Maggie Cole

Biography

American born, Maggie Cole enjoys an international musical life playing and recording on harpsichord, fortepiano and modern piano. Resident in England, she is best known through numerous recitals on BBC Radio 3 and appearances at leading British festivals. Abroad, she has performed in venues from Seattle to Moscow, and from Finland to India. In addition to a busy solo career, she enjoys duo partnerships with Michael Chance counter tenor, Nancy Argenta and Julia Gooding, sopranos, Philippa Davies  flute, with whom she has recorded JS Bach flute sonatas, Steven Isserlis  cello and Catherine Mackintosh with whom she has recorded the complete JS Bach sonatas for violin and harpsichord. She also performs regularly with Trio Goya, her fortepiano trio with Kati Debretzeni and Sebastian Comberti, the Nash Ensemble, Britten Sinfonia and her Cambridge USA - based group The Sarasa Chamber Ensemble. With Sarasa she has been able to extend her love of teaching to the development of a program which brings music, improvisation and poetry into facilities for youth offenders.

Maggie's recordings for Virgin Classics include Bach's Goldberg Variations, Soler Keyboard Sonatas, Poulenc's Concert Champêtre and Boccherini Sonatas with Steven Isserlis. Recent recordings on Chandos and Naxos include “The Heart of Invention”, Haydn trios with Trio Goya, and the complete works for violin and fortepiano by Schubert with violinist, Jaqueline Ross.

Maggie is professor of fortepiano at Guildhall School of Music & Drama and teaches early keyboards at Dartington International Summer School.