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Imogen Cooper’s recent concerto performances include the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra with Sir Simon Rattle, London Symphony Orchestra with Manfred Honeck, Hallé Orchestra with Sir Mark Elder and The Cleveland and Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestras with Dame Jane Glover.
In recognition of Imogen’s long and distinguished association with the Wigmore Hall, she was awarded the Wigmore Hall Medal in January 2026. Her final public concert will take place there in February 2027, when she performs Schubert’s Winterreise with baritone Henk Neven. Following her long collaboration with Wolfgang Holzmair in concert and recording, her current Lieder partners also include Ian Bostridge, Dame Sarah Connolly and Mark Padmore.
Recent and forthcoming solo recitals include London, Madrid, Vienna, Amsterdam, Philadelphia and the Klavierfest Ruhr in Germany. A committed chamber musician, Imogen performs regularly with Henning Kraggerud and Adrian Brendel. They, together with other longstanding musical collaborators, will join her for a celebratory concert ‘Imogen Cooper – A Life in Music’ at the Bath Mozartfest 2026.
Imogen’s most recent recording for Chandos Records, of Beethoven’s last three sonatas, was released in early 2026.
She was appointed DBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours in 2021. In 2015 she founded the Imogen Cooper Music Trust to support young pianists, providing them with time in an environment of peace and beauty.