MASTER CLASSES

Joan Havil

Thursday, June 19, 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Friday, June 20, 12:00-2:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 21, 1:30-3:30 p.m.

Joan Havill was born in New Zealand where she began her musical studies giving concerts and broadcasts from early childhood. She studied at the Royal College of Music with the celebrated English pianist, Cyril Smith and won several of the College’s most prestigious prizes.
During the 1960’s British Arts Council Scholarships sponsored studies firstly with Nadia Boulanger in Paris and in London with Ilona Kabos and Louis Kentner. Her Wigmore Hall debut took place in 1966 and she began her concert career touring regularly throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland and Australasia.

She played concertos with many orchestras including the Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra and toured with the Ulster and New Zealand Symphony Orchestras. She also gave many Wigmore Hall recitals, recorded for Vox and broadcast for BBC Radio 3, NZBC and BBC Television.

Since 1980 Joan Havill has gained worldwide recognition as a teacher. Her students have won major prizes and many leading international piano competitions including the William Kapell, the Busoni, Leeds, the 14th Chopin Competition (Warsaw), Epinal 2001, the Scottish International Competition 2001, etc. She gives masterclasses regularly in England and abroad and is a well-known adjudicator. Currently a Fellow of the Guildhall School of Music & Drama she holds the title of Senior Professor of the Piano Department.