Sam Haywood

British pianist Sam Haywood has performed in many of the world’s major concert halls including Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Philharmonie de Paris, the Wigmore Hall and Vienna’s Konzerthaus. He also appears regularly on BBC Radio 3. The New York Times hailed his “Passionate flair and sparkling clarity” and the Washington Post his “dazzling, evocative playing.”

Sam embraces a wide spectrum of the piano repertoire and is equally at home as soloist and chamber musician. He recently returned from a duo tour of China with violinist Joshua Bell and has performed on many occasions with cellist Steven Isserlis. Private audiences have included the late Princess Diana, the then Vice-Presidents Biden and Xi, Hillary Clinton, HRHs The Duke and Duchess of Kent and David Attenborough.

He has released two solo albums for Hyperion Records, and several further recordings for Sony, Deux- Elles and Toccata Classics. Passionate about early instruments, he made a Chopin disc on the composer’s own Pleyel piano to celebrate his bicentenary.

Sam is also the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Solent Music Festival, set in the beautiful sailing town of Lymington.