Person Open DS/UK/15080 Norris; David Owen (1953-); British pianist, broadcaster Norris David Owen 1953- British pianist, broadcaster Male

David Owen Norris (born 1953) is a British pianist and broadcaster. Norris was born in 1953 in Northampton, England. He studied music at Keble College, Oxford where he was organ scholar; he is now an Honorary Fellow of the college. After leaving Oxford, he studied composition, and worked at the Royal Opera House as a repetiteur. As a pianist, he has accompanied soloists such as Dame Janet Baker, Larry Adler and John Tomlinson, and his solo career has included appearances at the Proms and performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Detroit Symphony Orchestra. He has also presented several radio series - his Playlist Series for BBC Radio 4 has recently finished its second series - presented for television, and appeared in a number of television documentaries. He is a professor at the Royal College of Music and also teaches at the University of Southampton, where he is Head of Keyboard. He has also been Gresham Professor of Music and a professor at the Royal Academy of Music (having earlier been a student there) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 4/11/2014 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 4c642794-fd2f-4d1b-801d-9c6ce2a31260