Born in Cairns in northern Australia, Bernard Lanskey originally studied music, philosophy and mathematics in Queensland before moving for more specialised pianistic studies first to Paris and then to the Royal College of Music in London to complete a master’s degree with Peter Wallfisch.
As a pianist, he has performed throughout Australia, Great Britain, South-East Asia and in most European countries, working principally with string players and singers in chamber music, mixed recital and lecture-recital combinations. Recent concerts have included appearances with violinist Qian Zhou, soprano Katherine Broderick, cellist Qin Li-Wei, clarinetist Marcel Luxen and pianist Daniel Tong as well as with his regular musical partners, the French violinist Aki Saulière, the German soprano Felicitas Fuchs and British television journalist, John Suchet.
CD releases have included Intimate Correspondences, featuring music by Brahms and Schumann inspired by Clara Schumann; The Inner Line, four-hand piano music by Brahms, Schubert and Andrew Schultz with the Australian pianist Stephen Emmerson; and Suspended Preludes, featuring chamber music by Andrew Schultz.
Bernard Lanskey is Director of the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music, National University of Singapore where he was awarded a professorship in 2008. He is also an Artist-in-Residence at La Loingtaine, near Fontainebleau, France. From 1994-2006, he was Assistant Director of Music at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama in London, where he was awarded a Fellowship (FGSM) in 2001. He has organised a range of festivals and concert series, in association with the London Symphony Orchestra’s Discovery Series at St. Luke’s in London, as Artistic Director of the 20th and 21st Paxos International Music Festivals in Greece, of the Hadstock Music Festivals of 2006 and 2007, and at La Loingtaine in 2007, 2008 and 2009.
Updated on 10/09/2009
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