- Roger Vignoles
Roger Vignoles is a British
pianist andaccompanist . He regularly performs with the world’s leading singers – includingKiri Te Kanawa ,Thomas Allen ,Anne Sofie Von Otter , Thomas Hampson,Sarah Walker ,Susan Graham ,Felicity Lott , Stephan Genz, Monica Groop,Wolfgang Holzmair ,Bernarda Fink , Christine Schäfer,Brigitte Fassbaender andKathleen Battle – at many halls and festivals. He also accompanies instrumentalists such asJoshua Bell ,Heinrich Schiff , Nobuko Imai andRalph Kirshbaum , and gives masterclasses around the world.Roger Vignoles has devised and directed several series at the
Queen Elizabeth Hall andWigmore Hall in London, most notably Landscape Into Song for the Schubert bicentennial, and since 1998, he is artistic director of the Nagaoka Festival in Japan. His discography contains several recordings which have received international awards. He first studied at Magdalene College (Cambridge) and theRoyal College of Music (London), and further completed his training withPaul Hamburger . Roger was educated atSedbergh School .Roger's son Will Vignoles is a member of the British indie band "
Cajun Dance Party " on XL records.
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