Background
Preedy was born in London in 1920 and at age six he started to learn the piano with Marie Schwartz in Paris.
Preedy was born in London in 1920 and at age six he started to learn the piano with Marie Schwartz in Paris.
Royal College of Music.
His first public appearance was at the Salle Pleyel when he was aged eight, he became a Junior Exhibitioner at the Royal College of Music in the same year. Preedy served with the Royal Air Force during the Second World War, at the end of the war he started regular appearances with concert societies and symphony orchestras around the country, Preedy also performed for radio broadcasts. Preedy died suddenly aged 45 on 11 July 1965 at Worthing hospital.
In 1955 he started an association with the Rambert Ballett Company when they had a need for a solo pianist, he later became a permanent member of the company.