Iris Loveridge

Who was Iris Loveridge?

Iris Gwendolyne M. Loveridge was an English classical pianist.

Born in West Ham, London, she attended the Royal College of Music, and later the Royal Academy. She specialised in British contemporary music, including piano sonatas by Arnold Bax, Gordon Jacob, E.J. Moeran and Edmund Rubbra. In 1947 she also gave the UK premiere of William Schuman's Piano Concerto with the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Basil Cameron. She also performed in duet with the oboist Evelyn Rothwell. In addition, she made appearances at the Henry Wood Proms. She retired professionally in 1995.

Her recordings of Bax's piano works were recently re-issued on CD by Lyrita Records.

She married Henry Morriss in 1966, but continued to perform under her maiden name. Henry died in 1995. Iris Loveridge died in Gloucester.