Ailsa Howarth, BA PGCA :: Piano, Recital and Composition
Ailsa Howarth studied the piano with Max Pirani at the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she was awarded many solo piano prizes. She continued her studies later with Peter Wallfisch and Guy Jonson, and pursued a solo performing career.A Norwegian Government scholarship enabled her to study and research Norwegian piano music and songs at Oslo University, and she became particularly interested in the works of Kjerulf, subsequently graduating in Music and Norwegian at the University of East Anglia. She has given solo performances in many parts of the UK and Norway, and also for Anglia Television.
She now teaches at the Cheltenham Ladies’ College and has a vibrant private practice, as well as examining for the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music. She has adjudicated widely in the UK and abroad, including the Hong Kong Schools Music Festival, and is looking forward to visiting Ireland and Sri Lanka for Festivals in 2009. She recently completed an examining tour in Norway and Sweden for the Associated Board, where she enjoyed working in Norwegian again.