MICHAEL
KIERAN HARVEY
PIANO
Photograph by Marcus
Thomson
Michael
Kieran Harvey was born in Sydney and studied piano with
Alan Jenkins, Gordon Watson, and at the Liszt Academy, Budapest, under
Sándor Falvai. His career has been notable for its diversity
and wide repertoire. He has especially promoted the works of Australian
and contemporary composers.
Harvey's homage to Zappa 48 Fugues For Frank was premiered
at Mona Foma 2010 and received the AMC Tasmanian state award for composition
in 2011. His compositions have been performed by Brett and Paul Dean,
Slava and Leonard Grigoryan, Dominic Harvey, Bernadette Balkus, Natsuko
Yoshimoto, Ian Grandage, Arjun von Caemmerer and Alister Barker.
As a pianist Harvey's awards include the Grand Prix in the Ivo Pogorelich
Competition, USA (1993), the Debussy Medal, Paris (1986), the Australian
Government's Centenary Medal (2002), and the 2009 APRA award for Distinguished
Services to Australian Music.
The Michael Kieran Harvey Scholarship was established in 2006 to encourage
future directions in Australian keyboard art music. Michael Kieran Harvey
is currently Adjunct Professor at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music.
