Your newly released third album features the rarely-heard Medtner Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Minor. How did you discover the work and what was the process for programming the remainder of the record?
I was asked to learn Medtner’s first concerto for ... Read more
The Australian - "Reviewed: Meklit; Preservation Hall; Gillham; Rose; Coles; Districts"
Written by Jayson, Saturday 26th August 2017
Jayson Gillham and MSO: Medtner/Rachmaninoff piano concertos
4 stars – Vincent Plush, The Australian
Australian pianist Geoffrey Tozer was the first to record all the piano music of Nikolai Medtner (1880-1951). This new recording was made originally for a television documentary about Tozer and has been fleshed out. A drop-the-needle test would suggest this is a long-lost concerto by Rachmaninoff. There is the same sweep, characteristic orchestration, piano writing that tosses between sparkling ... Read more
REVIEW: Australian Festival of Chamber Music
Written by Jayson, Sunday 13th August 2017
Courtesy of Performing ArtsHub
by Gillian Wills
ORIGINAL ARTICLE HERE
It’s not every Music Festival that can conjure up breaching whales on the boat trip to a concert on Orpheus Island.
This year’s eclectic chamber music Festival roiled with tropical theatre. Emotion ran high. Not entirely due to the well-designed programs that featured chamber giants Dvorak, Brahms, Schubert, adventurous 21st Century works and neglected gems, but, because it was award-winning Artistic Director, Piers Lane’s 11th and final Festival. Incidentally, it’s not every Music Fest that can conjure up ... Read more
Limelight's Recording of the Month
Written by Jayson, Wednesday 2nd August 2017
“Jayson Gillham: Lion Tamer: the Aussie pianist takes on two fairly fearsome musical beasts and wins” – five-star review from Angus McPherson, Limelight Magazine.
... Read moreNumber 1 Album
Written by Jayson, Sunday 23rd October 2016
We are delighted to announce that Jayson’s debut album with ABC Classics and Universal Music Australia has charted at number 1 in the Classical and Classical Crossover charts. A phenomenal success knocking long term chart favourite Andre Rieu from the number 1 spot.
This achievement coincides with Jayson’s acclaimed tour across Australia. With rave reviews for both recital performances and orchestral performances , most recently with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Maestro Ashkenazy.
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