Amiri Harewood, piano

Amiri Harewood was selected as a Grand Prize winner of the Young Classical Artist Trust and Concert Artists Guild International Auditions in May 2024, and went on to be named a Classic FM ‘Rising Star’ for 2025. A graduate of the Royal College of Music, Amiri studied under the tutelage of Danny Driver.

Amiri has performed at some of Europe’s most prestigious venues including Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Royal Albert Hall (as part of the Steinway Young Artist series), Nottingham Royal Concert Hall, Konzerthaus Berlin and both the Concertgebouw and Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. He has also appeared at the Conservatorio in Venice, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Kissingen KlavierOlymp, Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, Rheingau Musik Festival and the Mozart Music Festival in Forli, Italy. He was also selected as one of the participants in the 2025 Lieven Piano Festival, attending masterclasses with Arie Vardi, Andreas Staier and Eldar Nebolsin. 

Upcoming performances during 2026/27 include a return to the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Internationales Musikfestival Heidelberger plus a host of recitals throughout the UK.

In the 2025/26 season, Amiri made his North American debut with a tour including recitals in Chicago and New York, and will return in future seasons for performances including his debut at Bourgie Hall Montreal. Further transatlantic collaboration came when Amiri joined the Sphinx Organization ‘Virtuosi’ ensemble in June 2026 for their inaugural UK tour to Oxford, Wigmore Hall and the Aldeburgh Festival, performing alongside Elena Urioste, Nathan Amaral, Sterling Elliott and Celia Hatton. He is also a member of the Aera Ensemble, who won First Prize at the Royal Over-Seas League Mixed Ensemble Competition and a Gold Medal with Honourable Mention at the 10th Manhattan International Music Competition. 

Amiri’s Royal Festival Hall concerto debut with Chineke! Orchestra was universally acclaimed, described as a “...Royal Festival Hall debut of considerable panache…” (Geoff Brown, The Times) as he brought “...confidence and a touch of grandiloquence to Grieg’s Piano Concerto…” (Richard Fairman, The Financial Times).

Amiri uses his versatile experiences to inspire his playing. He has sought to help the next generation of musicians develop their passion and talent, performing youth outreach work with Music Masters and as one of the first Tabor Piano Ambassadors of the Leeds International Piano Competition representing the Royal College of Music.