Charles Owen (pianist)

[1] After lessons from his first teacher, a pianist in his father's congregation, he won a scholarship to the Yehudi Menuhin School where he studied under Seta Tanyel and collaborated with many fellow students, including Katharine Gowers and Paul Watkins.

[2] Owen went on to study with the distinguished Russian pianist Irina Zaritskaya at the Royal College of Music, where he won the Chappell Gold Medal.

Owen credits these two pianists as a major influence on shaping his own approach to the piano and music-making in general.

He has collaborated with leading conductors such as Sir Mark Elder, Ryan Wigglesworth, Nicholas Collon and Martyn Brabbins.

In 2016, he was appointed Steinway & Sons UK Ambassador, a role which includes regular masterclasses at Steinway Hall and visits to many of the UK's leading independent schools including Eton College, Winchester College & Westminster School, among others.