Christine Zerafa

SCHOLAR DESCRIPTION

Described by critics as “a musician with a warm and very communicative personality” (The Times of Malta) and praised for her “sensual, silky tone and virtuoso command” (The Evening Standard, London), pianist Christine Zerafa has performed in notable international venues and festivals including the Royal Festival Hall, Wigmore Hall, Cadogan Hall, Oxford Lieder Festival and Cheltenham Festival, amongst others. Most recently she was made an Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, an honour in recognition of her significant contribution to the music profession.

Christine read for two Master of Music degrees at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, as well as a PhD at the Royal Academy of Music. She has been recipient of various awards including the Bice Mizzi National Competition, the RNCM Clifton Helliwell Prize, the RAM Scott Huxley prize and the Schumann Lieder pianist prize. Christine was twice selected as a Park Lane Group Artist and she was also an award winner on the Tunnell Trust Artist Chamber Music Scheme. She is currently based in Malta, where she enjoys a busy schedule as a concert pianist, researcher and academic lecturer.