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Ashley Wass

Keyboard Adjudicator

Ashley Wass is firmly established as one of the leading performers of his generation. He is the only British winner of the London International Piano Competition, prizewinner at the Leeds International Piano Competition, and a former Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 3 New Generation Artist. Increasingly in demand on the international stage, Ashley has performed at many of the world’s finest concert halls including Wigmore Hall, Carnegie Hall and the Vienna Konzerthaus. He has performed as soloist with numerous leading ensembles, including all of the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ orchestras, the Philharmonia, Orchestre National de Lille, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic, RLPO, and under the baton of conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Osmo VΓ¤nskΓ¤, Donald Runnicles, Ilan Volkov and Vassily Sinaisky. He has also performed at Buckingham Palace to mark the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, a concert broadcast live to millions of viewers around the world. Highlights of this season include his first collaboration with the Sejong Soloists in Korea and his Australian debut at the prestigious Melbourne Recital Centre.