Pianist Margaret Fingerhut has a long history of exploring little-known British music in recital and on a large catalog of recordings. She is also a frequent concerto soloist, a chamber music player, and a music writer. Fingerhut has been a fixture of the Chandos label's catalog since the mid-'80s. She moved to the Somm label in 2025 for the album Ukraine: A Piano Portrait.
Fingerhut was born in London on March 30, 1955. She attended the North London Collegiate School and then Royal College of Music in London, studying with Cyril Smith and Angus Morrison. Fingerhut later trav...