Moray Piano Competition 2010

Lucy Parham

Acknowledged as one of Britain's finest pianists, Lucy Parham first came to public attention on winning the 1984 BBC TV Young Musician of the Year Piano Class, since when she has performed extensively throughout the UK and Europe, South Africa, USA, Canada and Russia.

Lucy Parham made her Wigmore Hall debut in 1989, and has since appeared regularly at all the major London venues. As concerto soloist she has performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic, Philharmonia, RTE Orchestra, Brighton Philharmonic, Ulster Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, London Mozart Players, City of London Sinfonia, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Hallé and Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Conductors include Barry Wordsworth, Sir Charles Groves, Bryden Thompson, Richard Hickox, Antoni Wit, Owain Arwel Hughes, Martin Brabbins, John Wilson and Jean-Claude Cassadesus. Festivals include Brighton, City of London, Leeds Castle, Rye, Bury St Edmunds, Three Choirs, Newbury, Harrogate, Chelsea, Cardiff, North Norfolk, Oxford, Bergen, Istanbul and the Cervantes in Mexico City.

In recent years, Lucy Parham has established herself as one of the leading interpreters of Robert and Clara Schumann. Her unique recording of their piano concertos, with the BBC Concert Orchestra/Wordsworth (Sanctuary Classics,) won the BBC Music Magazine "Critics' Choice of the Year."

To read more about Lucy visit her website  www.lucyparham.com