Nicholas Williams

Dr Nicholas Williams is a pianist and scholar based in Perth. He studied at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA), graduating with a Master of Arts (Performing Arts) in 2020 and Doctor of Philosophy in 2025. Nicholas was recipient of the Royal Overseas League Early Keyboard Prize in 2021 and the WAAPA Research Medal for 2025. As a pianist, Nicholas is active as both soloist and accompanist, performs regularly in Perth and has presented lecture-recitals at conferences in Sydney, Vienna and Bern. He specialises in playing music of the nineteenth century on historic and modern pianos, combining his passion for performing with research into forgotten composers and historical performance styles. As a scholar, Nicholas is interested in performance practices of the nineteenth century, his research to date focusing on the piano teaching of Franz Liszt. His PhD research was on the life and work of the pianist Arthur Friedheim (1859-1932).