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Oct 28, 2026 1 hr 10 min

The Unacclaimed Accompanist

from Gresham College Hosted by Gresham College

There is far more to piano accompaniment than meets the ear or eye. Vocal celebrities are reliant on an accompanist's skills in indisputably great music composed for an equal partnership of voice and piano, and yet the hard-working pianist's public profile seldom matches that of the singer. Skills developed over many years are often accorded faint praise and small fees. Uploaded 10-06-26Graham Johnson examines a problematic profession that continues to attract many gifted young pianists to its ranks and asks why.A lecture by Graham Johnson OBE, British classical pianist and Lieder accompanist 7 May 2019The transcript and downloadable versions of the lecture are available from the Gresham College website: https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/unacclaimed-accompanistGresham College has been giving free public lectures since 1597. This tradition continues today with all of our five or so public lectures a week being made available for free download from our website.

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