Ernest Lush (23 January 1908 – 12 May 1988) was an English classical pianist who was best known as an accompanist.
His musical studies were with Tobias Matthay in London and Carl Friedberg in New York.
[1] He joined the BBC and became a senior staff accompanist, while continuing to be involved in chamber music, solo piano recitals and concerto appearances.
[2] The roll of artists he accompanied includes: Janet Baker, Owen Brannigan, Alfredo Campoli, Suzanne Danco, Jacqueline du Pré (her very first recital), Kathleen Ferrier (her last broadcast recital), Pierre Fournier, Thomas Hemsley, Nathan Milstein, Ossy Renardy, Ruggiero Ricci, Peter Schidlof, Paul Schöffler, Elisabeth Schumann, Igor Stravinsky, Joan Sutherland, Inia Te Wiata, Jennifer Vyvyan and Ljuba Welitsch.
He can be seen in Video on YouTube, accompanying Nathan Milstein in "Asturiana" from Manuel de Falla's Spanish Popular Suite.