Edward Ahlbeck Glader
piano
Swedish pianist Edward Ahlbeck Glader recently graduated from Stockholm’s Lilla Akademiens Musikgymnasium, where he studied with Martin Sturfält. Since 2022, he has been a private student of Paolo Giacometti at the Robert Schumann Hochschule in Düsseldorf. He has also drawn inspiration from the Jiri Hlinka Piano Academy in Norway and pianist Roland Pöntinen. In 2024, he made his solo debut with Tchaikovsky’s First Piano Concerto, accompanied by the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra, and his German recital debut in Hamburg. Edward received First Prizes at the Steinway & Sons Nordic Junior Piano Competition, the MozArte International Junior Piano Competition in Aachen, and the Euregio Young Piano Award in Geilenkirchen. He has performed in venues and at festivals such as Konserthuset Stockholm, Göteborg Concert Hall, Queen Silvia Concert Hall, Sasel-Haus Hamburg, the Royal Palace of Stockholm, the PIANALE Piano Festival, and the O/Modernt festivals and the Helsingborg Piano Festival.