Mitcham Area Guide

Andrew Garrido, from South London, started his musical journey on a keyboard drawn onto sheets of paper. Graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 2022, he has since become a pianist known for his sensitivity, imagination, and control of tone. Andrew will perform a varied programme of favourite repertoire for solo piano by four of classical music's most iconic composers. Refreshments will be served during the interval. Programme: F Liszt Sposalizio, from Deuxime Anne de Plerinage: Italie E Grieg Sonata in E minor, Op 7 Interval F Schubert Impromptu in G-Flat major, D 899 No 3 Impromptu in A-Flat minor, D 899 No 4 G Faur Nocturne in D-Flat major, Op 63 Barcarolle in F-Sharp minor, Op 66 Biography: Andrew began learning the piano at the late age of eleven; lacking funds to afford lessons or an instrument, he drew a keyboard onto paper and learnt from YouTube for six months before his first piano lesson. Andrew progressed rapidly, and his story has been celebrated in the Guardian and across the BBC. He began study with Danielle Salamon upon his entrance to the prestigious Purcell School only five years later in 2015, where he was awarded the Senior Piano Prize and Senior Academic Music Prize in 2017. Andrew obtained a Licentiate of Trinity College London (LTCL) that August. Andrew enrolled at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in September 2017, having been awarded a scholarship. He studied with acclaimed pianist Charles Owen, obtaining a Master of Music with Distinction in 2022. He made his concerto debut in 2018, which epitomised both perfect classical style and brilliantly energetic invention; such a balance is a rare, magic quality found in only the finest musicians, as described by the ensembles director. Andrew has also benefitted from work with Dmitri Alexeev, Iain Burnside, Marc Corbett-Weaver, Justas Dvarionas, William Fong, Natasa Lipovsek, Robert Markham, Noriko Ogawa, Fali Pavri, Jonathan Plowright, Paul Roberts and Aaron Shorr. Andrew now performs across London and the UK, in both a solo and ensemble capacity. He has performed at such venues as the Fazioli Concert Hall in Italy, Milton Court, Dukes Hall, Sinfonia Smith Square, Shoreditch Treehouse, and Abbey Road Studios, as well as a number of cathedrals and churches across the country. Andrew is proud to offer piano lessons and a range of other musical tuition. He also enjoys his work as a composer and choir director, and he continues to seek out new ways to be involved in music, such as cross-arts and multimedia projects. andrewgarrido.com