Benjamin Grosvenor
| Benjamin Grosvenor | |
|---|---|
| Born | 8 July 1992 |
| Origin | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | since 2003 |
| Labels | Decca |
| Website | www.benjamingrosvenor.co.uk |
Benjamin Grosvenor (born 8 July 1992) is a British classical pianist.
Grosvenor is the youngest of five brothers. His father is an English and Drama teacher, and his mother Rebecca is a piano teacher by profession. Grosvenor began studying the piano with his mother at the age of six. He joined Westcliff High School for Boys in 2003. He now also takes lessons from Christopher Elton in London. Grosvenor studied at the Royal Academy of Music. At his graduation as BMus in 2012 he received the Queen’s Award for Excellence for the best all-round student of the year.
In May 2003, Grosvenor gave his first full recital at a local church. In the same year, he made his first concert appearance performing Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 21 with the Westcliff Sinfonia. Since then he has given many high-profile recitals in Europe and North America. Some of the concerts he has played in were at the Royal Albert Hall, St George's, Bristol, Wigmore Hall, Barbican Centre, Usher Hall, Carnegie Hall and Symphony Hall.
Grosvenor has performed with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Scottish String Ensemble, New York Youth Symphony, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra and English Chamber Orchestra, playing works by Mozart, Grieg, Ravel, Britten and Chopin. On 20 May 2009 Grosvenor made his debut with the Ulster Orchestra, conductor Kenneth Montgomery, at the National Concert Hall, Dublin.
...
Wikipedia