Dame Imogen Cooper

Regarded as one of the finest interpreters of Classical and Romantic repertoire, Imogen Cooper is internationally renowned for her virtuosity and lyricism. Recent and future concerto performances include with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, the Hallé Orchestra and Sir Mark Elder, and the Cleveland and Helsinki Philharmonic orchestras with Dame Jane Glover. Her solo recitals this season include performances in London, New York, and Washington DC. She last appeared with Music of the Baroque in April 2017.

Imogen Cooper has a widespread international career and has appeared with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia, Boston, Berlin Philharmonic, Vienna Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Dresden Staatskapelle, Budapest Festival, and NHK Symphony orchestras. She has played at the BBC Proms and with all the major British orchestras, enjoying particularly close relationships with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and Britten Sinfonia. Her recital appearances have included Tokyo, Hong Kong, Philadelphia, Montreal, Prague, Paris, Vienna, the Schubertiade in Schwarzenberg, and Klavierfest Ruhr in Germany.

As a committed chamber musician, Imogen Cooper performs regularly with Henning Kraggerud and Adrian Brendel. Following a long collaboration with Wolfgang Holzmair in both the concert hall and recording studio, her Lieder partners now include Ian Bostridge, Sarah Connolly, and Mark Padmore. Imogen Cooper’s recent solo recordings for Chandos Records feature music by French and Spanish composers, Beethoven, Liszt, and Respighi. Her discography also includes Mozart concertos with the Royal Northern Sinfonia and a cycle of solo works by Schubert performed in recital and released under the label "Schubert Live."

Imogen Cooper received a DBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2021. The honor adds to her many awards and accolades, including the Queen’s Medal for Music (2019), Royal Philharmonic Society Performers Award (2008), and Doctor of Music from Exeter University (1999). The Imogen Cooper Music Trust was founded in 2015 to support young pianists at the cusp of their careers and give them time in an environment of peace and beauty. Imogen was the Chair of the Jury at the Leeds International Piano Competition in 2021, a role which she will resume in 2024.

Imogen Cooper returns to Music of the Baroque for Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 13 on April 6 and 7.