Julia Lynch   

Julia Lynch was born in Dublin in 1964. She began to learn the piano at the age of four, and went on to study with Denis Matthews and David Parkhouse at the North East of Scotland Music School in Aberdeen.

In 1982 she won a scholarship to the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama where she studied piano with Laurence Glover and harpsichord with Alexa Maxwell. Whilst a student, she won all the college's prizes for piano solo, accompaniment and chamber music.

Having gained her BA and completed a year of post-graduate studies, Julia was invited to join the staff of the RSAMD as accompanist, a post she still holds.

Julia is one of the busiest accompanists in the country, playing in recital with singers and instrumentalists, as well as being greatly in demand as official accompanist in many prestigious competitions. She broadcasts regularly on radio and has recorded several CDs of instrumental sonatas. Her work also takes her abroad with recent recitals in Paris, Tokyo, Geneva and concerts in the Festival of La Tour de France. Julia performs regularly with the BBC Scottish and the Royal Scottish National Orchestras and has featured in the Cardiff Singer of the World Competition.