Roy Howat

Known as both a scholar and a pianist, Roy Howat is one of the founding editors of the Debussy Œuvres Complètes for which he has edited four volumes of the piano music. His other critical editions include a Dover edition of Chabrier's piano music and a more extensive volume of Fauré's piano music for Peters Edition. His books include the influential Debussy in Proportion (Cambridge UP, 1983) and more recently The Art of French Piano Music (Yale up, 2009). His recordings include major piano and chamber works by composers including Debussy, Chabrier, Fauré and Pierné. His is currently Keyboard Research Fellow at the Royal Academy of Music in London.