B i o g r a p h y
South African pianist Roelof Temmingh enjoys a multi-faceted career comprising solo piano, chamber music, art song, orchestral piano, composition and arrangement, and working with other composers. This diverse career has taken him to sought-after stages including Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw, Musikverein, Elbphilharmonie, as well as festivals such as Verbier, Buxton, Clifton, Amsterdam Grachtenfestival, and most recently, the World Orchestra Week in New York. He is a Young Artist of the Musicians’ Company, who also supported his Constant/Kit Lambert Fellowship at the Royal College of Music. Fellowship project highlights include Schönberg’s Pierrot Lunaire, the Warm-blooded Hindemith series, and the Atrium Experiment, whereby 6 new compositions were commissioned. As part of the Delphine Trio, he has recorded at Abbey Road Studios, as well as recording the trio’s debut album Adrift with the Dutch label TRPTK in 2023. Recent highlights include performing at Wigmore Hall alongside the First Prize Winner of the Kathleen Ferrier Awards 2024, and the Ravel Concerto at Ripon Cathedral under the baton of Gary Matthewman. Upcoming performances this season include Mozart K488 with the St Mary-le-Bow Orchestra and his debut at the much-anticipated Bechstein Hall, London, alongside duo partner tenor Matthew McKinney. His past piano teachers include Dina Parakhina, Nigel Clayton, Paul Gulda, and his mother Zorada.