Piano Staff
During your time at the Academy, you will be supported by outstanding teachers who will challenge you to find your own voice.
Dame Myra Hess Chair of Piano
Visiting Professors
Leif Ove Andsnes
Aud Jebsen Visiting Professor of Piano
Neil Brand
Visiting Piano Professor in Film Improvisation
Adrian Brendel
Visiting Professor of Chamber Music (Piano)
Dame Imogen Cooper
Visiting Professor of Piano
Megumi Masaki
Visiting Professor of Piano
Steven Osborne CBE
Visiting Professor of Piano
Pascal Rogé
Visiting Professor of Piano
Yevgeny Sudbin
Visiting Professor of Piano
Professors
Professor Christopher Elton
Professor of Piano and Emeritus Head of Keyboard
William Fong
Professor of Piano
Ian Fountain
Professor of Piano
David Gray
Professor of Piano
Joseph Havlat
Professor of Contemporary Piano and Director of Piano Lab
Rustem Hayroudinoff
Professor of Piano
Professor Joanna MacGregor CBE
Dame Myra Hess Chair of Piano
Florian Mitrea
Professor of Piano and Ensemble Coach
Tessa Nicholson
Professor of Piano
Tatiana Sarkissova
Professor of Piano
Colin Stone
Professor of Piano and Ensemble Coach
Dr Mei-Ting Sun
Professor of Piano and Professional Skills (Creating Transcriptions), Postgraduate Tutor
Ensemble Coaching
James Baillieu
Senior Professor of Ensemble Piano, Vocal Studies Repertoire Coach and Song Circle Repertoire Coach
Michael Dussek
Professor of Ensemble Piano
Nicola Eimer
Piano Ensemble Coach and Professor of Ensemble Piano
Florian Mitrea
Professor of Piano and Ensemble CoachJohn Reid
Professor and Coach of Ensemble Piano
Colin Stone
Professor of Piano and Ensemble CoachAnna Szałucka
Piano Ensemble Coach
Andrew West
Piano Ensemble Coach and Professor of Ensemble Piano
Professional Skills
Dominic Alldis
Professional Skills and Jazz Improvisation (Piano)
Carole Cerasi
Professor of Harpsichord and Fortepiano (Historical Performance) and Early Keyboards (Piano)
Jane Chapman
Professional Skills - Early Keyboards
Steven Devine
Fortepiano Professional Skills Teacher (Piano), Professor of Basso Continuo (Historical Performance)
Professor Sian Edwards
Head of Conducting, Symphonic Repertoire and Skills Coach (Choral Conducting), Working with Conductors (Piano)
Joseph Havlat
Professor of Contemporary Piano and Director of Piano LabTimothy Redmond
Professional Skills - Conducting from the Piano
Sofia Sacco
Aud Jebsen Piano Fellow and Professional Digital Skills in Piano
Dr Mei-Ting Sun
Professor of Piano and Professional Skills (Creating Transcriptions), Postgraduate TutorRichard Williams
Professional Skills - Working with Actors and the Spoken Word (Piano)
Amiran Zenaishvili
Lieder Accompaniment (Piano)
