User:Pnashton1962/Nicholas Ashton

Nicholas Ashton (b.10th March 1962) is a British pianist and teacher. He was educated at Chetham's School (1973-80), RNCM (1980-85) and subsequently in Geneva and Frankfurt-am-Main. His main teachers were Renna Kellaway and Joachim Volkmann and he also received coaching and encouragement from Murray Perahia (Centre for Advanced Studies, Snape) and Menahem Pressler (Banff Center for the Arts, Canada). He has performed extensively as both soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe. He has recorded the complete solo piano works and piano quintet by Robert Crawford for the Scottish label Delphian Records and maintains an interest in promoting contemporary music through performance and recording.