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Clare Hammond

Clare Hammond

Born: 1985

Nationality: British

Artist's website: http://clarehammond.com/

British pianist Clare Hammond was born in London in 1985 and was educated at Emmanuel College Cambridge and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama; she was a finalist in the 2004 BBC Young Musician of the Year Competition, and won the Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artist Award in 2016. She is particularly associated with contemporary music, and has premiered and recorded works by Robert Saxton and Kenneth Hesketh; her discography also includes an album of music by father and daughter Andrzej and Roxanna Panufnik, Piano Poyptych (featuring works by Giles Swayne, Piers Hellawall and Julian Anderson), and Josef Mysliveček’s complete keyboard music (including her own reconstructions of the two concertos).

Hammond has featured in non-speaking roles in two mainstream films: Hysteria (2011) and The Lady in the Van in which she portrays the title-character (a gifted concert-pianist and protégé of Alfred Cortot) as a young woman in flashbacks.

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  • Clare Hammond on Tippett, Britten and Walton

    14th Oct 2025by Matthew Ash

    British pianist Clare Hammond spoke to Matthew Ash about her new album dedicated to the music of Tippett, Britten and Walton, and her tireless work to provide musical opportunities and exposure for everyone, irrespective of background, race or gender.

    Classical Interview

  • Edmund Finnis & Clare Hammond on Youth

    19th Feb 2024by Katherine Cooper

    The composer and pianist discuss Finnis's collection of short piano pieces Youth - released as an EP on Pentatone earlier this month, alongside a touching lullaby for Hammond's young daughter.

    Classical Interview
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