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Jonathan Scott

Jonathan Scott enjoys a hugely varied performing career on a diverse spectrum of keyboard instruments with the aim of bringing great music to as wide an audience as possible. In addition to his career as pianist and organist, Jonathan is well known for his arrangements and transcriptions and is a specialist in the music for the art harmonium. Jonathan also has a busy international concert schedule with his pianist brother, Tom Scott, performing as Scott Brothers Duo. This season their performances include concerts across UK as well as Germany (Berlin State Opera, European Harmonium Festival), Spain (Madrid National Auditorium), France (Toulouse Organ Festival, Evreux Cathedral, Urrugne Organ Festival), Norway (Stavanger Concert Hall), Switzerland (Fribourg International Organ Festival), Latvia (Liepāja Organ Festival), Lithuania (St. Matthias Organ Festival), Taiwan (Taipei National Concert Hall, Kaohsiung Center for the Arts), South Korea (Lotte Concert Hall, Seoul) and Singapore (Victoria Concert Hall).

Born in Manchester, Jonathan studied piano and organ at Chetham's School of Music before gaining a scholarship to attend the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM). He continued his studies in USA and Holland, won the coveted Worshipful Company of Musicians WT Best Scholarship and gold medal, and is a Freeman of The City of London. Jonathan has been a member of the keyboard staff at RNCM since 2001 and is Associate Artist of The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester where he gives a series of popular lunchtime organ recitals which attract audiences approaching 1,000.