Born in London, Ben Dawson has earned a reputation both in the UK & internationally as a pianist & composer at home in the widest range of musical styles and genres: on the concert stage as a soloist, chamber musician & orchestral player; and as a session musician, recording for film, TV, video game, radio & library music.

As a soloist, Ben has performed and broadcast concertos with some of the world’s most renowned orchestras; including the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony, BBC Scottish Symphony, Lahti Symphony, RTE National Symphony & Concert Orchestras and the Ulster Orchestra. Ben has also recorded as a soloist with the Royal Philharmonic & BBC Concert Orchestras. Ben’s enthusiasm for exploring music’s rarities has resulted in concertos by Bernard Herrmann, Earl Wild, Duke Ellington, Miklos Rozsa & William Grant Still, becoming part of his repertoire alongside the more traditional concertos.