Vanessa Latarche

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Vanessa Latarche is a British pianist and educator; she is professor of piano at the Royal College of Music, London. [1] [2] [3]

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Early life and education

Latarche studied piano at the Royal College of Music under Kendall Taylor. She furthered her studies in the United States and Paris with Claude Franck and Vlado Perlemuter​. [1]

Career

Performance

Latarche has performed in Europe, the USA, and Eastern Asia, as well as at various UK festivals, including Cheltenham, Harrogate, and Huddersfield. Notably, she performed the complete 48 Preludes and Fugues by Bach at the Lichfield International Festival in 1992. [4] She has played as a soloist with orchestras such as the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, and BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra and Bournemouth Sinfonietta. [5] She has been a Steinway Artist and has broadcast on BBC Radio 3, the BBC World Service, and BBC Radio 4 for over 30 years. [6] [7] [8] [9]

Teaching and Leadership

Latarche began her teaching career at the Royal Academy of Music, where she was a professor for 14 years and became an Honorary Associate in 1997. She joined the Royal Coilege of Music in 2005 as Head of Keyboard. [1] In 2010, she was awarded a Fellowship of the RCM for outstanding services to music. [10] In 2011, she was appointed Chair of International Keyboard Studies. She also serves as the Associate Director for Partnerships in Asia, managing the RCM’s collaborative projects in China [11] [12] and degree programs at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. [13]

Jury and Advisory Roles

Latarche has served as a juror and jury chair for international piano competitions in various countries, including China, Poland, Russia, Kazakhstan, Serbia, Italy, New Zealand and the USA. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] She has adjudicated the national keyboard final of the BBC Young Musician. In 2007 she was an advisor to the BBC TV programme ‘Classical Star’. She is the Artistic Director of Hastings International Piano Competition. She has been an advisor to Lang Lang Music World in Shenzhen, China, from its inception and is now the Artistic Advisor to the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. [19] [20]

Masterclasses and Academic Contributions

Latarche frequently conducts masterclasses at institutions such as the Hong Kong Academy for the Performing Arts, [21] Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Beijing Central Conservatory, China Conservatory, Tokyo College of Music, Moscow Tchaikovsky State Conservatory and Seoul National University. She also teaches at UK conservatories and international summer schools.​ [1] ​

Governance and Editorial Work

Latarche has served multiple terms on the Royal College of Music Council. In January 2023, she was elected as a Court Assistant for the Worshipful Company of Musicians [22] . She is a member of the editorial board of Classical Music Magazine and the Director of the Eileen Rowe Musical Trust.

Publications

Latarche has contributed to the Royal College of Music's publication, Inside the Conservatoire, which is set to be published in 2023​. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Professor Vanessa Latarche". www.rcm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  2. ↑ Spanswick, Melanie (2013-11-04). "Vanessa Latarche in conversation with Melanie Spanswick". melaniespanswick.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  3. ↑ rac_admin (2020-01-30). "Interview with Vanessa Latarche, Head of Keyboard at the Royal College of Music". Izba Arts. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  4. ↑ "Festival Music from Spring to Autumn". The Musical Times. 133 (1789): 112–114. 1992. ISSN   0027-4666. JSTOR   966420.
  5. ↑ "Vanessa Latarche (Piano) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  6. ↑ "Vanessa Latarche, Concert Pianist, Head of Keyboard at the Royal College of Music". www.thepianistplatform.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  7. ↑ "Vanessa Latarche Plays Piano Music by Bach, Mendelssohn & Chopin". Presto Music. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  8. ↑ "Bach; Chopin; Mendelssohn Piano Works". Gramophone. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  9. ↑ "Latarche DRD0273 [JW]: Classical CD Reviews - March 2008 MusicWeb-International". www.musicweb-international.com. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  10. ↑ "Honours and Fellowships". www.rcm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
  11. ↑ "RCM and Shanghai Conservatory of Music establish new Joint Institute". www.rcm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  12. ↑ CHANNEL, THE VIOLIN (2017-01-16). "London's Royal College and Shanghai Conservatory Announce New Collaboration". World's Leading Classical Music Platform. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  13. ↑ "Pianism in the Long Nineteenth Century". www.rcm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  14. ↑ "Jersey International Master Classes | Vanessa Latarche". www.jerseymasterclasses.com. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  15. ↑ fatpromotions.co.uk. "Hastings International Piano". Hastings International Piano. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  16. ↑ "Our Jury | London International Chopin Competition for Young Pianists". London International. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  17. ↑ "Introduction of Jury-XIAMEN INTERNATIONAL PIANO COMPETITION". zhuanti.ccom.edu.cn. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  18. ↑ "Vanessa Latarche". International Paderewski Piano Competition in Bydgoszcz. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
  19. ↑ "RCM's Head of Keyboard, Professor Vanessa Latarche, to advise the Lang Lang International Music Foundation". www.rcm.ac.uk. Retrieved 2024-07-31.
  20. ↑ "Artistic Advisors". Lang Lang International Music Foundation®. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  21. ↑ "LATARCHE Vanessa | School of Music". www.hkapa.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-01.
  22. ↑ "The Musicians' Company | Governance". wcom.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-08-01.

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