Concert Pianist & Arranger
Winner of the Coutts & Co Award for Keyboard and the Accompanist Prize in the Royal Over-Seas League Competition, Michael Ierace is a critically acclaimed, Australian-born concert pianist, arranger, and chamber musician based in Adelaide. Known for his expressive performances and international acclaim, he brings depth, versatility, and excellence to every stage.
Explore a curated collection of studio recordings, captivating performance videos, and high-quality photography showcasing Michael’s work as a pianist and chamber musician in Australia and abroad.
Discover upcoming concerts featuring Michael Ierace and browse an archive of past performances across Australia, the UK, and Europe.
Explore Michael’s extensive work as a music arranger. From chamber ensembles to solo piano, inquire about bespoke arrangements tailored to your artistic vision.
Read what critics and media have to say about Michael’s performances.
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Explore a rich archive of performances with renowned ensembles, festivals, and concert halls.
Read what international critics and classical music reviewers have said about Michael’s performances. From solo recitals to collaborative chamber concerts, his musicianship continues to earn praise from audiences and professionals alike.
…the quietly formidable, gentle yet masterly pianist Michael Ierace, who is equally at home in more radical music as he is in empathetic lieder and chamber music accompaniment… In his Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson, Desiree Frahn and Michael Ierace performed 10 of the 12 sections with complete assurance, capturing both Copland’s early harmonic language and the hints of the pre-dawn Bernstein style that his student and greatest interpreter would later embody. (Coriole Music Festival)
With Michael Ierace at the helm, the performance [Mahler Piano Quartet] was one of true stature. This is a pianist who continually impresses, and here he was at his most insightful. Thoughtful and without a trace of indulgence, Ierace ushered it in with magnificent breadth… For Ierace, less is more, and this meanwhile proved a virtue in Bartók’s Suite, Op. 14. Pianists often overplay this composer’s dynamic contrasts and insist on a percussive edge. but he approached this amiable work with musicianly intelligence and balance. (Coriole Music Festival)
Ierace is a fine pianist indeed and has the art of accompanying well and truly at his command. (Meredith Arwady in Recital with Michael Ierace - Daylight Express, Adelaide Festival)
Pianist Michael Ierace proved an impeccable partner. From the tonal delicacies of Samuel Barber to the funky rhythms of Cole Porter, he never missed a beat. (Meredith Arwady in Recital with Michael Ierace - Daylight Express, Adelaide Festival)
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