Owen Putter
Piano | 2024 Julius Isserlis Scholarship
A note from Owen
I am extremely grateful to have been chosen as a recipient of an RPS Julius Isserlis Scholarship. The financial support will enable me to study piano on the non-degree programme at the Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music in Budapest, Hungary.
The Academy’s keyboard department is world-renowned, and I feel privileged to have the opportunity to study at an institution that has been home to so many celebrated pianists, including Béla Bartók, György Kurtág, György Cziffra, András Schiff and, of course, Franz Liszt. Hungary is a country with such a rich classical music history and tradition, and I am excited to experience new ways of teaching and approaching music.
During my time in Budapest, I look forward to immersing myself in the widest range of musical experiences, from solo lessons, practice, and performances, to playing in chamber groups, attending concerts and meeting other young aspiring musicians from across the world who share my passion for music.
A huge thank you to the RPS for making this possible!
Biography
Owen Putter is a young pianist from Cardiff, Wales. He began playing the piano at the age of five and joined the Junior Conservatoire at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (RWCMD) when he was 12. During his time at RWCMD he was taught by Lynne Phillips, Roger Owens and Robin Green. His studies were supported by an ABRSM Junior Scholarship, a Rowe-Beddoe Scholarship and a Gareth Jones Award. He won the Beattie Prize for piano, and the Junior Conservatoire Concerto Competition for his performance of Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1. He was awarded a number of ABRSM prizes and in 2020 was named Young Pianist of the Year in the Gregynog Young Musician competition.
Owen has recently completed an undergraduate degree in Mathematics at the University of Birmingham. Alongside his academic studies he held a music scholarship which enabled him to study for three years with David Quigley of the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire. He was chosen to play with the university’s hand-picked New Music Ensemble led by Daniele Rosina and enjoyed performing with them in the university’s Elgar Concert Hall. Owen is very excited to continue his musical education at the Liszt Ferenc Academy, Budapest.