Gareth Owen

Biography

Gareth Owen is a pianist, collaborator and teacher, and has performed throughout the UK, Europe, North America and Australia.

Appearing at venues in the United Kingdom, including the Wigmore Hall, Barbican, St. David’s Hall, Cardiff and the Sala Mozart, Zaragoza, he has also performed at international festivals in France and Switzerland, including the Verbier Festival. A winner of numerous prizes in the UK, Gareth has toured in Wales, Scotland and Ireland, and broadcasts have included performances on BBC Radio 3, BBC television, Canal+ and ABC Australia.

Gareth was appointed Head of Piano at Eton College in 2016 and is a piano professor at the Junior Department of the Guildhall School. He studied with Alicja Fiderkiewicz at Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester and later with Joan Havill at the Guildhall School. Postgraduate scholarships enabled Gareth to further his studies with Menahem Pressler at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada and masterclasses with Dimitri Bashkirov and Leon Fleisher.

Gareth has collaborated with many high-profile artists, including the cellist Hannah Roberts and the violinist Geoff Nuttall. Gareth is frequently invited to examine, adjudicate and give masterclasses at various schools and festivals and he is involved in several piano programmes at summer music schools in the UK. Most recently, performances have included recitals in France and the UK, as well as Rachmaninov’s Concerto No.1.