William Howard

Pianist William Howard has appeared in more than 40 countries, both as a soloist and as a longtime member of London's Schubert Ensemble. He has varied specialties in 19th century music, Czech music of several eras, and contemporary works. Howard's mother played records during her pregnancy in the hope that he would become a musician. He grew up hearing a French aunt playing the family's Bechstein piano, and he began piano lessons at seven. A local teacher, Rosemary Hammond, spotted his talent and gave him lessons while he was enrolled at a boarding school that had few music c...