Laura Tunbridge

British musicologist and academic

Laura Tunbridge, FBA, MAE (born 1974) is a British musicologist and academic, specialising in 19th and 20th-century music, Robert Schumann, and opera. She has been Professor of Music at the University of Oxford since 2017 and a Fellow of St Catherine's College, Oxford since 2014. Previously, she taught at the University of Reading and the University of Manchester.[1][2]

## Biography

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Tunbridge was born in London, England in 1974.[3] She studied music at The Queen's College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1996.[4][5] She studied for a Master of Arts (MA) degree in musicology from the University of Nottingham, graduating in 1997 with a distinction.[5] She then moved to the United States where she studied for Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees at Princeton University:[4] she completed her PhD in musicology in 2002.[5]

Tunbridge began her academic career as a lecturer in music at the University of Reading from 2002 to 2004.[6] She then moved to the University of Manchester where she was a senior lecturer in music analysis and critical theory.[6] In October 2014, she joined the University of Oxford, and was elected a Henfrey Fellow and tutor in music at St Catherine's College, Oxford.[3][4] In 2017, she was awarded a Title of Distinction as Professor of Music.[1]

In 2020, she was elected a Member of the Academia Europaea (MAE).[6] In 2021, she was elected a Fellow of the British Academy (FBA), the United Kingdom's national academy for the humanities and social sciences.[7] She has been appointed as the Heather Professor of Music at the University of Oxford from October 2025.

## Selected works

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* Tunbridge, Laura (2007). Schumann's late style. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521871686.
* Tunbridge, Laura (2010). The song cycle. Cambridge Introductions to Music. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0521896443.
* Kok, Roe-Min; Tunbridge, Laura, eds. (2011). Rethinking Schumann. New York: OUP USA. ISBN 978-0195393859.
* Tunbridge, Laura (2018). Singing in the age of anxiety: lieder performances in New York and London between the World Wars. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0226563572.
* Tunbridge, Laura (2020). Beethoven: A Life in Nine Pieces. London: Viking. ISBN 978-0241414279.

## References

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1. ^ a b "Laura Tunbridge Appointed to Full Professorship". Faculty of Music. University of Oxford. 28 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
2. ^ "Laura Tunbridge". Faculty of Music. University of Oxford. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
3. ^ a b "Tunbridge, Prof. Laura, (born 20 Nov. 1974), Professor of Music, University of Oxford, since 2014; Henfrey Fellow and Tutor in Music, St Catherine's College, Oxford, since 2014". Who's Who 2024. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
4. ^ a b c "Laura Tunbridge". St Catherine's College. University of Oxford. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
5. ^ a b c "Laura Tunbridge - Curriculum Vitae". Academy of Europe. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
6. ^ a b c "Laura Tunbridge". Academy of Europe. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
7. ^ "The British Academy elects 84 new Fellows recognising outstanding achievement in the humanities and social sciences". The British Academy. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

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