| Biography | Andrew Ball was a British pianist, best known for his interpretations of Michael Tippetts piano sonatas, which he studied with the composer.
He made his professional debut in London in 1974 at the Wigmore Hall. He played chamber music with the Villiers Quartet, the London Sinfonietta and the Nash Ensemble, and also for many years as a duo with violinist Madeleine Mitchell. There was also a partnership with the clarinettist David Campbell.
As a teacher, Ball was initially on the staff at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama before becoming head of keyboard at the Royal College of Music between 1999 and 2005, where he was made a Fellow of the College in 2006 and subsequently stayed on as a professor of piano until 2021. |