Sean is a passionate, enthusiastic and highly dedicated musician who loves to share music. His musical life includes teaching the piano, as well as performing recitals as a soloist and accompanist. Through these outlets, Sean is able to fulfil his purpose of guiding and inspiring the musicians of the future.
With great success, Sean has recently completed his higher education at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). He undertook the Bachelor of Music Degree (2019) and the Master of Music Postgraduate Degree (2021), achieving First-Class Honours and Distinction, respectively. On top of this, Sean earnt numerous awards during his studies, most notably, First Prize in the Fergal O’Mahony Piano Competition (2017), and the Clifford Hartley Pedagogy Prize (2021) in recognition of his emerging prowess in teaching.
Without a doubt, Sean’s most meaningful work is found within his teaching practice. During his time at the RNCM, Sean completed the Advanced Pedagogy (2019) and Practical Pedagogy electives (2021), where he discovered his passion for the art of teaching. Sean thrives off engaging, inspiring and helping children to cultivate their skills and enjoyment for music making at the piano.
Originally from York, Sean started to learn the piano when he was 7 years old with Heather Hammond. Two years later, he auditioned and was accepted into Yorkshire Young Musicians (YYM). He returned each year until he was 18, studying piano with Svetlana Pinegina and Benjamin Powell. At the RNCM, Sean’s principal piano teacher was Helen Krizos and he is very grateful for her wisdom and unwavering support throughout his time at the College. Also, Sean had many insightful and inspiring piano lessons with various internationally acclaimed pianists, including Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, Kathryn Stott, Philippe Cassard, Paolo Giacometti, Bernard D’ascoli and Stephen Hough.
Sean is a reflective individual who is extremely grateful for all the people who supported and who continue to support him on his musical journey.
Silvia Lucas is a Spanish pianist and performer, educated up to PhD level at the Royal Northern College of Music (Manchester, UK), where she was highly commended as a performer in the Gold Medal Weekend (2015). Ever since, she has been a very active performer of new music. As a contemporary pianist Silvia has premiered a large number of piano works, most of them dedicated to her, this includes three piano concertos and over 20 solo works. She has given solo recitals in the United States (Cornell University, New York), Spain, United Kingdom and Germany, amongst others.
As well as a pianist and performer, Silvia enjoys a busy teaching career in various institutions in the North West and is also private piano tutor. She is comfortable teaching a wide range of styles and abilities and tailors her lessons to the individual needs of each student.
Silvia is the artistic director and founder of noisescenes, a concert series which is funded by the Arts Council England, where she features new commissions of electroacoustic music and performance alongside her own performances of older and newer works.
