Biography
Pianist Lindsay Gilroy graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music Degree in Performance, gaining First Class Honours. She was awarded the University of Sydney Medal and has completed her Master of Music Degree. She has been the recipient of numerous scholarships, including the prestigious University of Sydney Postgraduate Award.
In her early teens, Lindsay gained both the Associate and Licentiate AMEB Diplomas with Distinction, as well as the Associate Diploma in Piano Performance from Trinity College London. She was twice a National Finalist in the Keyboard Division of the Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards, where she performed MacDowell’s Concerto No. 2 and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra.
Lindsay has won numerous awards and competitions throughout her career and performs extensively across Sydney and country NSW as a soloist, ensemble and vocal pianist.
Tertiary Qualifications:
2005 – 2007 Master of Music (Performance)
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
2001 – 2004 Bachelor of Music (Performance) First Class Honours
Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Other Qualifications:
Associate of Music, Australia (A.Mus.A) with Distinction
Licentiate of Music, Australia (L.Mus.A) with Distinction
Associate Diploma in Piano Performance, Trinity College London
Awards:
Sydney University Medal (2004)
Musica Viva Chamber Music Award (2009)
University of Sydney Postgraduate Award (2005/06)
National Keyboard Finalist Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards
Big Brother Movement Scholarship
Music Teachers Association of NSW Scholarship
Manly Warringah Rugby League Club Scholarship
Sydney Conservatorium of Music Scholarships
Vice-Captain, Brigidine College for Girls, St.Ives (2000)
Nominated 3 times for Young Australian of the Year (Arts Category)
Schools:
2014 - Current
Music Staff – Piano Accompanist and or Private Tutor
Barker College
Brigidine College - St Ives
Loreto - Kiribilli
St Lukes - Dee Why
Mater Maria
Meriden School for Girls
Sydney Girls High School
North Sydney Girls High School
Pittwater House
2010 - 2014
Pymble Ladies College
Music Staff – Official Piano Accompanist and Private Tuto
2008 – 2010
Kincoppal - Rose Bay
Music Staff – Piano Accompanist and Private Tutor
The Scots College – Piano Teaching and Accompaniment
Performances:
2002 – 2010
MEMBER OF SYDNEY-BASED PIANO TRIO, STRELITZIA
· Winners of Musica Viva Chamber Award
· Recording with ABC Classics
· Musica Viva Concert Series in Utzon Room, Sydney Opera House
· Self-produced Concert Series
· Music Club Concerts in Sydney and Regional NSW
2009
TV Work: Appearances on Channel 7’s Sunrise and The Morning Show with singer Patrizio Buanne.
Performances in Sydney and Regional NSW with Ilythian Ensemble.
Casual Accompanist with Leichhardt Espresso Chorus and various choral workshops.
Invited to perform for Lady Fairfax at Fairwater with the Australian Opera Foundation.
2008
May – July: Choral Accompanist for the World Youth Day Choir.
June 16-23: Participated in the Australian International Music Festival for World Projects International Music Productions as choral accompanist. Performed ‘Carmina Burana’ at the Sydney Opera House with the Young People’s Symphony Orchestra of California and visiting international choirs.
July 21 – August 11: Accepted into the Toronto Summer Music Academy & Festival, Canada with duo Strelitzia.
August 14 – August 24: Member of the artistic staff for the Moorambilla Festival of New Australian Music in Coonamble, NSW. Accompanist for choral workshops and Moorambilla Regional Children’s Choir.
2007
Perfomed solo recitals for the East Killara, Wahroonga, Macarthur and Roseville Music Clubs.
February 9th concert for East Killara reviewed as “gratifying… an impressive talent worth nurturing” by Fred Blanks, North Shore Times (February 16th).
Performed live broadcast for Sydney Radio station 2MBS-FM’s ‘Emerging Artist Series’.
May: Musical Director and pianist for the production of Puccini’s Madam Butterfly at the Riverside Theatre, Parramatta with ‘Simply Opera’.
July: Formed Duo Arethuse with violinist Marianne Broadfoot, participating in the Winter School of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville.
Masterclasses with: Dimity Hall, Goldner String Quartet & Australia Ensemble
Jack Liebeck, violinist (England)
Valeriy Sokolov, Hermitage Trio (Russia)
Helen Pohl, New Zealand String Quartet
Gwenneth Pryor, pianist (England)
Bengt Forsberg, pianist (Sweden)
Miki Tsunoda, Duo Sol
Dene Olding, Goldner Quartet & Australia Ensemble
Kathryn Selby, pianist
Bernadette Balkus, pianist
Kathryn Stott, pianist (England)
Duo Arethuse invited to perform at the Polish Consulate.
Duo Arethuse awarded first place in the Open Instrumental Duo at the McDonald’s Performing Arts Challenge.
August/September: Member of the artistic staff for the Moorambilla Festival of New Australian Music in Coonamble, NSW. Accompanist for choral workshops and Moorambilla Regional Children’s Choir.
December: Performed with Duo Arethuse for a concert paying tribute to Karol Szymanowski at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
2006 and prior
National Finalist in the Symphony Australia Young Performers Awards, appearing twice with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, performing the Macdowell Piano Concerto No. 2 in 1999 and Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 3 in 2003.
Performed the Khachaturian Piano Concerto with the Kuring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra as the Senior Winner of the Kuring-gai Concerto Competition in 2000.
Appeared on the cover of the Sydney Residential White Pages Directory as part of Young Australia – Shaping Our Future with New Arcadia Trio.
Appeared as a guest soloist for the Opera and Arts Support Group, Joan Sutherland Society of Sydney, Friends of the Willoughby Symphony and Choir, Australian Society for Keyboard Music, Australian Musicians Academy, Royal Automobile Club of Sydney, Speech and Drama Association of NSW and the City of Sydney Cultural Council.
