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Mandakhtuya Dorj - Piano

Biography

Mandakhtuya Dorj started playing the piano at the age of five. She later attended Music and Dance College in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia before arriving in the UK to continue her studies at the Junior Academy of the Royal Academy of Music, London with Patsy Toh with full scholarship.

She has won numerous prizes in Mongolia, France and in the UK including the RNCM’s prestigious Musicales scholarship and in the Beethoven Society of Europe competition. As a soloist, she performs regularly around UK at venues including Ripon Cathedral, Bristol Cathedral and St James Piccadilly, St Sulpichre and Regent Hall in London. She has also performed for Mikhail Gorbachev as part of his visit to London. Mandakhtuya also performs regularly in Mongolia, where she was invited to perform for the former president of Mongolia.

Mandakhtuya recently completed her Bachelor of Music at the Royal Northern College of Music under the tutelage of Helen Krizos, which was kindly supported by a full scholarship from the RNCM. During this time she performed extensively in the college’s Scarlatti, Haydn, American Contemporary, Messiaen Festivals.
She currently works with Sam Armstrong in London, and has also received lessons and coaching from Philippe Cassard, Carole Presland and cellist Karine Georgian.

Mandakhtuya maintains a keen interest in contemporary and twentieth century music. She is passionate about music such as George Crumb and John Adams, British composers Franck Bridge and Arnold Bax. She was selected to perform the “Water Music” by John Cage at the Water Festival in Manchester.

Mandakhtuya has received a scholarship to continue her studies for Master of Music at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama from September 2015.

submission December 2015