Pianist

Dr James Ellery

Concert pianist, based in London. Recitalist and concerto soloist across Europe, with a particular attachment to Ravel, Schubert and the music written in the last twenty years.

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Playing

All recordings

Ravel — Jeux d’eau
Ravel — Jeux d’eau
May 2026

Schubert — Sonata in B flat, D. 960 (i)
Schubert — Sonata in B flat major, D. 960
February 2026

Projects

All projects

2020–2023

Ravel and the Quiet Register

The doctoral project: three years spent on the problem of playing Ravel softly, and what it asks of an instrument.

Ongoing since 2024

The Nocturne Recordings

A slow, unhurried traversal of the Chopin nocturnes, recorded one at a time and released as they are finished.