Through his mother, he is descended from the Baal Shem Tov (also an ancestor of his wife, the American conductor Rebecca Miller).
[2] He studied Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge before moving to the Royal College of Music.
He has made two appearances at the BBC Proms, most recently with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and their Artistic Director Charles Dutoit.
[4] His performance of Saint-Saëns' 'Egyptian' Concerto at the 2012 Bard Music Festival was released by the American Symphony Orchestra on its own ASO live label.
[5][6] Driver's recordings for the Hyperion Records label include music by Robert Schumann, C. P. E. Bach, George Frideric Handel, Mily Balakirev, as well as neglected British composers such as Benjamin Dale, York Bowen, and Erik Chisholm.