perivale, St Paul’s Bedford, the embassies of Russia and Brazil in London, the Poole Lighthouse Arts Centre, the Stoller Hall, Leeds Town Hall, at the North Norfolk Music Festival, Paris Conservatoire, the StreingreaberHaus in Bayreuth and the Teatro Del Sale in Florence. Since the pandemic restrictions in 2020, Thomas’ artistic activities include participating in all four seasons of the Echo Chamber, an online concert series curated by Noah Max, and releasing three singles under the Ulysses Arts label on digital platforms.