Kathryn Stott (born 10 December 1958)[1] is an English classical pianist who performs as a concerto soloist, recitalist and chamber musician.
Grove Music Online describes Stott's playing as "marked by a vivid sense of immediacy and personal communication.
Her series of recordings of works by Frank Bridge, George Lloyd, John Ireland and William Walton is described as "distinguished" in Grove.
[7] Stott first met her long-time collaborator, the noted American cellist Yo-Yo Ma, in 1978 when she "discovered a Chinese man playing the cello" in her flat after returning from holiday.
[7] Stott and Ma have worked together since 1985; the pair frequently tours together and has made several joint recordings, including Soul of the Tango and Obrigado Brazil, which received Grammy Awards in 1999 and 2004.
She also has long-standing collaborations with cellist Christian Poltéra, trumpeter Tine Thing Helseth and pianist Noriko Ogawa.
[3][10] In 1998, Stott directed a concert series "Out of the Shadows" with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, featuring two neglected female composers, Clara Schumann and Fanny Mendelssohn.
[12] Kathryn Stott lives in Manchester,[13] has a daughter, Lucy, and enjoys being in the countryside with her working cocker spaniel, Archie.