Juliet Allen
Piano
"Tall and strikingly elegant, Juliet gave a recital of impeccable virtuosity. People felt enriched when they listened to her….. brilliant." The Mail on Sunday
Juliet Allen is one of Britain's most exciting and experienced young concert pianists. Displaying outstanding versatility, Juliet is currently in great demand as a soloist, accompanist and chamber musician. She brings exceptional vitality and beauty to her performances which creates huge popularity among her audiences. Her extraordinarily wide repertoire has contributed to many highly acclaimed performances in Britain, Europe, North America and the Caribbean.
Juliet made her recital debut at the age of nine and shortly afterwards performed Beethoven's First Concerto. She gained her ARCM Performer's Diploma at the age of fifteen whilst studying with Nigel Wilkinson, and went on to graduate with a First Class honours degree from Christ Church, Oxford. She then took up the Nora Naismith scholarship at the Royal Academy of Music, London, where she studied with Christopher Elton, Joseph Seiger and Maria Curcio. She won the Grover Bennett Scholarship, the Frank Simms Prize and the Advanced Performer's Diploma and went on to become the UK winner of the European Music for Youth Prize.
Juliet now has thirty of the major concertos in her repertoire. In the same year as performing the complete cycle of Beethoven concertos she was invited to play Mozart K466 with the London Mozart Players, a performance which was subsequently broadcast by the BBC. She then played at the Chester Festival at the invitation of Richard Hickox. Juliet has made many appearances for the BBC on Radio 2 and Radio 3, appeared at the Edinburgh Festival and has performed extensively in concerto and recital performances. As a highly skilled accompanist and chamber musician, she plays regularly with the Symphonia Ensemble and as part of several duo partnerships. Forthcoming concerts include many recitals around Britain as well as performances of Brahms 2, Tchaikovsky 1, and Chopin 2 at St John's Smith Square, London.
Information correct at time of performance with the NSO (November 2005).