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
Edward Heath09 July 1916
Former British Prime Minister
Phil Collins30 January 1951
Drummer
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
Matthew Healy08 April 1989
Musical Performer
Declan McKenna24 December 1998
Singer
George Smith09 March 1999
Pop–rock Singer, Instrumentalist
Roger Waters06 September 1943
Composer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist,
Jack Bruce14 May 1943
Composer, Singer, Jazz musician, Diarist, Pianist,
Christine McVie12 July 1943
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter, Pianist
Jamie Cullum20 August 1979
Composer, Pianist, Singer-songwriter, Jazz
James McCartney09 December 1977
Musician
Dhani Harrison01 August 1978
Singer, Guitarist, Composer, Pianist, Model
Simon Collins
KT Tunstall23 June 1975
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Pianist
Shaun Ryder23 August 1962
Singer
Jools Holland24 January 1958
Musician, Composer, Pianist, Bandleader
Chris Lowe04 September 1959
Musician
Chris Lowe04 October 1959
Musician
Labrinth04 January 1989
Musician
Rick Wakeman18 May 1949
Composer, Musician, Keyboardist, Songwriter,
James Fox06 April 1976
Singer
Keith Emerson02 November 1944
Musician
John Cale09 March 1942
Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Actor,
Jack Savoretti10 October 1983
Singer, Pianist
Bill Bailey13 January 1964
Actor, Television actor, Comedian, Screenwriter,
Max Richter22 March 1966
Composer, Musician, Pianist, Film score composer
David A. Stewart09 September 1952
Musician
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Kate Robbins21 August 1958
Actress
Tom Chaplin08 March 1979
Musician
Max Richter30 November 1981
Composer
Stuart Adamson11 April 1958
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Guitarist, Pianist
Mike McGear07 January 1944
Artist
Marvin Humes18 March 1985
Singer
Peter Noone05 November 1947
Singer
Myleene Klass06 April 1978
Singer, Model, Pianist
Roger Hodgson21 March 1950
Musician
Nadine Coyle15 June 1985
Singer
Jon Lord09 June 1941
Composer, pianist
Albert Hammond18 May 1944
Singer
Jake Bugg28 February 1994
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Pianist,
Jona Lewie14 March 1947
Singer, Pianist, Songwriter
Bat for Lashes25 October 1979
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Jennifer Worth25 September 1935
Nurse
Anohni24 October 1971
Musician
David Knopfler27 December 1952
Singer
Ray Cooper19 August 1947
Musician
Gabrielle Aplin10 October 1992
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Actor, Pianist
Jeremy Spencer04 July 1948
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Tom Odell24 November 1990
Singer-songwriter, Pianist
Howard Donald28 April 1968
Singer
Reg Varney
Albert Lee21 December 1943
Musician, Pianist, Singer, Guitarist
Mark Owen27 January 1972
Singer
Brett Anderson29 September 1967
Singer
Georgie Fame26 June 1943
Jazz musician, Pianist
Evgeny Kissin10 October 1971
Pianist
Lianne La Havas23 August 1989
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter,
Russ Ballard31 October 1945
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist
Neil Innes09 December 1944
Actor
Phil Coulter19 February 1942
Musician, Composer, Songwriter, Pianist
Sister Bliss30 December 1970
Pianist, Disc jockey, Composer, Record producer
Ken Hensley24 August 1945
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Pianist
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor15 August 1875
Composer, Pianist, Conductor
Tony Hatch30 June 1939
Composer, Songwriter, Record producer, Pianist,
Anne Dudley07 May 1956
Composer, Musician, Pianist, Conductor, Film score
James Toseland05 October 1980
Motorcycle racer, Pianist
James Dean Bradfield21 February 1969
Guitarist, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter
Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy02 October 1908
Lady-in-waiting, Pianist
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
Ian Stanley28 February 1957
Musician, Pianist
Chris Stainton22 March 1944
Musician, Pianist, Songwriter
Richard Stilgoe28 March 1943
Musician, Songwriter, Lyricist, Pianist
Russ Conway02 September 1925
Musician, Pianist, Songwriter
Winifred Atwell
Mike Barson21 April 1958
Musician, Pianist
Arnold Bax08 November 1883
Composer, Poet, Writer, Pianist
Marian McPartland20 March 1918
Pianist, Radio personality, Composer, Jazz
Nikolai Medtner05 January 1880
Composer, Pianist, University teacher
Jocelyn Pook14 February 1960
Composer, Pianist
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji14 August 1892
Pianist, Composer, Music critic, Writer
Myra Hess25 February 1890
Pianist
Richard Rodney Bennett29 March 1936
Composer, Music educator, Jazz musician, Pianist,
Joyce Hatto05 September 1928
Pianist
Helen Jane LongDan Smith14 July 1986
Singer
Rick Wright28 July 1943
Musician