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
James Righton25 August 1983
Musician
George Martin03 January 1926
Record Producer, Musician, Composer
Matthew Bellamy09 June 1978
Musician
Benjamin Britten22 November 1913
Composer, conductor and pianist
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,
KT Tunstall23 June 1975
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Pianist
Christine McVie12 July 1943
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter, Pianist
Dhani Harrison01 August 1978
Singer, Guitarist, Composer, Pianist, Model
Simon Collins
Jack Savoretti10 October 1983
Singer, Pianist
Jack Bruce14 May 1943
Composer, Singer, Jazz musician, Diarist, Pianist,
Jamie Cullum20 August 1979
Composer, Pianist, Singer-songwriter, Jazz
Rick Wakeman18 May 1949
Composer, Musician, Keyboardist, Songwriter,
Keith Emerson02 November 1944
Musician
Myleene Klass06 April 1978
Singer, Model, Pianist
John Cale09 March 1942
Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Actor,
Bill Bailey13 January 1964
Actor, Television actor, Comedian, Screenwriter,
Max Richter22 March 1966
Composer, Musician, Pianist, Film score composer
Jon Lord09 June 1941
Composer, pianist
Jools Holland24 January 1958
Musician, Composer, Pianist, Bandleader
Stuart Adamson11 April 1958
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Guitarist, Pianist
Tom Odell24 November 1990
Singer-songwriter, Pianist
Bat for Lashes25 October 1979
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Jake Bugg28 February 1994
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Pianist,
Ray Cooper19 August 1947
Musician
Reg VarneyContinue Reading Below
Lianne La Havas23 August 1989
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter,
Jeremy Spencer04 July 1948
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Albert Lee21 December 1943
Musician, Pianist, Singer, Guitarist
Georgie Fame26 June 1943
Jazz musician, Pianist
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor15 August 1875
Composer, Pianist, Conductor
Russ Ballard31 October 1945
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Pianist
Evgeny Kissin10 October 1971
Pianist
Gabrielle Aplin10 October 1992
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Actor, Pianist
Sister Bliss30 December 1970
Pianist, Disc jockey, Composer, Record producer
James Dean Bradfield21 February 1969
Guitarist, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter
Ken Hensley24 August 1945
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Pianist
Tony Hatch30 June 1939
Composer, Songwriter, Record producer, Pianist,
Ian Stanley28 February 1957
Musician, Pianist
Ruth Roche, Baroness Fermoy02 October 1908
Lady-in-waiting, Pianist
Anne Dudley07 May 1956
Composer, Musician, Pianist, Conductor, Film score
Brian Auger18 July 1939
Pianist, Jazz musician, Record producer, Composer
Little Boots04 May 1984
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Pianist, Record
George Shearing13 August 1919
Composer, Pianist, Jazz musician
James Toseland05 October 1980
Motorcycle racer, Pianist
Phil Coulter19 February 1942
Musician, Composer, Songwriter, 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
Nikolai Medtner05 January 1880
Composer, Pianist, University teacher
Marian McPartland20 March 1918
Pianist, Radio personality, Composer, Jazz
Jocelyn Pook14 February 1960
Composer, Pianist
Jona Lewie14 March 1947
Singer, Pianist, Songwriter
Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji14 August 1892
Pianist, Composer, Music critic, Writer
Richard Rodney Bennett29 March 1936
Composer, Music educator, Jazz musician, Pianist,
Helen Jane Long
Joyce Hatto05 September 1928
Pianist