Sidney Harrison (4 May 1903 – 8 January 1986) was a British pianist, composer, broadcaster and educationalist who taught at the Guildhall School of Music for many years.
The son of a tailor, Harrison grew up in Hammersmith, London, England, and began playing the piano at the age of four.
He studied at the Guildhall School of Music under Francesco Berger and Orlando Morgan[2] and was subsequently a professor of piano there, from 1927 until 1965.
[1] Harrison made his first public appearances in the 1920s as a solo pianist, in chamber ensembles and as a concerto performer,[3] travelling across the UK, Scandinavia, the Low Countries and France.
[4] From the 1940s Harrison's broadcasting work expanded into schools programming, music appreciation and as the presenter of gramophone records, continuing until the late 1970s.