What a privilege it was to perform a concerto with the Royal Tunbridge Wells Symphony Orchestra, conducted by my dear friend Rod Dunk. Opportunities to play a concerto with an orchestra don’t come along often, so this was a real … Read more…
This Summer/Autumn/Winter has been the busiest I’ve ever known! I was thrilled to join the Ben Howard tour for his UK/Europe dates in November. Ben’s music is so thought-provoking and it was wonderful to work with such a lovely bunch … Read more…
A project I’ve been working on since April finally had it’s performance last week – I was invited by the RNCM to be guest music director for the Session Orchestra this October. Every year at the RNCM there is a … Read more…
What an honour it was to join Rita Ora on her Japan tour in October. We had 4 shows in total; Tokyo, Osaka and then two shows at the huge Coca Cola Super Arena. The show in Osaka was a … Read more…
It was fabulous to join a couple of great friends of mine and record on the band elbow’s latest album (which was a number 1 album in the charts, nonetheless!). We joined the band for some promo on Graham Norton’s … Read more…
I was booked by the band Rockaoke in July, to play at Chris Moyles’ 50th birthday bash. He had hired out a hotel in the beautiful countryside for all of his friends and family – which of course included the … Read more…
I was invited back to play with Jools Holland’s band in their collaboration with Rod Stewart recently. Lots of fun! We had a few gigs at the Pryzm in Kingston plus a feature on BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room. It … Read more…
This year has been brilliant, and touring with Rita Ora has been a real highlight for me. Summer Festivals in countries like Sweden, Switzerland, Hungary, Germany, plus the huge closing ceremony of the Invictus Games in Dusseldörf, broadcast to 168 … Read more…
I was very undecided about which path to take when I was a teenager, whether it would be music or presenting. So the fact that I’ve been able to do both throughout my career is a dream come true. And … Read more…
I continue to be booked to give speeches at medical conferences and forums all over the world, where I speak about my journey through Hodgkins Lymphoma. This month I flew to Belfast and to Istanbul to give speeches for Almac … Read more…
