TiffanyPoon
- Piano
About Tiffany
Tiffany Poon is a pianist whose work centers on interpretation, atmosphere, and emotional precision. She approaches classical music as a living language, shaping sound and silence with intention and clarity, and allowing meaning to emerge through listening rather than explanation. Working from within the music itself, Tiffany privileges texture, pacing, and internal logic. Praised for her “beautiful sound, sensitivity and expressive nuance” (International Piano Magazine), her performances invite focus and presence, creating space for audiences of all generations to encounter classical works as something immediate and felt.
Tiffany’s recording projects reflect a sustained inquiry into identity, memory, and authorship. Her most recent album, Nature, recorded at Miraval Studios with Grammy-winning producer Damien Quintard, is contemplative and intimate, favoring presence over spectacle. The album was met with critical acclaim, with Gramophone praising her “astonishing virtuosity and tongue-in-cheek humour” and describing her interpretations as “borne of a rare affinity and profound understanding”. Nature reached No. 1 on Apple Classical.
Diaries: Schumann, Tiffany’s first album, explored questions of growth and self-definition through an intimate engagement with the composer’s inner world. The project extended beyond the recording, unfolding through live performance and the digital space, and reached audiences well outside traditional classical contexts. The album charted No. 1 on Billboard’s Traditional Classical Album chart and Apple Classical. In 2025, Tiffany was awarded the Robert Schumann Prize of the City of Zwickau, honoring her contribution to the composer’s legacy in concert and in the digital space.
In the 2025/26 season, Tiffany toured Europe featuring a programme inspired by Nature, returning to London's Queen Elizabeth Hall, performing in Leipzig, Zwickau and Frankfurt, Germany, and making debut appearances at the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) and Salle Gaveau (Paris). Tiffany also made her debut at Vancouver Recital Society, and will give a U.S. Nature recital tour, including a return to San Francisco’s Herbst Theatre.Recent highlights include debut recital performances at New York City's iconic Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, Benaroya Hall (Seattle), The Eli and Edythe Broad Stage (Santa Monica) and Muziekgebouw (Amsterdam).
Contact
For availability and general enquiries:
Tanja Schnitzer
Edward Pascall
For contracts, logistics and press:
Joy Pidsley
Representation
Season Highlights
Audio
- Schumann - Kinderszenen, Op. 15, No. 1, Von fremden Ländern und MenschenCredit: Pentatone Recorded: 09 February 2024
Selected Repertoire
Brahms
Concerto No.1 in D minor, Op. 15
Bruch
Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra in A-Flat minor, Op. 88
Chopin
Concerto No.1 in E minor, Op. 11
Mozart
Concerto No.9 in E-Flat major, K. 271 • Concerto No.14 in E-Flat major, K. 449
Rachmaninoff
Concerto No.1 in F-Sharp minor, Op. 1
Schumann
Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Sample Programmes
Sample Recital Programme 1
C. Schumann: Mazurka in g minor, Op.6 No.5 R. Schumann: Davidsbündlertänze op. 6 --- R. Schumann: Kinderszenen R. Schumann: Sonata No.2 in g minor
Sample Recital Programme 2
Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op.15 Debussy: Children's Corner Bach: Prelude and Fugue No.1 & No.2 from Book I Chopin: Preludes, Op.28
News
Press
Nature
PentatoneNov 2025[Tiffany] brings just the right blend of astonishing virtuosity and tongue-in-cheek humour to Alkan's 'Le festin d'Esope'. Debussy’s two Arabesques are as richly detailed and sensual as one could imagine them. borne of a rare affinity and profound understanding, and resulting in exquisitely contoured and coloured interpretations of genuine distinction. ‘Le vent dans la plaine’ from the first book of Préludes, ‘Bruyères’ from the second and ‘Reflets dans l’eau’ from Images surely place Poon among the foremost exponents of Debussy in her generation.
- Gramophone
- 01 December 2025
In Daquin’s Le coucou she could hardly be a brighter harbinger of spring. All told, this is an enchanting album, finely recorded and lavishly presented.
- International Piano Magazine
- 02 December 2026
[Tiffany] sets aside the many, endless, breakneck runs across the entire keyboard, playing them with effortless ease and concentrating instead on melodies ... The pianist tells the story softly, sensitively, energetically, passionately, hesitantly. She elevates "Jeux d'eau" to a new level. She works the many small embellishments, trills, and flourishes with breathtaking energy and precision. But, much like her approach in the Water Games, she doesn’t do this for show, but rather to present the animal motifs in a fresh and descriptive way. This is no longer just piano playing; it's also painting and filmmaking.
The album is closely recorded, showcasing Poon's gorgeously poised and articulated pianism—and it's an enchanting experience.
- BBC Music Magazine
Carnegie Hall, Debut
Zankel Hall, Carnegie HallApr 2025In Schumann's Kinderszenen, one immediately noticed her beautiful sound, sensitivity and expressive nuance. In the same composer's G minor Sonata she showed she could also play with fire and abandon. Haydn's Sonata No 23 in F major was full of character, with the necessary wit and sparkle in its finale. A true highlight was Chopin's C minor Nocturne, which featured exquisite melodic shaping, sensitive nuance and deeply felt expression. A smouldering rendition of Ravel's La valse brought the recital to a close.
- International Piano Magazine
- 23 May 2025
Diaries: Schumann
PentatoneFeb 2024this gifted pianist makes Schumann’s Davidsbündlertänze her own Tiffany Poon’s refined workmanship and intelligent musicality deserve respect and consideration, as does Pentatone’s superb recording.
Pianist Tiffany Poon is one of those rare phenomena that come along once in every generation to upend our preconceptions.
- Bachtrack
- 25 November 2020
