Swedish pianist Edward Ahlbeck Glader recently graduated from Lilla Akademiens Musikgymnasium in Stockholm, where he studied with Martin Sturfält. Since 2022, he has been a private student of Paolo Giacometti at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. He has also drawn inspiration from the Jiri Hlinka Piano Academy in Norway and pianist Roland Pöntinen. In 2024, he made his orchestral debut performing Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto with the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra and gave his German recital debut in Hamburg. Edward has received top prizes at the Steinway & Sons Nordic Junior Piano Competition, the MozArte International Junior Piano Competition in Aachen, and the Euregio Young Piano Award in Geilenkirchen. He has performed at venues and festivals including Konserthuset Stockholm, Gothenburg Concert Hall, Queen Silvia Concert Hall, Sasel-Haus Hamburg, the Royal Palace of Stockholm, the PIANALE Piano Festival and O/Modernt Festivals and the Helsingborg Piano Festival.
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