The London born pianist Julius Drake works with many of the world’s leading vocal and instrumental artists, both in recital throughout Europe and America, and on record. He has partnered in vocal recitals among others Victoria de los Angeles, Sir Thomas Allen, Olaf Bär, Barbara Bonney, Dame Felicity Lott, Wolfgang Holzmair and Edith Mathis and Instrumental recitals at international chamber music festivals such as Kuhmo in Finland and Saintes in France have led to collaborations with Christian Altenburger, Natalie Clein, Chen Halevi, Ernst Kovacic and the Ygdrassil Quartet. Recordings include French songs with Hugues Cuénod, French sonatas with Nicholas Daniel, Britten songs with Derek Lee Ragin, Haydn Canzonettas with Christoph Genz, Schumann Lieder with Sophie Daneman, Spirituals with Ruby Philogene, clarinet and piano works with Emma Johnson, and Sibelius songs with Katarina Karneus. His award-winning recordings (including the Gramophone Award in 1999) with Ian Bostridge include Schumann Lieder, two volumes of Schubert Lieder, Henze’s Songs from the Arabian, The English Songbook, and most recently the Britten Canticles with both Ian Bostridge and David Daniels.