Wight Proms Wednesdays: Thomas Luke (Piano)

Liszt - Liebestraume No. 3
Beethoven - Sonata in D Minor Op. 31 No. 2 ("Tempest")
Chopin - Scherzo No. 4 Op. 54
Rachmaninoff - Prelude in C Sharp Minor Op. 3 No. 2

Widely praised for his exceptional musicality and depth of interpretation, Thomas Luke is an award-winning pianist whose performances have been broadcast on national television and radio.

Thomas was the keyboard category winner of the prestigious BBC Young Musician 2020 competition. With a multitude of accolades to his name, he has been awarded first place in the Iris Dyer Piano Prize at the Junior Royal Academy of Music and has been recognised by the Vienna International Music Competition for possessing "outstanding talent, a remarkable musicality and a very accomplished technique".

With recent performances at venues such as London's Wigmore Hall, Thomas performs regularly as a recital and concerto soloist as well as enjoying a busy chamber music schedule. 2023 has seen him collaborate with Steinway and Sons UK, performing the very first Steinway Spiriocast between two UK institutions, and later this year he looks forward to recording his debut solo album.

Born on the Isle of Wight, Thomas began piano lessons at the age of four before continuing his studies with Eleanor Hodgkinson at the Junior Royal Academy of Music in London at the age of twelve. In 2022, he won a full scholarship to study at London’s illustrious Royal College of Music, where he is now a Margaret Mount Scholar supported by a Leverhulme Arts Scholarship, studying piano with Vanessa Latarche.