Lucy Parham (born 1966) is a British concert pianist and academic. She is a professor at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama. In 1984 she won Piano Class BBC Young Musician.
Lucy Parham | |
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) |
| Origin | Guildford, Surrey, England |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Pianist, professor |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Years active | 1984–present |
Biography
editParham grew up in Guildford, Surrey. She was educated at Bedales School, Hampshire and studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama under concert pianist, Professor Joan Havill.[1][2]
Parham has played in the UK and internationally, and is a regular contributor for BBC Radio 3. She has performed as a concerto soloist with The London Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, The Halle, RTE Orchestra, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Russian State Symphony Orchestra and on three tours with the Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra.
In 2002 she joined the BBC Concert Orchestra and conductor Barry Wordsworth on a six-week 50th anniversary tour of the US.
Parham is known for her Composer Portrait series of concerts and her interpretation of the music of Robert Schumann and Clara Schumann.[3] She produced I Clara, to coincide with the bicentenary of Clara Schumann's birth in 2019.[4] She has also produced and performed Composer Portraits of Claude Debussy[5] and Chopin [6]
She was artistic director of the Kings Place Coffee Concerts and of the Guildhall Spring Festival.
Frequent collaborators include actors Juliet Stevenson, Harriet Walter, Sheila Hancock and Henry Goodman.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Guildhall School of Music & Drama | Lucy Parham". Archived from the original on 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "In Conversation: Joan Havill & Lucy Parham". Retrieved 14 September 2022.
- ^ "Pianist Lucy Parham launches Composer Portrait Series at St John Smith Square". Pianist Magazine. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Lucy Parham announces I Clara". Pianist Magazine. December 2018. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "My Voyage round Debussy". The Guardian. June 2013. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "Lucy Parham brings the Chopin-Sand Relationship to life". Seen and Heard International. May 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ "News". Lucy Parham. Retrieved 19 May 2021.