Geoffrey Parsons (pianist)
Geoffrey Parsons accompanying Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (1977) | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Geoffrey Penwill Parsons 15 June 1929 Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 26 January 1995 (aged 65) London, England, United Kingdom |
| Education | New South Wales State Conservatorium of Music |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Award | Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year (1992) |
Geoffrey Penwill Parsons (15 June 1929 - 26 January 1995) was an Australian classical pianist, most particularly notable as an accompanist to singers and instrumentalists. He was based in London from the age of 20, and toured internationally before returning back to Australia
After the retirement of Gerald Moore, Parsons was generally considered the world's finest and most sympathetic accompanist of lieder singers, "elevating the role of the accompanist to new heights in the 1950s with his musicality, authority and quiet strength of playing".