Nicholas Parle was born in Sydney, Australia, and after completing his Bachelor of Music studies at the University of Sydney he moved to London in 1985. In 1989 he won the First Prize in the International Harpsichord Competition in Brugge, Belgium, only the 3rd time in its 30-year history that a first prize had been awarded. Now, in addition to appearing as both soloist and continuo player throughout Europe, Japan and Australia, he increasingly teaches harpsichord, and is professor of harpsichord at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, as well as holding courses in Poland, Hungary, Australia and Japan.