Simon Carrey
Pianist | Piano Teacher | Collaborative Pianist
Simon Carrey is a French pianist, international competition prizewinner and educator, with a professional career spanning piano performance, chamber music and vocal and instrumental accompaniment.
He studied at the Royal College of Music in London, where he obtained both his Bachelor of Music (Honours) and Master of Performance degrees, before completing a further Master's degree in Vocal Accompaniment at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris. His musical education also encompassed organ, harpsichord and fortepiano, reflecting a longstanding interest in the wider keyboard repertoire and its historical traditions.
Simon has established a varied career as a performer, répétiteur and collaborative pianist, working extensively with singers and instrumentalists. He is currently based at Wells Cathedral School, one of the UK's leading specialist music schools, where he works as a collaborative pianist and piano teacher.
His teaching draws upon the distinctive traditions of French and British musical education, combining the demands of advanced musical training with an individual approach to each student. He works with pianists of different ages and abilities, including those preparing for graded examinations, auditions and entry to specialist music institutions.
Claudia Carrey
Violinist | Violin Teacher
Claudia Carrey is an Italian violinist whose musical career has taken her across Europe, performing at venues including Wigmore Hall, the Royal Festival Hall in London, Salle Pleyel in Paris and Teatro San Carlo in Naples.
Raised in London, Claudia began her musical education at the Junior Royal College of Music, studying with Lyutsia Ibragimova, before completing her Bachelor of Music at the Royal College of Music under Radu Blidar and Berent Korfker. She continued her studies at the École Normale de Musique de Paris with Igor Volochine and later spent time in New York studying violin and chamber music with Daniel Phillips of the Juilliard School.
A recipient of the RCM's Marjorie Humby Prize and several international competition awards, Claudia has developed a broad performing background encompassing solo, orchestral and chamber music.
Alongside her performing career, she has taught violin at Guildhall Young Artists in the UK. Her teaching draws on a wide range of musical influences, combining a strong technical foundation with the freedom and imagination that bring music to life.