Staff Profile:Nils Franke

Name:

Mr Nils Franke

Job Title:

MA in Instrumental Teaching/Course Leader in BA Ed Music Specialism

Responsibilities:

University responsibilities:

Member of the following UoR panels:

• ATP Board
• BA Ed Board of Studies
• IoE Enterprise Committee
• IoE International Centre Committee
• Music Scholarship Board
• Music Tuition Awards
• UoR Concerto competition

Main responsibilities at the Institute of Education:

• Responsible for the delivery of the MA in Instrumental Teaching and the BA Ed music specialism

Teaching:

• MA in Instrumental Teaching
• BA Ed music specialism

Areas of Interest:

Expertise and research interest [able to supervise at PhD and Masters level]:

• Musical performance
• Instrumental teaching and learning
• Editorial practice
• History of instrumental teaching
• Piano pedagogy

Current and recent Research Students:

From January 2011 onwards:

• Heidi Law
• Annie Yuen
• Victoria Cybulski

Current and recent Research Projects:

• Instrumental pedagogy in Germany, 1780- 1830
• The development of Rachmaninoff's keyboard style

Research groups / Centres:

Arts group

Publications:

Recent publications/conference presentations/professional achievements:

CD recordings

Franke, N. (2008), Rachmaninoff: Selected piano works, Amsterdam, Brilliant Classics

Franke, N. & Persinaru, C. (2005), Bortkiewicz and Rachmaninoff: Works for violin and piano, London, Warner Classics

Sheet music editions

Franke, N. (2010), Classical Piano Anthology Vol.1, London, Schott

Franke, N. (2010), Piano Classics @ Grade 8, Vienna, Wiener Urtext

Franke, N. (2010), Romantic Piano Anthology Vol.4, London, Schott

Franke, N. (2010), John Field, Nocturne do minor, Mainz, Schott

Franke, N. (2009), Romantic Piano Anthology, Vol.3, London, Schott

Franke, N. (2008), Romantic Piano Anthology, Vol.2, London, Schott

Franke, N. (2007), Romantic Piano Anthology, Vol.1, London, Schott

Recent Conference Presentations

Franke, N. The piano trios of Sergei Rachmaninoff.

Experimentation, compositional modelling, or successful response to the genre?, RMA Piano Trio Conference, University of London, 2010

Franke, N. Professional development for instrumental teachers, ESTA Conference, Malta, 2010

Enterprise activity; external roles and consultancy:

• Recital work as solo pianist and chamber musician