April 14, 2022 Today’s feature video is Luke Welch performing Frederic Chopin Scherzo No. 3, Op. 39 – live in recital at St. Andrew’s Church in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Please like, share, comment, and subscribe to the channel to support…
April 12, 2022 Join host, internationally acclaimed pianist Luke Welch, in Cool Hand Adventures (Episode 6): ‘State of the Classical Music Union’ as he reflects on the impact of the global pandemic on the classical music industry. Classical music has…
March 15, 2022 Join host, internationally acclaimed pianist Luke Welch, in Cool Hand Adventures (Episode 5): Top 10 Craziest Classical Piano Adventures! This top-10 list is sure to challenge all perceptions on the lifestyle and performance practices of classical pianists…
February 22, 2022 Join host, internationally acclaimed pianist Luke Welch, in Cool Hand Adventures (Episode 4): Black to the Future as we celebrate Black History Month. Highlighting notable Afri-classical musicians of the past and present, this episode takes a deep-dive…
February 15, 2022Join host, internationally acclaimed pianist Luke Welch, in Cool Hand Adventures (Episode 3): No Pain, No Gain – Chasing the Dream as he discusses his extremely difficult diagnosis as a result of dealing with piano-related injuries. Costing him…
The third movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s legendary 20th Piano Concerto – K. 466 in D minor – is now available on YouTube. Conducted by Michael Berec, this performance features pianist Luke Welch in the 2021-2022 season-opening concert. Click here…
February 8, 2022‘COOL HAND ADVENTURES’ Episode 2 is out now! Join host, and internationally acclaimed pianist Luke Welch, as he discusses ‘The Day Practicing the Piano Saved Someone’s Life’ which features a discussion of his blog of the same title:…
February 1, 2022 Join host Luke Welch with the release of the brand new podcast “Cool Hand Adventures” – including the inaugural episode “Life as a Black Classical Pianist” – which commemorates Black History Month and takes a deep dive…
On Friday, March 4, 2022, Luke Welch returns to the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto to give a masterclass to a group of talented young pianists from the Taylor Academy. Open to the public, this masterclass begins at 5:00…
The second movement of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s legendary 20th Piano Concerto – K. 466 in D minor – is now available on YouTube. Conducted by Michael Berec, this performance features pianist Luke Welch in the 2021-2022 season-opening concert. Click here…
Harry Jerome Arts Award Recipient: 2018
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Luke Welch
BIO
Award-winning Canadian pianist Luke Welch was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada and grew up nearby in Mississauga. He played his first public performance at age seven, and his early private piano teachers include Catherine Kuzeljevich and John-Paul Bracey. He later…