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John
Reid's career to
date has shown him to be a pianist of notable versatility and range, with wide
experience as an outstanding chamber musician, song accompanist, soloist and exponent
of new music.
A
regular visitor to festivals and music clubs across the UK, in recital he has
worked with artists including singers Joan Rodgers, Dame Felicity Lott, Lucy Crowe,
Nicholas Mulroy, William Berger and Diana Moore; instrumentalists Thomas Gould,
Adam Walker, Alexander Baillie, Alison Balsom, Gemma Rosefield, Jennifer Pike,
Timothy Orpen, Sarah Williamson, Oliver Coates and William Bennett; as well as
with groups including the Barbirolli Quartet, the Emanuel Ensemble, the Aurora
Wind Ensemble and members of the Northern Sinfonia and the Britten Sinfonia. He
has given recitals at the major London venues, Bridgewater Hall, The Sage Centre,
Gateshead, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam and across Europe.
He
has worked with contemporary chamber music groups Radius and the Ossian
Ensemble, giving over fifteen first performances, and working with composers including
Martin Suckling, Errollyn Wallen, Nico Muhly, Emily Hall and members of the Camberwell
Composers Collective. He is a principal of the Aurora Orchestra, with whom he
has appeared at the BBC Proms and the Proms Plus series.
He
has recorded numerous times for Radio 3. On disc, recent and forthcoming releases
include trios with the Emanuel Ensemble (Champs Hill Records) and premiere recordings
of music by York Bowen (works for two pianos, with Michael Dussek for Dutton Epoch),
Clifford Benson, Rhian Samuel and Charles Camillieri.
John
Reid studied at Clare College, Cambridge and at the Royal Academy of Music with
Michael Dussek. He has also taken lessons in song interpretation with Malcolm
Martineau and Rudolf Jansen and at the Britten-Pears School. He was a recipient
of the Gerald Moore Award and the Kathleen Ferrier and Maggie Teyte Pianist Prizes,
and he is now an Associate of the RAM.
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