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Pianist Elspeth Wyllie is based in London and specialises in accompaniment and
chamber music. She regularly works with musicians from major UK orchestras and
with singers from Glyndebourne, Garsington and Opera Holland Park.
Elspeth has worked with the BBC Symphony Chorus, the National Children’s Choir, animateur Gareth Malone and Southbank Sinfonia. She has recorded film soundtracks at Abbey Road, Air and Dean Street studios and sing‐along tracks for Novello publications. With the Orsino Ensemble as ensemble-in-residence at St George's Bloomsbury, performances include Poulenc's Sextuor for piano and wind and Janacek's Concertino.
She has been working with flautist Claire Overbury as the Southbank Duo since 2007, performing in established London venues and throughout the UK. They were shortlisted for the Park Lane Group 2011 Concert Series and have recently been joined by cellist Sophie Rivlin. The trio's first series of performances in 2011 was very well-received and culminated in a sell-out concert at Haddington Concert Society. Click here to visit the ensemble's website.
Elspeth was a pupil at St Mary’s Music School, Edinburgh, before going on to read music at the University of Oxford where she studied piano with Professor Raymond Fischer. Her training continued at the Royal Academy of Music with a Postgraduate Diploma in Performance, specialising in piano accompaniment under teachers Andrew West and Colin Stone. She has had masterclasses with Malcolm Martineau, Julius Drake and Clifford Benson as well as playing for various masterclasses, including with Tamsin Little and James Bowman.
Elspeth was supported in her studies by the Oldhurst Charitable Trust and won various prizes while at RAM, including the Vivien Langrish Prize, Evelyn German Prize and J E Reckitt Award.
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