Find out more about the greatest British Pianists, including Freddie Mercury, Elton John, George Martin, Reg Varney and Benjamin Britten.
Elton John25 March 1947
Singer
Phil Collins30 January 1951
Drummer
Edward Heath09 July 1916
Former British Prime Minister
James Righton25 August 1983
Musician
George Martin03 January 1926
Record Producer, Musician, Composer
Benjamin Britten22 November 1913
Composer, conductor and pianist
Matthew Bellamy09 June 1978
Musician
Tom Fletcher17 July 1985
Musician
Declan McKenna24 December 1998
Singer
Matthew Healy08 April 1989
Musical Performer
George Smith09 March 1999
Pop–rock Singer, Instrumentalist
Nadine Coyle15 June 1985
Singer
Roger Waters06 September 1943
Composer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist,
Adnan Sami15 August 1971
Singer
Neil Innes09 December 1944
Actor
Christine McVie12 July 1943
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter, Pianist
Labrinth04 January 1989
Musician
Dhani Harrison01 August 1978
Singer, Guitarist, Composer, Pianist, Model
KT Tunstall23 June 1975
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Pianist
James Fox06 April 1976
Singer
Simon Collins
Jamie Cullum20 August 1979
Composer, Pianist, Singer-songwriter, Jazz
Jools Holland24 January 1958
Musician, Composer, Pianist, Bandleader
Rick Wakeman18 May 1949
Composer, Musician, Keyboardist, Songwriter,
Chris Lowe04 October 1959
Musician
Jack Bruce14 May 1943
Composer, Singer, Jazz musician, Diarist, Pianist,
Marvin Humes18 March 1985
Singer
Keith Emerson02 November 1944
Musician
Max Richter22 March 1966
Composer
John Cale09 March 1942
Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Actor,
Myleene Klass06 April 1978
Singer, Model, Pianist
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James McCartney09 December 1977
Musician
Bill Bailey13 January 1964
Actor, Television actor, Comedian, Screenwriter,
Jennifer Worth25 September 1935
Nurse
Shaun Ryder23 August 1962
Singer
Stuart Adamson11 April 1958
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Guitarist, Pianist
David A. Stewart09 September 1952
Musician
Roger Hodgson21 March 1950
Musician
Jack Savoretti10 October 1983
Singer, Pianist
Peter Noone05 November 1947
Singer-songwriter
Gabrielle Aplin10 October 1992
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Actor, Pianist
Jon Lord09 June 1941
Composer, pianist
Albert Hammond18 May 1944
Singer
Amy Macdonald25 August 1987
Singer-songwriter
Anohni24 October 1971
Musician
Bat for Lashes25 October 1979
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Jake Bugg28 February 1994
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Pianist,
Jona Lewie14 March 1947
Singer, Pianist, Songwriter
Albert Lee21 December 1943
Musician, Pianist, Singer, Guitarist
Mike McGear07 January 1944
Artist
David Knopfler27 December 1952
Singer
Kate Robbins21 August 1958
Actress
Mark Owen27 January 1972
Singer
Tom Chaplin08 March 1979
Musician
Jeremy Spencer04 July 1948
Musician
Ray Cooper19 August 1947
Musician
Tom Odell24 November 1990
Singer-songwriter, Pianist
Reg Varney
Howard Donald28 April 1968
Singer
Brett Anderson29 September 1967
Singer
Lianne La Havas23 August 1989
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter,
Georgie Fame26 June 1943
Jazz musician, Pianist
Russ Ballard31 October 1945
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist
Evgeny Kissin10 October 1971
Pianist
Ken Hensley24 August 1945
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Pianist
Ian Stanley28 February 1957
Musician, Pianist
Anne Dudley07 May 1956
Composer, Musician, Pianist, Conductor, Film score
Sister Bliss30 December 1970
Pianist, Disc jockey, Composer, Record producer
James Dean Bradfield21 February 1969
Guitarist, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter
Phil Coulter19 February 1942
Musician, Composer, Songwriter, Pianist
Tony Hatch30 June 1939
Composer, Songwriter, Record producer, Pianist,
Richard Stilgoe28 March 1943
Musician, Songwriter, Lyricist, Pianist
James Toseland05 October 1980
Motorcycle racer, Pianist
Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy02 October 1908
Lady-in-waiting, Pianist
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor15 August 1875
Composer, Pianist, Conductor
Little Boots04 May 1984
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Record
George Shearing13 August 1919
Composer, Pianist, Jazz musician
Brian Auger18 July 1939
Pianist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Composer
Russ Conway02 September 1925
Musician, Pianist, Songwriter
Mike Barson21 April 1958
Musician, Pianist
Chris Stainton22 March 1944
Musician, Pianist, Songwriter
Winifred Atwell
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji14 August 1892
Pianist, Composer, Music critic, Writer
Nikolai Medtner05 January 1880
Composer, Pianist, University teacher
Arnold Bax08 November 1883
Composer, Poet, Writer, Pianist
Patrick Wolf30 June 1983
Singer-songwriter
Marian McPartland20 March 1918
Pianist, Radio personality, Composer, Jazz
Jocelyn Pook14 February 1960
Composer, Pianist
Richard Rodney Bennett29 March 1936
Composer, Music educator, Jazz musician, Pianist,
William Sterndale Bennett13 April 1816
Composer
Joyce Hatto05 September 1928
Pianist
Myra Hess25 February 1890
Pianist
Leonard Feather13 September 1914
Jazz Pianist
Helen Jane Long