Susan Tomes

Susan Mary Tomes (born 26 May 1954) is a Scottish pianist, writer and educator. A specialist in chamber music, she has been the pianist of Domus (1979–1995), the  (1995–2012), and the Gaudier Ensemble (since 1993), and has performed in many duos and other chamber music combinations. She also plays solo recitals, concertos, gives lecture-recitals, teaches, gives masterclasses at music colleges, and sits on international competition juries. She has made more than fifty CDs, and has published several books.

 2004: Beyond the Notes, Boydell Press, ISBN 978-1843831600
 2006: A Musician's Alphabet, Faber and Faber, ISBN 978-057122883
 2010: Out of Silence – A Pianist's Yearbook, Boydell Press, ISBN 978-1843835578, translated into Japanese
 2014: Sleeping in Temples, Boydell Press, ISBN 978-1843839750
 2018: Reflections on Learning and Teaching, Boydell Press, ISBN 978-1783273256
 2021: The Piano – A History in 100 Pieces, Yale University Press, ISBN 978-0300253924

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