Milen Manoj Earath

Milen Earath (born 18 October 2001) is an Indian pianist born in Kerala, India, to an Indian father and a Russian mother. He is a prizewinner at the Cambridge International Piano Competition, a finalist of the Gold Medal of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and performed as a soloist at the Barbican Hall with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra. Earath performed in India, Germany, Russia, Belgium, Italy and the United Kingdom.

Early life Born in the southern Indian state of Kerala, Earath comes from a family with no musical background.

During his childhood, Earath was interested in sports, kung-fu, and other extra-curricular activities, especially at school. Earath attended a concert in a nearby music school, where he first saw and heard a grand piano. completed the 8 grades and the 3 diplomas of Trinity College London in 4.5 years, a period considered among the shortest for the qualification. he was invited for piano masterclasses by , president of the European Piano Teachers Association (EPTA), Germany, who kept in touch with him online.

In June 2024, Earath completed a five-year Specialist Diploma in Piano Performance with Prof. at the Gnessin Russian Academy of Music in Moscow, and graduated with first-class honours. He is currently pursuing a Master of Performance at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, studying with Prof. Ronan O'Hora.

Career

Domestic Earath's first experience of a piano competition was at age 12 in the 2013 MusiQuest, an all-India piano competition in Pune. He won first place in the advanced division for ages up to 25, winning an acoustic piano and a scholarship for a summer camp in the International Institute for Young Musicians in Kansas.

His first large-scale solo recital in India was held on April 28, 2017, at the National Centre for Performing Arts in Mumbai.

International On January 24, 2016, Earath had his first solo recital, held at Schloss Burgau, Germany. His orchestral debut took place in Germany on October 16, 2016, where he performed Mendelssohn's Piano Concerto No. 1 in G minor.

Starting in 2014, Earath had multiple concerts in Germany, Russia, Belgium and Italy.

On February 3, 2018, Earath performed Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 2 accompanied by Collegium Musicum Jülich, with conductor Peter Sauerwein at the Gymnasium Zitadelle in Jülich. and the ‘Romantic Piano Prize’ in 2025.

In February 2026, he has appeared in recital at South Hill Park Arts Centre as part of the International Conservatoire Series. In April 2026, Earath was awarded Second Prize and the Audience Prize at the Cambridge International Piano Competition.

On 30th April 2026, Earath performed Piano Concerto No. 2 (Prokofiev) with the Guildhall Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican Hall, conducted by Jonathan Bloxham, as part of the Guildhall Gold Medal Final.