Adrian Sutcliffe

Location:

chesham
United Kingdom HP5

Contact:

Tel 07968 471129

Additional Info:

Adrian Sutcliffe studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where he was awarded the Frances Earle Scholarship for piano playing as well as being a prizewinner in many solo piano competitions, having originally studied piano in Chester under John Gough and violin under Nicholas Wood, co-leader of the R.L.P.O. As a joint first study pianist and violinist he left the Academy in 1987 having gained his Professional Certificate, Certificate of Advanced Studies and LRAM.

He has always been particularly in demand as an accompanist, playing for many recitals, auditions and exams throughout the UK and covering the full range of singers, strings, woodwind and brass instruments.

Adrian has performed as a soloist and chamber musician at most major venues throughout the UK ranging from St John’s Smith Square, the Royal Albert Hall and the South Bank to the Birmingham Hippodrome, St. David’s Hall and the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. He has also performed widely outside the UK from Eastern Europe to New Zealand.

He was director and pianist for the contemporary music ensemble, Terra Nova, who twice staged a national competition for young composers, working in collaboration with composers Paul Patterson and Jonathan Harvey. He also directed and repetiteured for the ensemble’s production of Britten’s ‘The Turn of the Screw’ at the Bloomsbury Theatre, London. Subsequently he was pianist for the ensemble ‘Music on Offa’ which toured festivals around the UK and were involved in a major mixed media project sponsored by the British Arts Council. He now plays regularly with the unique flute piano and percussion trio ‘Classic Rhythm’ which has performed at over 200 music societies, festivals, theatres and arts centres throughout UK. The group has released 3 CDs and has broadcast live on UK national radio and appeared on BBC2.

As a repetiteur his experience ranges from operas such as ‘The Knot Garden’ and ‘The Turn of the Screw’ to shows such as ‘My Fair Lady’. He has always worked extensively as both a vocal and instrumental accompanist, playing regularly for recitals and auditions. His regular work with dancers has included playing for Birmingham Royal Ballet, English National Ballet, the Matthew Bourne Company and the Royal Ballet in London, with whom he has recently performed at the Opera House in the productions ‘Timecode’, ‘The Wind in the Willows’ and Kurt Weill’s ‘Magical Night’ as well as in Stravinsky’s ‘Firebird’. His versatility in sight-reading and improvising has also led him to play for the Genée International Ballet Awards as well as in West End shows such as ‘The Lion King’.

As a composer and arranger, Adrian’s pieces have been performed at Sadlers Wells and at West End theatres and many other venues as well as on BBC radio. He is also the regular arranger for Classic Rhythm, his works having included several children’s productions, which have toured extensively around schools in England.

Adrian also examines Grades and Diplomas for the ABRSM, for whom he has toured China, the U.S.A., Cyprus, Turkey, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Macau, India, Oman, U.A.E., Brunei, Bermuda and Thailand. He is also a trainer of new examiners for the Board.

Fees

£ 25.00 Pounds Per Hour
The above fee is a rough guide but the exact charges will be by negotiation and will depend on the particular circumstances and/or travelling involved.

Instruments

Piano

Specialisms

Contemporary Music, Improvisation, Instrumental Accompaniment, Vocal Accompaniment, Musical Theatre, Musical Direction

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