Julia Hamos
Pianist
Pianist Julia Hamos combines her American and Hungarian roots with an adventurous spirit to explore the essence of repertoire ranging from Bach to composers living today. A solo and chamber musician, she has evolved with the tradition of Hungarian classical music training while finding common ground with her contemporaries. Instinctive artistic expression, a forward-thinking attitude, a joyful physical flexibility at the instrument, and an unyielding fascination with the music she plays makes her an artist to watch.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Music in London with Christopher Elton and the Mannes College of Music in New York with Richard Goode, Julia studied with Sir András Schiff at the Barenboim-Said Akademie in Berlin and studied at the Kronberg Academy where her studies were generously supported by the Henle Foundation. During her studies she also worked with Daniel Barenboim, including in a series of filmed masterclasses on Beethoven solo piano and string sonatas. She was entrusted to step in for him at the Klavier Festival Ruhr in 2023, performing Beethoven Op. 110. She also delved into György Kurtág’s 8 Pieces, Op. 3 together with the composer at the Budapest Music Center.
