Professor Laura Tunbridge

The Heather Professor of Music at the University of Oxford and a Fellow of Wadham College. Her books include Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces (2020), which was named ‘Best Composer Biography’ by PrestoMusic, and Chamber Music: A Very Short Introduction (2026). Laura grew up in Salford and studied music at Oxford, Nottingham and Princeton, before teaching at the Universities of Reading, Manchester and Oxford. She regularly gives pre-concert talks (for the Oxford International Song Festival and the Proms), writes programme notes (for Wigmore Hall and the Salzburg Festival) and appears on BBC Radio 3 and 4.