Ayesha Gough was born in 1994 in Darvin (Australia). Ayesha studied under Oleg Stepanov (Lev Vlassenko’s pupil) for 10 years, both at a pre-tertiary and tertiary level at the Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University. In 2017 she took part in the Hamamatsu International Piano Academy (Japan). Presently, she is continuing study in Italy with Boris Petrushansky at the Accademia Pianistica Internazionale "Incontri col Maestro".<<cut>>
Ayesha Gough is the first prize-winner at the 2015 Lev Vlassenko Piano Competition (Brisbane, Australia). She has been awarded the Theme and Variations Foundation Award, the Brisbane Club Award, the QCGU Postgraduate Prize, the Joyce Campbell Lloyd scholarship, the Allison/Henderson scholarship. Ayesha has been supported by Variety, the Children’s Charity, of which she is an International Ambassador.
She has given recitals throughout Australia, as well as New Zealand, Italy, and Japan. Ayesha Gough has performed with the Queensland Symphony, the Queensland Conservatorium Symphony, and the Queensland Pops Orchestras under such conductors as Edvard Tchivzhel, Nicholas Braithwaite, and Daniel Carter. Having a strong passion for new music, particularly that of Australian authors, Ayesha Gough has presented several new works of contemporary composers.
In 2016 Ayesha Gough has recorded her first CD under Classical Film and Sound label.