Claire Habbershaw is an award winning British pianist & musical director, who specialises in art song, opera and musical theatre repertoire. She is an international recitalist, concert curator and recording artist.

Claire is the regular pianist for world renowned tenor Charles Castronovo and has partnered him in numerous recitals abroad and in the UK. She has recorded art songs from the Belle Époque period alongside Castronovo for their debut album, which will be released in May 2025. She has also partnered world renowned counter tenor James Laing and they premièred major living composer Ian Venables’s piece, “Little Old Cupid”, in 2025. Claire has performed "Out of Winter" in the presence of the composer, Jonathan Dove, as part of his 60th birthday celebrations and gave the live performance première of major composer Ivor Gurney's solo piano piece "Autumn". She has performed in major music festivals and concert halls, both abroad and throughout the Uk.

Claire completed her Artist Masters in piano accompaniment with distinction at Guildhall School of Music and Drama, where she was a Guildhall Scholar. Claire was the Junior Fellow in Piano Accompaniment at Guildhall, where she is now a staff pianist & often engaged as a musical director. She previously studied as a Trinity London Scholar at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, where she won every duo Song prize available and was furthermore awarded the Founders Prize for Piano Accompaniment and the Raymond Russell Prize for Harpsichord. 

As a musical director, Claire is regularly sought after for her collaborative expertise, working with acclaimed theatre directors such as John Haidar and Walter Meierjohann.

A dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, Claire enjoys unrestricted access to work across the UK and the EU Schengen Area. She is a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Coopers, reflecting her contributions to the cultural life of London.