Winner of the Terence Judd / Hallé Award in 2009, the Belfast-born Michael McHale has established himself as one of Ireland’s leading pianists. Since completing his studies at the University of Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music in London he has developed a busy career as a solo recitalist, concerto soloist, and chamber musician. He has given notable performances at the Tanglewood Music Festival, Berlin Konzerthaus, Wigmore Hall, London, Suntory Hall, Tokyo, Lincoln Center, New York, Symphony Hall, Boston, and Pesti Vigadó in Budapest, and broadcasts for radio and television stations throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia. He has performed as a soloist with the Minnesota Orchestra, Hallé, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, London Mozart Players, and all five of the major Irish orchestras in a repertoire ranging from Mozart, Beethoven, and Schumann to Rachmaninoff, Prokofiev, and Gershwin. His critically acclaimed début solo album, The Irish Piano, was released in 2012 and selected as ‘CD of the Week’ by the critic Norman Lebrecht. More recent solo recordings include Miniatures and Modulations and a disc of Impromptus by Schubert. A début orchestral album featuring piano concertos by John Field and Philip Hammond, with the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Courtney Lewis, will be released in 2016. Michael McHale counts Sir James Galway, Michael Collins, Barry Douglas, and Patricia Rozario among his regular chamber music partners. www.michaelmchale.com