David Owen Norris

David Owen Norris (born 1953) is a British pianist and broadcaster.

Life

Norris was born in 1953.^[1] He studied music at Keble College, Oxford where he was organ scholar; he is now an Honorary Fellow of the college.^[2] After leaving Oxford, he studied composition, and worked at the Royal Opera House as a repetiteur. As a pianist, he has accompanied soloists such as Dame Janet Baker and Larry Adler, and his solo career has included appearances at the Proms and performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has also presented several radio series. He is a professor at the Royal College of Music and also teaches at the University of Southampton, where he is Head of Keyboard.^[3] He has also been Gresham Professor of Music and a professor at the Royal Academy of Music (having earlier been a student there).^[4]

References

1. ^ "Norris, David Owen" (subscription access). Who's Who 2009. Oxford University Press. December 2008. http://www.ukwhoswho.com/view/article/oupww/whoswho/U29683. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 
2. ^ Archer, Ian W; Whalley, Simon. "Keble organ scholars". Keble College, Oxford. http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/about/past/keble-organ-scholars-before-the-war. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 
3. ^ "David Owen Norris". Royal College of Music. http://www.rcm.ac.uk/Studying/Professors+and+Faculties/ProfessorDetails?staff_code=JK408. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 
4. ^ "David Owen Norris". Hyperion Records. http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A1692. Retrieved 14 October 2009. 

External links

• Official website

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