Jocelyn Freeman
Pianist
Recognised for combining exceptional artistry with imaginative curation, Welsh collaborative pianist Jocelyn Freeman has established an international reputation for recital programming, championing overlooked repertoire and creating distinctive artistic initiatives. Equally at home in Schubert’s song cycles as commissioning new works, her practice is distinguished by curiosity, scholarship and a deep affinity with poetry. She enjoys long-standing artistic partnerships with Francesca Chiejina, Ella Taylor, James Gilchrist and Stephan Loges, and has also collaborated with artists including Florian Boesch and Mark Padmore CBE.
Artist-in-Residence at the 2025 St Davids Cathedral Festival, she has received critical acclaim for concerts and recordings. Her passion for song led her to establish SongEasel in 2018, an arts charity devoted to song across South East London. As its Founder-Director she has pioneered new approaches to audience engagement that have attracted international interest. Major projects include complete surveys of Schubert cycles, Fauré and Clara Schumann.
In 2023 Jocelyn was endorsed with an Associateship from the Royal Academy of Music for her contribution to the music industry, and in 2025 was awarded ‘Most Inspiring Collaborative Pianist & Song Curator’ by SME News. She is a skilled communicator across performance, broadcasting, recording and social media, and has featured in several industry and lifestyle publications.
Jocelyn is in demand as a mentor for early-career musicians, devising Song & Society, a series talks, workshops and masterclasses, most recently by kind invitation of Mozarteum University Salzburg. Highlights of the 2026/27 season include an Artist Residency at the University of Oregon School of Music and Dance, guest appearances at the Cascade Song Festival and the closing concert celebrating 25 years of Oxford International Song Festival, and a new Orchid Classics recording of reconstructed Romantic song cycles by women composers. Teaching engagements include the University of Oregon and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
Updated August 2026
