Julian Trevelyan is a British pianist. He began studying music in France after winning the Concours International Long-Thibaud in 2015 at age of 16, becoming the youngest prize-winner in the competition’s history. In 2021, he won Second prize, the Mozart Prize, and the Audience Prize at the Concours Géza Anda in Zurich. In the years that followed, he won more prizes at various other competitions, most recently the Second Grand Prix at the Horowitz Competition Kiev-Geneva in 2023.
Julian studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris with Rena Shereshevskaya. He also studied in London with Christopher Elton and Elizabeth Altman and is an alumnus of the International Lieven Piano Foundation.
He has made recordings with the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, the London Mozart Players and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. His first album, Mozart’s Concertos Nos. 23 and 24 under the baton of Christian Zacharias, was released by the label Alpha in 2022. Further releases under the baton of Howard Griffiths will follow in 2024.
Julian studied musicology at Oxford University and currently conducting at the Conservatoire Iannis Xenakis in Évry.
In his spare time, he plays first violin in a string quartet, performs on period instruments and sings baritone in a Mandarin A Capella group. At home, he likes to spend time cooking, reading literature, and playing sports. He currently lives in Paris and speaks French, German, and Italian. In addition to his musical qualifications, he holds a first-class degree in geology.