Teaching Staff

Musicians who teach.

The London Piano Practice brings together active performers, teachers and composers. Teaching is individual, shaped around the pupil, and informed by professional musical practice.

Regular Teaching Staff

Individual tuition at the Practice.

Founder · Piano · Composition

Giacomo Tora

Giacomo Tora is a concert pianist, recording artist and educator. His international career has taken him across Europe, India and Russia, with performances at venues including the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London, the State Hermitage Museum in St Petersburg and the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre in Mumbai. He studied with Roberta Bambace in Italy and Deniz Arman Gelenbe in London, with further coaching from Martino Tirimo, Mikhail Kazakevich and Sergio De Simone.

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Piano

To be announced

Selection in progress.

The appointment of an additional piano teacher is currently being finalised.

Visiting Professors

Additional perspectives in piano and composition.

Visiting Professor of Piano

Deniz Arman Gelenbe

An internationally recognised pianist and pedagogue, Deniz Arman Gelenbe is Professor of Piano and former Head of Piano and Keyboard at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance. A graduate of The Juilliard School, she has performed internationally as a soloist and chamber musician at venues including Wigmore Hall, Salle Gaveau and Carnegie Weill Hall, and is regularly invited to give masterclasses and adjudicate international competitions.

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Visiting Professor of Composition

Nimrod Borenstein

Composer and conductor Nimrod Borenstein has had his music performed at major venues including the Royal Festival Hall, Royal Opera House, Salle Gaveau and Carnegie Hall. His works have been championed by Vladimir Ashkenazy and performed by artists and ensembles including Pascal Rogé, the Philharmonia, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra. He is a Laureate of the Cziffra Foundation and an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.

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The Practice

Teaching shaped around the pupil.

The faculty share a commitment to individual teaching, serious musicianship and clear, purposeful practice.

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