With her playing described as “sensational” [The Gramophone], British pianist Nicola Meecham has gained international acclaim for her performances and recordings since her London debut for the Park Lane Group Music Series.

Her most recent solo CD for SOMM of solo piano works by Tchaikovsky includes his rarely performed sonatas, a project indicative of her exceptionally wide-ranging recital repertoire. The Nocturne on this disc featured on Spotify’s Classical New Releases Playlist. A previous debut recording of works by Janacek, Kodaly and Enescu earned her top recommendation in the American Record Guide and exceptional reviews in Gramophone, International Record Review and International Piano Magazine.

A keen advocate of contemporary music, Nicola has commissioned and given premieres of works by a number of contemporary composers, notably by Henyrk Gorecki and HK Gruber. In 2017 she curated and performed a recital of 20th and 21st century piano music, including five world premieres, entitled Voices of Night and Day, at The Warehouse Waterloo.

In addition to further recordings of music by Kurt Schwertsik, Tom Armstrong, Graham Nathan Harris and the American composer Louis “Moondog” Hardin, Nicola has given broadcast recitals for BBC Radio 3 and for Dutch Radio. A committed chamber musician, she has also collaborated with a number of high profile musicians, most recently with Trifarious.

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Nicola has performed in all the major halls, including Wigmore Hall, St John’s Smith Square, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Purcell Room, and at prestigious international festivals including Exeter, King’s Lynn and Hebden Bridge. Abroad she has performed in Holland, Italy, Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic and, most recently, in China where she gave masterclasses.