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Gil Jetley is a pianist and teacher with a lifetime experience in music as a second career.  In 2012 he won First Prize in the second edition of the prestigious triennial International Chopin Competition in Warsaw, having previously been a finalist and Honourable Mention Winner in the first edition in 2009. Other competition successes include London 2007, Berlin 2010, London 2013.

As guest artist for the Chopin Society in Warsaw he has given recitals at the Staszica Palace and in their celebrated ‘Concert in the Park’ series where it was commented ‘he plays Chopin with the true Polish spirit.’  These recitals have led to repeated invitations from the Society, twice to perform in Brochòw, Chopin’s home town.  In 2015 he was invited to give the inaugural recital at the third edition of the Warsaw competition.  Professor Antoni Grudzíński (General Director, The Fryderyk Chopin Society of Warsaw) says of Jetley’s playing: “his rich artistic personality and great sensitivity captivates Polish audiences with masterly interpretations of Chopin’s music.”

Jetley studied piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London under Harold Craxton and Alan Richardson, and composition with Richard Stoker. After gaining a performance diploma he was invited to study with Louis Kentner (pupil of Kodály, prize winner 1932 International Chopin Competition, and brother-in-law of Yehudi Menuhin) shortly before he died.  In recent years, Jetley has participated in masterclasses with Paul Badura-Skoda, Konstantin Scherbakov, Pietro De Maria, and Peter Feuchtwanger.

Jetley has a wealth of teaching and coaching experience in schools and Universities in UK, Singapore, and New Zealand.

He has given recitals at numerous festivals around the world (France, Germany, Hungary, China, Argentina), and several times toured Poland at the invitation of the Chopin Society.  Performances in major cities include London, Paris, Nice, Berlin,  Stuttgart, Munich, Basel, Budapest, Buenos Aires, Singapore, Shanghai, Kelowna (Canada) and Wellington (New Zealand). Concertos include Schumann, Grieg, Mozart  K.488 (A major), K.491 (C minor) and Addinsell’s Warsaw Concerto in London with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.

Scarlatti – Sonata K.17 (F major)|
Weber – Sonata 2 in Ab (Menuetto capriccioso)
Chopin – Ballade no. 1 Op. 23 (G minor)