“a pianist of splendid originality”
Hailed as "a major new talent" by International Piano after his Wigmore Hall recital debut, British pianist Sam Armstrong brings deeply-felt interpretive power to the solo, chamber music and vocal repertoire. He has appeared in Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, Carnegie Hall New York, Seoul Arts Center, Singapore Esplanade and the Royal Festival Hall; Highlights of 2025/26 include recitals with Fenella Humphreys at Kettle’s Yard, Cambridge, the BBC Radio 3 Lunchtime Concerts series at LSO St Luke’s with violinist Geneva Lewis, the Chopin Society of London with Magdalena Filipczak as well as appearances at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival in Ireland.
Sam won the prestigious Edison Klassiek award in the Netherlands for his CD with soprano Katharine Dain “Regards sur l’Infini”. The CD was also The Guardian’s Classical CD of the week, “recommended” by Gramophone and in the best of the year in Dutch newspapers Parool and NRC. Their second disc, “Forget this Night” was awarded BBC Music Magazine Song CD of the month.