Richard Ormrod grew up in Cardiff and made his first concerto
appearance at the age of 10 playing Mozart with the South Glamorgan
Youth Orchestra before going on to study at Wells Cathedral School
with Michael Young, and at King's College, Cambridge, where he
completed his MA. As a postgraduate, he was a student of Eliso
Virsaladze at the Moscow Conservatory.
Richard was an artist-in-residence at the Aspen Music Festival
for five years, performing concerti, recitals and chamber music. He
toured as concerto soloist with the Philharmonia Virtuosi in the
Pacific Rim in 1996 and, at the Beethoven Millennium Eve Gala, he
made a first appearance as soloist at London’s Barbican Centre with
the Philharmonia Orchestra under David Parry.
Richard is the permanent pianist with the Hyperion Ensemble in
Salzburg and has also been the soloist for three international
tours of the Czech Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. He has developed
an active chamber music presence in the US through his association
with the world-renowned Dorian Wind Quintet.
Richard’s recital repertory ranges from Bach to Beethoven,
Brahms and Schoenberg and he has performed for audiences throughout
the United Kingdom, as well as in Austria, Bosnia, the Czech
Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, Morocco,
Romania, Russia, Slovenia, the United States, and Yugoslavia. His
performances have been broadcast live on BBC television and
radio.