Gavin Roberts enjoys an extraordinarily varied career as a pianist, organist and conductor. He has appeared at venues and festivals in the UK and abroad. He is a professor and staff pianist at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and is the Artistic Director of Song in the City.

Gavin has collaborated with numerous singers, conductors, instrumentalists and ensembles including The BBC Singers, The Academy of Ancient Music, The National Youth Choir and Constanza Chorus, often appearing on radio broadcasts and recordings.

Gavin is an experienced and creative concert programmer, including five successful seasons as Artistic Director of The St Marylebone Festival. His work is often characterised by collaborations with other artistic disciplines. Recent work includes a choreographed performance of Schubert’s Wintereise at RAMBERT, and a London Fashion Week show for designer Patrick McDowell at Guildhall School. He has been Artistic Director of Song in the City since 2011 for which he has devised more than 150 concerts, and has pioneered ‘Creative Minds in Song’ commissioning composers to create new songs on the poems of mental-health service users. Passionate about working with composers he has given numerous premieres of new works.

More details:
www.gavinroberts.org
www.songinthecity.org