Catherine Milledge
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| Born | 10 June 1977 Pontypool, Gwent, Wales |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Oxford |
| Years active | 2001-present |
Catherine Milledge (born 10 June 1977) is a Welsh pianist at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama.
Early life
Catherine Milledge was born on 10 June 1977 in Pontypool, Gwent, Wales. She later lived in Cwmbran and then in Monmouth. Milledge attended Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls, then studied Classics and English at Jesus College, Oxford, graduating with a first. She then attended Guildhall School of Music and Drama, aided by scholarships from the Countess of Munster Musical Trust and Sir Henry Richardson Award, where she achieved a distinction in her postgraduate diploma, followed by the MMus degree in solo performance.[1]
Career
Milledge won the Birmingham Accompanist of the Year award in 2001. In the same year, she won Second Prize for Pianists at the Wigmore Hall International Song Competition[2] and the JBR / Parnell Award for accompaniment at the Royal Over-Seas League annual competition.[3]
She has since performed in association with the Countess of Munster Musical Trust, the Royal Overseas League, Making Music, the Kirckman Concert Society, the Tillett Trust and the Songmakers’ Almanac Young Songmakers programme. She has also performed in various community settings as a member of the Live Music Now scheme.
Milledge has played at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester and at the Latitude Festival.[4] She performed at St George’s Church, Brandon Hill, Bristol in November 2008.[5] She has also played at concerts abroad, including in Iceland, France and Germany. She has performed at the Banff Centre in Canada[6] and at the European Parliament in Brussels. In addition, she has featured on BBC Radio 3.[7]
Milledge has frequently collaborated with Australian saxophonist Amy Dickson, including a concert at the Purcell Room in January 2006 and multiple performances at Wigmore Hall in the same year.[8] Following a concert from the Park Lane Group recital series in 2006, a reviewer from The Times described her as an “outstanding young professional…Catherine Milledge was one of the real discoveries of the evening and of the season”.[9] She also collaborated with Dickson on the disc Smile in 2008[10] and performed with her at the Presteigne Festival in 2012.[11] In 2018, she featured as an accompanist on the disc Glass, performing Philip Glass works with Dickson.[12]
Milledge collaborated with bassoonist Meyrick Alexander on the 2010 disc The Wandering Bassoon.[13] In 2022, she accompanied euphonist Martin Smith on the album The Lyrical Euphonium.[14]
Milledge works predominantly in Cardiff at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama as an accompanist and collaborative piano tutor.[15] She also works as a piano tutor and accompanist at Cardiff University School of Music and has undertaken freelance work as an orchestral pianist for Welsh National Opera and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.[16] As well as performing at St David’s Hall in Cardiff,[17] she has also given recitals elsewhere in Wales, such as at the Aberystwyth, Gregynog[18] and Vale of Glamorgan festivals.
Personal life
Milledge lives in Cardiff, Wales.
In 2025, she was admitted into the Freedom of the City of London.[19]
Discography
| Year | Title | Label | Other artists |
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| 2008 | Smile | RCA Red Seal | Amy Dickson (saxophone) |
| 2010 | The Wandering Basoon | Meridian | Meyrick Alexander (bassoon) |
| 2018 | Glass | Sony Classical | Philip Glass (composer), Amy Dickson (saxophone) |
| 2022 | The Lyrical Euphonium | MSM Recording | Martin Smith (euphonium) |
References
- ↑ "Catherine Milledge". Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ Jeal, Erica (17 September 2001). "International Song Competition". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Arc Publications: Catherine Milledge". www.arcpublications.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Catherine Milledge — LMFL International Summer School". LMFL. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Catherine Milledge tour dates & tickets 2025". Ents24. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Arc Publications: Catherine Milledge". www.arcpublications.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Catherine Milledge". Cardiff University. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Events – Michael Csányi Wills". Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ Room, Hilary Finch at the Purcell (18 January 2006). "PLG Young Artists". www.thetimes.com. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Amy Dickson - Smile". Gramophone. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Presteigne's 30th anniversary festival a triumph". Hereford Times. 3 September 2012. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Amy Dickson: Glass". Gramophone. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "CDE84582 The Wandering Bassoon". www.meridian-records.co.uk. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ Smith, Jeremy (22 August 2022). "The Lyrical Euphonium by Martin Smith". Last Row Music. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Catherine Milledge". Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Catherine Milledge". Cardiff University. Archived from the original on 17 May 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Catherine Milledge tour dates & tickets 2025". Ents24. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "Amy Dickson – Castell y Waun | Chirk Castle – Gŵyl Gregynog Festival". Retrieved 28 July 2025.
- ↑ "The Chamberlain's List of Applicants for the Freedom of the City" (PDF). democracy.cityoflondon.gov.uk. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 April 2025. Retrieved 28 July 2025.
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