Anna Markland | |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Anna Marie Markland |
| Also known as | Anna Markland-Crookes, Anna Crookes |
| Born | 23 May 1964 Wallasey, Merseyside, England, UK |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupations | |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Labels | Decca, Signum, Naxos, Chandos |
Anna Markland (born 23 May 1964) (also known as Anna Markland-Crookes and Anna Crookes)[1]) is an English soprano and pianist who won the BBC Young Musician of the Year competition in 1982,[2] playing Rachmaninov’s Second Piano Concerto. She has featured in a long-term study of the lives of gifted children.[3][4][5][6]
- ^ "Anna Markland-Crookes (Piano, Soprano) - Short Biography". www.bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ^ "BBC - BBC Young Musician - Past winners". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "BBC Radio 4: Gifted Lives". Archived from the original on 1 October 2010.
- ^ Dowling, Sian Griffiths and Kevin. "The maestro and the misfit". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ "Gifted children no more likely to succeed". The Telegraph. 28 September 2010. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Freeman 2010.