BEATRICE
A PIANIST & COMPOSER ~ RE-WIRING CLASSICAL MUSIC
BEATRICE takes the voltage of the concert grand and drives it beyond the expected grid. A concert pianist with one hand in history and the other on the switch, she re-routes the circuitry of classical music — amplifying unheard voices, fusing classical and jazz, and re-charging the canon for both today’s audiences and a newly connected generation.
Rooted in the rigour of classical training, she performs internationally as both soloist and collaborator at leading venues including Wigmore Hall, Southbank Centre, Kings Place, Snape Maltings and Edinburgh Queen's Hall. Whether performing as a solo artist at 10 Downing Street, in a broadcast on BBC Radio 3 or appearing on the Hollywood Blockbuster ‘The Beekeeper’ she stands at the forefront of a cultural shift within classical music.
BEATRICE’S acclaimed release Black and Classical, throws a spotlight on music by Black women composers and was described by Bandcamp as a “stunning record”. The release led to her invitation to perform at 10 Downing Street in celebration of Black History Month 2025. She is a champion of diversity in classical music and often performs works my black ethnic and First Nation composers in her concerts.
BEATRICE has collaborated with Oram Award–winning electronic improviser Loula Yorke, to create a dialogue between Erik Satie’s piano music and modular synthesis, an analogue resonance meeting live circuitry in real time. She is also the creator and performer of Beatrice the Amazing Astronaut, an interactive outer-space concert adventure for children aged 3–9 and their adults. Through storytelling, movement and live piano performance, she sparks imagination and ignites a first connection to classical music. Performing traditional piano concertos, new and re-imagined works BEATRICE connects traditional classics with modern audiences.
As a composer, BEATRICE has transformed source material into newly powered sound worlds. Psalmus (2021) re-imagines a twelfth-century plainchant as a cinematic meditation for cello and harp. Arrangements for Cello and Piano re-engineers works by Schubert and Brahms into intimate chamber reconstructions.
BEATRICE extends far beyond the traditional concert platform. Her bespoke performances for concert halls, jazz clubs, cultural institutions, theatres and schools alike break spatial expectations to meet audiences where they are.
Reviews
‘ Mendelssohn’s Piano Sextet in D major…. which throws the spotlight on pianist Beatrice Nicholas. Her flurries of arpeggios chime with precision and clarity as she rolls up and down the keyboard with an almost supernatural ease, willing each musician to match her skill and enthusiasm. ‘
’The stunning new record from London pianist BEATRICE is a celebration of black composers, every moment is intoxicating’.
Bandcamp New and Notable.