Tyler Hay was born in 1994 in Kent and studied at Kent Music Academy for 3 years before gaining a scholarship to study at the Purcell School in 2007, where he studied with Tessa Nicholson, and won the Senior Concerto Competition. He subsequently studied at the Royal Northern College of Music on a full scholarship, where he gained a first class honours degree and won the prestigious Gold Medal competition. Most recently, he won first prize in the keyboard section of the Royal Overseas League Competition in February, 2016 and followed this by winning first prize in the Liszt Society Competition, later in November. Tyler has become a virtuoso pianist who plays some of the most demanding works in the repertoire, such as Rachmaninoff's 2nd Sonata at Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall, Scriabin's 5th Sonata at the Southbank's Purcell Room. He is proud to have organised a full evening charity recital at the Purcell School, raising almost £2000 for the Watford Peace Hospice in Summer, 2012. He continues to play solo recitals, chamber recitals and Concertos throughout the UK. 179
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