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Eleanor Hodgkinson: Beautifully crafted individual playing.


Eleanor Hodgkinson is a sought after pianist playing solo and chamber music recitals in the UK, Guernsey, France and other countries in Europe and also North America. Eleanor has performed at venues such as the Purcell Room, Symphony Hall, the Barbican, the Royal Festival Hall and St. John's, Smith Square and has broadcast on BBC Radio 3, ITV and Meridian TV.

Her versatility has led to many collaborations. These include a project with dancers of the Royal Ballet, premieres and recordings of British music in the Vigani Cabinet project at Queens' College, Cambridge and performances with the BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra of the Swan, and period instrument group The Artaria Piano Trio. As a writer she has devised a multi-arts project for 8-12 year olds, "The Moon Ants Law", which has been the recipient of a number of grants. She is a founder member of the Nimbus Ensemble and Duo Volante, who regularly perform throughout the UK.

Eleanor studied piano at the Royal Northern College of Music and then specialised in piano accompaniment supported by a scholarship from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust.

Subsequently, Eleanor was awarded a scholarship to study accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music, completing her studies in 1998. During this time she was awarded scholarships to attend the International Musicians Seminar, Prussia Cove and the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada, where she undertook a residency with her piano trio in 2001.

Eleanor is a Visiting Tutor in piano at Royal Holloway, University of London, teaches piano and chamber music at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and is an examiner and mentor for the Associated Board both in the UK and abroad. Her personal passsions include writing, tango, motorbikes and long-distance running.

  Eleanor Hodgkinson

[Scenes of Travel by Eleanor Hodgkinson]

Scenes of Travel



Eleanor Hodgkinson lives in Walton-on-Thames, England.

Tagged as: Classical, Classical Period, Romantic Era, Impressionism, Instrumental, Composer: Claude Debussy, Composer: Edvard Grieg, Composer: Felix Mendelssohn, Composer: Franz Liszt, Composer: Franz Schubert, Composer: Isaac Albeniz, Classical Piano.


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