Biographical Info

After time spent riding racehorses, both in the UK and Italy, Heidi returned to continue her musical studies. Graduating with a Masters degree in Piano Performance, Heidi was singled out for many concerto performances and was awarded the gift of a Grand Piano. Throughout her education she was privileged to work with eminent pianists including the legendary Andre Gavrilov and take musical guidance from the late Dame Fanny Waterman.

Heidi was honoured to be asked to give a Piano Duo Day at the Wigmore Hall performing four hand and two piano repertoire with her husband, international concert artist Benjamin Frith. As the Frith Rolfe Piano Duo they have explored the wonderful piano duo repertoire in recitals throughout the UK and Europe, both four hands at one piano and two piano works and have included recitals featuring the letters of Clara and Robert Schumann and Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn. Double Piano Concerto dates have included the Poulenc with the English Pro Musica. Heidi has also collaborated with the C.B.S.O players in many symphonic chamber arrangements.

Heidi’s varied repertoire includes works by female composers and much contemporary music; an interest in combining music and drama has led to award winning performances, broadcast by the BBC. Heidi performed and tutored works by Gyorgy Kurtag at the Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival where she also gave the World Premiere of Tarot Conway’s Premiere Piano Concerto; other festival appearances include the Bradfield, Corbridge, Deal and Alistair McGowan’s Ludlow Piano Festival.

Future recording projects include the complete works for four hands written for Heidi and Benjamin Frith by Martin Ellerby and a recording of works for two pianos. Heidi has been approached by the Delius Society to promote the works of this composer through a recording and performance of his four hand works with Benjamin Frith as an extension of the Bradford City of Culture celebrations.