Nelly Ben-Or

Nelly Ben-Or is a fellow of and professor at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama where she has taught the piano and the Alexander Technique since 1975. Miss Ben-Or was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s 2020 honours list. This distinguished pianist (who is also a senior Alexander teacher) is recognised internationally as being the leading exponent of the application of the Alexander Technique to piano playing. Nelly has specialised in this field for more than forty-five years and gives master classes on this subject to pianists in many countries throughout the world. Nelly Ben-Or has performed in concerts and broadcasts in many countries: in recitals, with orchestra and in chamber music. Her commercial and broadcast recordings - including many for the BBC - cover music by a wide range of composers from the 18th to the 20th centuries.