| Recital Programme: | |
| Estampes | Debussy |
| i. Pagodes (Pagodas) | |
| ii. La soirée dans Grenade (The Evening in Granada) | |
| iii. Jardins sous la pluie (Gardens in the Rain) | |
| Sonata | Bartok |
| i. Allegro moderato | |
| ii. Sostenuto e pesante | |
| iii. Allegro molto | |
| Prelude Choral & Fugue | Franck |
Born in Belgium, Ryan is in his third year of the BMus (Hons) course at the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Helen Krizos. He previously studied with Seta Tanyel at Tonbridge School where he was a music scholar.
Ryan has won a number of prizes at the RNCM. Mostrecently, he was a prizewinner in the 2013 RNCM concerto competition and subsequently will playTchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1, Op.23 with theRNCM Symphony Orchestra in the Bridgewater Hallin June 2014. Ryan has also been awarded first prize in the Mark Ray Memorial Prize, the prestigious Chopin Prize, the Shirley Catterall Award and the Marjorie Clementi Memorial Award for the student receiving the highest mark in the piano recital exam in the first and second year.
A keen chamber musician, Ryan attended the Pro Corda International Chamber Music Academy for many years through which he received opportunities to perform at numerous distinguished venues including the Wigmore Hall. In demand as an accompanist, he was awarded first prize in the piano section of the Elsie Thurston singing competition and the Sir John Barbirolli cello competition.