John Carmichael OAM (born 5 October 1930[citation needed]) is an Australian pianist, composer and music therapist who has long been resident in the United Kingdom.
[citation needed] He studied piano with Margaret Schofield and in 1947 won a scholarship to the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, where his teacher was Raymond Lambert.
Moving to Europe, he studied at the Paris Conservatoire with Marcel Ciampi and in London with Arthur Benjamin and Anthony Milner, a pupil of Mátyás Seiber.
[2] Carmichael's melodic and rhythmic neo-Romantic music has been compared to that of his teacher, the composer-pianist Arthur Benjamin and frequently shows Spanish and French influences.
Galway also played in the U.S. premiere the same year, at the Hollywood Bowl by the Los Angeles Philharmonic under Michael Tilson Thomas.
[4] The Trumpet Concerto (1972) has been recorded by John Wallace and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Simon Wright.