ABOUT RONALD SMITH
Romantic Era classical pianist who brought composer Charles-Valentin Alkan 's work back into the public eye.
He competed in the 1949 Geneva international piano competition where he drew the attention of pianist Edwin Fischer , who had a profound impact on his art. He and Denis Matthews later assisted Fischer on a recording of Bach's triple keyboard concerto.
He was a piano teacher at Harrow in 1943, then had a long teaching tenure at The King's School, Canterbury, from the 1950s until 1990.
He married cellist Anne Norman in 1969 with whom he fathered a painter and designer named Beka.
He was a private student of Marguerite Long while studying at Durham University.
