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Teaching Language _ English
Hailed by the Gramophone magazine as ‘an exceptional talent,’ Graham Scott has performed extensively throughout the world notably in London (Wigmore Hall, Royal Festival Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall and Barbican Centre,) New York (92nd St. Y), Washington DC (Kennedy Center), Los Angeles (Ambassador Auditorium), Beijing (Beijing Concert Hall and Forbidden City Concert Hall), Paris (Bagatelle) and Tokyo (Suntory Hall).
He has performed as soloist with many of the world’s leading orchestras,
notably the London Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Royal Scottish
National, Monte Carlo Philharmonic, Belgium National Symphony,
Staatsphilharmonie Rheinlandpfalz (standing in for Martha Argerich), South
African National Symphony Orchestra, Cape Town Symphony, Singapore Symphony, St
Louis Symphony, Ulster Orchestra and the New York Chamber Symphony under such
conductors as Sir Charles Groves, Marin Alsop, Paul Daniel, Bernhard Klee, Barry
Wordsworth, Nicholas Cleobury, Gregorz Nowak and Alexander Lazarev. His numerous chamber music appearances
include performances with members of the Australian Chamber Orchestra in the
Huntingdon Festival in New South Wales, Australia. He has also collaborated with the
Chillingirian, Heath and Vertavo quartets.
Graham’s discography includes CDs of works by Scriabin, Gershwin,
Chisholm, Macmillan (with French cellist Henri Demarquette) and a live recital
CD from Los Angeles. He has broadcast extensively on BBC Radio and National
Public Radio in the USA. He has
previously collaborated with actor Sir Ian McKellen in a masterclass situation
play for BBC Drama.
Graham studied with Professor Ryszard Bakst at both Chetham’s School of
Music and the RNCM. He became the first artist to win both the YCA Inc.
auditions in New York and the YCAT auditions in London. He also won the Dudley
National Piano Competition, the Jaen International Piano Competition in Spain
and the Stefania Niekrasz Prize (awarded every 5 years to an outstanding
exponent of Chopin.)
Since 2007 he has held the position of Head of Keyboard Studies at the Royal
Northern College of Music (RNCM) and is Artistic Director of the RNCM James
Mottram International Piano Competition.
As a committed teacher many of his students have gone on to win top
prizes in celebrated competitions including the ‘Top of the World’ competition
in Norway, Rina Salo Gallo Competition in Monza, Jaen International Piano
Competition, Hastings International Concerto Competition and the Harbin
International Piano Competition in China to name a few. As an artistic director he has directed 12 piano
festivals at the RNCM including the complete works of Frederic Chopin in his
anniversary year with 153 pianists taking part.
Graham has been a member of the jury of the Horowitz Competition in
Kiev, the Gilels Competition in Odessa, the Alessandro Casagrande Competition
in Terni Italy, the Rina Salo Gallo Competition in Monza Italy, the Jaen
International Piano Competition in Spain, the Robert Schumann International
Piano Competition in Dusseldorf and the YCAT auditions in London. Graham has performed and taught at many
summer schools most notably Musicfest Perugia in Italy, the Colburn Festival
Academy in Los Angeles, Alion Baltic International Festival in Riga, Kei Arts
(Taiwan), the Duszniki International Chopin Festival in Poland, Mantta Festival in Finland, Malaga International Piano Festival in Spain,
Chetham’s International Piano Summer
School in Manchester and the Beijing International Music Festival and Academy.
