Geoffrey Lancaster

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Birthday
20, 1954
Birthplace
Australia
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Birthday
20, 1954 (age 68)
Birthplace
Australia

About

Classical musician known for his historically accurate performances of composers like Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.

Before Fame

He was a student under the famed Larry Sitsky at the Canberra School of Music and later studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the University of Tasmania.

Trivia

He became the first Australian to win a major international keyboard competition when he shot to the top of the 1986 23rd Festival of Flanders International Mozart Fortepiano Competition.

Family Life

His parents raised him in Dubbo, New South Wales, eventually moving him to Canberra.

Associated With

He and fellow Australian pianist Alan Kogosowski were contemporaries.