"This was a recital to grip the attention of the most jaded listeners"
"One of the most abiding recollections of this recital was the quite astonishing
wealth of detail that reached the ear"
"One of the most abiding recollections of this recital was the quite astonishing
wealth of detail that reached the ear"
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Cameron Roberts is a London-based Australian concert pianist, pianism scientist and author. He has performed across Europe, Asia and the Americas as a soloist and chamber musician, collaborating with artists including Jacques Zoon, Emmanuel Pahud, Plural Ensemble, Judith Dodsworth, Deanna Blacher, Kristian Chong, Eidit Golder and Rebecca Chan. His recordings include Bach's Goldberg Variations, Original Piano Transcriptions along with several chamber music collaborations. He is praised for his "originality of perspective," "astonishing wealth of detail," and "triumph of musical imagination."
Dr Roberts is the author of Optimizing Pianism: Evidence-Based Perspectives (Bloomsbury, 2025). The book is described by leading figures as "a revelation", "a forensic exposé of destructive pedagogy" and "the most inspiring music pedagogy read I've ever come across". The book explores the intersection of movement, perception and learning in pianism, and provides practical strategies for pursuing virtuosic pianism. He studied Medicine and Music at the University of Melbourne, with further studies at the Australian National Academy of Music, and privately in London, Vienna, Moscow and the Tanglewood festival (as a violinist). For many years, he taught chamber music at the prestigious Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid while completing a PhD on the physical and perceptual aspects of the pianist's touch. Currently, he combines his performing life with his pianism consulting, speaking engagements and part-time work as an anaesthetist. His latest disc, 'Johann Sebastian Bach – Life and Love' has just been released (MOVE, 2026). |
Recent Concerts
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Oct 18, 2025 – Melbourne
Piano Recital - 'Timeless music for a Time-ticking world' Bach (Goldberg Variations), Debussy, Scriabin, Satie, Ravel, Messiaen etc. St.Mark's Church, Fitzroy. |
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Oct 11, 2025 – Melbourne
Piano Concerto – Mozart Piano Concerto No.14 (K.414) ProMusica Orchestra, with John Ferguson (c) Ian Roach Hall, Scotch College |
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Oct 6, 2025 – Melbourne
Masterclass. Piano class. Melbourne Conservatory of Music |
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Sep 25, 2025 – London
Talk & Masterclass. 'Optimizing Practice and Performance'. Channing Girls School. link to event |
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Sep 18, 2025 – London
Talk & Masterclass. 'Optimizing Practice and Performance'. City of London School for Boys, London |
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May 14, 2025 - Northamptonshire
Presentation. 'Optimizing Pianism - Optimizing Anaesthesia' - Anaesthetic Meeting, Kettering NHS Trust |
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May 10, 2025 – London
Workshop. 'Optimising Performance' (for college musicians). William Goodenough House. |
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Apr 3, 2025 – London
Talk. Book Launch Presentation. Churchill Room, Goodenough College |
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Oct 17, 2023 – Melbourne
2 Pianos & Percussion – Bartok Sonata for 2 Pianos + Percussion. Barreau – Blue Rain with Kristian Chong (piano) and Brent Millar & Rob Cossom (perc.) Hanson Dyer Hall, Conservatory of Music |
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Oct 7, 2023 – Melbourne
Piano Concerto – Mozart Piano Concerto No.23 (K.488) ProMusica Orchestra, with John Ferguson (c) Ian Roach Hall, Scotch College. 7:30pm |
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Sep 10, 2023 – London
Piano and Spoken Word (Xan Colman) "Johann Sebastian" – An intimate concert exploring the inner world of J.S Bach. A Dining Room Tales event - Info and Tix |
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Apr 29-May 1, 2023 – Malaga
Flute & Piano, with: Felix Renggli, Rafael Adobas, Alberto Navarro, Katrina Penman 6th AFE Festival, Spain |
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Mar 17, 2023 – Melbourne
Piano Concerto – Beethoven 4th Piano Concerto Melbourne Sinfonia, Joannes Roose (cond.) James Tatoulis Auditorium, MLC, 8pm |
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Composition & Contemporary Music
Over the years, Cameron Roberts has been a member of many different contemporary music ensembles, including Plural Ensemble, Dead Horse Ensemble, and with members of Orquesta de la Comunidad de Madrid (ORCAM). He was winner of the inaugural Michael Kieran Harvey Piano Scholarship (2006) for furthering the venture of Australian piano music into the 21st Century. Several of his works have been performed and recorded internationally, including a recording of Sad Bird Blues (2008) by Australian pianist Ashley Hribar, and 'Nursery Rhyme Rhapsody' (2016) for flute and piano, commissioned and premiered by Jacques Zoon. Cameron's piano transcriptions have also featured in the Australian film, Lucky Miles (2007) and, more recently, in Litterae (2015) by Spanish director Jesús Villalta Lora.