The Duo
The Passepartout Piano Duo formed in 2011. Willing to explore different styles and making a priority from creating an enjoyable performance for their audience, the duo present a variety of works, ranging from classical to modern, both original compositions and transcriptions, also performing jazz and popular tunes.
Notably the duo have performed in London at the Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, St. Mary's Perivale, the RCM, Heath Street Baptist Church, St James's Church Bushey, St. George the Martyr Notting Hill, St. Sepulchre Church, Kensington Central Library, Dartford Parish Church, in Windsor, Faversham, Sittingbourne and Brighton, UK. Internationally, the duo has performed various repertoires in Tokyo, Japan, as well as Cluj and Arcus, in Romania, and Albignac, in France. They are also frequently requested for private engagements for companies and individuals. Their philanthropic work consists of performing for care homes, hospitals, various charities and schools. The Passepartout Piano Duo are Live Music Now alumni.
Alexandra and Nathan are both passionate educators, recording a variety of teaching repertoire on their Youtube page, as well as offering masterclasses, most recently in Japan in the summer of 2016, at St. Mary's International School and at the Christian Academy Japan, both in Tokyo. More recently the duo has started to perform Nathan's own compositions and arrangements, planning to create more videos and recordings of these in the future. In the making is also their first CD.
Notably the duo have performed in London at the Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall, St. Mary's Perivale, the RCM, Heath Street Baptist Church, St James's Church Bushey, St. George the Martyr Notting Hill, St. Sepulchre Church, Kensington Central Library, Dartford Parish Church, in Windsor, Faversham, Sittingbourne and Brighton, UK. Internationally, the duo has performed various repertoires in Tokyo, Japan, as well as Cluj and Arcus, in Romania, and Albignac, in France. They are also frequently requested for private engagements for companies and individuals. Their philanthropic work consists of performing for care homes, hospitals, various charities and schools. The Passepartout Piano Duo are Live Music Now alumni.
Alexandra and Nathan are both passionate educators, recording a variety of teaching repertoire on their Youtube page, as well as offering masterclasses, most recently in Japan in the summer of 2016, at St. Mary's International School and at the Christian Academy Japan, both in Tokyo. More recently the duo has started to perform Nathan's own compositions and arrangements, planning to create more videos and recordings of these in the future. In the making is also their first CD.
The pianists
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Alexandra Tinker (néee Zlatior) graduated with a Bachelors of Music (Hons) - First Class, in 2014 and a Masters of Science in Performance Science - Distinction, in 2017, both from the Royal College of Music, London, UK. Furthermore, she was awarded the LRSM Teaching Diploma (with Distinction) in 2015, by the ABRSM, and since 2021, Alexandra has also qualified as an ABRSM Examiner, assessing students of all ages in Performance Exams, from all around the world.
She has played numerous concerts in the UK in venues such as the Southbank Centre, V&A Museum, Charlton House and Waltham Abbey, but also internationally, in France, Greece, Japan and native Romania. Alexandra is passionate about psychology, well-being and pedagogy, and brings her knowledge and expertise to her pupils. She currently teaches at St. Catherine's School, in Bramley, Guildford, and Surbiton High School, in Surbiton, Kingston. Alexandra also teacher a class of private pupils from the duo's music studio in New Malden area (South London), as well as online. Her students are keen musicians, often winning prizes in competitions and scholarships, and enjoying their musical journeys. |
Nathan Tinker obtained his Bachelors of Music (Hons) from the Royal College of Music and his Masters of Performance from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Primarily a collaborative pianist, Nathan has performed in the UK, at the Barbican Centre, Hampton Court House, St. Martin’s in the Fields, St. James Piccadilly, the Royal Albert Hall and the Wigmore Hall; and internationally, Corsica, Italy, Spain, Romania and his native Japan.
He was the winner of the Guildhall Accompanist Prize, 2016, and was awarded the Concert Recital Diploma upon graduating. In September 2017, he was working as an artist fellow of the GSMD in contemporary piano, involving a mixture of contemporary instrumental repertoire as well as playing for competitions and platforms such as the Oxford Lieder Young Artist Platform, and has, since, kept a close relationship with GSMD, where he teaches an improvising class to 1st year Undergraduates. Nathan is also an accompanist of dance and has been working with English National Ballet, BalletBoyz and Rambert as a Dance for Parkinson's musician, additionally as an avid composer and arranger. To follow Nathan's compositions and recordings please visit his YouTube channel and Facebook page. |