What we do

For three decades The Parkhouse Award has been discovering and presenting young ensembles of piano with strings in prestigious London venues to provide the best possible start to their careers. 

The Award is made biennially and our winners are awarded three concerts, usually over a period of two years. The support and guidance offered goes beyond that period as we seek other opportunities to help maximise the benefits of the Parkhouse Award at a crucial stage in an ensemble’s career.

The Parkhouse Award was founded in 1990 by friends and colleagues of the pianist David Parkhouse to perpetuate his memory and continue his work in the guidance and encouragement of young chamber ensembles at the outset of their career. He made an outstanding contribution to the performance of chamber music in Britain and abroad both as a teacher and as founder member of the Music Group of London with Hugh Bean and Eileen Croxford Parkhouse, the creator of the Parkhouse Award.