Kyle Hutchings is a British pianist who, after just twelve months of self-taught playing, won a scholarship to study in London with internationally-acclaimed pianist Richard Meyrick on the Pianoman Scholarships Scheme, supported by Sir Harvey and Lady McGrath. He subsequently made his London debut with the Arch Sinfonia, playing Beethoven’s Second Piano Concerto. 

Critically acclaimed as “a poet of the piano” (International Piano Magazine), Kyle has performed in such venues as London’s St. John’s Smith Square, King’s Place, St. James’s Piccadilly, St. Mary's Perivale, London’s BT Tower and The Lansdowne Club, Mayfair, as part of the Blüthner Recital Series. He has also given recitals elsewhere in the UK and internationally.  In August, Kyle was performing in Italy.  

During his studies at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, supported by a scholarship from Trinity College, Kyle was a recipient of the Conservatoire’s most important prizes, which included the Nancy Thomas Prize for Piano as well as the Director’s Prize for Excellence.  He was also nominated for the Conservatoire’s coveted Gold Medal. 

“Mozart and Schubert make up most of my repertoire. They are two supreme vocal composers. Everything in life and the human condition is there in their music and everything is imbued with that singing line. They make perfect partners, I believe. The C minor Sonata is a very turbulent work, and the Adagio is, in my opinion, one of Mozart’s most profound slow movements. It is not often heard together with its twin, the C minor Fantasia. Schubert’s Moments Musicaux are also heavenly. All of life is there in a thirty-minute work. 

As for the Franck/Bauer, it was originally written by César Franck as a work for piano and harmonium sometime between 1860 and 1862. It was then transcribed by Franck for organ solo. Thankfully, the pianist Harold Bauer then transcribed it for piano solo. I have always adored Franck since hearing his F minor Piano Quintet, Violin Sonata, and Prelude, Fugue et Chorale (one of the very few piano works he wrote). He is known for these few masterpieces. There is darkness, anguish, a sweet melancholy, and deep spirituality to his music. In general, I think speaking of music is futile: even the wisest and sympathetic of writers could never come up with a description that would give any sort of justice to the works of these genius composers.” – Kyle Hutchings 

Kyle is supported by The Keyboard Charitable Trust, the Robert Turnbull Piano Foundation and the Zetland Foundation.  He looks forward to giving performances throughout Europe and making his American debut in the 2024–2025 season.

Critical acclaim

Kyle has a rare, perhaps increasingly rare gift; the ability to let a composer’s voice be heard through the filter of his sensitivity without the manipulations and artificialities which so often accompany aspiring performers. He is a deeply thoughtful and sensitive musician - John Crawford, Violinist, BBC Symphony Orchestra (1976-1986), 2022 

A miracle was revealed by Kyle - Christopher Axworthy, International Critic, 2022