Originally from Whanganui, New Zealand, Liam Wooding is a pianist now based in Melbourne, Australia. Performing and commissioning New Zealand music is central to his musical practice.
As a chamber musician he has participated in courses and residencies at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity (Canada), Skidmore College (USA), and Four Winds (Australia). In 2018 he was the recipient of the Pettman/ROSL Chamber Music Scholarship which will enable him to study and perform in the United Kingdom for one month with The Morton Trio. In addition to this, the Tasman Trio - of which Liam is a member - will perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto with the Wellington Chamber Orchestra in 2019.
He was a prize winner in the National Concerto Competition where he performed with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, and he has also featured as a soloist with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.
Liam is a graduate of the University of Auckland and the University of Waikato where he received a Master of Music degree studying under Rae de Lisle MNZM and Katherine Austin. Liam is extremely grateful to have received support for his study by the Australian National Academy of Music, Creative New Zealand Jack McGill Scholarship, Dame Malvina Major Foundation, Te Ati Hau Trust, Whanganui Trust, Anne Bellam Scholarship, Kerby Bursary, The University of Waikato, and The University of Auckland.
Student Beneficiary Support generously provided by ANAMsyndicate – Beleura – The Tallis Foundation, Mary and Arnold Bram, Jennifer Gilchrist, Nadene Gilmore and Chris Ferdinands, Cate and Conor Horgan, Janet Limb, Brigitte Nakashima-Wolf and Ashley Nakashima, Rob Piaggio, Janine Tai, Frances and Daniel Wallace
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