Gary Matthewman

Gary Matthewman has been described by The Times and The Independent as ‘movingly perceptive’ and ‘quick-witted,’ and is now established as one of Britain’s leading song pianists. He studied at the Royal College of Music in London, and subsequently in Berlin and Vienna. Awards include those for accompaniment at the Royal Over-Seas League Competition, the Maggie Teyte Awards, and the prize for pianists at the inaugural Das Lied – International Song Competition in Berlin.

Abroad, Gary has appeared as a song recitalist in Berlin, Madrid, Vienna, Baden-Baden, Amsterdam, Aix-en-Provence, Gstaad, Kiev, Zagreb, Washington DC, Toronto and São Paulo. His UK Festival performances include Aldeburgh, Newbury, Hay-on-Wye, Buxton, Leeds Lieder, Oxford Lieder, North Norfolk, Bath and Sheffield (Music in the Round). In London, he has appeared at Wigmore Hall, the Royal Opera House, and in the Rosenblatt Recital Series at St John’s, Smith Square. In 2009 Gary conceived the Lied in London recitals, dedicated to the performance of song in a relaxed and intimate setting. He has made numerous live broadcasts and recordings for BBC Radio 3, and in 2011 he joins BBC Cardiff Singer of the World as official accompanist.

Gary has accompanied some of today’s most exciting singers. These include Sir Thomas Allen, Sumi Jo, Simon Keenlyside, Kate Royal, Ian Bostridge, Elizabeth Watts, Markus Werba, Sylvia Schwartz, Jacques Imbrailo, Yuriy Mynenko, Matthew Rose, Sally Matthews, Toby Spence, Geraldine McGreevy, Sarah-Jane Brandon, Dame Josephine Barstow, Cora Burggraaf and Stephan Loges. Future engagements include his debut recitals at New York’s Carnegie Hall with Andrei Bondarenko and Vienna’s Musikverein with Adam Plachetka, and a Wigmore Hall recital with Thomas Quasthoff.