Bethany Reynolds Young Classical Pianist

About

Bethany Reynolds is an eleven-year-old classical pianist and composer.

She studies piano with Siu Chui Li and composition with Leon Haxby. She is also a member of Procorda, the National School for Chamber Music, and the National Children’s Orchestra of Great Britain.

Bethany has achieved success in several piano and composition competitions. She has won Gold at the UK Schools’ Music Festival and, more recently, the CCMF Trophy for Outstanding Performance on Piano at the Cambridge Community Music Festival.

Bethany has performed at a variety of venues, including Saffron Hall, the Elgar Room at the Royal Albert Hall and the 1901 Arts Club. Her performance highlights include performing a Debussy duet with Tom Poster in September 2025. She was also selected as a Young Musician Spotlight at the Roman River Festival in both 2024 and 2025, performing in concerts featuring Tom Poster and Ariel Lanyi. She gave her first solo recital in March 2025, aged 10.

Most recently, in July 2026, aged 11, Bethany performed Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 17 in G major, K.453, in full with the St Botolph’s Orchestra.

Bethany has also taken part in masterclasses and received guidance from Tom Poster, Alex Redington, Norma Fisher, Tessa Nicholson and Gülsin Onay.

Performances

Forthcoming Performances

24 October 2026, Piano Recital and Musical Charity Afternoon, St Mary's Church Nettlestead, 2pm
Spring 2027, Piano Recital Friends of St Andrew's Concert Series, St Andrew's Chesterton, Cambridge, Date TBC
9 May 2027, Performance with the Wivenhoe Orchestra, St Mary's Church, Wivenhoe, 5pm
18 July 2027, Warsaw Concerto with CCO, Frinton

Past key performances

17 August 2026, Chethams International Piano Summer School Recital, Chopin and Ravel, Manchester
11 July 2026, Young Soloists Concert, Mozart Piano Concerto No 17 in G Major, St Botolph’s Orchestra, St Botolphs Church Colchester (https://www.sbms.org.uk)
25 April 2026, Chamber Day, Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden, Dvorak Bagatelle No 3
22 April 2026, CCMF Celebration Concert, Pembroke College Auditorium, Cambridge, Chopin Etude 25.2
8 February 2026, Stour Valley Arts and Music Young Musician’s Platform (https://www.svam.org.uk/)
14 December 2025, Pimlott Foundation Christmas Concert (https://pimlottfoundation.org)
29 September 2025, Roman River Festival Family concert, Debussy Serenade for the Doll, Copland The Cat and the Mouse and B Reynolds Meadows, Firstsite, Colchester (wildarts.org.uk)
28 September 2025, Roman River Festival with Tom Poster, Elena Urioste and Laura van der Heijden, Spotlight Performance, Moszkowski Etude 72.1, St Peter ad Vincula Church, Coggeshall (wildarts.org.uk)
27 August 2025, Lunch time Recital Series (CCMF top 6 concert), Debussy Dr Gradus ad Parnassum, Westroad Concert Hall Cambridge
11 May 2025, Wivenhoe Orchestra Mozart Piano Concerto No.17, Andante
28 April 2025, CCMF Celebration Concert, Old Divinity School, Cambridge, Scarlatti Sonata in B Minor K. 27
29 March 2025, Piano Day Open Session, Two Preludes by Chopin and Two pieces from Children’s Corner, Debussy, Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden
7 March 2025, Piano Recital (first solo recital), Friends of St Andrew’s Concert Series, St Andrew’s Chesterton,
Cambridge (https://standrews-chesterton.org/whats-on/concerts/)
9 February 2025, Stour Valley Arts and Music Young Musician’s Platform (https://www.svam.org.uk/) – Scarlatti Sonata in B Minor K. 27 and Bethany Reynolds - Meadows
22 December 24, Pimlott Foundation Christmas Concert, Haydn Piano Sonata in A-flat, 1st Movement (https://pimlottfoundation.org)
24 November 2024, Concerto Performance of Shostakotvich’s Second Piano Concerto, Andante with St Botolph’s Orchestra, St Botolphs Church Colchester (https://www.sbms.org.uk)
25 September 2024, Roman River Festival with Ariel Lanyi, Spotlight Performance, Debussy Dr Gradus ad Parnassum, All Saints Church Fordham (wildarts.org.uk)
17 June 2024, Elene Cobb Star Prize Finale, Andrew Higgins The Swan, Royal Albert Hall, The Elgar Room
8 June 2024, Procorda Performance Showcase, Mozart K570 3rd Movement, 1901 Arts Club, London
12 May 2024, Concerto Debut, Beethoven Emperor Concert 2nd Movement, Wivenhoe Orchestra, St Mary’s Wivenhoe
3 December 2023, Jess Gillam & Britten Sinfonia, 10th birthday celebration (accompanist to Jess Gillam) at Saffron Hall, Saffron Walden

All Videos

Age 11 - Mozart Piano Concert in G K453 3rd Mvt, July 26

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Age 10 - Extract from Solo Recital, March 2025

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Age 9 - Extract from Shostakovich's 2nd Piano Concerto, Andante, Nov 24

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Awards and Achievements

Masterclasses and guidance

CIPSS Summer 26, lessons with Norma Fisher, Tessa Nicholson and Gülsin Onay
Composition Workshop with CHROMA Ensemble, May 2025
Chamber Music Masterclass with Alex Redington, January 2025, Schumann Piano Quintet Op. 44, II. In Modo d’una Marcia
Masterclass with Andrews Quartermaine, June 2024, Mozart Sonata in Bb major 3rd Movement
Masterclass Tom Poster, May 2024, Bach WTC Book 2, Prelude and Fugue No 16 in G minor

Competitions and Festivals

2026 CCMF Trophy for Outstanding Performance on Piano; BIFF Exceptional Award, Piano Concerto Class, Cambridge Community Music Festival - Mozart Piano Concerto No 17, K 453, 1st Movement (Score of 95)
2025 Denis Harrison Cup for Most Promising Young Pianist; BIFF Outstanding Award, Cambridge Community Music Festival - Scarlatti Sonata in B Minor K. 27 (Score of 90)
2025 Gold, UK Schools Festival, Royal Academy of Music London (Score of 98)
2025 First Prize, Classical Music Stars Competition
2025 First Prize, 9th Swiss International Music Competition
2025 Second Prize, Gold International Classical Music Competition (Piano Category III), (Gramophone Annual Guide Competition)
2024 First Prize, Fanny Mendelssohn International Competition
2024 Gold, Ad Libitum International Piano Competition
2024 Silver, London Young Musician International Competition (Young Talent Age Under 10)
2023 Winner of the Independent School Association Music Composition Competition (ages 8-11, won aged 8)