Ben Dawson
Piano
Ben began playing the piano at the age of four under the guidance of Pamela Duck. At 14 he entered the Royal College of Music Junior Department where he studied piano and composition with Thalia Myers and David Sutton-Anderson respectively.

It was at this time at the RCMJD where he had his first major engagements playing Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, Chopin's E minor piano concerto and most recently the Saint Saens G minor concerto. Also in his years there he was the winner of the 1999 Havering young musician competition and also the Coopers' Company and Coborn School musician of the year.

In September 2000 Ben began a course in composition at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester studying with Gary Carpenter and continuing his piano studies with Paul Janes.