Gemma Beeson

Gemma Beeson is a Staff Pianist at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM), where she contributes to the piano and keyboard studies programs. With extensive experience as a performer and educator, she plays a significant role in the institution's music training.

Her educational background includes a MusB(Hons), GRNCM, PGDip, and MMus. She studied at the Royal Northern College of Music and Manchester University on the "joint course" and later at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she was awarded a Young Artist's Fellowship in Piano.

Gemma has established herself as a versatile musician with a busy performing schedule as a soloist, accompanist, and chamber musician. Her performances have taken her to prestigious venues including the Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Bridgewater Hall, and St Martin in the Fields. Her professional focus centers around classical piano performance, chamber music, accompaniment, and collaborative piano.

• Michael Harding International Piano Competition winner
• Hastings Concerto Competition winner
• Intercollegiate Beethoven Competition winner
• Young Artist's Fellowship in Piano recipient
• Arts and Humanities Research Council Scholarship recipient
• Leverhulme Trust Scholarship recipient
• Countess of Munster Musical Trust Scholarship recipient

Gemma has held notable positions including Pianist-in-Residence at Bedford School, three years as staff accompanist at Wells Cathedral School, and continues to serve as a staff accompanist at Chetham's School of Music. She is also a member of the acclaimed UK multi-piano group Piano Circus.