Trustee
Date of appointment: June 19, 2023
Term End Year: June 19, 2023
Member Biography
German born Beate Toyka is a graduate of Cologne Conservatoire and the Royal Academy of Music in London where she studied with Hamish Milne. After touring in central and Eastern Europe Beate moved to Botswana in Southern Africa from where she toured in most surrounding countries, repeatedly in Zimbabwe. Living in Derbyshire Beate is active as a concerto soloist and rectialist, is piano coach and accompanist for Nottingham University, and teacher at Trent College, Nottingham. She is also an event organiser and musical director of the Belper Music Festival,now in its 4th year, and the Derby Performing Arts Festival. As EPTA UK regional organiser she is encouraging and networking with local teachers. Beate is also on the Management Committee of EPTA UK.