Valery Lloyd-Watts

Hailed as the “world’s most listened-to pianist”, Valery Lloyd-Watts has captivated audiences worldwide with her insightful and emotional performances. Audiences are drawn into an exhilarating and inspiring experience revealing the passion and soul of both the composer and the artist. With an exceptional career as a recitalist, orchestral soloist, and educator, Valery Lloyd-Watts imparts into her life’s work the intelligence and passion that has made her a beloved and sought after artist.

From the age of four, Valery knew that she wanted to ‘play the piano’. That desire has evolved to wanting to share her love for music as widely as possible.

Valery was born in Vancouver, BC, studied music at the Royal Conservatory in Toronto, the Royal College in London, England, and the University of Wisconsin. Her beloved teachers included Paul Badura-Skoda and Menahem Pressler.

In addition to her many recordings, books and TV series, “Music Meant For You”, Valery was an early proponent of the Suzuki Method for Piano and she and her music partner, Carole L. Bigler, presented the summer workshop, SuzukiKingston, for over 30 years.

Valery has performed widely in Canada, the US, England and Australia and has lived in Kingston, ON, for many years.