Guest Speakers 

Among the guests who have spoken at meetings of Putney Music
(updated 14 August 2023)

Larry Adler Jonathan Groves Ian Partridge
Dmitri Alexeev Sally Groves Jennifer Partridge
John Alldis Alexei Grynyuk György Pauk
Sir Thomas Allen CBE John Graham Hall Anthony Payne
John Allison Sir Peter Hall Nicholas Payne
John Amis Louis Halsey Paco Peña
Anda Anastasescu Marc-André Hamelin Murray Perahia
Julian Anderson Derek Hammond-Stroud Ted Perry
Katya Apekisheva Thomas Hampson Gervase de Peyer
Benjamin Appl Vernon Handley Dr Robert Philip
Felix Aprahamian Chloë Hanslip David Pickard
Sheila Armstrong Lord Harewood Trevor Pinnock
Sir Malcolm Arnold Heather Harper William Pleeth
Cecil Aronowitz Sheila Hayman Rosalind Plowright
Peter Avis Charles Haynes Anthony Pollard
Janet Baker DBE Robert Hayward Jean-Bernard Pommier
Bryan Balkwill Thomas Hemsley Robert Ponsonby
Quintin Ballardie Robert Henderson Lucia Popp
Lady Barbirolli Julian Herbage Alberto Portugheis
Andrew Barclay John Heley David Pountney
Clive Barda Raimund Herincx Lawrence Power
Cheryl Barker Richard Hickox Simon Preston
Jennifer Bate Christopher Hogwood André Previn
John Bate Robin Holloway Dame Margaret Price
Charles Beare Jascha Horenstein Sir John Pritchard
Shirley Lady Beecham Stephen Hough Oleg Prokofiev
David Bell Leslie Howard Joy Puritz
Dr Eduardo Benarroch Margaret Howard David Pyatt
Heather Betts Gwynne Howell Steve Race
Nicola Benedetti Neil Howlett Samuel Ramey
George Benjamin Orwain Arwel Hughes Priaulx Rainier
Sir Richard Rodney Bennett Stephanie Hughes Alan Rawsthorne
William Bennett Sir Ian Hunter Franz Reizenstein
Sir Lennox Berkeley John Huntley Arthur Reynolds
Michael Berkeley Peter Hurford James Rhodes
Sir Harrison Birtwistle Emanuel Hurwitz Ben Rich
Christopher Bishop Michael Hurwitz Timothy Ridout
Neil Black Gerhard Hüsch Jean Rigby
Sir Arthur Bliss Tom Hutchinson Dame Janet Ritterman
Alan Blyth Christopher Hyde-Smith Stephen Roberts
Barbara Bonney Alina Ibragimova Marisa Robles
Ian Bostridge Sir Jeremy Isaacs Joan Rodgers
Catherine Bott Annette Isserlis Pascal Rogé
Pierre Boulez Steven Isserlis Anthony Rolfe Johnson
Thomas Bowes Carl Jackson Michael Roll
James Bowman Mariss Jansons Amanda Roocroft
Martyn Brabbins Karl Jenkins Anthony Rooley
Susan Bradshaw Stephen Johns Carole Rosen
Eric Bravington Graham Johnson Charles Rosen
Julian Bream Geraint Jones Harold Rosenthal
Alfred Brendel Vladimir Jurowski Jack Rothstein
Christine Brewer Gerald Kaufman MP Simon Rowland-Jones
Bryony Brind Brian Kay Roger Royle
John Bridcut Andrew Keener Patricia Rozario
Jack Brymer Hans Keller Gennadi Rozhdestvensky
Julian Budden Michael Kennedy Vera Rozsa
Iain Burnside Nigel Kennedy Mikhail Rudy
Sandy Burnett Yvonne Kenny Sir Donald Runnicles
Anthony Burton Nicholas Kenyon John Rutter
Humphrey Burton Robert King Dr Stanley Sadie
Piers Burton-Page Emma Kirkby Dr Eric Sams
Dr Geoffrey Bush Ralph Kirshbaum Tatiana Sarkissova
Teresa Cahill Oliver Knussen Prunella Scales
David Cairns Pavel Kolesnikov András Schiff
Dan Cairns Ralph Koltai Heinrich Schiff
Anthony Camden Stephen Kovacevich Andreas Schmidt
Jacqueline Caminer Sholto Kynoch Christopher Seaman
Hugh Canning Katia & Marielle Labèque Humphrey Searle
Ray & Nick Carpenter Piers Lane Mátyás Seiber
Stephen Carpenter Michael Langdon Tom Service
Peter Carter Philip Langridge John Sessions
Michael Chance Norman Lebrecht Constance Shacklock
Andrew Charity Sergei Leiferkus Joseph Shiner
Levon Chilingirian Raymond Leppard John Shirley-Quirk
Sir George Christie François Le Roux Antoinette Sibley
Allan Clayton Richard Lester Jeremy Siepmann
Robert Cohen John Lill Malcolm Simpson
Maggie Cole Tasmin Little Robert Simpson
Michael Collins Andrew Litton Oda Slobodskaya
Peter Colman-Wright Robert Lloyd Nicholas Snowman
Elizabeth Connell David Lloyd-Jones Zeb Soanes
Christopher Cook Julian Lloyd-Webber Oliver Soden
Imogen Cooper Felicity Lott Elisabeth Söderström
Joseph Cooper Martin Lovett Naresh Sohal
Debra Craine Elisabeth Lutyens Lady Solti
Clement Crisp Benjamin Luxon Peter Stadlen
Paul Crossley William Lyne John Steane
John Culshaw Sue MacGregor Crispian Steele-Perkins
Laurence Cummings Sir Charles Mackerras Denis Stevens
Nicholas Danby Catherine Mackintosh Ronald Stevenson
Nicholas Daniel Judith Mackrell Richard Stokes
Paul Daniel Ian Maclay Kathryn Stott
Iestyn Davies Donald Macleod Kathron Sturrock
Ryland Davies James MacMillan John Summers
Carl Davis Lady MacMillan Roderick Swanston
Sir Colin Davis Stephen Maddock David Syrus
Brett Dean George Malcolm Dobrinka Tabakova
Robert Dean David Markham Melvyn Tan
Winton Dean Noah Max Jeffrey Tate
Norman Del Mar Alicia Markova Vilém Tausky
Nikolai Demidenko Andrew Marriner John Tavener
John Denison Sir Neville Marriner André Tchaikowsky
Emmanuel Despax Wayne Marshall Dame Kiri Te Kanawa
Jane Clark Dodgson Malcolm Martineau Robert Tear
Stephen Dodgson Jean Martinon Bryn Terfel
Peter Donohoe Anthony Marwood Lillian Tertis
Antál Doráti Monica Mason Maggie Teyte
Nigel Douglas Valerie Masterson Adrian Thompson
Sir Edward Downes Colin Matthews Sir Michael Tippett
Patrick Doyle David Matthews Martino Tirimo
Julius Drake Nicholas Maw Susan Tomes
Derek Drescher Donald Maxwell John Tomlinson
Danny Driver Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Sir John Tooley
Sir John Drummond Sir Robert Mayer Yan Pascal Tortelier
Jessica Duchen John McCabe Matthew Trusler
Thomas Edur Nicholas McCarthy Barry Tuckwell
Sian Edwards Andrew McGregor Anthony Twiner
Terry Edwards David McVicar Mitsuko Uchida
Thomas Eisner Dr Wilfred Mellers Dame Ninette de Valois
Sir Mark Elder David Mellor Stephen Varcoe
Osian Ellis June Mendoza Tamás Vásáry
Sir Vernon Ellis Jeremy Menuhin Ursula Vaughan Williams
Jacqueline Englert-Marchal Mookie Lee-Menuhin Graham Vick
Dame Anne Evans Vernon Midgley Roger Vignoles
Sir Geraint Evans Rebecca Miller Lars Vogt
Dr Eric Fenby Hamish Milne Michael Vyner
Christopher Fifield Rodney Milnes Kathryn Wade
Simon Foster Yvonne Minton David Walker
Peter Frankl Donald Mitchell Norman Walker
Amelia Freedman Gerald Moore Sarah Walker
Jonathan Freeman-Attwood Jerrold Northrop Moore Timothy Walker
Stewart French Bryce Morrison Elizabeth Wallfisch
Peter Racine Fricker Lord Moser Raphael Wallfisch
Stephen Frost Elijah Moshinsky Stephen Walsh
Christopher Gable Thea Musgrave John Warrack
Elizabeth Gale The Navarra Quartet Ashley Wass
Sir John Eliot Gardiner Alice Neary William Waterhouse
Edward Gardner Martin Neary Paul Wee
John Gardner Andrew Neill Gillian Weir
Lesley Garrett Richard Nettle Judith Weir
Barrie Gavin Ivor Newton Franz Welser-Möst
Peter Gellhorn Jessye Norman Moray Welsh
John Georgiadis Sir Roger Norrington Timothy West
Ulrich Gerhartz Christopher Nourse Natalie Wheen
James Gibb Chi-Chi Nwanoku Paul Whelan
John Gilhooly Ruth & Ross Nye David Whelton
Dame Evelyn Glennie Agnes Oakes Dr Jill White
Sir William Glock James O’Donnell Douglas Whittaker
Jane Glover Noriko Ogawa Mark Wigglesworth
Alexander Goehr Kevin O'Hare Sir David Willcocks
Walter Goehr Siva Oke John Williams
Rivka Golani Michael Oliver Roderick Williams
Jill Gomez Cristina Ortiz Malcolm Williamson
Noel Goodwin Anne Sofie von Otter Elizabeth Wilson
Leon Goossens Cécile Ousset John Wilson
Marius Goring Charles Owen David Wilson-Johnson
Andrew Gourlay David Owen Norris Hugh Wood
Stephen Goss Elaine Padmore William Wordsworth
Michael Grade Mark Padmore Brian Wright
Colin Graham Felicity Palmer Roger Wright
Linda Esther Gray Tony Palmer Trevor Wye
Edward Greenfield Sir Andrzej Panufnik Catherine Wyn-Rogers
Dame Beryl Grey Jasper Parrott Sophie Wyss
Sir Charles Groves Geoffrey Parsons Krystian Zimerman

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