We are pleased to announce James Kreiling as our new co-chairman.
Simon Nicholls is stepping back from the post of co-chairman but remains in close touch with the activities of the association.
James Kreiling is a pianist, writer, teacher and transcriber based in the UK. His solo career has focused on music of the early 20th-century, in particular the piano works of Scriabin. His doctoral thesis, completed at the Guildhall School of Music, focused on the interaction of research, analysis and performance practice in the interpretation of Scriabin’s late piano sonatas. He has published articles and book chapters relating to Scriabin performance and has recorded two discs encompassing the composer’s complete late piano music, which was released by Odradek in 2018 to great critical acclaim, including a five star review in BBC Music Magazine.
Determined to bring Scriabin’s often misunderstood work to a wider public, he has experimented with presenting music in unusual formats and locations including concerts which mix classical piano with other performance arts—poetry, drama and dance, folk music and jazz.
He lives with his wife Janneke Brits (also a pianist) and their two children in a 14thcentury cottage in the south of England. From here they run immersive piano days for students and amateurs, inviting friends from the local community into their home for concerts.