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Karis Stretton

Pianist

A prizewinner in the British Contemporary Piano Competition, Karis Stretton performs as a soloist and ensemble musician. She made her Purcell Room debut as a finalist for the European Music for Youth Piano Prize and has been a resident artist at the Banff Centre, Canada.

Karis Stretton studied at the Birmingham Conservatoire and after at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Her collaborations have included giving the world premiere of Mike Vaughan’s Collective Memories with B.E.A.S.T; working with The Music Collection and Jean-Jaques Dünki, giving the UK première of the Swiss composer's keyboard quartet Tétraptéron; and on-stage performances of music for cello and piano specially commissioned for choreographer Charles Linehan's production of Rialto.

Karis lectures at Open University residential schools and is an examiner for the Associated Board. In addition, she has participated in the series of study days held in association with Birkbeck College, giving a lecture-recital at Wigmore Hall.

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