Erin Helyard

Erin Helyard is an Australian conductor and keyboard performer specialising in early music and baroque opera.

Helyard graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium and was awarded a University Medal. He studied with Tom Beghin at McGill University in Canada for a masters in fortepiano performance. He has a PhD in musicology.[1]

Helyard is artistic director of Pinchgut Opera, which he co-founded.[2] He conducted Barrie Kosky's production of Handel's Saul for the Adelaide Festival in 2017.[3] At the 2020 ARIA Music Awards he won Best Classical Album for Beethoven & Mozart Violin Sonatas (shared with Richard Tognetti).[4]

References
  1. Wilson, Janet (2014-06-17). "Erin Helyard brings broad range of skills". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  2. Meacham, Steve (2019-11-12). "The case of Vivaldi's final act". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  3. "Saul review – Barrie Kosky slays giant expectations in triumphant return to Adelaide". the Guardian. 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2020-10-17.
  4. "And the 2020 ARIA Awards Go To…". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
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