birth_place background instrument birth_date article_title occupation
england england non_vocal_instrumentalist piano 1980 dominic john
 professional pianist
dominic john

dominic john -lrb- born 1980 -rrb- is a british pianist .
john began piano lessons with his mother .
he studied with patsy toh at the junior royal academy of music , and with john barstow and andrew ball at the royal college of music .
he held the royal college of music society junior fellowship from 2004-2006 .
he is active as a soloist , member of various chamber ensembles , and accompanist to singers and instrumentalists .
awards include the chappell gold medal of the royal college of music , and he was the winner of the 2004 british music society awards -lrb- piano -rrb- , john performed with violinist itzhak perlman at an evening soirée .
in 2005 , he performed tchaikovsky 's `` piano concerto '' and saint-saëns ' `` carnival of the animals '' with the osaka philharmonic in symphony hall , osaka .
in october 2006 he was invited to perform grieg 's `` piano concerto '' in the congress theatre , eastbourne , and gave a masterclass to pupils at eastbourne college .
he is a staff accompanist at the junior department , royal academy of music .
john 's first commercial recording , `` wild about transcription ... '' will be released by willowhayne records in july 2014 .
he is a regular guest entertainer on p & o cruises & cunard line .
