Rachel Smith

Recording Producer and Editor

One of the very finest producers I have worked with.
Howard Shelley

In all my time for Chandos, and previously for EMI, Decca, Virgin etc, I can honestly say that Rachel Smith is the most talented and thorough editor with whom I’ve had the pleasure to work.
Richard Hickox CBE

Rachel Smith is an established and sought-after producer and editor whose recordings have been received with critical acclaim worldwide. She has worked with many eminent musicians on hundreds of discs, many of which have won Gramophone, Grammy or Brit Awards or Gramophone Editor’s Choice.

Combining first-class editing skills with acute musical perception and a firm belief in maintaining the musical sense of the performance as a whole, Rachel has forged sound relationships with the musicians she has recorded, many of whom have supplied testimonials to this effect.

Producer of recordings featuring many of the UK’s foremost orchestras, including BBC Symphony Orchestra, LPO and Philharmonia Orchestra
Soloists include Stephen Hough, Piers Lane, Howard Shelley, Emma Kirkby, Sarah Connolly, James Ehnes, Paul Watkins, and many others
Editor of Gramophone award-winning Debussy Piano Works, Vol. 5 (Bavouzet, 2009) and Gramophone Record of the Year, 2001: Vaughan Williams’ Symphony No. 2
More than fourteen years’ experience as a recording producer and editor, including eight years at Chandos Records

Please contact Rachel for a quotation.