Ian Lake, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Ian Lake

British musician

Date of Birth: 26-Jan-1935

Place of Birth: Quorn, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 12-Aug-2004

Profession: composer, pianist, association football player, music pedagogue

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Ian Lake

  • Ian Lake (26 January 1935 in Quorn, Leicestershire – 12 August 2004 in London, England) was a pianist and composer who taught for many years at the Royal College of Music in London. The son of working-class parents, he was educated at Trent College after winning a scholarship.
  • After leaving school, he joined the army to undertake his National Service, playing the clarinet and viola in an army band.
  • He subsequently entered the Royal College of Music on another scholarship.
  • He began teaching at the college in 1966, eventually becoming a professor of piano.In 1995, he was convicted of sexually abusing children and in the same year his teaching career at the Royal College of Music came to an end.
  • Despite this, his career as a concert performer and recording artist continued.
  • Since then several former pupils, both male and female, have come forward and described abuse they suffered from him.

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