CAROLINE CLIPSHAM

After attending Chethams School of Music, Caroline was awarded a scholarship to study with Joan Havill at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London. There she won numerous awards and prizes including the Claude Beddington Prize for Beethoven, the Gregory Salzman Piano Award and the Sheriff's Prize for the highest Final Recital Marks.

After completing both her degree course and a Post-Graduate course in Advanced solo studies, Caroline was awarded a scholarship to attend the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada, where she worked with John Perry, Gilbert Kalish and Anton Kuerti and performed extensively both as a soloist and chamber musician. She has participated in various music festivals around the world including the Orford Arts Festival in Quebec, the European Arts Festival in Germany and Brighton Festival here in the UK. Caroline has also made a documentary for Carlton Television which featured her playing Chopin's original piano.

Caroline has performed at the Wigmore Hall and St. John's Smith Square in London, the National Concert Hall, Dublin; Chichester Cathedral; Eastbourne Pro-Music Series, Guilford International Music Festival, The International Holland Music Sessions and also in Durban, South Africa, as well as performances in Germany, France, Denmark, Canada, Sweden, New Zealand and a tour of Eastern Europe.

Caroline has recorded a solo piano CD and recent appearances include London, Vienna, Bratislava, Slovakia, Switzerland and Italy. She has also recorded for ORF (Austrian National Radio).  Future engagements include concerts in the UK and Vienna where she also plays in a duo with cellist Orfeo Mandozzi.

"Caroline played with a creative will, producing a wide, dynamic range with a delicate touch" - Minden Tageblatt, Germany

"Exceptionally talented ...her playing showed sensitivity as well as flashes of brilliance ...an enchanting concert" - Lymington Times

"a very gifted pianist with an assured technique and natural musicality" - Artistic Director, Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada