Iris Gwendolyne M. Loveridge (10 April 1917 – 6 November 2000) was an

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classical pianist A pianist ( , ) is a musician who plays the piano. A pianist's repertoire may include music from a diverse variety of styles, such as traditional classical music, jazz piano, jazz, blues piano, blues, and popular music, including rock music, ...

. Born in

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, she attended the

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, and later the

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. She specialised in British contemporary music, including piano sonatas by

Arnold Bax Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral music ...

Gordon Jacob Gordon Percival Septimus Jacob CBE (5 July 18958 June 1984) was an English composer and teacher. He was a professor at the Royal College of Music in London from 1924 until his retirement in 1966, and published four books and many articles about ...

(of which she was the dedicatee),

E. J. Moeran Ernest John Smeed Moeran (; 31 December 1894 – 1 December 1950) was an English composer whose work was strongly influenced by English and Irish folk music of which he was an assiduous collector. His output includes orchestral pieces, concerto ...

and

Edmund Rubbra Edmund Rubbra (; 23 May 190114 February 1986) was a British composer. He composed both instrumental and vocal works for soloists, chamber groups and full choruses and orchestras. He was greatly esteemed by fellow musicians and was at the peak o ...

. In 1947 she gave the UK premiere of

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's Piano Concerto with the

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under

Basil Cameron Basil Cameron CBE (18 August 1884 – 26 June 1975) was an English conductor. Early career He was born Basil George Cameron HindenbergW.L. Jacob, "Hindenburg v. Cameron" (Letter to the Editor) (1991). ''The Musical Times'', 132 (1782), p. ...

,Biography on musicweb.com
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Charles Proctor Charles Nancrede Proctor (January 4, 1906 – February 1, 1996) was an American skier. He competed at the 1928 Winter Olympics. Proctor attended Dartmouth College and was the son of a Dartmouth professor. He was captain of the 1927 Dartmout ...

's Piano Concerto in F minor at the

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. She also performed in duet with the oboist

Evelyn Rothwell Evelyn, Lady Barbirolli Officer of the Order of the British Empire, OBE (24 January 191125 January 2008) was an English oboe, oboist, and the wife of the eminent conductor Sir John Barbirolli. She was born Evelyn Rothwell, and was known profess ...

(Lady Barbirolli). In addition, she made appearances at the Henry Wood Proms. She retired professionally in 1995. Her recordings of Bax's piano works (not quite a complete survey of his piano output, though most of his pieces for the instrument are represented) were recently re-issued on CD by

Lyrita Lyrita is a British classical music record label, specializing in the works of British composers.Lewis Foreman. ''Recording British Music'' (2024), ch. 17, pp. 223-233 Lyrita began releasing LPs in October 1959 as Lyrita Recorded Edition for ...

Records. She married Henry Morriss in 1966, but continued to perform under her maiden name. Henry died in 1995. Iris Loveridge died in Gloucester.Index of Deaths for England and Wales, November 2000, Register A64, district & subdistrict 4831A, Entry 1

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