Richard Beauchamp studied in New Zealand with former Godowsky pupil Ernest Empson and, prior to continuing his studies with Kendall Taylor and Peter Wallfisch at the Royal College of Music in London, was a soloist with the NZSO and other NZ orchestras as well as an established recitalist. He joined the staff of St Mary’s Music School in 1977 where, until his semi-retirement in 2014, he was Head of Keyboard and, for many years, Director of Chamber Music.
His performing schedule has included chamber music, duo recitals, solo recitals and many concertos as well as premieres of contemporary music both here and abroad. He is a visiting examiner and adjudicator and his lifelong interest in biomechanics and ergonomics, in relation to piano playing and musicians’ health, has led to lectures at conferences organised by the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine, the RNCM and EPTA.