Lewis Paul

English classical pianist appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to music. Lewis began by playing the cello, the only instrument for which his school could offer him tuition. At the age of 14 he was accepted by Chethams School of Music in Manchester, where his piano studies blossomed. His first international achievement was the second prize at the 1994 World Piano Competition in London. He also won the Dudley Piano Competition and the Royal Overseas League Piano Competition. Lewis performed all 32 of the Beethoven piano sonatas on tour in the United States and Europe between the 2005 and 2007 seasons in parallel with his complete recording of the cycle for Harmonia Mundi. In July and August 2010 Lewis became the first pianist to perform all five Beethoven Concertos in a single season of The BBC Proms. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less