Pianist

Solo piano samples. More available at Recordings.

Farrington - Variations on a theme of Mozart (5'36")

Elgar - Chanson de matin (2'56")

Gershwin (arr. Farrington) - I got rhythm (2'07")

Iain studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London with Michael Dussek and Andrew West. He gained a DipRAM, the highest grade for a postgraduate. He works regularly with some of the country's leading singers, instrumentalists and choirs, both in concert and as a répétiteur, as well as giving solo recitals.

Solo Recitals
Accompanist
Répétiteur
Choral Accompaniment
Ensembles
Prizes

Solo Recitals

Iain Farrington has established himself as an expert and versatile pianist and is focused on achieving the highest professional performance. His solo piano CD "Piano Songs" is available to purchase. Go to Recordings to view contents. He has an excellent series of recitals entitled "Piano recitals with a theme". Examples of recitals are given below.

• Music society solo recitals include: Redditch, Gosport, Stowmarket, Bishops Stortford, Torbay, Colchester, Oxford, Newport, Saffron Walden
• Solo recitals on cruise ships to South America, Canary Islands, Greenland and Russia
• Elgar/Payne Symphony No.3 arranged for solo piano - Elgar Society Branches of London, Thames Valley, West Midlands, Scotland
• National Portrait Gallery, London, UK - British Contemporary Piano Music
• Reception at Chequers, residence of the Prime Minister
• British Embassy, Riga, Latvia - British Music Recital
• Linbury Studio Theatre, Royal Opera House, London, UK - Rachmaninov, Variations on a Theme of Chopin (Royal Ballet, Stateless by Cathy Marston)
• Royal Academy of Music, London, UK - Elgar/Payne Symphony No. 3 (arranged Farrington)
• Victoria and Albert Museum, London, UK - Proms 2001. Works by Esa Pekka Salonen

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Accompanist

Iain is equally at home accompanying solo singers, instrumentalists, choirs or conductor rehearsals. He has partnered in recital such singers as Lesley Garrett, John Mark Ainsley, David Wilson Johnson and Stephen Varcoe. Venues have included the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Kensington Palace and abroad in Holland, Sweden and France. For a full listing, visit concerts.

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Répétiteur

Iain has a vast experience of work as a répétiteur. He regularly coaches singers in standard operatic and song repertoire, as well as much contemporary music. Examples of the variety of repertoire are given below.

• John Mark Ainsley - Henze L'Upupula, Britten Billy Budd, Handel Samson
• David Wilson-Johnson - Strauss Ariadne auf Naxos, Henze Elegy for Young Lovers, Ravel L'Heure Espagnole
• Lesley Garrett - operatic and light music for BBC TV
• Cynthia Clarey and Sir Simon Rattle - Colin Matthews Continuum
• City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Conductor Sakari Oramo - Britten Peter Grimes
• Birmingham Opera, Conductor Simon Halsey, Director Graham Vick - Britten Curlew River
• English National Opera, The Knack - repetiteur on a course for young singers
• Almeida Opera, Conductor Thomas Adès - Gerald Barry The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit (Aldeburgh Festival)
• Faber Music - Score-reader for new choral publications, including pianist on recording of Faber Carol Book

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Choral Accompaniment

As a choral accompanist, Iain works with some of the most renowned choirs in the country. He is the official accompanist for the London Philharmonic Choir, and regularly accompanies the BBC Singers and the BBC Symphony Chorus.
Listed below are some of the conductors that Iain has worked with.

Sir Colin Davis: J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion

Mark Elder: Berlioz The Damnation of Faust, Elgar The Dream of Gerontius, Elgar The Spirit of England

Vernon Handley: Vaughan Williams A Sea Symphony

Richard Hickox: J.S. Bach St Matthew Passion, Dvorak Stabat Mater, Walton Belshazzar's Feast

Vladimir Jurowski: Julian Anderson Alleluia, Mahler Das Klagende Lied, Mozart Requiem, Prokofiev Alexander Nevsky, Verdi Requiem

Sir Charles Mackerras: Janácek Glagolitic Mass

Kurt Masur: Beethoven Missa Solemnis, Beethoven Symphony No. 9, Brahms A German Requiem, Britten War Requiem

Sir Simon Rattle: J.S. Bach St John Passion, Bernstein Wonderful Town, Britten Peter Grimes, Haydn Harmoniemesse, Mozart Idomeneo, Schumann Der Paradis und die Peri, Wagner Parsifal

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Ensembles

Iain is a member of two ensembles; the Farrington Ensemble (clarinet, violin, cello, piano) and the Gallimaufry Ensemble (wind quintet). He also plays with the Endymion Ensemble and the Kreisler Ensemble.

Farrington Ensemble

The Farrington Ensemble performs as a trio or quartet.

• Recitals in Rhyl, Maidenhead, Wantage, Leighton Buzzard, Hinckley, Cuffley, Lincolnshire, Farnborough
• Windsor Festival - works by Haydn and Ravel
• National Portrait Gallery, London - British Contemporary Music
• The Pump Rooms, Bath - works by Brahms, Bruch, Gershwin, Khachaturian and Mozart
• Halifax Festival - works by Beethoven, Messiaen and Rachmaninov

Gallimaufry Ensemble

The Gallimaufry Ensemble performs in various combinations, including music for wind and piano by such composers as Moazrt and Poulenc.

• Purcell Room - Elliot Carter Quintet for Piano and Winds
• St Martins-in-the-Fields - Martin Butler Dirty Beasts, Dukas Sorcerer's Apprentice (arr. Farrington)

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Prizes

Maggie Teyte Competition - Megan Foster Accompanist Prize
Christian Carpenter Accompanist Prize
Daniel Kelly Prize for Accompanists
Michael Head Song Accompanist Prize
Arthur Bliss Prize for Accompanists
Flora Nielsen Accompaniment Prize

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