MATTHEW SHIEL
Matthew Shiel is a concert pianist and conductor based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is conductor of the Àirigh Orchestra and the Scottish Meditation Orchestra and teaches piano at the University of Edinburgh. He is also available privately for piano tuition.
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Matthew Shiel is a concert pianist and conductor based in Edinburgh, Scotland. He was the recipient of a scholarship to study piano at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, where he graduated with first class honours and several academic and performance prizes including: J.S. Bach Competition Prize for Piano, Harpsichord and Organ, Mary and Raymond Thomson Organ Scholarship, and Agnes Millar Prize for Outstanding Harmony and Counterpoint.
He has performed piano solo and duet recitals at venues such as St Giles' Cathedral (Edinburgh), Sage Gateshead (Newcastle) and Unitarernes Hus (Copenhagen, DK) and has been invited to be a guest speaker to the Wagner Society of Scotland and the University of Middlesex. He has performed several concertos with the Abbotsford String Orchestra, Little Biggar Orchestra and the Àirigh Orchestra. He was also entrusted to give the world première of Dr Alfredo Caponnetto's Baroque Concerto (PhD, University of Edinburgh), which the composer kindly dedicated to him.
He is conductor of the Àirigh Orchestra and the Scottish Meditation Orchestra and teaches piano at the University of Edinburgh.
GALLERY
2021 – Playing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor K.466 with the Abbotsford String Orchestra
2020 – Playing an online piano recital at the Edinburgh Society of Musicians
2020 –
Performing Chopin’s ‘Minute Waltz’ at the Edinburgh Society of Musicians
2022 – Performing Koželuch’s Piano Concerto for Piano Duet with Nicole Bovago Jacobsson and the Àirigh Orchestra
2022 – Performing Debussy’s ‘La cathédrale engloutie’ - St Gile’s Cathedral, Edinburgh
TUITION
Want to learn to play piano?
I am a concert pianist who has a passion for teaching the piano to all ages and stages!
Lessons are always engaging and encouraging and tailored to each student’s unique artistic personality, their personal goals and musical interests. Lessons are available to beginners, intermediate and advanced pianists, to children (age 3+) and adult students and I also have training and experience teaching students with autism, dyslexia and the registered blind. Lessons can be adapted to learn classical, jazz, folk and popular styles of piano playing - all styles are welcome!
MY STUDIO
I own a c. 1890 grand piano originally manufactured by August Hermann Francke (Leipzig, Germany). It was restored in Edinburgh (2010), and it has a beautiful and rich timbre, an una corda pedal and a sustain pedal.
I possess an extensive range of sheet music including educational textbooks such as John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course, Christopher Norton’s MicroJazz, Carol Barratt’s The Classic Piano Course and ABRSM Piano Exam Pieces Grade 1 – 8.
Online tuition is broadcast from a Motorola OneAction smartphone on a Velbon EF-61 Tripod over an ultra-high fibre optic connection (over 100Mbps) providing high quality live picture and audio without drag.
TESTIMONIALS
“Thank you for your patience and dedication in the tuition of Ben and Immie over many years. We appreciate the care you have taken to pass on the knowledge and the passion you have in music.”
Alex Liddell and Christina Boswell
“Thank you for all your hard work and support for Leah. We really appreciate your attentiveness and encouragement.”
Rebekah Lee and Adam Kirrander
“Thank you for bringing music to our lives!”
Gabi and George Medero
Lessons are available at my tuition studio in Edinburgh City Centre or online and many students combine online learning with a fortnightly or monthly visit to my tuition studio.
Online tuition is available internationally.
Please request a call back or drop me a message to start a conversation - I am always friendly and happy to give advice!
Matthew Shiel
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