Internationally renowned pianist Lucy Parham is the creator of the acclaimed Composer Portrait concerts, “one of the must-see events of the musical calendar” according to BBC Music Magazine. She performs them with leading actors in the UK and around the world. A specialist in the music of Robert and Clara Schumann, Lucy is also in demand as a professor, artistic director, writer and broadcaster.
“Parham’s huge, expansive tone enveloped the hall. Unlike Rachmaninoff’s own angular and terse self-interpretations, Parham takes her own sweet time floating long phrases like a singer with endless lung power,…
“Hearing Clara’s story in her own words, interspersed with relevant music, is a joy. Harriet Walter’s delivery is utterly compelling. Performing on a glorious Fazioli, Parham’s playing is eloquent and…
“This celebration of her life, with the music fitting the narrative so well, is another fine tribute to this remarkable woman in her bicentenary year.”
“If you are not moved to tears by my Clara’s account of his death and by Parham’s choice of music you are made of stronger stuff than I am.”
“I adore working with Lucy. To sit beside her at the piano, to see her hands on the keyboard, is such a privilege. Hers is a physical relationship with the…
“The music is played with an exquisite touch and stylistic empathy by Lucy Parham”
“A superb evocation of the life and music of Sergei Rachmaninoff. The design of the listening experience is skillfully and subtly structured, and the manner is engaging and intimate, so…
“Lucy Parham’s trailblazing evening concerts in which she fuses music and words with the help of some of our most distinguished thespians, have become one of the must-see events on…
“It is a beautifully designed portrait of Clara”
“These wonderful concerts are so cleverly organic because the composers become alive again. This happens before your eyes and it transforms the musical experience for the audience. The composers speak…
“The readings combine great dignity with a delicate poignancy. The changing moods of the Schumann and Brahms repertoire, from the capricious and turbulent to the reflective and haunting, are deftly…
“Lucy is not only an excellent pianist – she is also a musical communicator par excellence who demonstrates a strong rapport with the music she performs and possesses a deep…
“I feel so fortunate to be able to work with a musician like Lucy, such a brilliantly accomplished and sensitive artist. I certainly take inspiration from hearing such undeniably great…
“In an age that has seen the piano become increasingly objectified, Parham takes her listeners back to a golden age when music was a metaphor for life itself. Hers is…
“It is a treat to hear playing in which expressively, nothing is extraneous and everything is at a high level of intelligence and imagination”
“Lucy Parham surmounted the challenges of the optimistic Ballade No 3 with ease, while her performance of the Ballade No 4 with all its grandeur and profundity was a revelation.…
Lucy is Robert Elm’s guest on BBC Radio London
Lucy Parham - piano Henry Goodman - narrator
at St Giles Cripplegate
Lucy Parham - piano Dame Harriet Walter - narrator Guy Paul - narrator
at Mapperton HouseRêverie – the life and loves of Claude Debussy returns to Wigmore Hall on Sunday, 9th November. Lucy will be joined by the acclaimed actor, Sir Simon Russell Beale.
Lucy presents Building a Library this Saturday on BBC Radio 3 at 2pm. The programme is hosted by Andrew McGregor and the featured work is Schumann’s Carnaval Op.9.
