Meet our SWMS Tutor Team
Helen Reid
Tuition School Tutor: Piano Specialist
“It was clear we were in not only capable but rather a special pair of hands…Reid’s beautifully poised, tenderly imagined and finely focused playing re-educated and refined the ear.” Hilary Finch, The Times
Pianist Helen Reid first came to public attention when she appeared on BBC2 in the National Keyboard Finals of the BBC Young Musician competition. In 2000 she won first prize in the Karic International Piano Competition.
Helen has given solo and chamber recitals all around in England, at venues including the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room, Fairfield Halls and Blackheath Halls, London, St. George’s, Bristol, Cheltenham, the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester and the Aldeburgh and Buxton Festivals. She has performed in Spain, Slovakia, Hungary, Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic. Performances have included Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2, Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and the world premiere of David Matthews’ Piano Concerto at Dartington International Summer Festival, a work written for Helen.
Helen is currently course leader of Professional Studies at the Guildhall School, Senior Associate Lecturer at Bristol University and Teaching Fellow in Music Performance at Bath Spa University. She holds a foundation certificate in Coaching and Mentoring from the Guildhall School, as well as a PGCert in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education from the Institute of Education.
