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Iris Loveridge

1917 – 2000

British musician

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Lived 1917 – 2000 (aged 83). Iris Loveridge was a British pianist and musician.

Iris Gwendolyne M. Loveridge (10 April 1917 – 6 November 2000) was an English classical pianist.

Born in West Ham, Essex , she attended the Royal College of Music, and later the Royal Academy. She specialised in British contemporary music, including piano sonatas by Arnold Bax, Gordon Jacob (of which she was the dedicatee), E. J. Moeran, Kenneth Leighton and Edmund Rubbra. In 1947 she gave the UK premiere of William Schuman's Piano Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Basil Cameron, and of Charles Proctor's Piano Concerto in F minor at the Royal Albert Hall. She also performed in duet with the oboist Evelyn Rothwell (Lady Barbirolli). In addition, she made appearances at the Henry Wood Proms. She retired professionally in 1995.

Her recordings of Bax's piano works (not quite a complete survey of his piano output, though most of his pieces for the instrument are represented) were recently re-issued on CD by Lyrita Records.

She married Henry Morriss in 1966, but continued to perform under her maiden name. Henry died in 1995.

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Who was Iris Loveridge?

British musician

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Iris Loveridge was born on 10 April 1917 in London.

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Iris Loveridge died on 6 November 2000.

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Iris Loveridge was a pianist and musician.

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Iris Loveridge was British.

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· Wikipedia: Iris Loveridge

· Wikidata: Q6070224

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