Eleanor Hodgkinson studied piano at the Royal Northern College of Music with Renna Kellaway and graduated in 1996. Supported by a scholarship from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, she then specialised in piano accompaniment with Carole Presland on the RNCM’s postgraduate course. Subsequently, Eleanor was awarded a scholarship to study accompaniment with Malcolm Martineau at the Royal Academy of Music, completing her studies in 1998. During this time she was a finalist in the Birmingham Accompanist of the Year Competition and also gained scholarships to attend the International Musicians Seminar, Prussia Cove and the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada.

Eleanor plays with several groups and is in much demand as an accompanist and chamber musician. She has partnered a wide range of soloists and has performed at major venues throughout the UK including the Purcell Room, Symphony Hall, the Barbican and St. John’s Smith Square. Festival appearances include the London International Brass Festival, the Guildford, Lichfield and Bromsgrove Festivals and the 2nd International Victor Hugo Festival in Guernsey. She has also performed in North America, Holland and Germany. She has worked with many leading British composers and since 2005 has been involved with the Vigani’s Cabinet project at Queens College, Cambridge where she has premiered and recorded several new chamber works.

Eleanor is a Visiting Tutor in Piano at Royal Holloway, University of London and teaches piano and chamber music at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and the Lady Eleanor Holles School. In 2005 she became an examiner for the Associated Board.

Eleanor is a Visiting Tutor in Piano at Royal Holloway, University of London and teaches piano and chamber music at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music and the Lady Eleanor Holles School. In 2005 she became an examiner for the Associated Board.