Duncan Gifford
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Duncan George Gifford is an Australian-born concert pianist and teacher.
Early life and education
Gifford was born in Sydney. He was educated at Newington College (1985–1990),Newington College Register of Past Students 1863–1998 (Syd, 1999) pp72 the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and in Russia at the Moscow Conservatory.{{Cite web |url=http://www.afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=DUNCAN |title=Screen Australia |access-date=2008-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023095349/http://afc.gov.au/filmsandawards/filmdbsearch.aspx?view=title&title=DUNCAN |archive-date=2009-10-23 |url-status=dead }}
Career
=Performances and recordings=
Gifford has performed with orchestras and in recitals throughout Europe, Russia, Japan, Australasia, and in the United States, where he gave his Carnegie Hall debut recital in 1999.
In 1993 he released his first CD featuring the music of Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninoff.{{Cite web |url=http://www.culture.gov.au/articles/music/ |title=Australian Government – Culture and Recreation Portal |access-date=2008-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915084037/http://www.culture.gov.au/articles/music/ |archive-date=2008-09-15 |url-status=dead }}
=Teaching=
Recognition and awards
Musica Viva described him as a "major artist of his generation". The Sydney Morning Herald described him as "a virtuosic and musically eloquent soloist".{{Cite web |url=http://musicaviva.com.au/country_wide/performers_repositry/pianists/duncan_gifford |title=Musica Viva |access-date=2008-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080722122314/https://musicaviva.com.au/country_wide/performers_repositry/pianists/duncan_gifford |archive-date=2008-07-22 |url-status=dead }}
He was the recipient of a David Paul Landa Memorial Scholarship for Pianists sometime before 2004.{{cite web | title=David Paul Landa Memorial Scholarship for Pianists | website= State of the Arts | date=24 August 2004 | url=http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/news/default.asp?fid=2879 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406074213/http://www.stateart.com.au/sota/news/default.asp?fid=2879 | archive-date=6 April 2011 | url-status=unfit }}
=Piano competitions=
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- In 1989 Gifford was a finalist in the ABC Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards.
- In 1992 he won the 3rd Prize in the Sydney International Piano Competition. He was the highest placed Australian competitor in the history of the competition (this has since been equalled by Daniel Hill, who placed 3rd at the 2004 competition).
- He won 4th Prize in the 1994 Dublin International Piano Competition and 3rd Prize in the 1996 Montreal International Piano Competition.
- He was awarded 1st Prize, and the Beethoven and Chopin Prizes, in the 1998 José Iturbi International Piano Competition in[Spain.
- He won 1st Prize in the 1999 Concours Prix Mozart in Lausanne
- He won 1st Prize in the 2000 Maria Callas Grand Prix de Piano in Athens.{{Cite web |url=http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=360634 |title=ABC Shop |access-date=2 September 2008 |archive-date=13 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080813194931/http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=360634 |url-status=dead }}
=ARIA Music Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
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Category:Australian male classical pianists
Category:People educated at Newington College
Category:Sydney Conservatorium of Music alumni
Category:Sydney International Piano Competition prize-winners
Category:Moscow Conservatory alumni
Category:José Iturbi International Piano Competition prize-winners
Category:Australian music educators
Category:21st-century Australian classical pianists