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Biography

Michael Hampton completed his studies at the Royal College of Music in July 1999. Since that time he has established himself as one of the leading young artists in his field. He has had regular coaching with both John Blakely and Roger Vignoles. In 1999 he was awarded a Sir Henry Richardson Award from the Musicians Benevolent Fund, as well as the Geoffrey Parsons Junior Fellowship in Keyboard Accompaniment (renewed for a further year in 2000) at the Royal College of Music. In 2000 he won the accompanist prize, The Ferdinand Rauter Memorial Award, in the Richard Tauber singing competition, and in 2001, he was a finalist in The Birmingham Accompanist of the Year Award.

Throughout his time as a student at the College, Michael won many prizes for both solo and accompaniment performances, as well as for academic study. In 1998 he became a member of the RCM Première Ensemble, with whom he has performed in Italy, Belgium, Holland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. During his Junior Fellowship he organised and performed in concerts at the RCM tackling major repertoire: Wolf Italian Songbook, Brahms/Schumann Liebeslieder, and Schubert Winterreise. For the last three years he has been a pianist and coach on the OperaPlus Summer School in Belgium in conjunction with Vera Rosza, Sarah Walker and Tom Krause.

Recent events include a performance of Winterreise in the Usher Hall as part of the Edinburgh International Festival and a BBC Radio 3 Live Lunchtime Recital from the Wigmore Hall, the world premiere performance of Sir Richard Rodney Bennet Songs Before Sleep with Jonathan Lemalu. He has given concerts at all the major chamber music venues in London and at the Royal Festival Hall, recitals in Italy and Sweden, Music Societies and Festivals around the UK, and a performance of Brahms and Schumann Liebeslieder with Roger Vignoles at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.



	Welcome to Michael Hampton's section of his website, The Accompanist.com. Read about forthcoming concerts, repertoire, reviews and programmes. Accompanist Specialising in vocal and string repertoire Based in London Available for concerts, competitions, auditions, and coaching Biography Michael Hampton completed his studies at the Royal College of Music in July 1999. Since that time he has established himself as one of the leading young artists in his field. He has had regular coaching with both John Blakely and Roger Vignoles. In 1999 he was awarded a Sir Henry Richardson Award from the Musicians Benevolent Fund, as well as the Geoffrey Parsons Junior Fellowship in Keyboard Accompaniment (renewed for a further year in 2000) at the Royal College of Music. In 2000 he won the accompanist prize, The Ferdinand Rauter Memorial Award, in the Richard Tauber singing competition, and in 2001, he was a finalist in The Birmingham Accompanist of the Year Award. Throughout his time as a student at the College, Michael won many prizes for both solo and accompaniment performances, as well as for academic study. In 1998 he became a member of the RCM Première Ensemble, with whom he has performed in Italy, Belgium, Holland, Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan, New Zealand and Australia. During his Junior Fellowship he organised and performed in concerts at the RCM tackling major repertoire: Wolf Italian Songbook, Brahms/Schumann Liebeslieder, and Schubert Winterreise. For the last three years he has been a pianist and coach on the OperaPlus Summer School in Belgium in conjunction with Vera Rosza, Sarah Walker and Tom Krause. Recent events include a performance of Winterreise in the Usher Hall as part of the Edinburgh International Festival and a BBC Radio 3 Live Lunchtime Recital from the Wigmore Hall, the world premiere performance of Sir Richard Rodney Bennet Songs Before Sleep with Jonathan Lemalu. He has given concerts at all the major chamber music venues in London and at the Royal Festival Hall, recitals in Italy and Sweden, Music Societies and Festivals around the UK, and a performance of Brahms and Schumann Liebeslieder with Roger Vignoles at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
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