Hilary Coates

Hilary Coates made her professional debut at the age of 19 performing Grieg’s Piano Concerto in the Royal Festival Hall at London’s Southbank Centre. She made extensive concert appearences as concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber music player in Britain as well as frequent performances on radio and television. Overseas concert tours included France, Italy, South America and Germany, the latter revisited after an outstanding success there. For several years she taught at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, before joining the staff of Trinity Laban. Her teaching is equally divided between her work there and her long-standing work with some of the most talented younger specialist pianists at Wells Cathedral School, where her students have had outstanding successes in the Audi and BBC Young Musician Competitions.