Natalie Burch
Britten Pears Young Artist 2021/22
Pianist
Widely in demand as a song pianist across London and the UK, Natalie won the accompaniment prize at the 2015 Maureen Lehane Awards, was a finalist alongside the 2nd Prize winner in the 2017 Kathleen Ferrier Awards and is a Britten-Pears, Leeds Lieder and Samling Artist. Performance highlights include Brahms’ Liebeslieder Walzer at Wigmore Hall, recitals with Helen Charlston and Oliver Johnston at the Oxford Lieder Festival a collaboration with Héloïse Werner focussing on Rimbaud and Verlaine. Natalie co-directs multi-voice ensemble, SongSpiel, a group of young singers and pianists energizing the song repertoire through rehearsal techniques drawn from theatre and extra-musical collaborations.
Natalie Burch is the 2021-22 Viola Tunnard Artist, supported by the Viola Tunnard Memorial Trust.