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your feet tapping as she engages you with
stories about these jazz legends and their
world.
Beatrice Nicholas is a British concert pianist
performing solo and chamber music
internationally. She has performed at the major
classical music venues, including the Wigmore
Hall, Southbank Centre, King’s Place, Snape
Maltings and Edinburgh’s Queen’s Hall. Her
latest release, Black and Classical, throws a
spotlight on classical music by black women
and has been described as a ‘stunning record’
by Bandcamp. She has enjoyed collaborations
with oboist Nicholas Daniel, composers Lola
Perrin and Matthias Sparlingher and has
appeared in the Hollywood movie The
Beekeeper, playing music by Frédéric Chopin.
Beatrice is also a member of the Chineke!
Chamber Ensemble—an ensemble of principals
from the Chineke! Orchestra, Europe's ûirst
professional orchestra of majority Black &
ethnically diverse musicians.
As well as a concert pianist, Beatrice is a
composer who has received commissions from
Nottingham Chamber Music Festival, Dark
Design Graphics Company and she was
featured composer for Black History Month
2021 at the British Classical Foundation where
she premiered Flight for solo piano. Her 2021
release Psalmus, which was featured on BBC
Radio 3, transforms a twelfth-century
plainchant into a modern cinematic sound for
cello and harp. Her 2023 album release
