Graham Scott studied under the Polish pianist Ryszard Bakst at Chetham’s School of Music and the Royal Northern College of Music. Whilst still a student he won the 1991 Young Concert Artists International Auditions in New York, the 1991 Jaén International Piano Competition in Spain, the 1989 Young Concert Artists Trust Auditions in London and the 1988 Dudley National Piano Competition.

He has established himself as a versatile pianist appearing regularly in major venues such as the Wigmore Hall and Royal Festival Hall. He made formal débuts in New York at the 92nd St. Y and in Washington DC at the Kennedy Center and has gone on to perform recitals and concertos and to lead artist-in-residence activities throughout the United States including the Ambassador Auditorium in Los Angeles and the Riverside County Philharmonic. He has also appeared in Japan playing in Tokyo (Suntory Hall), Nagoya and Osaka.

As a soloist, Graham has performed with many of the world’s leading orchestras, notably the London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, St Louis Symphony Orchestra and New York Chamber Symphony. He has also worked with conductors such as Marin Alsop, Carl St. Clare, Thomas Conlin, Paul Daniel, Sir Charles Groves, Bernhard Klee, Alexander Lazarev, Gregorz Nowak, Heiichiro Ohyama and Barry Wordsworth. As a chamber musician, Graham has performed at the Huntington Chamber Music Festival in Australia with members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. He has also collaborated with the Vertavo String Quartet, Stamic Quartet of Prague, Galliard Wind Quintet, violinists Marat Bisengaliev and Olivier Charlier, flautist Jean Ferrandis, and cellist Henri Demarquette.

He has given broadcasts in the UK (BBC Radio 3), USA (NPR), Australia (ABC), South Africa (SABC), Holland (AVRO TV), France ( France 3) and Belgium. His recordings include CD’s of works by Scriabin, Gershwin, MacMillan and a live recital from Los Angeles. In September 2007 he was appointed Head of School of Keyboard at the Royal Northern College of Music.

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