Collaborative piano and accompaniment

An accompanist isn’t just a living backing track – they are an equal creative partner, a supporter, and often responsible for calming nerves. A good collaborative pianist can help others perform at their best. Unexpected things happen in essentially every performance, and it falls to the pianist to smoothly hold the performance together.

Singers

I have won pianist prizes in the RCM English song competition and Schumann Lieder competition, and played for many many singers and singing lessons.

Being a singer’s pianist is a dynamic and creative role, not a subordinate slog. I’m imagining the singer’s text unfolding as I play and “acting the story out through the piano.” I’m also secretly a bit of a pilot, giving the singer flexibility around certain words and moving them towards the key word of the phrase. They don’t usually notice – or if they do they don’t tell me – but I know it makes a difference.

Piano duo

I play in a piano duo with my brother George. Find out more