Concert Pianist and Multi Instrumentalist

Corinne Marsh

Zimbabwean-born musician, Corrinne Marsh studied the piano at the Royal Academy of Music in London with Piers Lane, Philip Jenkins and Christopher Elton. She is a concert pianist and multi instrumentalist (piano, oboe, cor anglais, soprano and tenor saxophones) who presents a specialist musical act to entertain passengers on cruises with Fred Olsen as well as at corporate and charity events, and weddings. Corinne has also performed regularly as a soloist in recitals, concertos and chamber music ensembles as a pianist. Corinne’s programmes are interesting and imaginative and feature a variety of music styles to include popular classical favourites, music from films and shows, and jazz standards. In particular, Corinne specialises in performing piano music from the early 20th Century, highlighting the music by composers such as Albert Ketelbey, Eric Coates, Billy Mayerl and Winifred Atwell.

Corinne received her early musical training in Harare at the Zimbabwe College of Music, studying piano and oboe with Jeanette Micklem and the late Neil Chapman. During her studies she won numerous awards and scholarships including the Young Musician of the Year when she played Grieg’s Piano Concerto with the Leningrad Chamber and Harare City Orchestras. Corinne also took part in several masterclasses with artistes such as Leslie Howard, Mikhail Voskresensky, Liz Wolff and Liliana Maffiotte.

Later Corinne gained Licentiate Diplomas from the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music in both piano teaching and performance. On the strength of her achievements, she was awarded the coveted ABRSM scholarship to study at the Royal Academy of Music in London, an honour as this scholarship is only awarded once every two years to a musician from any African country, excluding South Africa.

As a pianist, Corinne is currently working on a new project, exploring the world of Vintage and Victorian Parlour music written for the piano in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. She is planning to present this music to her audiences in her concert programmes throughout 2017. In particular, she is investigating the music by composers such as Charles, Adolphe Baumbach, William Bibby, Charles Auchester and Paul Perrier. A CD recording of this music is planned for 2017.

Corinne also travels widely presenting entertaining programmes featuring the above instruments, using the fabulous Bose LI sound sytem, with bass module, to provide stunning accompaniments with tracks recorded by professional instrumentalists.

Ebony Ivory & a Touch of Bronze

Music for Piano, Oboe, Cor-Anglais & Two Saxophones – presented and performed by Corinne in Eastborne, March 2017.

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