BEATRICE
PIANIST & COMPOSER
Beatrice Nicholas is a British concert pianist who has been captivating international audiences with her solo and chamber music performances. Her solo recitals have been noted for their culturally rich and ethnically diverse programming, often combining classical and jazz together. Beatrice has performed at the major classical music venues including the Wigmore Hall, Southbank Center, Kings Place, Snape Maltings, Edinburgh Queen’s Hall. Her latest release Black and Classical, throws a spotlight on classical music by black women and has been described as a ‘stunning record’ by Bandcamp. She has enjoyed collaboration with oboist Nicholas Daniel, composers Lola Perrin, Matthias Sparlingher and recently appeared in the Hollywood movie The Beekeeper playing music by Federic Chopin. Beatrice is also a member of the Chineke! Chamber Ensemble; an ensemble of principal players from the Chineke! Orchestra, Europe's first professional orchestra of majority Black & ethnically diverse musicians
As well as a concert pianist Beatrice is a composer who has received commissions from Nottingham Chamber Music Festival, Dark Design Graphics Company and was featured composer for Black History Month 2021 at the British Classical Foundation where she premiered Flight for solo piano. Her 2021 release Psalmus, which was featured on BBC Radio 3, transforms a twelfth century plainchant into a modern cinematic sound for cello and harp. Her 2023 album release Arrangements for Cello and Piano transforms traditional piano music by Schubert and Brahms into new chamber music works for cello and piano.
Reviews
‘ Mendelssohn’s Piano Sextet in D major…. which throws the spotlight on pianist Beatrice Nicholas. Her flurries of arpeggios chime with precision and clarity as she rolls up and down the keyboard with an almost supernatural ease, willing each musician to match her skill and enthusiasm. ‘
Beatrice Nicholas ‘at the piano made light work of the challenging, and beautiful piece.’
